Tuskegee Diorama

Looking forward to this one myself. I have some pictures of a very recently restored P-51C in Tuskegee markings that I could send you, if you'd like. I took them at an airshow at Warner-Robbins AFB (Macon, GA) in April 2012. No one standing around the plane. Just PM me and let me know.......

Yeah, the B was manufactured in California and the C was made in either Dallas or Ft. Worth.  Other than that, they're the same bird.  Looking forward to seeing your build!  Raymond

Andrea makes a set of flesh tone acrylics (6 or 8 colors) but the instructions are confusing and I have yet to figure out how to use them properly.

I'd just pick a basic flesh tone that I liked and mix a lighter and a darker version of the same color, and wing it blending in shadows and highlights.  

Trust "The Force",  Luke!

I've noticed that Model Master acrylics have a wider variety of "flesh" tones that could probably be mixed to get a better tone.

http://www.testors.com/category/573144/Figure_Colors

Don KC, I am jealous! You're absolutely right and I'll be posting about that later

I had lunch with Dr. Stentiford Monday.  I can't speak for him, but I think for your diorama you should avoid most paints labled "Flesh".

I built a 1/48 Tamiya P-51 a couple years ago.  I think I have purged the instructions though.  I do remember that it came with 2 different canopies to choose from, but no clue on what they specifically were.  You might try kitsworld if you haven't looked there already:

www.kitsworld.co.uk/index.php

The kit was excellent, though I had some trouble getting the canopy to sit right, so opted for half open.  Other than that, it was a fantastic build.

Groot

Tamiya also sells their P-51 with Tuskegee decals.

http://www.tamiyausa.com/items/plastic-model-series-20/1-48-scale-aircraft-20000/north-american-p-51d-mustang-25147

The only difference between a B and C is where they were built.  Check out Sprue Brothers for decals since they have that one available.