1/48 Hasegawa Canadian P-51 Mustang 

by Shawn Phantom Weiler

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  Canada Day 2006 

 

This was a fast one even for me. 2 or three days. Box to shelf. Done. No detail. Next to no weathering. Just build the thing. Basically its only purpose was to keep me awake between night shifts. I didn't want anything difficult when my hands get shaky around 4am (which by the way, is the time I'm submitting this article.)

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The model is the very nice Hasegawa P-51D. I'm told the Tamiya is better , but this guy fell together just fine OOB. The only add on is the decals. I got these from another ARCer I meet at the Guelph hobby show earlier this year. (Thanks Don).

The decals were made by Arrow graphics at least 15 years ago. The plane is from 402 The City of Winnipeg squadron, back in the days the reserve force actually had some planes. I told my wife I built it in her honour as she lived there as a kid. I don't think she cared. She is none to big on the models.

Anywho, Happy Canada Day.

Shawn 

Photos and text © by Shawn Phantom Weiler