Finished - 1:48 Tamiya P-51B Mustang - FineScale Modeler - Essential magazine for scale model builders, model kit reviews, how-to scale modeling, and scale modeling products

BrandonD

Member since
January 2015

Posted by BrandonD on Sunday, April 26, 2015 6:45 PM

Thanks, guys!

-BD-

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MIflyer

Member since
May 2008
From: Ypsilanti, MI

Posted by MIflyer on Friday, April 24, 2015 2:30 PM

Nice work! The satin finish really lends a depth and richness to the finish and gives the model life.

Kevin Johnson Ypsilanti, Michigan USA

On the bench: 1/72 Fujimi Ki-36 J-BAAR

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Buckeye

Member since
February 2007
From: Brunswick, Ohio

Posted by Buckeye on Thursday, April 23, 2015 11:33 AM

Thanks for the paint info! Very realistic finish!

Mike

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blkhwkmatt

Member since
September 2003
From: Northern hemisphere - most of the time-

Posted by blkhwkmatt on Wednesday, April 22, 2015 5:34 PM

BD,

That looks stellar. Great build, subtle weathering and great photos as well. Love the look that you achieved with the OD, thanks for describing the method that got you there, might have to try that on a future P-47 / 40 that I have in the stash.

Thanks for sharing.

<Matt

Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur!!! - Anything said in Latin sounds profound!

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jetmaker

Member since
December 2013

Posted by jetmaker on Wednesday, April 22, 2015 1:56 PM

That looks amazing! The weathering is so subtle and tasteful!

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BrandonD

Member since
January 2015

Posted by BrandonD on Wednesday, April 22, 2015 1:45 PM

Thanks, everyone!

Buckeye, Joe - the OD is Tamiya acrylic in the bottle (I think it's XF-62, but I'm at work and can't see. Anyway, I'm sure you know the one I mean).

To get the shade lighter, I first sprayed black, then sprayed a base coat, then sprayed a coat that was 50 percent OD and 50 percent white on the insides of the panels. Then I finished it with a coat that was 70 percent thinner and 30 percent OD. That keeps it from being too dark and gives it a little definition in the panel lines.

Buckeye - that is a nice job on that. I love the two-tone finish.

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Buckeye

Member since
February 2007
From: Brunswick, Ohio

Posted by Buckeye on Wednesday, April 22, 2015 11:31 AM

That looks great, one of my favorite kits. Yes

I love the look of your OD. When I did Kid Hofer's bird my OD came out too dark.

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Fly-n-hi

Member since
December 2006
From: Phoenix, AZ

Posted by Fly-n-hi on Wednesday, April 22, 2015 8:54 AM

That turned out great! Nice work!

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lawdog114

Member since
February 2012
From: Olmsted Township, Ohio

Posted by lawdog114 on Wednesday, April 22, 2015 1:57 AM

Stunning Brandon. What OD did you use? It looks dead on. I'm about to embark on Kid Hofer's Salem Representative for the same Group Build (assuming I don't decide to squeek out yet another Messerschmitt)........

Joe

"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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BrandonD

Member since
January 2015

Finished - 1:48 Tamiya P-51B Mustang

Posted by BrandonD on Wednesday, April 22, 2015 1:44 AM

I built this one for the Mustang group build. It's the 1:48 Tamiya P-51B Mustang in Don Gentile's Shangri-La markings. I really, really enjoyed this build. I had fun painting the stripes, and I tried out some new techniques (masking part of the canopy glass while it was already installed, toning down the brightness of the stripes with a mist coat of buff, and using a prismacolor paint pen to add some chipping around the gun bays).

The kit is mostly stock. The only AM piece is the harness, which is an Eduard PE piece. I think it was sorely needed and completes the cockpit.