Model Airplane International – September 2019

1:48

SKILL LEVEL:

BEGINNER

SPECIFICATION:

Airfix North American F-51D Mustang

Scale: 1:48

Kit No: A05136

Materials: IM

Available From: Airfix (www.airfix.com)

Price Guide: £20.99

BEFORE STARTING:

Humbrol Liquid Poly

Tamiya Masking Tape

Sprue Cutters

Tweezers

Scalpel

Plasti-Zap Cyanoacrylate Glue

Mr. Cement S

Mr. Surfacer 500

Microscale Micro Set and Sol Decal Solution

Microscale Micro Kristal Klear

PAINT USED:

Microscale Micro Gloss

Microscale Micro Flat

Tamiya Acrylics

X- 27 Clear Red

X-25 Clear Green

XF-1 Flat Black

XF-64 Red Brown

XF-69 NATO Black

Gunze-Sangyo Mr. Hobby

H58 Interior Green

H2 Black

H12 Flat Black

H11 White

H8 Silver

H18 Steel

Humbrol:

33 Matt Black

34 Matt White

11 Silver

Flory Washes:

Dark Dirt

AIRBRUSH USED:

Iwata HP-B Plus and HP-BH

ACCESSORIES USED:

Eduard Big Sin64846 P51D Armament and Fuel Tanks

REFERENCES:

Swedish Fighter Colours, Authors Mikael Forslund &

Thierry Vallet, Mushroom Model Publications, ISBN 978-

83-61421-72-6

Building the P-51 Mustang, Author Michael O’Leary,

Specialty Press, ISBN 978-1-58007-152-9

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