1/72 Academy Mustangs  

by Ryan Cameron and Ken Stanworth

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This is our second mini group build (see A Pair of Tiffies in the ARC gallery) using the 1/72 Academy P-51 B/C.  Ken built his OOB and used a Techmods decal set to represent a Mustang III flown by Wing Commander Stanislav Skalski from 133rd Polish Fighter Wing.  I built my Mustang with a couple of modifications to represent the type flown by 441 Sqn RCAF.  Louvers were scratchbuilt to replace the cowl breathing vents as well as a whip aerial with fairing found on RCAF Mustang III's.  I used the IPMS Canada 441 Sqn decal sheet and spare roundels for the markings.

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As usual, we had fun with these builds.  I can't say enough about the Academy kits, easy to build and great detail.  The Techmods and IPMS decal sheets were both excellent to use.Now we need to pick another kit to build. Thanks for looking.

Ryan and Ken

441 Sqn Mustang III

Photos and text © by Ryan Cameron