{"id":1587981,"date":"2022-03-16T11:26:48","date_gmt":"2022-03-16T10:26:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/armahobbynews.pl\/?p=1587981"},"modified":"2024-07-04T10:54:53","modified_gmt":"2024-07-04T08:54:53","slug":"p-51-c-mustang-70038-gallery-wojciech-werpachowski","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/armahobbynews.pl\/en\/blog\/2022\/03\/16\/p-51-c-mustang-70038-gallery-wojciech-werpachowski\/","title":{"rendered":"P-51 C Mustang – Gallery – Wojciech Werpachowski"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are never enough beautiful Mustangs! We present another one from the Arma Hobby kit in a 1\/72 scale, this time built by Wojciech “Woit” Werpachowski. Woit chose a more unusual painting scheme: PK-J from the 315 “D\u0119bli\u0144ski” Squadron in a natural metal finish. See how he managed to turn plastic into metal and read what products he used to make it look real!<\/p>\n

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Wojciech \u201eWoit\u201d Werpachowski wrote:<\/h2>\n

The P-51 Mustang is one of those designs that make the hearts of most aviation enthusiasts beat faster. I belong to the generation which, in childhood, have read all available books describing the fights of Skalski, Horbaczewski, Zumbach, and other Polish fighter aces. Razorback Mustangs in these books had a prominent place.Therefore, as soon as the new Arma Hobby model kit announcement appeared, there was a change in my head in terms of modeling plans and priorities.Though I had the long shelf full of models to be glued and several other projects that have already started, it was the box with the turtle logo that chased the whole company away and settled at my place for good.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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In the beginning, I decided to build the model “out of the box”. Well, almost, because I have chosen a scheme of a bare metal finish Polish Mustang. The choice was simple. A set of decals from Techmod that allows you to build the plane in the colours of the No. 315 (Polish) Fighter Squadron “D\u0119bli\u0144ski”.Some advice from colleagues from modelling forums, experts in this design, and who already finished the same kit, allowed for a relatively quick (for me) completion of the work.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Arma Hobby kit unquestionably reproduces the Mustang in 1\/72 scale most accurately among those available on the market. High quality of details and the number of variants are features that have been described so many times that it is no point to repeat them endlessly.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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During the cockpit assembly, I used a magnifying glass practically all the time to be able to correctly place and paint particular parts or apply decals.More attention should be paid to the assembly of the canopy fairing parts and the tailplane. Anyway, it is mentioned in the guide on the manufacturer’s website.\u00a0Techmod decals required a lot of softening liquids. I use Wamod products, which in my opinion deal with Techmod decals a little better than their foreign counterparts.Gentle incisions with a blade and the help of toothpicks made the decals fit nicely into the fine panel lines.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\t\t