North American P-51K-10 Mustang - Eduard 1:48

Post by **RodolfoMas** » Thu Nov 13, 2025 4:53 pm

Hello everyone,
I started assembling this Eduard kit:

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to make the P-51K-10 Mustang flown by Lt.Col. William M. Banks (July 1945 - Ie ShimaJP)

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A quick look inside the box:

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by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr

First steps ...

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Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Thu Nov 13, 2025 5:15 pm

Nice looking kit!

Post by **digger303** » Thu Nov 13, 2025 10:54 pm

Post by **Stokesy44** » Fri Nov 14, 2025 5:52 pm

Superb work

Post by **RodolfoMas** » Sun Nov 16, 2025 9:41 am

Cockpit sidewalls ...

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Post by **digger303** » Sun Nov 16, 2025 1:32 pm

Post by **Stokesy44** » Sun Nov 16, 2025 8:10 pm

Very nice work. Looks like a proper P51 to me

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Sun Nov 16, 2025 10:34 pm

Lovely office workspace

Post by **cor** » Wed Nov 19, 2025 9:48 am

Very nice detail work

Post by **Kevthemodeller** » Fri Nov 21, 2025 4:26 pm

Very nice cockpit detail

Post by **RodolfoMas** » Sun Nov 23, 2025 4:41 pm

Cockpit assembled ...

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by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr

I tried to add some details to the wheel well ...

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Post by **digger303** » Sun Nov 23, 2025 11:11 pm

Post by **Stokesy44** » Mon Nov 24, 2025 12:58 pm

Superb detail work in the wheelbays.

Post by **RodolfoMas** » Sat Nov 29, 2025 9:07 pm

The plane is slowly taking shape...

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Post by **digger303** » Sun Nov 30, 2025 12:27 am

Post by **cor** » Sun Nov 30, 2025 2:36 am

Very nice Detail painting. Looks great

Post by **RodolfoMas** » Sun Nov 30, 2025 3:49 pm

Cockpit completed ...

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Post by **digger303** » Sun Nov 30, 2025 11:29 pm

Post by **RodolfoMas** » Sat Dec 06, 2025 7:02 pm

A layer of Black Primer ..

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by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr

A layer of Ak Aluminium ...

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Post by **DBMiller** » Sat Dec 06, 2025 8:16 pm

Super work!

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Mon Dec 08, 2025 5:21 pm

Superb detail work and painting in the wheel wells
Good to see you hitting your stride with this
Very nice

Post by **Kevthemodeller** » Thu Dec 11, 2025 4:09 pm

Post by **RodolfoMas** » Sat Dec 13, 2025 8:48 pm

Black stripes ...

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Post by **Stokesy44** » Sat Dec 13, 2025 10:30 pm

Really nice paintwork. The stripes have come out well

Post by **digger303** » Sun Dec 14, 2025 1:04 am

The paint work is lovely and as Stokesy says the stripes really pop, but the metal finish is perfectly understated.
How did you do that ? No blemishes that I can see.

Post by **Elve1984** » Fri Dec 19, 2025 10:13 am

Nice work Buddy, that Eduard kit looks really awsome!

Post by **RodolfoMas** » Sun Dec 21, 2025 10:52 am

Disaster with Eduard decals!
I followed the instructions at https://info.eduard.com/en/02-2024-1/page-88... and this is the result after I pulled the transparent film off...

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by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr

What should I do now?
Where can I find replacement decals?

Post by **cor** » Mon Dec 22, 2025 3:11 am

Ive had that happen with the film removal technique. Did you leave it on for 24 hours?
try ebay for decals. Or test our your masking and painting skills.

Post by **Stokesy44** » Mon Dec 22, 2025 9:48 pm

Nightmare.

Hannants are a good online retailer. If you use their search function to find a 1/48 Mustang kit, you'll be able to see loads of after market decals sets you can choose from.

Post by **RodolfoMas** » Wed Dec 24, 2025 11:09 am

I managed to fix something...

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by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr

I think it's ready for weathering...

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Post by **digger303** » Wed Dec 24, 2025 11:35 am

lovely

Post by **cor** » Wed Dec 24, 2025 1:12 pm

Good save

Post by **Stokesy44** » Thu Dec 25, 2025 8:27 am

Great finish. How did you fix the decals?

Post by **RangerNeil** » Thu Dec 25, 2025 11:35 pm

Excellent build - as usual.

And a great save on the decals - I'll echo the question of how??

Post by **RodolfoMas** » Sun Dec 28, 2025 9:26 pm

Just a few final touches, such as removing the silvering from the propeller decals, and it'll be ready for take-off!

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Post by **RodolfoMas** » Sun Dec 28, 2025 9:29 pm

Stokesy44 wrote: Thu Dec 25, 2025 8:27 am Great finish. How did you fix the decals?

I removed the Eduard decals (with some difficulty) and replaced them with decals from another kit.

P-51K#059.JPG

P-51K#058.JPG

Post by **RodolfoMas** » Sat Jan 03, 2026 9:09 am

Ready for take-off ...

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Post by **Kevthemodeller** » Fri Jan 09, 2026 1:15 pm

Top

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Fri Jan 09, 2026 4:54 pm

Holy C that looks good

Super clean Mustang

What was up with the decals??
I am surprised you removed them and impressed you did without collateral damage.

Post by **Stokesy44** » Fri Jan 09, 2026 7:49 pm

Beautiful finish. I really like the final tone of the kit and how the surface detail has been picked out

Post by **digger303** » Fri Jan 09, 2026 9:25 pm

Post by **Elve1984** » Wed Jan 28, 2026 12:53 pm

Verry Nice!