So here I go again....
For some inexplicable reason I felt like digging this little kit out and playing with it a bit. I suppose I don't have to explain my reasoning to most of you lol.
First, this kit isn't exactly the best 1/144 kit out there if you want to model a Phantom, but it's got enough potential to work with I suppose. Unlike the P-51D and the P-47D I also have, this one at least comes with seats for the Office.
At this point I have done some scratch building for the pit, but basically just sticking to everything above the window line. There isn't much point IMO to building the rest of it as the canopy glass is super thick. But not so thick as to obscure the upper levels from sight.
For what I thought would be a quick build in the beginning... well this is going to take a bit of work. My plan is to rescibe the panel lines (including some that are missing) so it will take a wash later. I'll add other details as I go along. Deciding what is, and isn't worth trying to replicate in this scale.
There are also a lot of large gaps between key areas such as the wing roots that I'll fill. This isn't going to be as quick as I would like it to be. :)
http://www.use.com/JyaPk
Masking the canopy went fairly smoothly. Not much of an issue there. Just a bit of guessing where the frames should be based on photos online. The clear canopy piece doesn't have any frames molded to it, so guessing is the best I've got to work with.
As of this evening I have been working on little things here and there with no significant progress to show.
Anyways, First posted topic of 2017 for me. Happy new years my friends. :)