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Hobby Boss Easy Assembly P-51D & F4F

Sharkmouth

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I bought these at a fabulous Squadron sale for only $6USD each a few years ago. They were intended to hang in my son's room.

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Easy assembly for sure but the wing trailing edge was short shot. The decals were useless and substituted with F-51D decals from Academy.

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Gaps...
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More gaps...
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Adding some visual interest...
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Wiping putty off with alcohol moistened cotton bud...
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More puttying...
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Sanding with mesh from Gunze Sangyo...
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Ready for paint and decals...
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Front doesn't look too bad...
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Not much of an interior...

Too bad the kid destroyed it by feeding it to the dog (who thought it was a chew toy... was it the cat's mouth markings?).

In the end, you get what you pay for.

Regards,
 
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