1:48 P-51D Mustang `Petie´

P-51D Mustang with the nickname Petie, 1:48 scale

A plastic kit of the American P-51D Mustang fighter in the markings with the nickname Petie, in 1:48. The kit is supplied unassembled and unpainted.

The real subject

The P-51D is the best known version of the Mustang and at the same time the most numerous. You will know it by the teardrop canopy, which gave the pilot a view in every direction, and by the lowered spine of the fuselage behind the cockpit. The power comes from a twelve-cylinder V Merlin engine, built under license in the United States, together with a laminar-flow wing. It was precisely this pair that gave the aircraft speed and at the same time a range that, with auxiliary fuel tanks, stretched so far that the Mustang escorted bomber formations all the way to the target and back. The armament consisted of six 12.7 millimeter machine guns in the wing.

Building and painting

• Dry-fit the parts, especially the joint of the fuselage with the wing and the seating of the canopy.
• Mask the canopy before spraying, not after the paint has dried.
• Spray the metallic finish onto a smoothly sanded and clean base; every scratch will show in it.
• Fine soiling will set the walking surfaces and the area around the guns apart; Mustangs from combat units were far from polished.
• Let the gloss coat cure properly before the decals, otherwise they will wrinkle.

Who it is for

For builders of Second World War aircraft and for anyone who wants a machine in 1:48 in the display case, where the span comes out at roughly twenty-three centimeters. The extent of the package, the number of parts and the choice of markings are stated by the manufacturer in the instructions.

Paints, glue and accessory sets are not included in the package, unless stated otherwise.