Mustang Build

here,s a close up of IP . there,s alot of test fitting ,,i found the IP fit was loose around the edges . i left it cuss once the frount sheld is in place you really can,t see it .

cockpit testing . there i found more prob,s the balkheads needed sanding so the halve,s whould come together proper .

note the bulkhead behide the seat???....trumpeter got that wrong , i had to cut away some plastic useing the top part of seat as a template . if you dont do this you cant see nothing back of the seat. 

There's some great work going on this weekend!

O - nice save on the chip on the canopy. Miss Marilyn looks great. Certainly a model to be proud to have on your shelf.

5-high - your cockpit is looking great.

Kyuzo - the engine looks great.

Georg - thanks for the nice comment on my gun barrels. I can't take credit for the technique; I read about it somewhere. All I did was to take one of the plastic gun barrels from an AM kit and measured the outside diameter of the parts. Then I just found tubing to match.

bvallot - you mentioned using clear rod for other lights. On P-51's? If so, which ones? I'd love to see an example.

Larry

wow still uploading theres alot of wips coming lol

Thanx Larry. So guys, once I get caught up a bit ( currently working on three different Mustangs) I have made my decision on what Mustang will don the second aircraft paint job. And the verdict is...

TADA!! Thinking about going with something grey and olive green and possibly a checkered rear quarter panel. Either that or silver and black

oortiz10

OK FSM, Miss Marilyn's done.  DONE!  To be honest with you, I'm glad to get her off my bench.

Anyway, thanks for all the input on whether or not I should fix the chip in the canopy frame.  I thought long and hard about it.  I slept on it.  I ate and drank on it.  I decided to leave Miss Marilyn on my desk as I worked on other stuff just to see how much the chip really bugged me.  And, honestly, it bugged me a lot!  The small chips around the windscreen weren't that noticeable, but the chip on the canopy frame just screamed at me.  So, I decided I'd try to fix it.  

Here's what happened:

First, I masked off the canopy in preparation for some sanding and I evened out the chip as best I could.

 

Then, I resprayed Alclad's White Microfiller and Primer before sanding as smooth as I could.

 

After that, I masked again and repainted Alclad's Polished Aluminum.

 

And, I'm happy to say, that the chip disappeared.

 

The only evidence that remains of its existence is a small spot that's a slightly different shade than the surrounding aluminum.

I'm very pleased with the way the repair turned out.

 

Now, let's take a look at the pix of the finished Miss Marilyn, shall we?

 

So, Miss Marilyn is now off my bench and on the shelf.  I'm ready for my next project.  Hopefully it will go a bit easier than this build did.

Anyway, feel free to drop your two cents in the bucket.  I appreciate everyone's feedback and support on this build.  Thanks for looking!  Your comments and criticisms are appreciated.

Cheers!

-O

 

Miss Marilyn looks great! Fixing the canopy gives her a nice "facelift" and hopefully it will help you sleep better with your deserving sense of pride!

Best Regards,

George

hay kyuzo 

i owned two of those in the early 80,s one was a 70 302 boss 4sp..the other was a 71 351 celvland,. auto both where smoken fast . love to see this build ..awwww memorys

pete

well got all the pic,s downloaded. so guys i have to amite that im way ahead of what wip,s u see here ..these pics where taken months ago. as i work out of town only to be home 4 days at a time . anyhoo. after satisfied with the cockpit and fuselage i glued them together ,sence i was not installing the motor . i just glued the cowell to the fueslage. while i wait for it to cure .i moved on to the upper wings , i glued the covers for the guns to the wings ..the fit was near perfect on both sides ,,little filler was needed

Well George, here's hoping it looks as good as yours ran when I'm done. Because this kit is actually a custom vehicle out of the box I can just stick to the kit instead of ordering aftermarket parts. Although I did find a Ford 427 competition engine I was thinking about picking up. The only downside of the that is that the entire kit is chrome. Which means I would have to dechrome most of the parts before I can paint them. 

those wheelwells will have to fixed buy scratch build new rear bulkhead and stringers

in this next one it shows the corrected rear wing former 

placement of the 1/16th brass guns 

nexted was those formation light trumpeter got those wrong too . there right for the p-51D...but wrong on the mk.lll ,b/c. so fill and over to the other side thay gooo. i scribed new circles then drilled new holes.

the correct side ..done 

i,ll leave it to that till tommaro.

pete

Looks like you having way too much fun posting pictures. Nice progress and good catch on the formation lights. That would have gotten past me.

Lol ..yes I geuss your right there modelcrazy. .but it feels good to share wip pics with my fellow members ..finely. 

Steve,

The Merlin's looking good so far. What scale is that?

Larry

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bvallot - you mentioned using clear rod for other lights. On P-51's? If so, which ones? I'd love to see an example.

Larry

 

Sure thing.  When I get back home I'll take a couple of pictures of what I've done in the past.  It basically amounts to pulling a piece of clear sprue, selecting the appropriate diameter for what you need, and shaping it to suit the light you're making.  Once you've gotten your shape, sand it down with finer and finer sanding sticks and bring it to a polish.  Cut to length...a little drop of your glue of choice and voila!  Not much to it. Absolutely makes a difference. Get a good polish on it and enough light will pass through it to make it pop.  Certain "lights" you could even put a drop of silver on the bottom before glueing to help them stand out.

=]

After round one with the rims for the '97 Cobra 

after round one With the rims 

Nicely done kyuzo 

What color is that gloss orange? 

Pete

Bvallot 

Thanks for the info on that ..was trying just that ..didn't know ..so I'll try it out ..but one question? ?.. how would I make space  for the pic's. This is not clear to me 

Pete

Of course Pete.  All you do is copy your code from whatever site you're using (i.e. Flickr, Photobucket), hit the "Enter" button to begin a new paragraph, and start a new code.  Repeat.  It's very simple. =]  I tend to put whatever caption I might have for the photo being seen at the top.  That way when the viewer scrolls down, they'll read what is about to be seen and then be able to see it.  But that's just me.  It really doesn't matter.

If that doesn't make sense enough, don't feel as though you can't ask again.  We all started out trying to figure out this internet stuff from scratch.  =]

Larry, as promised earlier...I have those pics I mentioned.  This is what I have currently that I'm working on.  I thought it'd be a good example so here's two pics that show what I spoke of above.

Untitled by Britt Vallot, on Flickr

Untitled by Britt Vallot, on Flickr

hay guys here are some more wip pic,s from a month ago. i had to cut a verey thin slice from both side,s of the wing root as you can see here to correct my flat dihedral problem. 

then i filled in the gap,s with evergreen sheet stock to achive the correct dihedral.

here,s a close up.