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Revell 1/32 P-51B - WIP

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  • Member since
    August 2014
  • From: Willamette Valley, Oregon
Posted by goldhammer on Monday, July 18, 2016 2:11 PM

Figured it was older moulds, but it is what it is.  Not going to go overboard on it. 

 

Got the wings, engine, prop together, horizontal stabs on the fuselage.  Got to get it over to work this week and toss some zinc chromate at the interior and then can start assembly.  Had to do quite a bit of trimming around the side window openings to get them narrower and even.

 

**EDIT**  It's Tuesday and got the ZC shot today and will get some pics as the pit is done and ready to go in and the fuselage buttoned up.

 

  • Member since
    September 2005
  • From: North Pole, Alaska
Posted by richs26 on Monday, July 18, 2016 1:52 PM

It is still the old 1969 Shangrila molds.

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    January 2013
Posted by BlackSheepTwoOneFour on Monday, July 18, 2016 7:21 AM

That kit has been around for a while since last year. I have that kit as a freebie. There are issues with the kit - gun ports don't line up, flash, etc... The best part - it's not all that big once it get assembled.

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    February 2012
  • From: Olmsted Township, Ohio
Posted by lawdog114 on Monday, July 18, 2016 2:37 AM
Very nice. I hope you do a work in progress thread..

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

 

 

 

 

  • Member since
    March 2015
  • From: Streetsboro, Ohio
Posted by Toshi on Sunday, July 17, 2016 3:19 PM

WOW, a Revell 1/32 P-51!  I'm definately intrested in this build.

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

 

 

  • Member since
    June 2014
Posted by BrandonK on Sunday, July 17, 2016 3:05 PM

I thought about getting this kit, but I was concerned with those issues you mentioned. But, if I can hack up a P-40, I can hack up p-51. Looking forward to this.

BK

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  • Member since
    August 2014
  • From: Willamette Valley, Oregon
Revell 1/32 P-51B - WIP
Posted by goldhammer on Saturday, July 16, 2016 5:18 PM

Was in HL a couple of nights ago and tripped across this one and grabbed it. 

Going to use it as fill in during the Modern and Sub GB's.  Dry fit on the wing and fuselage look decent, cockpit is pretty bare, and the pilot and seat are just flat ugly.  Gun ports don't match up, but will use some brass tube I have to fix that.  Molds are showing some age as there is a good amount of flash, but fairly easily taken care of. Raised rivits and panel lines.  

Decals are for "Berlin Express" with the locomotive on the left side.  Shows upper surfaces  and upper 1/3 of the fuselage in OD and the rest in NMF, with yellow and red checkerboard behind the prop.  Going to be an OOB build and should go pretty quick until paint time.

Pics in a few days.

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