Here is my latest
Tamiya P-51D finished as the mount of the second highest Checkertailed Clan ace
Harry Parker (13 victor ies).
Little is known about the serial or even exact
version of that Mustang. All Parker's victories were scored with P-51D-5-NAs,
even the final kills in March 1945. Though the fin fillet seems to indicate
later built P-51D, it could have been retrofitted to P-51D-5 as well. The
presence of the inner yellow bands on the wing roots is unconfirmed. The photo
of the real thing had been made under strong sunlight, and the entire upper wing
surface looks like a solid white spot.
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images below to see larger images
The model is a
plain, ordinary, immortal Tamiya P-51D. I have built is straight from the box
except for the sliding part of the canopy taken from the Squadron set. The NMF
finish has been done using venerable Alclad IIs with White Aluminum as the main
color. The victory symbols and the stenciling were decals. The rest of the
markings, i.e. checkerboard, national insignias, number "57" and ID
bands were sprayed with use of vinyl masks.
The full build article (albeit in Polish language) with more photos and sketches
can be found at www.pme.org.pl
website. Direct link to the article is http://www.pme.org.pl/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=226&Itemid=42
Tomasz
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