I based this on the 1:32 Tamiya kit.
This is the first time I have built a non-kit option and I did a lot of research on-line. Some of my choices may be controversial because there is a lot of conflicting information about this aircraft. The first and most immediate was whether to use the kit Hamilton prop or to buy an aftermarket Aeroproducts prop. Some sources said the aircraft was a MkIV and others a MkIVa - eventually I found a photo that clearly showed it had a Hamilton prop..... So whether it was a MkIV or a MkIVa with a retro-fitted Hamilton the picture was enough for me....
Sadly the photo was unclear as to the camo scheme and prop colour. Looking at all the sources and reading up I opted for the 'Firewall scheme' rather than the standard RAF scheme. The prop colour was more difficult as I found reference to three schemes - Sky, red and a red and sky... I opted for sky in the end but I am far less sure of that.
Anyway - this 112 sdn 'sharkmouth' Mustang from 1945 sits nicely alongside my 112 Sdn 'sharkmouth' Kittyhawk from 1942.
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This is the first time I have built a non-kit option and I did a lot of research on-line. Some of my choices may be controversial because there is a lot of conflicting information about this aircraft. The first and most immediate was whether to use the kit Hamilton prop or to buy an aftermarket Aeroproducts prop. Some sources said the aircraft was a MkIV and others a MkIVa - eventually I found a photo that clearly showed it had a Hamilton prop..... So whether it was a MkIV or a MkIVa with a retro-fitted Hamilton the picture was enough for me....
Sadly the photo was unclear as to the camo scheme and prop colour. Looking at all the sources and reading up I opted for the 'Firewall scheme' rather than the standard RAF scheme. The prop colour was more difficult as I found reference to three schemes - Sky, red and a red and sky... I opted for sky in the end but I am far less sure of that.
Anyway - this 112 sdn 'sharkmouth' Mustang from 1945 sits nicely alongside my 112 Sdn 'sharkmouth' Kittyhawk from 1942.
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