Hello, all. I’ve been slowly working on this since February. It was a part of the “Eye in the Sky“ GB, which I’ve missed the deadline horribly...
This is the Accurate Miniatures 1/48 F-6B kit, which is really just a P-51A with a camera in the back. I’ve got a bit of a “thing” for these early Mustangs, and the kits in the stash to prove it. For this build, I’ve added details from Ultracast including a seat, exhaust, prop, and wheels. I decided to do some scratch-building in the cockpit/camera area, though admittedly amateurish compared to some of the work done here.
The plane was flown by Maj. Russ Berg, who ended up retiring from the USAF in 1970 as a Brigadier General.
Without further ado, the photos:
Invasion stripe masking in-progress.
Masking complete. Fuselage was a bit of a challenge.
Wing tanks and exhaust done in Alclad, prop blades and spinner in Tamiya.
Underside painted and faded, and wing tank fillers masked.
Covered up all my work!
Masking tape and sticky-tack sausages for a slightly feathered demarcation.
First photo in my Christmas present from the wife: portable photo booth.
Starting color modulation. By all accounts, this was a fairly heavily weathered plane.
There we are, much better after blending it all.
Of course, the invasion stripes were scrubbed off the upper surfaces. Here’s my attempt at representing that.
I’m pretty happy with how the effect turned out. If I were to do it again, I’d have made the color difference less stark on the invasion stripes to be over-painted.
Questions, comments, and constructive criticism welcome!