Hi everyone, I finished my GS Top Flite P-51 kit a few monthes ago. I have read alot of posts and seen alot of different advice. I have attached some pictures of my completed project. It is glassed and painted using Model master paint. Getting the aluminum finish has been a challenge to say the least. I have looked at all the options out there. Paint, flight metal, alcad, etc. Each has its own advantages and disadvantages. After much trial and error I settled on Model master Chrome Silver paint that has been steel wooled. Hope you like the result. Also used the Spychalla Cowl and Tony Howard Exhaust. This combination is the most scale that I have seen, for this plane. The nose on the stock kit and arf is too small. With the cowl upgrade, the spinner size is increased to 5 1/2 inches from 5 inches. Just a note. Every kit out there has scale issues. Top Flite, Ziroli, etc. I see flaws in all of them. The functional exhaust from Keeleo is not scale, not even close. So that being said, I wanted a nice sport scale Mustang that looks way better than the run of the mill Top Flite Arf or kit. I was able to get the results I wanted, with some modifications. Cowl, exhaust, larger spinner, wing fillets, dorsal fin, and oil cooler doors just to name a few. All graphics were hand painted from my own stencils. I used frisket film and tape. I also opted for an engine that was concealed as much as possible. The Revolution 50 definately fits the bill. It is rear carb, rear exhaust, has plenty of power and with ducting will run cool. I have run the engine in 95 degree weather with high humidity no problems. Speed is about 100 mph. Not the fastest. Wasn't building a Reno racer. But flys very scale and will pull scale like loops and rolls nicely. So hope you like it.

Karl