Salvadorian F-51D 1/48 scale

[Sherman 18]

I'm calling this on El-51

Soccer War Salvadorian F-51D

I will be using the Tamiya F-51D as I got it cheap. Since I got it cheap I just had to get extra stuff. I was a bit disappointed with cockpit. I kinda think the Revell one is a little better. My opinion. When I bought the kit I intended on out of the box with Dominican markings. hyeah I also had a hard time nailing the cockpit color some say black, others say light gray and others say zinc green. So the choice was made to make a beat up camo Mustang.

After five bucks here, ten there, twenty for that, I may have been better off with a Tamiya 1/32 one. :laugh:

The stuff,

 

[Sherman 18]

I started by filling most of the seams in the wings. I read that most of El Salvador's P-51's came from private owners. The wings may have had panel lines and the rivets. I also read those were re-militarized, so panels filled? I'm not sure filling is correct for a Soccer War Mustang, but I did it and not looking back.

A shot before removing things

Comparing factory and after market parts

Some of parts from the kit I won't using

Working on making the resin parts fit

 

[ij001]

Still have mine to hAnd, Jeff, I'll dig it out over the weekend and take some new pics you can use as refs (and avoid making the same errors that I made).


Ian.

 

[Sherman 18]

I ended up not using the resin floor. I want a two seater. I cut off the fuel tank and other parts. I added sheet styrene for the rear floor

Sand then fill and repeat for the wings. Thinking now this was a dumb idea.

Slapped some primer on the wings and sanded again

 

[Sherman 18]

I'm using seats from Quick boost. One is P-51 the other is P-40 (because I had one) Primered black and then a fast coat of silver.

Started to paint the cockpit floor and sides

That's where I'm at

 

[moon puppy]

Yeah you got just a bit of extras didn't ya?

 

[Sherman 18]

Still have mine to hAnd, Jeff, I'll dig it out over the weekend and take some new pics you can use as refs (and avoid making the same errors that I made).


Ian.

That would be great Ian

As I'm unsure in general about any of these South American Mustangs.

 

[Sherman 18]

Yeah you got just a bit of extras didn't ya?

Yeah

I let that snow ball on me. :laugh:

 

[Sherman 18]

Some reference

 

[moon puppy]

Notice the color of the primer? :hmmm

 

[dollar19]