1/48 scale Hasegawa P-51D Mustang

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It was slow going with a bit of planning and tracing. I made a copy of decal sheets and yellow painter tape on top of decal images to cut out to use as a template.

Once I did that, I took the template and traced it on yellow painter tape - only the outward facing side. It's a good thing I have a couple of French Curve Templates to work with.

I really need to upgrade them to stainless steel French curve templates. Those thick plastic ones are challenging to cut tape along the edges without stripping the hard plastic.

Time for a trip to Staples, Walmart, and/or Hobby Lobby to find them. :giggles:
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Well it was worth all the effort!

I really want to do some GA aircraft, but it's painting all of the trim stripes that puts me off. I hadn't thought about getting French curve templates though, that's a good idea.
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Excellent job on painting the cowling scallop. :shoutout: :shoutout: :shoutout: Thats quite a challenge to overcome for the shape. :hmm:
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Prop blades installed!

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Excelelnt work! Just needs the data stencils to be perfect. :hmm:
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Landing struts/doors/wheels/lens installed. Decals prop done.

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Main decals on fuselage already done. Will resume tomorrow with stencils on fuselage and wings decals.
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Looks nice!
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I like that shade of blue Tom—what color is that exactly?
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cbaltrin wrote: ↑Tue Feb 17, 2026 1:11 pm I like that shade of blue Tom—what color is that exactly?

Model Master Bright Blue FS35183
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The first completion of John Eaton Memorial Build

Hasegawa 1/48 scale P-51D Mustang

Jumpin' Jacques flown by Lt. J.E. Young of 3rd Fighter Group, 3rd Fighter Squadron, the Philippines, 1945.

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I was actually worried whether the decals will tear and break due to its age (1991) but surprisingly they didn’t.
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