Great work Kermit, I want one just like that. Were they kit decals?

Cheers

Tony

Well...been out of the routine for the last week on a family road trip (and for some reason FSM threads aren't emailing me updates...need to look into that). Tonight was my first night back at the bench and I got the P-51 all primed up with Mr Surfacer 1200:

Need to wet-polish it, paint the white for the cowl, wing stripes and so on, and then it's on to NMF-ing the lower surfaces.

Talentless,

Wow, great job on that IP! Love the pics.

Theuns,

Looks like you have everything under control there. The seat looks great!

Guys,

I have been offline for ages now... time to set that straight.... I have completed the Academy Bearcat slooooooowly but it's finished. Look for yerselves:

Great fun this kit but the average modeler will think it is a bit sparse on the detail so it would really pop with some PE or other add ons. Nevertheless it was good fun and i encountered little to no problems with it. Hope you guys like her!

Richard

A little update on my 1/48 Hobbyboss Mirage 3 cz

cockpit-

The wingroot will require a bit of work to get nice. I filled the gap with glue and sprue.

Theuns

Mac: Wow! That looks absolutely flawless! Kudos sir!!!

Talentless: Nice work there, love how well the instrument panel came out.

So busy.must .do .more modelling.............

Pitot and airbrakes (not filled)

DSC01441 by omgpainful, on Flickr

brakes filled and apu exhaust lined

DSC01718 by omgpainful, on Flickr

Main console

DSC01733 by omgpainful, on Flickr

pit looking like there has been a fire in it :( doesnt look so bad in real life but a bit dissapointed (first ever plane/resin/weathering/*** up)

DSC01711 by omgpainful, on Flickr

seat started, started adding belts

DSC01734 by omgpainful, on Flickr

resin bullet /wheel well glued down tight

DSC01728 by omgpainful, on Flickr

It all needs touching tarting up but time is my enemy at the mo'.

Nice finish on the 38 Capt ! It's a good lookin thing all round.

Cheers

Tony

OWL:  Impressive work on the cockpit!

The P-38 is done!  Finally got a chance to finish it up and get pics.  I did the staining on the tops of the booms in a mix of testors Air Mobility Grey and Schokoladenbraun.  Modern pics show the staining to be a black-brown color, but that's probably a richer mixture and a lower lead fuel.

vetteman42

Spark84

Is it too late to join? i just started two P-51Ds from the 361's FS, 356th FG.

Nope its not too late to join Just give me kit and scale info and you are in, and welcome to the shiny side.

Thanks!

Sorry for the late reply. i was expecting emails after i posted.

anyway, Im doing 2 Tamiya 1/48 P-51D. im planning to do the paint scheme of the 361st FS 356th FG. they are now about 50% done (assyembled, minor filling/sanding to do, then paint, weathering etc)

I'll get some in prog pics up soon.

Good patience on the BMF Roger. It's been worth it though.

Cheers

Tony

JR: Nice job there with the foil, super shiny work!

Not sure what happened on the PSP. You might try a coat of Future or Dullcote over it before the wash, depending on if the wash is oils/enamels or acylics.

Stout - nice lookin' spitfire! Those exhausts look great in there!

miss owl - Love your attention to detail. That 'pit looks miles ahead of what the previous owner had done. Top-notch work! If you're not too concerned with accuracy, I have a spare spinner/prop from my Tamiya razorback that you're welcome to.

Roger - That foil is looking amazing! Never tried that stuff, but I may have to after seeing your results. Also, on the PSP plating for the base, you may want to try a true primer before any paint goes on. Great idea for a display base, though!

Some progress on my F-86 with some tools of the trade. I can't work on her in sunlight, hurts the eyes to much!

I'm planning to use some Alclad on some of the difficult areas, where I think the foil will not look good, like those pesky slat acuators. Once the foiling is done I will start trying some techniques to give different shades to individual panels. had some encouraging results with household bleach.

I am planning to use an Eduard PSP(pierced steel planking) base to display the Sabre on and started working on it this weekend. Gave it a gloss black coating with Tamiya acrylic then Alclad stainless steel. Came out beautifully.

Then tried to give it a mud wash simulate the dirt underneath. When I wiped the wash of, my beautifull Alclad finish came of!!! I assume it is because I used an acrylic as a base coat instead of an enamel?

In a moment of madness I thought I would attempt to paint each individual little hole by hand, until I did a quick calculation on how may little holes there are. Only about 45000!  Guess I will need to redo the bugger with enamel. I love this hobby.

Began construction on my entry, but couldn't get too far...but what I did get completed looks pretty darn good!

box top

The kit was bought second hand, so some of the pieces were already painted. Unfortunately the cockpit was all put together with no details painted! I snapped it apart and fixed that in little time

I added some wire details to the sidewalls, scratch-built harnesses, and added IP wires

this is how tiny the IP is: it fits on a dime!!

I had to stop here, because as I was preparing to wire-up the engine I noticed there was no propeller in the box!!! ACK! What use is a prop fighter if it doenst have a prop!? Construction on the Thunderbolt has ceased until I get a replacement propeller.....

Thanks, guys. More pics of the Spit are posted over on the Spitfire GB thread. Now I'm moving on to the seaplane GB with a Monogram Kingfisher.

SF: The exhausts look perfect! And the rest of the Spit ain't too shabby either 

Now you've hit my soft spot...great looking Spitfire. Will look forward to seeing the whole thing.

Theuns - right click on the image and save it to your PC.  If you then go towards the top of this page, on the right, you will see your name and a link to 'community settings'.  Click it and the nuse the normal image button to include the picture within the Signature Section. Save and you're done.

Cheers

Tony

BTW, how do I go about getting the GB badge on my profile? I have never been able to figure it out.

Theuns

Darn that's a nice Spitty you got there!

It almost makes me want to go get a Mk9 and do it in highly pollished allu like the one we have at our local meseum!

Oh believe mw the "warts" are there, mostly where I buffed off tghe alclad with my fingertips and had to repair.....I just chose camera angles not to show them LOL!

Theuns

Greetings,

Here's a shot of those exhausts in place on the Spitfire:

Theuns: Agreed, great job on the Jug. Very colorful scheme and nice work with the Alclad.

Great work on the Jug Theuns, I do like your Alclad finish, which seems pretty flawless. It's a colourful and interesting airframe too, good choice of topic.

Cheers

Tony

Thanks V-man! I'm actually more-or-less happy with MM Interior Green - at least as it goes down thinned over a black base. Don't recall the Green Zinc Chromate being so cool-toned though. Way too blue and minty-feeling for my taste! Much happier with the Gunze route.

Also - as of last night main assembly on the P-51 is done. Still have to mess with the Ultracast flaps and have a LOT of prep before paint (wing seam filling!), but it's getting there.

And the B-25's getting perilously close to fuselage close-up time. Still working on the aft gunner's position and need to figure out what I want to do about the dorsal turret - install it now or see if I can't wait.

Doogs and Stoutfella great looking exhaust stacks. There seems to be an unlimited number of ways to do them but thanks for sharing your methods as both are good ideas.

Doogs your 51 is looking really good buddy. I to like the way you played with the interior green, I haven't really liked any of the shades offered by the manufatures, always seemed to me the should have had a bit more yellow in them.

CaptBigMoney were you calling your P-38 finished or are you going to weather it first.

Theuns for the life of me I cant figure out what warts you are talking about on your P-47. The save on your wing looks better than great and the finish is flawless as far as I can see. Fantastic work fixing the paint lifting problems you had too. You now have a very very nice representation on the venerable P-47D Thunderbolt to show off. Well done sir Your build is marked as finished on the front page and your Group Badge is there waiting for you, hope you like it. Oh BTW I love that you used a chart as a backdrop for your pictures, a nice touch for sure.

Nice work guys!

And great job there Theuns. Beautiful great clean build there!

Stout - nice work on those exhausts! The effect is very real - I'm gonna have to try that one myself.

Doogs - the 'stang is turnin'  into a real looker. I'm getting more and more intrigued with that 'black base coat' method of painting every time I see it. Those wheel wells really look nice!

Theuns - congrats on the finished build - it's a beauty, and here's a tip of the cap for stickin' with it after all the wing issues you had. Very nicely done sir!

I am calling tis Jug done! Warts and all LOL.

The kit's decals were not bad atall, I had to use a little microsol on the nose art toconform to the cowl.

Interestingly the antenna mast as installed on the kit is to far forward, the canopy only slides bac a little then fouls against it soI had to move it back.

This was by no means as simple a build as I thought it might be, I did however learn allot about Alclad though!

Theuns

Lookin' good stoutfella! I totally understand about the grain - I can control the ISO really well on my DSLR, but if I'm using my iPhone or point-and-shoot I'm kind of at its mercy...

I redid the Mustang exhausts last night - Exhaust Manifold + Magnesium, topped with some Alclad Transparent Smoke. Pretty cool steel/brown/blue look to it all. Didn't get a picture last night but will this evening.

Also finally got the wings glued. Got a start filling the panel lines, and finished laying down some Airframe Aluminum around the radiator scoop. Getting paint into that area after things are all together has been a nightmare on every previous P-51 I've tackled, so getting it out of the way!

Doogs,

Here's a couple of pics of the Spitfire exhausts I mentioned. The photos really accentuate the texture and make it look pretty grainy. It actually appears much smoother to the eye.

Looking excellent Doogs, as always. I concur with your thoughts on the Green Zinc Chromate, but it looks spot on now.

Cheers

Tony

Theuns: Ouch! I've had the paint peel over Alclad a little but nothing that badly. As Doogs said you can cut the stickiness of the tape by sticking to your hand before using it on the model. I've also been going back and washing everything with detergent to make sure there isn't anything  where the paint is going.

Doogs: Nice, now that you point it out the earlier green does seem a little too green. And nice job on the stacks there too!