Official Natural Metal Finish Group Build

My Mustang is going to be painted with Alclad. Ive sprayed odds and sods with the stuff but never a whole plane. As far as i gather, the main thing is make it Smoooooooth. Im waiting on a few cockpit references at the mo, but ill be swinging into action soon.

...Guy

Kermit to the group build !! Your build is on the front page, gotta love a checkertail P-51, I am looking forward to seeing yours.

Like you I have to admit the P-38s are a nightmare mine has me and comming up with new colorful words. Most of mine went togeather fairly well its the nose thats the trouble, really bad seams and very badly missmatched parts.

Hello everybody!

Per invitation by Vetteman i just wanted to stop by and say hi to all the guys overhere in the "shiny syndrome corner". But i have got a good set of polaroid sunglasses so i should be good inhere...

If the invitation still stands i would like to announce my build of a Hasegawa 1:48 Checkertailed P51D in NMF. Yes, Vetteman, i did announce a P38 and i made a start on it but sofar the gaps and seams are just too horrible to put online. Anyways, i started the mustang a while ago and am in the painting phase and will be ready to show some work soon i hope. This will also be my first 1:48 kit i ever built.

See ya!

Yeah what Fermis said I have a couple cans of that in my paint box just haven't tried it yet. Hope I didnt get your finish wrong on the front page Fermis. Leme check.

Yup I did get it wrong Fermis sorry about that  

Luftwoller wrote:

Hi all, 1stly all i can say is wow. Ive spent the best part of this evening going through the entire GB looking at all the fantastic stuff being put out.  I mentioned to Soulcrusher that i was planning to build an NMF Mustang (Tamiyas new one) and he suggested i had a look over here with the possibility of building it here. I could do with all the help i can get as ive never built anything in NMF...So can i join? Is it too late? If i can, the kit is Tamiyas P-51D in 1/48 ...Guy

Luftwoller Glad to have you join us in the shiney group ! There are a a number of methods being used here for NMF I have used Reynolds Wrap for all of mine so I can help out with that and there are others here who do better than I do who will I am sure.  Others have used Alclad and Talon paints and I think a couple guys are using Bare Metal Foil, from I think it is Micro Scale Industries. So there are a number of choices along with some talanted help here. I have seen some of your fine builds and am looking forward to seeing what you will come up with. Your build is entered on the front page.

Hi Luftwoller

What kind of finish did you plan on useing on your p-51?

jd

Hi all, 1stly all i can say is wow. Ive spent the best part of this evening going through the entire GB looking at all the fantastic stuff being put out.

 I mentioned to Soulcrusher that i was planning to build an NMF Mustang (Tamiyas new one) and he suggested i had a look over here with the possibility of building it here. I could do with all the help i can get as ive never built anything in NMF...So can i join? Is it too late?

If i can, the kit is Tamiyas P-51D in 1/48

...Guy

 Revell just reissued it. I got mine for about $15 each at the LHS. The 2 from last year, I got at a contest vendor for $5 each. I also have one from Ocidental, $10 at vendor table. That one will stay in my collection. For the most part, all my kits come from vendors tables, usually 50% off, give or take. I save all my change throughout the year,($100-$150) then I can go nuts. I usually come home with 10-15 good kits. Last spring, I spent $165 total, covered entry fees, gas, lunch, 25 kits, and some AM goodies. At list prices, the kits alone would have cost over $300. I win!!!

 Squadron has it for just under $15.

I changed my mind on the AN-22, and if you don't mide I will do one more for the group. It is a Soviet T-4, or S100. Looks real close to a XB-70. She has a metal finish rather an aluminum so this ought to be interesting. It is another Amodel kit in 1/72. I have mabe 2 weeks before surgery so I might finish it in time, and it will fit in my model cabinet.

I hope you don't mind, but I like the Soviet birds. They are different.

Rob & Aggie- Excellent 58s, fantastic job on the foil. I think I'll stick to paints, I'd hate to wreck a perfectly good kit. Do you guys do 1 panel at a time, or cover a large area? I couldn't see any seams in there anywhere.

Well for me I did try to apply the foil along established panel lines so as to hide the seams.  But the pictures actually don't tell the entire story - if you're standing in front of the build really looking, you can see seams in the foil, especially along the underside near the tail cone.  But thanks for your kind words (and even my wife was appreciative of how it looks).

 Hint, here's one of em.

 I took a ride in this one about 9 yrs ago, I've had the kit in the stash since then, picked up 2 more last yr, and another 2 the other day, I'm planning an inflight formation. Then will go on display at my airport.

 Here's a bonus (new "wing") that flew over my house about 15 mins. ago........twice!!!!

FERMIS

Sherman1111 Nice job on the wing and a really good job on those nasty seams I saw in your WIP photos. Too bad all the cockpit detail was lost when you closed her up, but hey its good practice for when you can see a cockpit, its how I look at it. Keep us posted on your back thing JD and if a shiney urge should strike you again ....................

 Rob & Aggie- Excellent 58s, fantastic job on the foil. I think I'll stick to paints, I'd hate to wreck a perfectly good kit. Do you guys do 1 panel at a time, or cover a large area? I couldn't see any seams in there anywhere.

 Sherman- The Bounder is quite impressive. How long is that thing, looks freeeekin huge. Great job on that, as well as the "wing". I got inspired a bit, saw a "wing" at the LHS the other day, grabbed it up. Then I saw the $ tag....$65 (1/72 Italeri).....NO THANKS!!! So I bought something else(don't tell Rob) Hope all goes well with your surgery, I can't even imagine how it would feel to be pain free. I think I was born with a bad back, 13 years of layin brick, block,stone, and concrete didn't help one bit! Good luck!!!!

 I do have an idea for my next project, one(maybe 2) of them will fit here in the GB. Gotta wait till they come back home from the airshow, so I can get some pics.

        FERMIS

Hi all

Flying wing is done.

This is the last build for this group, and I finelly got the approval from my Dr for surgery, hope it works this time. I am tired of being in pain, Tip for the younger guys, Take cake of your back while working. I spent 30 years as an electrican and just wore my back out. This has been a fun build and I have enjoyed all the other planes that have been done, its time to go back to something with color. I have an Amodel AN-22 in 1/72 scale which is a monster , that I want to get started. also have a SA-4 on the way from Poland in 1/35 scale. Real sharp kit from a new company, in resin. Keep the builds coming.

jd

Thank you all for the kind words

here are some more pictures

Flying Bounder

jd

Well guys I just dont know what to say at this point, stunning builds Aggieman, and Lancair IV. Hey did you guys plan this one, both builds done the same day, same plane errrr jets ?? Love seeing the differance between the 2 scales, wait>>>>>>>>> cant see any differance.  Got them on the front page already too, its starting to fill up.

Sherman1111 Out classed ???? What the heck are you talking about ? I cant wait to post your Bounder on the front page, very nice work you have been doing there. Yup I would say you can run with the BIG DAWGS Sherman. Maybe one day I can take a ride down to OC and see it in person.

Love it Sherman111.  She is a beast.  Looks great and your the one outclassing us.....

Good luck with your back.

Aggieman,

Your nuts.  That B-58 looks fantastic.  All you need are flames coming out of the burner cans.....

ps-I'm going to fix the bad foil spot on the tank....  Thanks

B-58's and F104 are great builds, I am out classed...

Preaty much done with the bounder, going to have to hang from cirling to get more pictures, but with my back out i can't climb a ladder. and still no word from the doctor.

She is a big beast, looks like a flying dart. The Soviets sure made some good looking birds.

jd

Not to be totally out-done, here is my smaller B-58.  The only remaining task left is to put some varnish on the base.  I tried to make the landing gear appear to be in a retracting position as this display is of the Hustler as it blasts skyward.  I'm not sure if I actually got the gear to look like that, and to be frank, I wasn't even sure how the nose gear would retract, which direction, etc, and never found any photographic evidence.

She's done.  1/48 B-58 Hustler covered with household foil, clear coated with Future Floor Wax.  She was built OOB with the exception of the aftermarket Exhaust Cans and Elevons.  I also added some lead weight to the nose.

As Fermis said...No more BS.

Thanks for looking

Sherman1111 wrote:

Good or bad news, My surgery has been puy on hold, and the surgen wants to see me. Mabey he figured out another way. Wont know till Friday now.

  I hope it's good news......