Subject: Re: P-51D Mustang
From: "Submissions for ARC" <[email-masked]>
To: "Farouk Tan" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:45:22 -0700

Hi,
I just wanted to let you know your article went on ARC today.  Thanks again for sending it in.

Steve Bamford
Aircraft Resource Center
http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com

Live like there is no tomorrow;
Love like you've never been hurt.
Work like you don't need the money.
Dance like nobody's watching.
Sing like nobody's listening.
Live like it's Heaven on Earth.

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Farouk Tan 
  To: [email-masked] 
  Cc: [email-masked] 
  Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2008 9:28 PM
  Subject: P-51D Mustang

        Gallery Template #03

        1/72nd Academy P-51D Mustang

        by Farouk Tan
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              Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg here  

        Almost an "Out of the Box " build ... The modification made to the kit was cutting out and opening the radiator door (which was molded solid on the kit) and fabricated a new door from thin plastic (food container) sheet. The two sets (one on each sides of the kit) were home made and printed. . . The finish is from automotive "chrome" spray (rattle) can, decanted to make it air-brushable over a gloss black (automotive) lacquer prime coat ... Metal tonal difference was achieved with shavings from graphite lead from pencils, 2B and 5B grades, applied with finger-tip onto the kit... Very slight weathering was done with the same technique but applied with a "lady's eye-brow make-up brush" dragged along the line of flight....

        The kit tries to replicate the "Shark of Zambales", the personal aircraft of 5th Fighter Group(Wing) Commander Benito N. Ebuen, then a Major, Philippine Air Force, circa late 1940s to early 1950s.

        On starboard side shows the late mark version while the port side shows the early scheme which the aircraft wore on its visit to Taiwan's RoCAF in late 1940s.

        Click on images below to see larger images

               Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo 02.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized version of photo 02.jpg   Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo 03.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized version of photo 03.jpg  

        Photos and text © by Farouk Tan