1/48 Tamiya F51D Mustang (SAAF)

by Dave Funchall

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This is my OOB Tamiya F51D Mustang. It represents an aircraft serving with the SAAF in Korea but without the 2Sqn insignia or serials (they'll come later if and when I get hold of them). The springbok and fin flash decals are from the spares box - I really can't remember where I got them or who made them (soz). The paint job is by no means accurate but I really enjoy fiddling around with bare metal finishes - may over egged this one a bit,  but it was fun to do :0). I used Alclad II, Kitchen Foil and Vallejo acrylics for the shiny bits and Games Workshop paints for the cockpit, wheel bays and spinner. The weathering was done with pastel chalks and graphite powder.

Inaccuracies are all my own but despite them I'm pretty chuffed with the outcome.

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Hope you like my model.

Dave

Photos and text © by Dave Funchall