Chris's Twin Mustangs ***FINISHED***

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No, not an F-82, but two monogram P-51Ds I have in the stash.

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One will be natural meatl and the other OD.
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Monogram seems to be the kits of choice for this GB. COOL!
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I built this kit many years ago, Chris. I believe it's from 1977?
Used aftermarket decals. You can see it in the gallery. Enjoy the build :)
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I just was looking at those Sissel, very nice.

I have built the monogram B many times, never the D but I have three of them so I want to build a few of them.

If I have time I may also build the Hasegawa 1/48 P-51D and an ICM P-51C I have or even the old Otaki Mustang i have. I want to do at least one in invasion stripes.
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You will like the kit Chris. I have done a few. Two areas as a heads up. 1. The ammo bay hatch is molded flat and should have a slight curve to match the wing airflow. Of course if you leave it open no worries. 2. That pesky under nose piece is poor fitting. Had to shim mine. If left off, the piece should be cut in two along the panel line.

Looking at your other ponies, you will have no problems with this one.
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Thanks for the heads up Jeff, I plan on both being buttoned up.
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Setteled on the markings, one will be Claude Crenshaw's Louisanna heatwave and the other Glen Egaleston's Mustang

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Doing some reseach on the 354th FG, it was the first unit equiped with P-51B mustangs, in 1943, but in November of 1944 (yes, 1944) they converted to Thunderbolts! (and a thunderbolt is how we often see Eagleston's plane depicted, yet he had no kills in them, only Mustangs!)

The unit was reconverted in january of 1945 after constant complaining about the switch.
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Making two of these, one an 8th air force machine and the other a 9th airforce machine.

The kit is from 1977 and is conventional Monogram in layout.

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Aftermarket decals will be used for both, from the one on the left it will be Glenn Eagleston's machine, you can see his eagle in the lower right quadrant of the sheet on the left. The other will be 'Louisanna heat wave' a green nosed machine
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First step is to do the control panel, which is hardly visable
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The cockpits are assembled and painted
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Next the inside of the fuselages are painted with interior green
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The two pilots are painted next
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The cockpits are glued into the fuselages as well as the engine exauhts and the tailwheels
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The fuselages are joined, and we see a huge problem with this kit type, there is a panel to show the motor on the bottom and the cover doesn't fit snugly so its putty time
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The putty is sanded and the tape removed, the panel looks a little better
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Lovely progress. I wonder if we could do a swap for the VF*D Jan markings sometime?
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Isn't VF-D Woody Sooman's plane?
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I think Jan was Lt Robert Dickmyer's but I will have to check when I get home from work.
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jssel wrote:I think Jan was Lt Robert Dickmyer's but I will have to check when I get home from work.
That is right, the codes are what threw me, 'Jan' is QP-D.

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