1/32 Tamiya P-51D WIP

modelcrazy

Member since
July 2014

Posted by modelcrazy on Friday, January 22, 2016 8:26 AM

Thanks all!
Gam, I'm working on painting the guys now..yuk Tongue Tied

. I should have the entire scene complete in a few days.

Steve

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Gamera

Member since
November 2009
From: SW Virginia

Posted by Gamera on Friday, January 22, 2016 8:22 AM

Wow, I think I've been neglecting the aircraft forum, this one went this long under my radar??

Another great job from you Steve, awesome seeing her coming together.

"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen

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infofrog

Member since
October 2013

Posted by infofrog on Friday, January 22, 2016 5:51 AM

Very nice Rick

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lawdog114

Member since
February 2012
From: Olmsted Township, Ohio

Posted by lawdog114 on Thursday, January 21, 2016 9:07 PM

Nice work Steve. You nailed that blue nose. Looks great.

"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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modelcrazy

Member since
July 2014

Posted by modelcrazy on Thursday, January 21, 2016 7:52 AM

Thanks DD,

It's a great kit, loads of fun. Be mindful of the hardware though, they are easy to loose. Also I found that the magnets they want you to install are unnecessary if you are going to glue the panels down, they are meant for removable panels and operating doors.

Steve

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Devil Dawg

Member since
March 2005
From: Lancaster, South Carolina

Posted by Devil Dawg on Wednesday, January 20, 2016 11:19 PM

Outstanding work, Modelcrazy Steve! I just bought this kit myself (along with the Tamiya F4U-1A Corsair in 1/32), and am looking forward to starting on it soon. I hope that I do half as good a job as you've done with yours!

Devil Dawg

On The Bench: Tamiya 1/32nd Mitsubishi A6M5 Model 52 Zeke For Japanese Group Build

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BrandonK

Member since
June 2014

Posted by BrandonK on Tuesday, January 19, 2016 9:04 AM

I don't know what it is, but I totally love blue nosed P-51's. Superb work my man, fantastic.

BK

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modelcrazy

Member since
July 2014

Posted by modelcrazy on Tuesday, January 19, 2016 8:50 AM

Thanks guys, it was a supurb kit, well worth the cost. Now if I can just get up the willingness to paint the figures (my weakest area of the hobby) and get it/them on a base.

Steve

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Shipwreck

Member since
May 2006
From: Chapin, South Carolina

Posted by Shipwreck on Tuesday, January 19, 2016 8:46 AM

Steve, I have a stable of Mustangs in 1/48 including breeds of Tamiya, Revell, and Accurate Miniatures. But Tamiya's 1/32 has to be the Mustang of Mustangs. With your current offering you have joined the forum of excellent productions of it.

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Revell 1/96 USS Constitution - rigging

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Toshi

Member since
March 2015
From: Streetsboro, Ohio

Posted by Toshi on Tuesday, January 19, 2016 4:40 AM

A work of art. I love it, especially in the blue format! That must have been a challenge!

Toshi

On The Bench: Revell 1/48 B-25 Mitchell

Married to the most caring, loving, understanding, and beautiful wife in the world. Mrs. Toshi

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scorpr2

Member since
July 2007

Posted by scorpr2 on Monday, January 18, 2016 11:48 PM

She's a real beauty!!! Keep up the good work! Toast

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GAF

Member since
June 2012
From: Anniston, AL

Posted by GAF on Monday, January 18, 2016 11:22 PM

Wonderful work on one of my favorite aircraft. :D

Gary

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modelcrazy

Member since
July 2014

Posted by modelcrazy on Monday, January 18, 2016 11:09 PM

Sorry I haven't kept up on this, but it has taken me much longer than expected.
I have completed Moonbeam but still need to make a base and complete the figures.

Steve

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modelcrazy

Member since
July 2014

Posted by modelcrazy on Friday, January 8, 2016 10:06 AM

French blue.

Steve

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GAF

Member since
June 2012
From: Anniston, AL

Posted by GAF on Friday, January 8, 2016 9:57 AM

Looks great, Steve! Just for my records, what color blue are you using for this?

Gary

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modelcrazy

Member since
July 2014

Posted by modelcrazy on Friday, January 8, 2016 9:13 AM

I am back to working on Moonbeam. Next will be the Alclad treatment on the fuselage. The wings and horizontal stab have MM aluminum.

Steve

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ruddratt

Member since
February 2006
From: Smithers, BC, Canada

Posted by ruddratt on Tuesday, November 24, 2015 1:37 AM

You gotta love these Tamiya 1/32 birds. This one is looking awesome so far! Fantastic work! Been gone from these forums for a while - glad I made it back in time to see this build come together! Yes

Mike

"We have our own ammunition. It's filled with paint. When we fire it, it makes pretty pictures....scares the hell outta people."

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blkhwkmatt

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

Posted by blkhwkmatt on Saturday, November 21, 2015 11:04 PM

Steve,

You are doing a bang up job on that mustang. I am building the D/K version myself. Best kit I have ever built, only problems are the ones that I have made.

Keep posting!

<Matt

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

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BrandonD

Member since
January 2015

Posted by BrandonD on Saturday, November 21, 2015 12:57 AM

Steve - I've been watching this one in the GB, and I have to say you're doing an amazing job so far. I hope you find the part, and I can't wait to see it come along!

-BD-

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Bish

Member since
December 2002
From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Posted by Bish on Saturday, November 21, 2015 12:54 AM

Some great work Steve, you know that part will turn up, just don't let the wife vacuum for a while.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

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lawdog114

Member since
February 2012
From: Olmsted Township, Ohio

Posted by lawdog114 on Friday, November 20, 2015 10:37 PM

Nicolas Trudgian is one of my favorite artists, His paintings have inspired several of my builds. I used to have this one as my phone wallpaper before Frank Drebin trumped it...LOL.

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modelcrazy

Member since
July 2014

Posted by modelcrazy on Friday, November 20, 2015 9:15 PM

Thanks much lawdog,

I'm using Testers interior yellow with an oil wash of black. It does seem to give the Chromate Yellow a greeish hew. I really debated whether I should go with the Green Chromate oreally yellow. Tamiya's instructions state a mix of 2 parts yellow and one part green, so I went best guess.

I love that painting! I have it as my computer wallpaper on both my laptop and at work. I can't tell who is taking off next to Moonbeam though.

Steve

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lawdog114

Member since
February 2012
From: Olmsted Township, Ohio

Posted by lawdog114 on Friday, November 20, 2015 8:42 PM

Outstanding so far. I love your interpretation of interior green too. It has the right combination of yellow and green to my eye. Unless I missed it, what are you using? Interestingly, that painting of Bodenplatte is one of my inspirations to build John Meyer's Petie, when he gunned down one with his gears still retracting. I look forward to your diorama.

"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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crown r n7

Member since
August 2015
From: the redlands Fl

Posted by crown r n7 on Friday, November 20, 2015 12:31 PM

thank you looks like a complex build

Nick.

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modelcrazy

Member since
July 2014

Posted by modelcrazy on Friday, November 20, 2015 11:28 AM

crown r n7
BTY that engine tubing included in the kit ?

Yes, it is a very detailed kit.

Steve

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crown r n7

Member since
August 2015
From: the redlands Fl

Posted by crown r n7 on Friday, November 20, 2015 10:26 AM

Very nice mustang . BTY that engine tubing included in the kit ? Nice metal finish on it

Nick.

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modelcrazy

Member since
July 2014

Posted by modelcrazy on Friday, November 20, 2015 9:55 AM

After taking a break for the Weekend Madness GB I was able to make some progress on the Mustang.
This is what I have so far after joining the fuse half’s. I found that most of the detailing I did to the engine is hidden. Oh well, at least I know they’re there.
I am missing one part though, V11. It is part of the lower bracing under the engine intake air scoop. I was painting it last night, holding it with tweezers. I looked up as my wife asked me something and PING! The part goes flying and I heard it hit something to my right. After an exhaustive search I couldn't find it. I still have plenty of time to find it. The way the diorama is laid out, I can install it last if needed.