I've been watching this build from afar, and now it's time to jump in the deep end. For the fourth round of the Weekend Group build, I elected to build the lovely little Tamiya 1/72 P-51D, with Hasegawa decals (if anyone's interested, there's still two weekends left, it's not too late). She's in IDF markings for the Big Wing squadron. Per group build protocol, the proof of non starting start shot.
The cockpit walls adorned with Eduard's pe set. This would be an exercise in futility as the pieces that become the canopy rails would either become an almost sacrifice to the carpet monster, or would lodge itself in the cockpit so tight that destruction would be necessary to free it. No belts because I thought I pinged one into oblivion, but found it later after I'd closed up the fuselage.
At this point, I'm feeling pretty good. Go run some errands, eat lunch, go to the MINI club Christmas Party. Come home, work at the table some more and go to bed with something that looks like an airplane with goop oozing out of it. Wake up and sand the putty off, and 36 hours in, she looks like this.
Worked some more, and she looked like this. Can't tell if it's the final primer coat, or I've just applied the Light Ghost Gray to the bottom. Since she's inverted, I'm going with the latter.
Now the intermediate blue.
Masks are applied, dark earth is shot, followed by a couple of coats of gloss. Paint dries, and decals are applied. Also, I'm out of time.
Here she is as of roughly 6:00 pm CST. All that's left to be painted are the exhaust shrouds, the canopy frame under the bubble, and the gear door actuator actuator arms. Better time management would have gotten me to the finish line. She should be on her mains and finished by tomorrow evening.
Thanks for looking. Don't know if the Airfix kit will make the build. Looks like I've got some time to decide.