Jim Harley
Northfield, Ohio
Richard Kaplanek and L.D. Monaghan shared a P-51B called “Dottie and Butch” in the China-Burma-India theater during World War II. Jim re-created this plane with an Eduard 1/48 scale kit built out of the box. The lightning bolts on both sides were masked and painted around the extensive wear and paint chipping. The exposed metal is Mr. Metal Color Aluminum. Jim ran brake lines and added plumbing to the landing gear bays.