I took the plunge to
build a 'bare silver' airplane and the P-51 looked the best choice. The Hasegawa
kit is totally OOTB and very nice to put together. The level of detail is very
high and the panel lines are crisp. Overall I would recommend this kit.
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I painted most of the kit
with Tamyia acrylics and the silver was done with a combination of
Plasti-kote chrome and Alcad II aluminium on different panels. The kit was
looking good until I put some fingerprints on it. I had to sand and remask
some of the panels and then respray. I then also drybrushed some other
panels to try and get a variation. I did a wash with black and burnt umber
mixed with Johnsons Klear (Future). Finally the panel lines, gun and
exhaust soot were sprayed with Tamyia smoke to give it that real 'dirty'
look.
Many thanks for
looking and questions or comments always welcome.
Lee Burns
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