1/32 Tomy Mustang P-51D

By Ray Hemenway

First off, "Thanks" to Chris at CRM hobby in St. Louis. I usually build WW1 planes and thought I would try this. No idea how, mind you. I went about once a week and asked about a zillion questions. My first time with after market decals. As always, he was a wealth of knowledge and most helpful.

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This was a $10.00 motorized kit off of E-Bay, advertised with no decals. I figured those would be pretty easy to come by. I opted out on the motor during assembly. I chose the "To War With The Yoxford Boys" set as they were very colorful. I chose Frenesi because there are lots of the "Old Crow" builds.

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The kit had the dorsal fin and Frenesi did not, so that had to be removed. The kit had no wheel wells, so they were scratch-built and the doors were cut out. In the cockpit the seat was changed. Some padding and headrest and control stick boot were added.

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The drop tanks were totally re-done and some brake lines added. The figures are a USAAF pilot and a re-worked German mechanic.

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Thanks a bunch to whoever wrote the article on tarmac building. That works great. I routed and stained some scrap wood, built the tarmac, then weathered and added some foliage. The wall and drum are from Tamiya.

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© Ray Hemenway 2008

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This article was published on Wednesday, July 20 2011; Last modified on Saturday, May 14 2016