1/48 Pro-Modeller P51-C

by Geoff jug-junkie Pereira

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This is the very old pro-modeller kit from Monogram. In it's time it was the definitive kit - oh how times have changed.  Nothing fit, the weight of this kit has more than tripled due to putty - but.... I loved building it, we can always use a bit of a challenge to keep the old eye in.  Anyway besides the difficult fit - especially the wings - the cockpit required much attention.  There is very little detail and there was much adding-on here. The semi-rounded windows at the rear, needed much Micro-sol to build up the glass to fit the fuselage.

I used Aeromaster's excellent Warbird acrylics over-all and Alclad II on the drop tanks. Also from Aeromaster, I used the decal sheet depicting Captain David "Tex" Hill's kite.

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Weathering and detailing was accomplished with artist oils and artists pigments from Dala.  I built this kit for the current PACAIR group build - and if you'd like to see some awesomely good building - go and check out the gallery so far.

Geoff

Photos and text © by Geoff Pereira