1/48 Tamiya P-51D

 Cripes A´Mighty

by Kai Peters

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Here is it, my "Cripes A´Mighty", Maj. George E. Preddy´s last and most beautiful Mustang!

I always loved those "Blue Nosed Mustangs" from the 352nd FG and the story of this special plane and its pilot has just caught me, for this is the plane that the highest ranking Mustang Ace died in!

On Christmas Day 1944 Preddy was shot down by friendly ground fire as he was chasing a German FW-190 at treetop level...

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Another one that was built OOB. But the decals are from EagleStrike. I always wanted to build this plane and was glad, that ES came out with its "Blue Nosed Bastards of Bodney"-series. I had planned to use a resin cockpit and wheelbay on this projekt, but I wanted to release it on Christmas Day 2004 in the "Modellboard" a German modellers forum, so it went out OOB with the aftermarket decals.

Paints are from Revell Germany and Tamiya, completely brushed for I still got no airbrush...

Greetz,

Kai

Photos and text © by  Kai Peters