Swifty Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 Wow incredible, i live in a village right next to Bottisham, there used to be lots of airfields in this area, im planning to build at leat one from every airfield near me, this has given me inspiration. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamant Posted November 12, 2020 Author Share Posted November 12, 2020 Hi Dennis, Thank you very much for your comments. I am glad you like it. There will be more models on the followings weeks. My father has finished two more model of this series. Here are the photos: 25) North American Mustang P51 Mk III FX893 RAF AAE&E March 1944 fitted with Rockets 26) North American Mustang P51 Mk III FZ103 RAF AAE&E April 1944 fitted with Smoke curtain instalation. Cheers Santiago 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamant Posted November 17, 2020 Author Share Posted November 17, 2020 Hello, These are the photos of the models done recently by my Father. 27) North American Mustang Mk X AL963 28) North American Mustang Mk X AM208 All the Mustang P51 done so far (28). The next batch will include these aircrafts. 29) Mustang Mk III FB226. 122 Sdn RAF Andrews field October 1944 30) Mustang Mk III FZ152 SS 133 Sdn Polish, Colham, June 1944 31) Mustang Mk III FB181 SZ-R 316 Z Andrews field Spring 1945 Cheers Santiago 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 On 10/29/2020 at 2:50 PM, diamant said: 21) North American Mustang P51 H code unknown X, France, August 1944 This is something I've not heard of or seen before. Was it perhaps a small test to see who was paying attention? I'd be keen on some more info. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColFord Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 Steve, he is just seeing who is paying attention to the captions! Santiago, nice selection of Mustangs there, your father is doing some beautiful modelling work. NAA's 'other' production line. Regards. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamant Posted November 22, 2020 Author Share Posted November 22, 2020 I am so sorry guys. It was my mistake. !! I will see if I can modified the post. I am glad that you like how the models look like so far. This is one of our latest large proyects. Colin, most of the Mustang are there beacuse of your help and time. Probably some of them have some mistake but we try to do our best. Thank you very much!!!!! Chrees 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamant Posted November 26, 2020 Author Share Posted November 26, 2020 Hi We already made more than half of the series. These are the final photos of the latest P51 done. 29) Mustang Mk III FB226. 122 Sdn RAF Andrews field October 1944 30) Mustang Mk III FZ152 SS 133 Sdn Polish, Colham, June 1944 31) Mustang Mk III FB181 SZ-R 316 Z Andrews field Spring 1945 The next batch will include these aircrafts: 32) Mustang Mk III FB201 QV-D 19 Squadron June 1944 33) Mustang Mk III KH495 9G-S 441 Squadron RCAF 34) Mustang Mk III KH427 GN-V 249 Squadron RCAF Befernoi, Italy 1944 Cheers Santiago 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamant Posted December 7, 2020 Author Share Posted December 7, 2020 (edited) Hi My father is working at full speed and the Mustangs keep coming out one after another. 32) Mustang Mk III FB201 QV-D 19 Squadron 33) Mustang Mk III KH495 9G-S 441 Squadron RCAF 34) Mustang Mk III KH427 GN-V 249 Squadron RCAF Befernoi, Italy 1944 The next batch will include the following aircrafts. 34) Mustang Mk.III FB128 CV- , 3 RAAF Squadron Lavariano Italia 1945 35) Mustang Mk.III KH616 CV-J, 3 RAAF Squadron Fano, Dec 1944. 36) Mustang Mk.III KH593 CV-A, 3 RAAF Squadron Fano Diciembre 1944 I still reading and re reading the Souther Cross book (which is invaluable for us on this project) and the list is growing every day. We have to thank very much to David William Muir for his contribution on this proyect. The final number will be around 60 models. Cheers Santiago Edited December 12, 2020 by diamant 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
112 Squadron Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Is is nice to see your collection expanding. Every one of your planes is a little masterpiece. The time and effort you take to research all the individual aircraft is remarkable. I am looking forward to seeing your 112 Squadron Mustang. Best Regards Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamant Posted December 13, 2020 Author Share Posted December 13, 2020 Thank you very much Martin. Yes, that is what we try to do with every model we have done. Probably you could find some mistakes or thing which can do better. We really try to go as far as we can regarding the reaserch. Sometimes we prefer to change the aircraft if we have better information than it cames in the decals sheet. My father hate me when I ask to do it because he must do the code letter from scratch. The new batch of P51 Mk III are done. Unfortunately I only have photo of two of them. 35) Mustang Mk.III FB128 CV- , 3 RAAF Squadron Lavariano Italia 1945 Comming soon. 36) Mustang Mk.III KH616 CV-J, 3 RAAF Squadron Fano, Dec 1944. 37) Mustang Mk.III KH593 CV-A, 3 RAAF Squadron Fano Diciembre 1944 There are only four pending P51 to close the Mk III group. 38) Mustang Mk.III HB876 9G-L - 441 RCAF Hawkinge April 1945 39) Mustang Mk.III FB269 LW - 239 Fighter Bomber Wing, Falerium, Italy jun-44 40) Mustang Mk.III FB328 GA-S - 112 RAF Squadron Italy 1944 41) Mustang Mk.III FB244 OK-F - 450 RAAF Squadron Lavariano Cheers Santiago 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamant Posted December 15, 2020 Author Share Posted December 15, 2020 Hi, The last one is done. 35) Mustang Mk.III FB128 CV- , 3 RAAF Squadron Lavariano Italia 1945 Cheers Santiago 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Another really nice trio, I'm enjoying these as always. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamant Posted December 23, 2020 Author Share Posted December 23, 2020 Hi, Thank you very much. These are the lastest Mustang done so far. 38) Mustang Mk.III HB876 9G-L - 441 RCAF Hawkinge April 1945 39) Mustang Mk.III FB328 GA-S - 112 RAF Squadron Italy 1944 Cheers Santiago 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamant Posted December 26, 2020 Author Share Posted December 26, 2020 Hi, The last two Mk III Mustangs are done. Here are the final photos: 40) Mustang Mk.III FB269 LW - 239 Fighter Bomber Wing, Falerium, Italy jun-44 41) Mustang Mk.III FB244 OK-F - 450 RAAF Squadron Lavariano I am now trying to define the Mk IV´s to close this proyect. There are many aircrafts to do but probably will final number of MK IV will be around 15 to 19 models. Cheers Santiago 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
112 Squadron Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 (edited) Dear Santiago, The latest Mustang IIIs are really impressive. FB328 is my favorite of course but the others are equally perfect. You really took a lot of care in doing your research and it pays off since you got many things right that were sometimes depicted wrong in color profiles and even assembley manuals. 👍 Mustang III KH616 CV J for example has very often been shown with yellow stripes on its wings and white recognition stripes. Since you carefully studied the original photos you probably quickly realized this error. I also like about that particular aircraft that the overpainted Diamond, which used to be the code before the "J" was applied, is visable just like on the picture. 👏 The RAF Mustang units played a vital role both in the ETO and MTO and your fantastic collection is really a nice tribute because you covered so many of them. You and your Dad can really be proud of putting together such a great collection of RAF aircraft. I am looking forward to the Mustang IVs and wish you and your family a happy New Year in Argentina. Best Regards, Martin Edited January 18, 2021 by 112 Squadron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomthounaojam Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 wow, that is a mini museum, my dream to have a one in future maybe 1/5 of your collections, cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamant Posted January 10, 2021 Author Share Posted January 10, 2021 Hi Martin Thank you very much for your kindly comments regarding our models. Quote You really took a lot of care in doing your research and it pays off since you got many things right that were sometimes depicted wrong in color profiles and even assembly manuals This is what we always try to do with our models but sometimes there are some details which escape our view. On other occasions we do not have all the proper information by the moment we built the model. We always have the full support of historians and people who know much more than us and we try to follow their advice. Of course, since our models are 1/72 scale there are a lot of details ( weathering, etc) that we decided not to do in order to build more quantity. Our idea is to be able to show the "global" picture. For example, in our current project, the major versions of the P51 during WWII (within our collection´s scope). Quote Dad can really be proud of putting together such a great collection of RAF aircraft. Thank you very very much!!. I was thinking about doing the P36 and P40 series soon. I must start the research process first. Happy New Year for you too Marting Quote wow, that is a mini museum, my dream to have a one in future maybe 1/5 of your collections, cheers Thank you very much. Well, we have 944 models done so far. So, yes, could be a mini museum. These are the latest P51 done: 42) North American P51K Mustang KM232 JAS RAF Italy May 1945 - James E. Storrar 43) North American P51K Mustang KM272 QV-V - 19 RAF - Peterhade 1945 - Lieutenant A. S. Doley The next two P51 will be the following: 44) North American P51K Mustang TK589 / 413332 RAF UK 45) North American P51K Mustang KH818 / QV-F - 19 RAF squadron Peterhade, circa May 1945 Cheers Santiago 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamant Posted January 18, 2021 Author Share Posted January 18, 2021 Hi, My father is working hard to keep building Mustang..... :ha: :ha: There are still more to come. Here are the latest two. 44) North American P51K Mustang TK589 / 413332 RAF UK 45) North American P51K Mustang P51K KH745/BAE 'Marisa' with Group Captain Brian Eaton, RAAF in front, 239 Wing, RAF, Lavariano, May, 1945 Cheers Santiago 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
112 Squadron Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 On 10/01/2021 at 15:16, diamant said: since our models are 1/72 scale there are a lot of details ( weathering, etc) that we decided not to do in order to build more quantity. In case of the RAF Mustang IV too much weathering would even be inaccurate from the historical point of view since they only served in the last months of WW2 so they did not show a lot of wear and tear. Given that you made the right choice. Your Mustang IVs look awesome. I am looking forward to the next models. Do you plan to include a 112 Squadron Mustang IV in your collection as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamant Posted January 27, 2021 Author Share Posted January 27, 2021 Hi Quote Your Mustang IVs look awesome. I am looking forward to the next models. Do you plan to include a 112 Squadron Mustang IV in your collection as well? Thank you very much. I am glad that you like them. Yes, of course. We will do two more 112 Squadron Mustang IV Here are the final photos of tow more Mk IV. 46) North American P51K Mustang KH673 GL-N - 5 SAAF - Circa Italy - 26 April 1945 - Lt Condon 47) North American P51K Mustang KH680 Y2-B - 442 RCAF - Hunsdon 1945 Cheers Santiago 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamant Posted February 3, 2021 Author Share Posted February 3, 2021 Hi, Here are the final photos of a new pair of Mustang Mk IV. Although there will be more we are getting to the final stage. We are running out of kits.🤔😀 48) North American P51K Mustang Mk IV QV-F / KH818 - 19 Squadron - Peterhade, Circa - May 1945 49) North American P51K Mustang Mk IV AK-J / KH861 - 213 Squadron - May 1945 In this case, my father put the code letter in black first and then made the yellow´s letters piece by piece I hope you like them. The following Mustangs will be: 50) North American P51K Mustang Mk IV QP-V / KH655 - 19 Squadron RAF May 1944 51) North American P51K Mustang Mk IV GA-S / KH774 - 112 Squadron RAF Italia 1945 Cheers Santiago 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamant Posted February 10, 2021 Author Share Posted February 10, 2021 Hi, My father has finished two more models of this series. 50) North American P51K Mustang Mk IV QP-V / KH655 - 19 Squadron RAF May 1944 51) North American P51K Mustang Mk IV GA-S / KH774 - 112 Squadron RAF Italia 1945 and the next batch will include the following 3 aircrafts: 52) North American P51D Mustang A68-1001 Melburne Late 1944 53) North American P51K Mustang Mk IV CV-A/KH676 - 3 RAAF Squadron - Lavariano - July 1945 - F LT A. Lane 54) North American P51K Mustang Mk IV CV-W/KH755 - 3 RAAF Squadron - Cervia, Italy - Early 1945 Cheers Santiago 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamant Posted February 21, 2021 Author Share Posted February 21, 2021 Hi, My father has finished the new batch. Here are the final photos. Step by Step we are closing this series. There are only 9 more to come. 52) North American P51D Mustang A68-1001 Melburne Late 1944 53) North American P51K Mustang Mk IV CV-A/KH676 - 3 RAAF Squadron - Lavariano - July 1945 - F LT A. Lane 54) North American P51K Mustang Mk IV CV-W/KH755 - 3 RAAF Squadron - Cervia, Italy - Early 1945 The next two will be the following 55) Commonweath Aircraft Corp CA-17 Mustang Mk.20 A68-1 - RAAF - Australia - may-45 56) North American P51K Mustang Mk IV GA-W/KH745 - 112 RAF Squadron - Italy 1945 Cheers Santiago 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamant Posted March 2, 2021 Author Share Posted March 2, 2021 Hi, My father has finished the following models: 55) Commonweath Aircraft Corp CA-17 Mustang Mk.20 A68-1 - RAAF - Australia - may-45 56) North American P51K Mustang A68-565 84 RAAF Squadron 2AD Ferry Flight The final stage has begun: 57) North American P51K Mustang Mk IV GA-W/KH745 - 112 RAF Squadron - Italy 1945 58) North American P51K Mustang Mk IV A68-751 SU/V - 76 RAAF Squadron - Labuan Late 1945 59) North American P51K Mustang Mk IV KH716 CV/P - 3 RAAF Squadron Fano December 1944 60) North American P51K Mustang Mk IV KH723 CV/K - 3 RAAF Squadron Italy 1945 61) North American P51 Mustang Mk I AG528 SP/B - 400 RCAF Squadron 62) Mock-up, albeit with a Merlin 61 temporarily installed, serialed as AL960 Cheers Santiago 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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