1/48 Tamiya F-51D Mustang

by Alberto Borzellino

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Here is my little Mustang!
I've seen so many natural metal P-51 in many types of markings, so when I saw this 3 tone camouflage model....I loved it!

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It was quite difficult to obtain decals for this kit, but a great guy from Spain sent some spares from a Hobbycraft box (Thanks com. Guerrero!) and together with some self made codes and numbers.....here is my "little '70 Musttang".
In fact, this model is an aircraft flying in the Fuerza Aerea Boliviana in 1976 just before they sold all these old machines to museums in the USA and Canada.
I have nothing bad to say about this Tamiya kit.  I added the Aires cockpit set and wheel bays and used the decals as described above.
Paints are by Gunze in roughly a USA south east asia camouflage scheme.

Alberto

Photos and text © by Alberto Borzellino