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This was supposed to be my third Tamiya Mustang in a series of three (click to see Part 1 & Part 2) built as Lt. Col. Landers' Big Beautiful Doll, but instead evolved to depict Lt. Abe P. Rosenberger's mount. For some reason, the Alclad primer and paint kept lifting off of the plastic. I had to continuously sand and feather to keep the NMF as smooth as I could. It got to the point where I ended up deciding to cover most of the "NMF airframe" with paint and weathering in hopes of hiding most of the boo-boos. Anyway, decals for Rosenberger's plane are included in the kit, so except for a TD resin seat, this is entirely OOB .
The paint's Alclad and MM enamels. Weathering's Flory washes and pastels. I figured I could dirty up this bird as an excuse to practice my weathering and painting skills. Please feel free to share your comments, critiques, and criticisms.
So...on to the pix!
Thanks for looking! Please drop your two cents in the bucket on the way out.
Cheers!
-O
-It's Omar, but they call me "O".
Very well done Omar. I'd do enjoy your Mustangs. I have another Tamiya '51 on the horizon as well.
Joe
"Can you fly this plane and land it?...Surely you can't be serious....I am serious, and don't call me Shirley"
Looks great Omar, nicely weathered!
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Lots of work in that one, and it looks fantastic! Someday I hope to be able to "practice" my painting and weathering as well as you.
Mike
Beautiful job! I dunno, at this moment in time for me, the more war weary the better... Thanks for sharing, Raymond
On the Bench:
U.S.S. Arizona (Revell)
P-51D Tribute (Revell)
57 Chevy Bel Air
Great job, Omar!
Beauty, eh?
Gimme a pigfoot, and a bottle of beer...
Thanks FSM! Much appreciated!
Looks wonderful! I love how your "practice" plane looks so much better than my "best effort" planes. Everything about your plane is so subtle and for me, that's the best way to do it.
Keep 'em coming!
Eric
NOICE!!!!! But, shouldn't it be blue? LOL! Just kidding! :-)
Hey O! That's an incredible Mustang dude, really a nice job. Ya gotta be proud when they turn out like that!
Gary
"All you mugs need to get busy building, and post pics!"
Ortiz, I agree! Aside from any mud, sand, or dirt one could actually put on the aircraft like armor guys...this is a very well-balanced weathered mustang. =] Everything is where it needs to be and nothing looks overdone here to me. I've never seen a radiator that messy before, but in no way have I seen it all. ;) I've no doubt being that low to ground they do get dirtier. It looks quite convincing! I like it!!
I know you mentioned boo-boos, but this mustang looks cleanly put together to me. F'n A! =]
On the bench:
Tamiya F4U-1 Kenneth Walsh
Looks great!
Nothing to add! Nice. Bob
Awesome work. I love the E2-S scheme.
Seriously... very very nice :)
I WANTS IT !!!
1/32 Revell Duo Discus 1/32 Revell ASK-21 1/48 Ardpol SZD-51 Junior 1/48 Czech Models Grumman Goose 1/144 FineMolds Millennium Falcon
She looks mighty fine from here.
regards,
Jack
Hey there FSM,
Gotta say thanks for the compliments. I never expected to get such a positive response. Much appreciated!
bvallot ...I've never seen a radiator that messy before, but in no way have I seen it all...
...I've never seen a radiator that messy before, but in no way have I seen it all...
Hey bvallot, the picture below was my inspiration for a dirty bellied Mustang. Granted, mine is much messier, but I decided to use some artistic license to hide some of the Alclad blemishes.
Again, thanks for lookin' everyone!
Cheers,
AAAAaaahhhhhhh!! Nice! That's perfect. =] I am aware of underwing surfaces becoming canvases for oil leaks and what have you...just hadn't come across a really dirty radiator yet. Until now! =] This is a great picture to reference. I hadn't actually seen an invasion stripe with a black lines outlining the whites before either. I might just have to tuck this picture away for referencing later O. =D
Again, your painting and weathering looks very nicely handled.
bvallot ...This is a great picture to reference. I hadn't actually seen an invasion stripe with a black lines outlining the whites before either...
...This is a great picture to reference. I hadn't actually seen an invasion stripe with a black lines outlining the whites before either...
bvallot,
I'm with you. I like the invasion stripes with that outboard strip. I wish I could see the rest of the markings. I would've liked to have modeled this bird.
Anyway, again, thanks for the compliments. I'm glad you enjoyed my build.
Ohhhhhhh another beautiful P-51 O, congrads! I esp love the chipped places in the olive drab on the upper wing.
"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen
Very nice! I really like all 3 of your mustangs.
I have one waiting patiently for its turn to be built, and after seeing these, I'm tempted to move it to the front of the line.
Allen
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