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| jerry campbell | Dumas Kit #218, P-51B Mustang | Build | 03-Jul-10 08:48 |  | | Views : 763 | | The under belly oil cooler intake is added with the liberal use of filler and sanding sticks. |
| jerry campbell | Dumas Kit #218, P-51B Mustang | Build | 03-Jul-10 08:45 |  | | Views : 773 | | The gunsight is wood with the addition of clear plastic sight. Just these few rudimentry pieces of a cockpit add a lot to the model. |
| jerry campbell | Dumas Kit #218, P-51B Mustang | Build | 03-Jul-10 08:36 |  | | Views : 791 | | I used a decal in the scrap box (I believe from the Guillows P-51D kit) and glued to a piece of 10 thous plastic. The interior is painted Tamiya cockpit grreen. |
| jerry campbell | Dumas Kit #218, P-51B Mustang | Build | 30-Jun-10 05:16 |  | | Views : 797 | | The papering is finished and the wing is tacked on to check pit. The canopy is being checked for fit; the blue on the canopy is a protective covering that will be removed before painting. The suplied vacu spinner is useful for flying but useless for display. \i fashioned this one from wood, which was a days project by itself. |
| jerry campbell | Dumas Kit #218, P-51B Mustang | Build | 30-Jun-10 05:10 |  | | Views : 709 | | The armor plate headrest is madeout of 10 thousands plastic sheet and painted Tamiya green. The radio has been painted gloss black getting ready for a scrap decal from the decal scrap box. |
| jerry campbell | Dumas Kit #218, P-51B Mustang | Build | 30-Jun-10 05:04 |  | | Views : 703 | | This is the balsa former I carved and glued to the inside of the oil cooler housing to provide a base to which to glue the intake. Afte which sanding is required to smooth the fit. |
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