1/32 Hasegawa Israeli P-51D

[_BlackHawk_]

I had this kit laying in the stash for years. Dad bought it at a swap and sell for the drop tanks and then gave it to me, but it was missing the spinner. Fortunately Wumm was able to send me a replacement and Iain sent me some decals for Israeli Mustangs he wasn't going to use which probably saved it from being turfed into the bin (because I don't normally build older kits). I scribed some surface detail including dzus fasteners and knocked back all the raised rivets and panel lines. I did consider putting a resin cockpit in, but for the price, it just wasn't worth it. It's not a bad older model and although being surpassed by the Tamiya offering, if you're on a budget you can generally pick this kit up for 20 bucks at a swap and sell. As for white 19, it was shot down by ground fire over the Sinai peninsula in October 1956.

[oz rb fan]

Nice,one of them just might make it way this way to sit beside my fisher RB-51.........swap and smell might just tempt me after all

[hrtpaul]

I like that heaps Brad. Nicely done indeed

[Cap'n Wannabe]

Nice, Brad. You've just convinced me to do the Tiger Beer Mustang in 1/32.
Is that the kit prop, by the way?

[_BlackHawk_]

Ah no, it's the prop from the old 1/32 Monogram P-51D.

[tor lives]

Love it Brad....it's great to see a P-51 in an not-so-common colour scheme like this.
Glad you didn't turf her...look how she turned out!!
Ray

[Adam the Akrodude]

Is it just me or do 51's just look better in non-US schemes? Nice work Brad. Always very interesting and inspiring to see "non-standard" (it's you thang!) schemes, as is tackling an older kit.