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This is Tamiya's F-51D Mustang (kit # 61044) from the Korean War that I built
back in 1998.
Some
of the aftermarket detail items I used were;
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Eduard`s
#48-200 P-51D Mustang detail set
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True
Details P-51 Mustang Wheel set #48008
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Aero
Master decals #48-099 "Mustangs over Korea"
I
used bare metal foil (chrome finished) on the fuselage and used model master
aluminum paint (not metalizer). For the wheel wells, I used Testors #1184
zinc chromate paint.
This is the easiest kit I have built. The idea for for using metal foil
for the fuselage came about, because there was a guy in the hobby shop I go to
that was getting aggravated with his decals on his P-51, because of the paint he
was using and he wasn't happy with the look of the finished results.
We
got to talking and I thought hmmmmmm......I would like to build one, but
would love to make it real shiny. So I came up with idea to build the USAF
Korean War F-51, which has more of a shine to it then WW2 P-51's. Plus the
fact the guys at local hobby shop said the decals would show up bad on metal
foil.....after hearing them say that I guess had to do it.
After
the paint and foil was done I sprayed the plane with Testors gloss coat let it
sit for 24 hours. I then put the decals on and very lightly used
decal set. After using decal set on the aircraft, I let it sit for about 8
hours then cleared coated it again. Finally I let it sit for rest of
night. The next day, I dry bushed and used a #005 drafting pen to high
light the panel lines.
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