Mustang Build

After I finish the Tamiya 51 I'm going to start the HpH 1/18 scale Merlin. I'm pretty psyched about it.

Steve

You absolutely have my attention with that Merlin, Steve! =]  Looking forward to seeing that come to life.

Larry, those lights came out great.  I've been doing the same thing for a while now with my formation lights and other misc lights.  I think it really makes a difference.  You're definitely showing everyone how it's done.  Great job there. =]

Kyuzo, glad to see some auto stuff in here.  I was never a huge fan of the hatchback series, but with the newer models out now, I think I have a greater appreciation for it.  Looking forward to seeing what you come up with.  I do have a question about painting for gloss finishes.  It isn't often that you find planes with showroom finishes so we very often paint with flats and seal in flats.  My question is: What do you do different about painting for your auto gloss finish?

oortiz10

So what do you think FSM?  Should I leave the nitpicky issues and move on to my next project and call this one a three-footer?  Or do I bust out the sanding pads, polish out the chips, and repaint?

I'd love to hear your thoughts.

Cheers!

-O

 

O-

I am not an expert on WWII aircraft, but modern ones have spots that look exactly like those, particularly around the glass from painting and the compounds used to seal the glass in, particularly on helicopters.  I would look at it as a "Happy Accident."

Steve-

Your Blue Nose looks awesome!

Groot

Hey Larry guy! First off thanx. 2nd,that's some awesome craftsmanship there dude. Hopefully I get to that level one day. And to everyone, so you guys have any experience with AK Interactive brands products? 

Well sir, I'm probably not the best person to ask (if u were asking me specifically) as that '93 Cobra is only the second model I've ever built. So I still have a bunch to learn. But what I can say is I use mostly gloss and semi-gloss paints. And for a gloss finish I started using Pledge floor care FINISH. It's $6.18 at Walmart for a 760+ml bottle, can go through an airbrush straight out of the bottle, coats nicely, produces an excellent shine, is very durable, and you can use it around your house!  As far as the fine details wet sanding the body is recommended by a friend of mine before priming it. After several coats of primer you can wet sand that course a model of your caliber already knows all that. But between the gloss paints & a good glossy finish other than what you're already doing that's about all you need at least to my knowledge. 

I don't know if future and the stuff I have are the same.  But there u go. Told you I want the best person to ask. Lol.  Also I airbrush mine on. I don't know if that would make a difference though 

Tinting the windows & headlight lenses with Alclad transparent smoke. Went a Lil darker than I wanted while trying to even it out but it should still look pretty decent when the car is done 

BTW Steve, now that I'm starting to get this picture posting down I will probably send you the shots of the Kenworth W900 that I built. If anyone else would like to see them please let me know

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

BTW, here's a pic of another pair of my recently completed Mustangs.

I know tattoos aren't everyone's "thing," but I thought I'd share.  Seeing as how they fit into the theme.  

Cheers!

-O

O,

Great job on the repair! You have way more paientce that I. That is a build I will be proud to display on the wall.
That is a great looking tatoo! I never though of having one done as a Mustang. I should ask Cody to put that on the wall as well LOL.

Very nice, and while your probably not ready for another one, your welcome to jump in again.

Cody will get you up soon.

Steve

Steve

Swell work my dear boy. Gimme Miss Marilyn's number and I'll call her in the weekends *upity old guy laugh* (u know the one from the not so funny guy with the monocle that's usually the only one laughing at his corny jokes. 

Seriously though, that's awesome. I can't wait til I get that good. 

Sweet tat Ortiz 

So I finished filing between the spokes on the rims for the 97 Cobra. And I did he halfway decent dechroming job on them and then hit 2 of them with the Duplicolor adhesion promoter ( a little strong in the  fume area but otherwise a pretty awesome product). Initially I was going to paint the rims black with the daylight red lip to match the car and possibly daylight red lug nuts. Now I'm thinking to make the room all black with  Daylight red around the outside of the spokes and possibly A daylight red center cap. As an alternative to that idea I was thinking to just paint the whole rim black with the groove in the center of each spoke daylight red. 

Also I've completed the engine from the 2006 Shelby GT-H. That's the car I decided to use for the Blue Nose Mustang paint job. I'm having mentioned that project, I was wondering can you guys have any advice or suggestions 4 color as far as the blue goes. The only two blues I have over here at the given moment are Tamiya paints. One is the sky blue. The other is the metallic blue. Personally I think the metallic blue would look really good for this project but having looked up images of the actual blue nose P-51 I think the blue on those is more reminiscent of the sky blue paint. Initially anticipated going with the sky blue paint so that is the color are used on the intake plenum on this engine. You can see what it looks like in the picture and please let me know if that is a good color or if I should do something else.

French blue is a good match for the blue nose.

Nice fix O. Glad you gave it a try.  I used to be okay with leaving things like that until the first and last time I went to a show.  Judges scrutinized EVERYTHING.  The one thing it did do for me was twist my arm to make improvements where I know I can.  I always feel better afterwards too. =]  I think there's a point for some that only ever doing the same thing the same way gets old.  I think the day I feel as though I stop chasing something within the modeling world is the day I'll put it up.

Steve, glad to see you already jumping into the Merlin.  I don't know how you find the time for it all. =]

trying again ..my mk.lll trump mustang cockpit

gettig the hang of this. thanks to my wife.

ok..from the start...

as always i start with the seat ...did,nt want to use the kit seatbelts cuss its hard to bend to shap ,,so i make my oun with doubled up tamiya tape and i do use the buckels though . i then use a dark leaded pencil to do the stiching . 

i do have to apologize for not posting pics here ,,.i do have a lot to catch up on . 

just learnt ......i feel like a such a newbbbbby

ok..so after the seat then to the cockpit instr,panel ,,tank . i did add wireing by stretched sprue ..added the fuel tub . i also added missing box behide the battery . I think i got the color right for the tank 

here is the complete cockpit finnished.

opps i got ahead of my self . here,s wip of the seatbelts being made . and the brass gun barrels .

pete

5, you can post as many of your BBCodes for you pics into one post as you'd like.  It'll make it simpler for you. ;)  Just provide a space for each one so they don't run into each and look confusing to you.

Wow. Just frickin WOW!!  beautiful detail work on that cockpit dude. Oh how I wish I had those skills 

It is very nice 5. =]  Sorry I forgot to mention it a moment ago.  I'm doing this from work at the moment when I can steal a minute.  =P  What scale is that? 1:32??

thanks kyuzo ..in time you,ll gain skill,s to do the same . it feels good to show pix,s finally 

bvallot...its 1/32 scale . its a good kit , i always liked like them have buit the D version . but this one had prob,s . the wing roots were so tight when test fitting , wings where as flat as a hawker hurracane...now im downloading all my wip pics to photobucket ,,it,ll take a while ..stay tuned  

pete