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Tamiya 1/48 p51 Mustang

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After making one of these for my mate a while ago i wanted to do one for myself. i had a bit of spare time over the past few days so got to starting it.

Great kits as usual from tamiya, it going together a dream.

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Will get a bit more progress later.
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Bit more progress, all built up sanded and buffed and then sprayed tamiya x1, Tis was allowed to dry while i spayed the nose cone x2. I then used citadel mytheril silver.

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And finished

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8-) 1st class work there. Well done fella.

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Great job!

The Mustang is one of my absolut favorites.
Coating and decals looking great.
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Oh my, I'm not worthy oh master
I'm not worthy
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I explode in the presence of your awesomeness

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Seriously, wonderful work.
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a simply stunning job - fantastic :thumb1:

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"The Short-Fuse Salle" ....... nice!

http://www.warbirdregistry.org/p51regis ... 68198.html

and with 20 'victories',the pilot must be.... one of three (can't see the pilots under the canopy:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Wo ... lying_aces ... but how many knew about this guy: Erich "Bubi" Hartmann had 352 'victories' -three hundred and fiftytwo ... and he survived the war too.....
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Great build mate
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy-TGcs5u_ZXSZ9kObNfsPg


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Another really nice prop.

Will deffo be getting a kit after payday.
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:boom: Ready for a another long range escort mission. :banana:
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:bow:: Wow that's a beaut! Almost enough to lure me away from the Luftwaffe, talking of which, what's with the 109in the last pic?
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CJSomerset wrote::bow:: Wow that's a beaut! Almost enough to lure me away from the Luftwaffe, talking of which, what's with the 109in the last pic?
If i remember right it was a romanian 109
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Good work, :thumb1: sure looks the part and the Romanian 109 is nothing to sneeze at either . Cheers :cheers2:
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got to get this kit
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