The original Apache! (1 Viewer)

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Here's one of my Allied planes!
 

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I have tought about Accurate Miniatures but I wasn't sure.The firm is one of the best.They are well-known not only of the best quality of models but also of their attitude towards customers.Good choice.:D
 
Is that 1:48 TT? You did a great job with it.
Are the slots on the gun covers and lower wings to help with gun cooling?
I've never seen these before on an A-36/ P-51 (except of course the usual cartridge ejector slots)
 
Thank you A4K! If your Talking about the slots on the top and bottom of the wings, those are air brakes to slow the aircraft down.The A-36 Apache was a dive bomber varient of the P-51a model.They were used in the African campaign(Operation Torch I believe!),also Tunisia,and Sicily if I'm correct!

Oh and Yes it is Accurate Models 1/48th scale.here are some pics I found on web.You can see the speed brakes deployed in the first and third pics.
 

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TT,
I'm fairly new to this forum but just want to say your model looks great!. I have an AM P-51 on the table right now but have become lost in the details. In an earlier post, you mentioned the service history. You are correct, the A-36 was used extensively in the North African, Sicilian, Italian, and the China-Burma-India campaigns. They were also used quite a bit here in the States with various training units--many here in Georgia and in Mississippi. Great pictures and model! Best to all...


Jim
 

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