F-51D of the South Carolina National Guard
Here is the Tamiya F-51D depicting a Mustang assigned to the SC National Guard circa 1946-7. (The Air National Guard would come with the passing of the National Security Act of 1947 that established the Department of the Air Force.) This is a great kit with a good fit and a wealth of details. I used no filler. It's painted in Alclad metal lacquers. The decals are from the commemorative decal sheet of the 2016 IPMS/USA National Convention held in Columbia, SC. I tried the hair spray technique on the cockpit floor to replicate the black paint wearing off the plywood deck. Deck got a coat of interior green, and the green portions were masked. More masking to define the plywood deck then a shot of wood brown followed by a coat of hairspray. Interior black applied to the cockpit and green masking removed. I exposed the wood color with a stiff nylon brush. Complete Interior: Complete: REFS:...