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Here is the fifth of my latest builds, Hasagawa's P-51D Mustang of the Checkertail Clan.
This was a good kit, not quite Tamiya quality but very good nevertheless. No construction issues or poor fit that I recall, and any errors are mine alone.
Paint is Alclad over a Stynlyrez black primer. Unlike the P-40F, this kit came with the checkerboard decal, so I put that to use. It looks good but up close I can see why I should have just painted the pattern. I cut the decals along the flap/rudder lines so there would not be some clear film covering those areas, but the result has been that the decals lifted some during the weathering process. Lesson learned - just paint!
Build Photos
This is the ride of Colonel Felix Vidal, the "Dusty Butt".
Very very beautiful build Aggieman! Awesome paint job. What kit did you use to build your P40 checkertail? I'm looking to do one soon I hope.
-Andy
rooster513 Very very beautiful build Aggieman! Awesome paint job. What kit did you use to build your P40 checkertail? I'm looking to do one soon I hope.
Nicely weathered, Stephen. This winter I bought a Silhouette Cameo vinyl cutter and it is the bee's knees for masking patterns like that.
John
To see build logs for my models: http://goldeneramodel.com/mymodels/mymodels.html
"Can you fly this plane and land it?...Surely you can't be serious....I am serious, and don't call me Shirley"
lawdog114Nice! Indeed I would have definitely cut Tamiya tape squares for the tail. Still looks great...
jeaton01 Nicely weathered, Stephen. This winter I bought a Silhouette Cameo vinyl cutter and it is the bee's knees for masking patterns like that.
This one came out sweet. Looks like it just returned from a mission. Very nice.
BK
On the bench:
A lot !! And I mean A LOT!!
2024 Kits on deck / in process / completed
14 / 5 / 2
Whoop! Nicely done!
Chad
God, Family, Models...
At the plate: 1/48 Airfix Bf109 & 1/35 Tamiya Famo
On deck: Who knows!
That is a great looking airplane. The finish is really well done. Nice weathering. I built that kit last year. It is a nice model to build.
Your comments and questions are always welcome.
Nice work on your P-51. The Hasegawa kit has a lot going for it and with some extra work is easily better looking that the Tamiya kit. The clear parts are beautiful. They did fall down on how the did the guns IMO though. The spinner needs some reshaping and the Forward fuselage needs some work in order to match the spinner profile. Still a great kit though.
On the Bench: Too Much
Very, very nice!!
The only Mustang I have in my stash is Revell's P-51D. It's still shrink wrapped so I may put in on eBay and eventually get either the Tamiya or Hasegawa stangs. Your Hase Mustang looks great!
Mike
Hector Berlioz
Thanks for everyone's kind responses to my 'Stang.
1943Mike Very, very nice!! The only Mustang I have in my stash is Revell's P-51D. It's still shrink wrapped so I may put in on eBay and eventually get either the Tamiya or Hasegawa stangs. Your Hase Mustang looks great!
The revell (monogram) kit is a diamond in the rough. It's a great kut to build your modeling skills on. Shapes are near perfect and interior detail still not surpassed by tamiya or hasegawa offerings.
cbaltrin 1943Mike Very, very nice!! The only Mustang I have in my stash is Revell's P-51D. It's still shrink wrapped so I may put in on eBay and eventually get either the Tamiya or Hasegawa stangs. Your Hase Mustang looks great! The revell (monogram) kit is a diamond in the rough. It's a great kut to build your modeling skills on. Shapes are near perfect and interior detail still not surpassed by tamiya or hasegawa offerings.
Another stunning and amazing job on this Mustang and of course the many others you've built!
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
Chris
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