A cast replacement for the exhaust stacks with a fairing for the early P-51B and P-51C Mustangs in 1:48 scale. The openings are hollow and the walls stay thin.
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The P-51B and P-51C were the first production Mustangs with the Packard V-1650 engine, that is with a license-built Merlin. It was exactly that change that turned a machine originally used mainly for attacks on ground targets into a fighter able to escort bomber formations deep over the continent. Both versions still had the full fuselage spine behind the cockpit and the sides of the engine section stayed bare, so the row of stacks above the leading edge of the wing is among the most conspicuous details of the whole nose.
The parts capture the stacks together with the sheet-metal fairing that on some machines surrounded their outlets and protected the skin from the hot gases. Every pipe is open inside; on an injection-molded part such a shape usually ends up as a blind depression. The six openings on each side match a V12 engine.
Faired and bare versions alternated between machines according to the production block and to modifications made in the unit itself, so when building a particular aircraft it is worth comparing a period photograph. The fairing was there above all to turn the stream of exhaust gases away from the skin, off which the hot gas otherwise quickly stripped the matte paint.
The original stacks are cut off the kit with a fine saw and the surface is leveled so that the new block seats without a gap. Separate the castings by cutting, not by snapping, because thin spots tear otherwise. Before gluing it is advisable to wash the surface in lukewarm soapy water and let it dry thoroughly.
In terms of shade the outlets are usually taken to a dark metal with a veil of rust, complemented by a light deposit of exhaust gases trailing back over the wing. The package covers only this part of the engine section; you prepare the rest of the aircraft from elsewhere.
Naši poradci a znalci sortimentu jsou připraveni odpovídat na Vaše dotazy (Po–Pá, 8–18 hod).
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