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SKILL LEVEL: INTERMEDIATE

KIT BUILD

We take a detailed look at the latest kit to be

released from Revell’s large-scale stable...

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evell seems to be able to

produce large-scale models

of popular subjects at almost

bargain prices and this

Mustang is the latest in their

list of WW2 warbirds. It really is hard to

argue with their value for money, costing

approximately a third of the price of the

Tamiya 1:32 Mustang. However, is it in

any way two-thirds less of a kit?

This is a brand new tooling of the early

version of the P-51D without the fi llet on the

tail to fuselage, though the later version is

sure to be released as Revell have moulded

the tail as a separate piece. This is probably

the only drawback because if you do not

want to use the kit’s decal options, you are a

little limited as there are a lot of aftermarket

decals out there, but very few for the early

version with the tail sans fi llet.

You also get two different exhaust

systems, detailed cockpit, undercarriage

and oil cooler and radiator, separate control

surfaces and fl aps and two decal options.

LOU IV: REVELL’S NORTH AMERICAN

P-51D MUSTANG

SPECIFICATION:

P-51D-5NA Early Version

Kit No. 03944

Materials: IM

Availability:

Price £36.99

BEFORE STARTING:

● Tamiya Extra Thin Cement

● Tamiya masking Tape

● Swann-Morton Scalpel No.3 handle with no.11 blades

● Wilder pointed tweezers

● Sponge sanders

● Vallejo plastic putty

● Micro drill and bits

● Roket Rapid superglue

● Roket Blaster

● Tamiya razor saw

● Milliput Superfi ne

● Wet and dry paper

AIRBRUSH:

Iwata Revolution CR

PAINTS USED:

Tamiya Fine White Primer

Tamiya acrylics

XF-4 Yellow Green

XF-1 Flat Black

XF-85 Rubber Black

XF-13 JA Green

Gunze Aqueous

H77 Tire Black

H58 Interior Green

Mr.Colour Lacquer

Super Metallic SM06 Chrome Silver

WEM enamels

ACJ19 Japanese ID Yellow

32 MODEL AIRPLANE INTERNATIONAL - June 2018

BUILT AND WRITTEN BY MIKE WILLIAMS

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