1/72 Italeri P-51D

by Maneli Parsy

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Hi everyone. Here's my P-51D Mustang built on the Italeri kit. I didn't use any after market items to enhance this kit.  It took me 2 years to finish this kit as I decided to apply aluminum foil over the fuselage. The rest of the kit was hand painted (I used Humbrol enamel paints).

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The Italeri kit has several flaws that could be more or less easily corrected. The canopy has to be corrected or replaced (I chose to correct it using plastic card).

70% of the cockpit was made of thick aluminum foil (including the harness and seat buckles). All in all this project required a lot of work and elbow grease. I hope that you have enjoyed the pictures. Many thanks to Steve and all the contributors+readers.

Maneli

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Photos and text © by Maneli Parsy