1/72 North American Mustang 1, 613 (Manchester) Squadron
Oct 27, 2017 19:20:22 GMT 1
CloudWarrior, woody66, and 3 more like this
Post by acklington on Oct 27, 2017 19:20:22 GMT 1
Just completed is my 'M News' Mustang Mk.1 (kit no.72003), a Czech made limited run kit. It comes "flash with everything" and no two parts fit together. Also some wing warping, but despite all this there is a reasonably accurate and detailed kit somewhere in there! The least accurate part was the propellor, with its P-51D style 'paddle' blades, so I thinned and reshaped it somewhat.
AG586, K, 613 Sqdn, Ouston, autumn 1942 (20) w by Philip Pain, on Flickr
AG586, K, 613 Sqdn, Ouston, autumn 1942 (18) w by Philip Pain, on Flickr
AG586, K, 613 Sqdn, Ouston, autumn 1942 (17) w by Philip Pain, on Flickr
AG586, K, 613 Sqdn, Ouston, autumn 1942 (7) w by Philip Pain, on Flickr
AG586, K, 613 Sqdn, Ouston, autumn 1942 (9) w by Philip Pain, on Flickr
There followed an inordinate amount of research into the vagaries of early RAF Mustangs, and even more into the American applied Dupont paint colours (colors), with their incorrect markings & positions. I eventually made the markings from Xtradecal aftermarket sheets, and the nose Panda badges came from a 'Model Alliance' P-51 sheet, even though they are oversize. I had two sets of decals for 'SY-L' AG522 (or should it be AG520?), but that has been done to death by the modelling world, so I opted for 'SY-K' AG586 instead.
It belonged to 613 (City of Manchester) Squadron, Army Co-operation Command, based at RAF Ouston in Northumberland for over 6 months in 1942-43. The Panda badges are the insignia of the 9th Armoured Division, a non-operational force tasked with equipment trials and developing tactics. This included working out how best to use the new Mustangs in the army co-operation role. Initially the aircraft did not have reconnaissance cameras fitted, they had the early radio fit, and early exhausts which caused too much glare. So I'm also currently building a fully operational 613 Squadron Mustang 1, utilising the ancient 1/72 FROG kit.
Thanks for looking.
AG586, K, 613 Sqdn, Ouston, autumn 1942 (20) w by Philip Pain, on FlickrAG586, K, 613 Sqdn, Ouston, autumn 1942 (18) w by Philip Pain, on FlickrAG586, K, 613 Sqdn, Ouston, autumn 1942 (17) w by Philip Pain, on FlickrAG586, K, 613 Sqdn, Ouston, autumn 1942 (7) w by Philip Pain, on FlickrAG586, K, 613 Sqdn, Ouston, autumn 1942 (9) w by Philip Pain, on FlickrThere followed an inordinate amount of research into the vagaries of early RAF Mustangs, and even more into the American applied Dupont paint colours (colors), with their incorrect markings & positions. I eventually made the markings from Xtradecal aftermarket sheets, and the nose Panda badges came from a 'Model Alliance' P-51 sheet, even though they are oversize. I had two sets of decals for 'SY-L' AG522 (or should it be AG520?), but that has been done to death by the modelling world, so I opted for 'SY-K' AG586 instead.
It belonged to 613 (City of Manchester) Squadron, Army Co-operation Command, based at RAF Ouston in Northumberland for over 6 months in 1942-43. The Panda badges are the insignia of the 9th Armoured Division, a non-operational force tasked with equipment trials and developing tactics. This included working out how best to use the new Mustangs in the army co-operation role. Initially the aircraft did not have reconnaissance cameras fitted, they had the early radio fit, and early exhausts which caused too much glare. So I'm also currently building a fully operational 613 Squadron Mustang 1, utilising the ancient 1/72 FROG kit.
Thanks for looking.
