North American P-51D Mustang 1/72 (Eduard) olive drab over metal. Build and final reveal

This is North American P-51D-5 Mustang from Eduard in 1:72 scale. It represents P51 sn:44-13859 flown by lt. Walter Mullins from 55th fighter squadron 20th fighter group 8th air force United kingdom in September 1944. Wings and horizontal stabilizers and fuselage upper surfaces were painted in olive drab to hide plane against the terrain if viewed from above.

Manufacturer Eduard
Model Number 70171
Date of release New tool 2024
Price paid 16€
Decals in the box Five schemes
Extras None
Airbrush used Fengda FE-183K, Badger 360
High points Separate flying surfaces, harnesses and masks out of the box. Good surface and inside details
Low points Decals are typical Eduard, some parts needs extra fitting

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:32 Unboxing
2:14 Build
5:04 Cockpit done
5:15 Build continues
9:10 Masking
10:09 Painting
12:33 Decaling
13:27 Peeling Eduard decals carrier film
14:24 Weathering
16:41 Final assembly
19:41 Final reveal rotating
20:25 Final reveal photos
20:56 Conclusions

Kit is Profipack an has very small photo etch parts and other small parts. In addition stores doesn't seem to have any positive way to get fixed on. Therefore this is not a kit for beginner. There are many options for Mustang and you can find easier build from Airfix, Tamiya etc.


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