my P-51D progress pics

hello fellows, i thought i'd share my progress on my P-51D. ive been in the hobby since july of 03' and this is my second "serious" build. my first build was a P-51D as this is my favorite bird of all time. the first one i built was displayed in the air so there wasnt much to it. this time, i thought i'd try my hand at open cockpits and wheel wells. ive bought about a half a dozen kits since ive started the hobby just for airbrush fodder as im an "airhead" and love airbrushes. ive bought more airbrushes than i have kits. anyway, this is also my first delve into aftermarket parts. i thought i'd live up to my fsm posts ranking of "aftermarket". LOL. boy rankings can be decieving cant they. this particular cockpit is a resin kit from True Details and i really like it except for the instrument panel is very weak in my opinion. this is the first time ive hand painted anything since ive been in this hobby and i really, really enjoyed myself. now i just have to find some good quality hand paints. i used tamiya acrylics for this cockpit. any recommendations are welcome. after you sand down the sidewalls on the original tamiya kit, this cockpit fits excellently. hope you like it. thanks, later.

the parts haven't been glued together yet, im still in the dry fit stage. it may just happen after this post though.