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Fernando Cavera’s P-51B Mustang

Fernando shows off his beautiful B-Model Mustang, bashed from a Top Flite kit.
Wanting something different, Fernando Cavera from São Paulo, Brazil, started with a 10-plus-year old Top Flite P-51D giant scale ARF and converted it into an awesome B-Model Mustang. He stripped the old iron-on covering and removed the damaged D-Model bubble canopy and refinished with 3/4-ounce fiberglass cloth and epoxy resin. He then scratch-built his own B-model canopy and turtle deck structure and removed the tail’s dorsal fin. His P-51B is painted in an RAF Polish...

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