1/48 amt p-51d

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So I was able to finish this up yesterday, AMT’s boxing of the Otaki 70’s vintage 1/48 P-51D. My original plan to use some Draw Decals markings for a Mustang features in “Empire of the Sun” was scuttled when the Draw Decals malfunctioned on me. So I used some Super Scale Decals from my stash combined with the Draw Decals personal markings. Aside from adding a decal IP and seat harness in the cockpit and replacing the kit’s 1000 lb bombs with some 500 lb bombs from my spares bin, this kit was built OOB. I used primarily AK Real Colors and Tamiya lacquers for the main colors, with Humbrol and Model Master rounding out most of the rest. This was a pretty much trouble free build with only a bit of filler needed at the wing roots and on the bottom of the fuselage in the radiator area.

The actual aircraft used in the movie…

and my build with the mixed decals…

Thanks for looking… comments and critiques are welcome :wink:

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Very solid work. Enjoyed watching this come together!

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Thanks Spit! This was an enjoyable build aside from the speed bump with the Draw Decals lightning flash. I really do like these old Otaki kits… I feel another one coming on soon… :smirking_face:

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