Description
This is the old Monogram P-51B 1/48 kit. My father bought this kit some years ago and he gave it to me about 1 year ago, so I decided to build it. This is the Ding Hao! version flown by Lt. Col. James Howard. I built this model out of the box. No photoetch.
Although it is a very nice kit, it comes with raised panel lines, so I had to re-scribe them all. I had to make some modifications on this kit to make it looks better. Some of them are:
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Cut off the flaps to reposition them on extended position.
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Re-scribed all panel lines.
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I modified the cockpit radio.
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Scratch built seat belts.
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I cut the canopy in six parts, because it comes to leave it closed.
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The shocks from landing gear were replaced with hypodermic needles as well as the cannons
I painted the model with Model Master paints, using pre-shading and post-shading techniques. I applied a mix of Olive Drab, Military Brown and some drops of Black and Red over Neutral Grey. I decided to use the kit's decals.
Weathering was done with acrylic washes, and with chalk pastels to represent smoke.
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