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"1/72 = Academy=20 P-51K Mustang"

by "Olda Homola"
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No,there=B4s not a mistake=20 in the title of this article. I buit a P-51K from Academy=B4s P-51D = Mustang.=20 What else can be said about this kit? It=B4s nice moulding kit with = reasonable=20 accuracy. Although being outclassed by Tamyia kit,still is very = buildable and=20 good value for your money. The cockpit is very descent, personally I = like it=20 more than any aftermarket resin set. One big fault is very thick=20 canopy. The kit comes with two options of dropping tanks and = two=20 canopies. I = built this kit = straight from the box with = some minor changes. I=20 used Airkit instrument panel film foil, which I little trimed = because it=20 was too wide.Gunsight is scratchbuilt. Aeroproduct propeller from Pavla resin set replaced offered = Hamilton=20 Standard one and Red Roo Decals were used.Gun barrels were replaced with suitable = syringe.
The kit=20 represents NAA P-51K-10-NT delivered to the RAAF 84.sq. on = 4 July=20 1945.
The plane was flying for about a month until on 7 = August was=20 damaged after forced landing.
It was passed to 6 Air Depot to = convert=20 to components.

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For = painting were=20 used Gunze Sangyo H 159 Super silver (fuselage, ailerons, flaps, = trim=20 tabs) spirit diluted Agama 11 Silver (wings), Humbrol 56 Silver = (Rudder,=20 elevators)..Panel around exhausts were paited with mix H 56 = Silver + H 53=20 Gun Metal, exhausts itself with H 53 Gun Metal.
Because of its very = short career in the RAAF I did not weather the kit at=20 all. .

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Photos = and text =A9 2003=20 by "Olda = Homola"