P-51D Mustang

This is a typical revel kit. Decent fit. Some flash and sink marks. Simple instructions. I used Testors Model Master paints for everything. The decals went down with Micro Sol and Micro Set. However, my kit must have been older. The red decal stripes that edge the checkerboard nose were very brittle and broke apart. I was able to transfer the pieces and piece them together on the model before they set. Almost lost my religion doing that but it worked out in the end. The model turned out good.

This was my first kit after returning to the hobby after 25+ years. I wanted something that wasn't too expensive or difficult to build and this kit fit the bill perfectly. There was some fit issue with the front canopy that needed fixing with putty and seams around the fuselage weren't perfect. This is an old tool kit and shows it's age. The gun bays were a nice touch and the decals went on without much issue. Details were a bit sparse, but then again it is a budget kit. I would buy this kit again.

This is a very nice little kit, especially for the price. A nice and simple built that didn't take a long time to complete. There are only two real problems i found. The first was that the decals used for the check pattern on the nose (I used the paint scheme from the 55th FG) was a bit of a problem. The second problem I found wasn't really the fault of the kit, but of my own preferences. I build my models with the gear up in flight configuration. The main landing gear doors fit into the bottom of the aircraft just fine, but the doors for the tail wheel were molded into the fuselage in the open position, requiring some cutting. But beyond that, this was a fun and simple weekend build that loks great next to my 1/48 B-17G.