1/72 Hasegawa P-51B Mustang.

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1/72 Hasegawa P-51B Mustang.

Postby BradG » Thu Jan 24, 2019 4:05 pm

This aircraft was flown by Captain John England while he was with the 362nd FS, 357th FG. He survived WW2 with 17.5 victories and added another damaged to his tally in Korea. He as killed attempting to land in bad weather while low on fuel in November 1954. England Air Force Base was named after him.

The kit is the older Hasegawa 1/72 offering. It has very shallow wheel wells, but otherwise the detail is nice and the fit very good. I chose to paint the invasion stripes and the checkered nose because I hate decals that have to wrap around or hit areas perfectly; they NEVER do.

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Re: 1/72 Hasegawa P-51B Mustang.

Postby Ansett A330 » Thu Jan 24, 2019 8:18 pm

Very very nice Brad. If you hadn't written 1/72 I'd have thought it was 1/32. The Windscreen and Canopy are amazingly crystal clear.

Is this your first for the Year?
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Re: 1/72 Hasegawa P-51B Mustang.

Postby BradG » Thu Jan 24, 2019 9:32 pm

Ansett A330 wrote:Very very nice Brad. If you hadn't written 1/72 I'd have thought it was 1/32. The Windscreen and Canopy are amazingly crystal clear.

Is this your first for the Year?


Thanks mate. I usually give my canopies a quick paint with future on the inside to protect them from any super glue vapour that might creep in.

It's my fourth finished for the year so far. I started it like the last day or two of December.
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Re: 1/72 Hasegawa P-51B Mustang.

Postby Wedgetail » Fri Jan 25, 2019 11:27 am

Very nice Brad, great job on the invasion stripes and checker pattern.
Good to hear that there's someone else who runs foul of the decal gremlins.

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Re: 1/72 Hasegawa P-51B Mustang.

Postby Adam the Akrodude » Sun Jan 27, 2019 12:36 pm

Absolutely smashing work there Brad. Love the look of the B & C Mustangs.
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Re: 1/72 Hasegawa P-51B Mustang.

Postby TheChronicOne » Mon Jan 28, 2019 10:06 am

She's gorgeous!!!!! Fantastic work!
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