Min lilla ponny - J26 Mustang B

Being an avid fan od everything flying and riding bearing either Three Crowns or Hakaristi (and later blue/white/blue roundel) I just couldn't pass the opportunity to make a rarely portrayed Swedish P-51 in B variant. Initially I planned to make it out of the AZ Model P-51B that I won at some model contest, but then Arma Hobby with their stunning kit came along. And the wheels went into motion...

This is a part of a joint group project in our local model club, that was to build the Mustangs donated by the manufacturer. Most of my friends did one or another box markings, but why not make this one into my plans as well... 😉

This is a J26001 model, the first interned P-51B that was previously named Z-Hub. It was repainted in a typical Swedish camo but it didn't flew much in it before it was stripped and finished in a typical way of ponies from those days i.e. silver. As such - no stencilling because it was applied on the silver one and virtually no weathering at all on the outside as photos indicate it was freshly painted. And frankly as it didn't took part in any war activities it really didn't have any chance to get dirty.

I replaced the instrument panel and MG barrels. Rest is OOB as the kit is remarkable and I really think that there is no need to swap e.g. interior for PE parts. Seatbelts and some PE meshes are included in the Expert Set box.
In the upcoming silver one I would probably replace the wheels and exhaust stacks for the Eduard's printed ones as the wheels are the weakest part of this kit and I'm not very keen on drilling the exhaust pipes.