Maj. Ilfrey’s P-51D "Happy Jack’s Go Buggy" in 1/48

Gamera

Member since
November 2009
From: SW Virginia

Posted by Gamera on Monday, March 25, 2013 12:20 PM

More beautiful work O! Love how well the OD camo on the fuselage came out and the overall weathering. Btw I pored over photos including colour ones from WW2 a few years back and saw very little exhaust staining on P-51s in any of them. Most of the planes seemed to have been kept very clean with not much more than the paint fading, a few leaks here and there and light dust build up like you did on your models.

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Buckeye

Member since
February 2007
From: Brunswick, Ohio

Posted by Buckeye on Monday, March 25, 2013 11:26 AM

VERY nice build! Toast

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Jester75

Member since
December 2006
From: N. Georgia

Posted by Jester75 on Monday, March 25, 2013 8:42 AM

Nice pony "O" for sure!

Eric

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oortiz10

Member since
February 2003
From: Between LA and OC, SoCal

Posted by oortiz10 on Monday, March 25, 2013 12:31 AM

Nathan T

...Tell me more about that pigma pen??

I found the Micron pens at the art supply store. I guess they're drafting pens, but they work great for modelers. They have some really fine tipped options in a bunch of colors. I used 'em to highlight panel lines in some places, but mostly for the fluid streaks on the belly. They feather and blend nicely while the ink's still wet. Once the ink's dry, it's pretty durable. That, and its color doesn't change much once a clear coat goes over it.

Take a look here for more info on the Micron pens: http://www.sakuraofa...om/Pen-Archival

Hope this helps!

-O

-It's Omar, but they call me "O".

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oortiz10

Member since
February 2003
From: Between LA and OC, SoCal

Posted by oortiz10 on Monday, March 25, 2013 12:26 AM

First of all, thanks for the compliments everyone. Much appreciated!

stikpusher

...Which OD did you use on this?

I used MM Faded Olive Drab for the anti-glare panel, and MM Olive Drab straight out of the bottle for the camo. Thing is, I pre- and post-shaded both areas with various colors (tans, browns, greys; greens) before and after spraying the final color. As a finishing touch, I weathered both ODs with pastels.

Hope this answers your question. Of course, feel free to ask more and/or share your thoughts.

Cheers!

-O

-It's Omar, but they call me "O".

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mikeymize

Member since
September 2010
From: California

Posted by mikeymize on Sunday, March 24, 2013 11:29 PM

One fine looking aircraft! The blending between NMF and olive is very well rendered. The slight weathering is very realistic; not over-done. A definite keeper!

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Nathan T

Member since
March 2010
From: MN

Posted by Nathan T on Sunday, March 24, 2013 10:43 PM

Beautiful! Matches the pics perfectly. Just needs the canopy mirror on the outside? Definitely not much weathering on the real bird, and you captured that well. Love the invasion strips and the subtle paint chips. Tell me more about that pigma pen??

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Texgunner

Member since
February 2003
From: Cameron, Texas

Posted by Texgunner on Sunday, March 24, 2013 9:05 PM

Very nice Omar! That Mustang looks great man!

Gary

"All you mugs need to get busy building, and post pics!"

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lawdog114

Member since
February 2012
From: Olmsted Township, Ohio

Posted by lawdog114 on Sunday, March 24, 2013 8:09 PM

Beauty....

"Can you fly this plane and land it?...Surely you can't be serious....I am serious, and don't call me Shirley"

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subfixer

Member since
March 2004
From: Spartanburg, SC

Posted by subfixer on Sunday, March 24, 2013 2:08 PM

Another one! Another beautiful build! Enough already! Wink

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stikpusher

Member since
July 2004
From: Sonora Desert

Posted by stikpusher on Sunday, March 24, 2013 2:07 PM

Wow! That is beautiful O. Which OD did you use on this?

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oortiz10

Member since
February 2003
From: Between LA and OC, SoCal

Maj. Ilfrey’s P-51D "Happy Jack’s Go Buggy" in 1/48

Posted by oortiz10 on Sunday, March 24, 2013 12:56 PM

This is the second Tamiya Mustang of the series and my third overall, but I didn’t go OOB with this one. (Click here for Part 1.) This time I used Ultracast’s sweet fillet-less tail conversion. I got it on the cheap at a swap meet and figured this would be a good build to use it on. It’s pretty much idiot proof. (That’s a given since I was able to use it rather successfully.) Just make one cut along an existing panel line, glue it on, and viola! The only other aftermarket parts I used were a True Details seat and Aeromaster decals. I also scratched some piping for the tanks, and a piece of packaging plastic replaced the gunsight’s reflecting glass.

Speaking of the decals, their instructions call for a straight line on the anti-glare panel, but these pics (Pic 1 and Pic 2 show that HJGB’s panel was painted with a wavy line. A detail I had to go back and fix.) Also, Pic 2 shows what look like Invasion Stripes on the underside of the wing although the decal instructions don’t mention them. To that end, I painted my build with under-wing and half-fuselage stripes.

One of the main criticisms of my last build was that it was too clean. Specifically, that the Mustang needed some exhaust staining. Although the pix I found of “Jumpin’ Jacques” didn’t show a lot of staining. Taking a look at the pix above, and this pic, you can see that “…Go Buggy” didn’t have any staining either. I did add a more obvious wash to the tire treads, but it’s not very visible in the pix.

The painting was done with Alclad’s Duraluminum as a base coat. Panels were picked out with different shades and mixes of Alclad colors. MM emamels were used for the rest of the painting. Weathering was done with Flory’s washes, pastels, Pigma Micron pens, and the salt water technique.

There isn’t much more to say that hasn’t been said, so let’s get on to the pix…