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                                                              Pica  1/5th scale P51 D Mustang Build Part  2 

                                                        continued from part one here 
again click on pics to enlarge   some more than others as I reduced (resized kb) to speed upload 


 Fuel  tank cap  from  bespoke models

 Adjust wing alignment before drilling for wing bolts 
and tapping holes for wing bolts












 Wing fairing 1/16' ply  pink foam & filler

Glassing Fairing

  
 above pre primer fairing, below the indent washers &  screws added


 Result of molding fairing in situ. parcel tape 
makes removal easy


 underside wing to fuselage fairing

















 3D printed 1/5th Gun barrels  

ready for stripes 

 fuel or bomb carrier fitted,  from Fighteraces
this comes trimmed grp, 3d printed   supports
 
 simple molding Nav lights  results above









 Using fuel cap to fill tank



 Final finishing 

                                                   below in bright sunshine the blue looks lighter
 
 Model completed  Moki has been started and run   Graupner G Sonic 20x10  2 blade propeller used....

   surface before adding Insigner  & fuel protecting is much brighter.. note 3 D prop is reversed "Opps" or are there Merlin right handed Mustangs! Re fuel protecting I used  Amtico "other makes available"   Gloss Laminate floor protector,   applied using a clean lint free cloth, its  retained most of the Chrome finish shine, as its water base!  so does not dissolve into the surface making a kind of mat/satin effect as   rattle can  sprayed on fuel proofer  did,when i tried using that on a test sample i'd left for a week   before testing .  

                                                                Link for Carber Composites  Exhaust  Kit.         
  
                                                                      
                                                  note tail fin offset 2 deg
                         Fingers Crossed for the maiden... 😅😂 one hopes 

  Just like to add a thank you to Paul WLRF club  secretary for loaning me the use of his work unit for a few days  January 2022    so I could do the wing fairings & tailplane alignment  with the model  in one piece ,    as I wasn't aloud to use our dining table at the time... allot of  negotiation later My Wife too..😇
                                                                                        
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                                             Engine  Moki 21 low throttle  run  20x10 propeller  ______________________________________

 Ground run at  Black Patch   flying site 12/9/22

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