{"id":1307,"date":"2020-10-05T15:37:17","date_gmt":"2020-10-05T15:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.jadlamracingmodels.com\/?p=1307"},"modified":"2020-10-12T11:25:19","modified_gmt":"2020-10-12T11:25:19","slug":"review-airfix-1-72-mavericks-p-51-mustang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.jadlamracingmodels.com\/2020\/10\/05\/review-airfix-1-72-mavericks-p-51-mustang\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Airfix 1\/72 Maverick’s P-51 Mustang"},"content":{"rendered":"

A note from the author…<\/h3>\n

I\u2019m Rob, a normal guy who enjoys making models! I\u2019m by no means a \u2018professional\u2019 modeller, but I am passionate, try my best and kits generally turn out well! All my builds are done at home in my spare time with typical model tools and accessories – all views and opinions are my own and not that of Jadlam.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Name<\/strong> – Airfix A00505 Top Gun Maverick’s P-51D Mustang 1:72 Plastic Model Kit
\nNumber<\/strong> – A00505
\nScale<\/strong> – 1\/72
\nPrice<\/strong> – \u00a39.99 RRP
\nAvailability<\/strong> – November 2020 – available for Pre-Order Now! Buy yours here!<\/a> at our website jadlamracingmodels.com<\/p>\n

Introduction<\/h4>\n

I was lucky enough to get a preview of some of the “new” Airfix releases set to coincide with the new Top Gun sequel. Unfortunately the movie has been delayed by a year due to the ongoing pandemic.. On the plus side we get some kits to build and they’ll still be released before the film is out!<\/p>\n

The Kit<\/h4>\n

The first out of the box is the P-51D flown by Maverick in the movie and owned by Tom Cruise in real life too (lucky fella!)<\/p>\n

\"\" As is now the case for all new Airfix releases the box art is very nice. Not quite as nice as some of the recent highlights, but never the less a great picture.<\/p>\n

Opening the box and looking at the sprue’s it’s immediately clear this is a re-box of the kit originally launched back in 2012. Not a problem as that is a great kit I have built several times already – The only new addition is the decals.<\/p>\n

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Chances are you will be familiar with the kit too and know what a great little model it is.<\/p>\n

The Build<\/h4>\n

Well I can’t resist the chance to have another crack at this kit, so best get a cuppa.<\/p>\n

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This is where I get into trouble with the guys from Jadlam. They don’t always like it when I take all the parts off the sprue in one go. In fairness it’s probably not the greatest idea for a beginner, but it does make for a cool picture.<\/p>\n

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Assembly<\/h4>\n

As with the vast majority of aircraft model kits the assembly starts with the cockpit. As previously mentioned this is the existing P-51D kit, so has a WW2 era pilot. I wanted something a bit more up to date, so raided my parts box and found a correct scale civilian pilot. Once painted Tom Junior was added to the pilot seat.<\/p>\n

I brush painted the details in the cockpit to add a little interest, then added a light wash to make the moulded detail “pop”.<\/p>\n

Prior to assembling the parts I carefully used the edge of my blade to remove the paint from the surfaces i was going to apply glue to. This will make the parts bond much better and also be neater too.<\/p>\n