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Shipwreck I painted the fuselage fuel tank chromate green. Mainly because I could not confirm that it was black! Was your black a Tamiya paint call-out per the instructions, or did you actually find a source that indicated that it was black?
I painted the fuselage fuel tank chromate green. Mainly because I could not confirm that it was black! Was your black a Tamiya paint call-out per the instructions, or did you actually find a source that indicated that it was black?
The fuselage fuel tank was black rubber, not chromate green. And if it isn't too late, 43-12102 was not equipped with a fuselage fuel tank.
It's lookin' good so far. Please keep us updated. Bob
Pete, that cockpit looks real good. I am building P-51B 43-12102 as it was being hacked into a D type variant. I am just about where you are in the build. I am looking forward to building my Tamiya P-51D Tuskegee next.
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Really nice cockpit. If I might ask, what did you do with Hasegawa wind screen after scrapping the kit?
Nice job on the cockpit. Looks like this one is going to be a winner!
Gimme a pigfoot, and a bottle of beer...
Looking good so far. I've not dealt with that kit in a long time, but I remember it being a good one. I'm not sure about that black patch on the sidewalls where the battery compartment is.
Do you plan on using Tamiya decals? You may find them acceptable if you're kind of new and are looking to get some experience, but they are generally horrible. They are thick and won't sink into the detail. Most everyone replaces Tamiya and Hasegawa decals with AM. You may consider that.
Hello all,Thanks again for all the positive feedback on my Eduard Nieuport 17 Weekender. It really meant a lot. Now I am going back to trying to complete a Mustang. I tried doing a Hasegawa version but pretty much scrapped it after I screwed up the panel wash (correct term?). As I said in other posts, I learned a ton from that kit and am applying my learning to this kit. So here is where I am right now. I just finished the cockpit and am now in the process of assembling the fuselage. For the cockpit work I used Model Master and Tamiya paints. I found an old True Details cockpit set for a Monogram model and just added a few pieces from it to the seat. This was my first experience with photo etched pieces and it seems to have worked pretty good. After painting per instructions I did a sludge wash with Tamiya Smoke, JA Green and a touch of black. I also used a silver Prismacolor pencil and some Tamiya Deck Tan for additional weathering.So far so good. I welcome any and all comments and criticisms. Thanks again!
Pete GottfriedBuffalo, NY
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