Mustang Build

modelcrazy

Cool! Glad to have you greg. I'll find the box art and put you on the roster.

Thank you for the add.  Here's the box art:

I got the bagged kit from a local model club that's doing a group build of it....each kit had to be painted in the color written on the instructions, otherwise it can be built any way the builder likes.

Well, got the bottom paint fixed before I went on a 4 day metal detector hunt over in central Oregon Found a keg worth of nails and the best find for me was the wick holder and adjustment screw from an old oil lamp. These were old homesteads from the 1870's to 1880's  On private ranches we were lucky enough to get permission to go on. 

Have started repainting the wheelwell and will brush paint the gear, start getting decals on, then install the gear, take pics and then she will find a home with MC. 

If he thinks her worthy (the model, not the daughter ), hoping it will go to the daughter along with a picture of her sitting on the wing in earlier days.

Cool! Glad to have you greg. I'll find the box art and put you on the roster.

Alrighty....I'm in with a quicky build - Revell's 1/25 2015 Mustang GT in police markings.

modelcrazy

 

Britt,

I was wondering how your were going to make the camera hole. 

 

Actually, once I established the circle to cut, I took out the majority of it with a 1/4in drill bit. =D Then, refined the rest with my no. 11 blade and sanded to my measured circle.

The smaller circle was done in a similar fashion but I think it was a 1/8in or just smaller. Saved me a lot of time. =]

Chris,

She's looking great. I really like the British schemes. 

Britt,

I was wondering how your were going to make the camera hole. 

Nothing major, but I did want to show the beginning of what is shaping up around the camera bay. Referenced photos of the F-6D and measured twice, cut once, and sanded a lot. I may still refine the thickness of the larger bay. There will be a larger rounder sleeve that acted as some type of cover/fairing. That'll come next. Then, I'll build up the interior of the camera bay since it'll be more visible. =]

camports by Britt Vallot, on Flickr

Untitled by Britt Vallot, on Flickr

Untitled by Britt Vallot, on Flickr

Very nicely done Chris. =] I was just about to offer sending you a replacement canopy but I see your tags show this to be a Tamiya kit...womp womp. I like where you're taking the weathering so far. It's an easy thing to overdo. Thumbs up!

Finally did some work last night, got the canopy and side glass masked.  Funny thing when you've been gone for a while.  I was doing a GREAT job masking the canopy.  Just fantastic.  Perfect even.  Then I realised I had masked the FRAME, not the glass. Sometimes you just have to laugh at yourself, you know?  LOL

So letting the canopy dry now and for some reason didn't take any pictures of that.  Next step!  Here I've applied the topside panel line wash.  I'm using Flory and MIG washes - yes, I know one is acrylic and the other thinner based.  For the panel lines, works ok actually.

and here is the after:

I've noticed that these planes were heavily used, but didn't seem to have an abundance of chipping so after I the washes dry I'll hit it with a clear flat and see how it looks.  May do a gentle overspray with a highly diluted white wash overall - but will see how it goes.  Yes, the wing roundals are heavily weathered - my interpretation - hope it is not overdone in the end.

Cheers!  Chris

CNicoll

 

Matt: You did the Tamiya 1/32, right?  Super job, especially on the wings and that open engine.  But I really like the base as well.  How did you do that?  I have not tried that yet and really want to but don't even know where to start.

Chris

 

Yep it was the Tamiya 1/32, great kit.  For the base, it is a precut wooden base from a craft store that I stained.  For the gravel/sand, i just mix a bit of white glue with water and then brush it on, sprinkle on the gravel/sand and then add the greens.  I use products that the model railroad guys use.  Makes it easier.

CN-  Thanks, but my fingers won't work in 1/72, except for a kit of a USN Gato submarine....she is in 1/48, and that is about as small as I will go.  Got the white fixed today and will get the red on Friday.

Sorry to be absent for a month folks.  Long trip to Asia, now I'm changing jobs.  Planning on finishing up my Mustang this weekend (masked the canopy last night, hopefully will paint today or tomorrow, then a dull coat and some weathering - but then again, seeing the fantastic work here, maybe I'll shuffle off for a while!).

I bow to you guys who model in 1/72nd.  I just cannot see that small!!

Goldhammer:  Really looking amazing and cannot wait to see what the next step is.  Esp in 1/72 what you are doing is above and beyond. WOW!  Really appreciate you showing how you masked the plane too - very helpful to see how other people do things.  A red/white/blue Mustang is a thing of beauty.  Thanks!

Piers:  I am very envious of the finish.  I think it is hard to get a smooth and consistent color over the entire aircraft and that blue looks terrific.  I have to say, having done Big Beautiful Doll in 1/32, your tail checkers looks great.  NOT easy to cover that large an area and get it all right - well done.  My father was a Mobil Oil owner/dealer so seeing the red winged horse brings back fond memories.  What set are the decals from?

TJ: I finally tried out a Mustang D in OD and love the way it looks.  Yours are better and the combination of the blue nose and the 357 make a really nice pair.  Nice job.  Did you have any issues with either set of decals?  I think I have the blue nose set in 1/48.

Britt:  that is an amazing cockpit.  Really hard to focus on just one thing, but that seat is amazing as is the overall cockpit.  The extra wiring bits really add to the detail.  

Matt: You did the Tamiya 1/32, right?  Super job, especially on the wings and that open engine.  But I really like the base as well.  How did you do that?  I have not tried that yet and really want to but don't even know where to start.

Chris

GH,

Miss A is looking very sweet, can't wait to see her done.

You have some mad masking skills GH. I had a hard time with the blue nose on a 1/32 scale bird.

Thanks folks, got the blue on her over the w/e.  As can be seen by the last pic of the underside at the right wheelwell, I managed to screw it up as promised.  Got to do some repaire to all three colors.  But at least most of her dancing clothes came out alright for this amatuer.

Looking great, goldhammer!

Agreed! It's nice seeing a different kind of paint scheme on a mustang once in a while.

She is looking sweet GH!!!

Here are a few pics of Miss "A" getting dressed for the dance.  Wrapped for her red skirt and the red unmasked, and topless.  Then wrapped up for the blue blouse,  All that will be left is her makeup (decals) and shoes (gear).

Looking good Piers, I’m anxious to see the finished products from Larry and yourself.

Hey Larry,

Don't ask me, I'm scared of NMFs, still geting over my last one.

Matt, top result with your D there, I like it a lot. I have the Tamiya 1/48 B kit, hope it's as nice.

GH, Looking forward to seeing Miss A in full colour.

I have got Thunderbird to the decal stage. I bought a set of 'digital silk' decals from Draw Decal. They describe them well - strong, but they will fold over on themselves given a chance. So with a few setbacks and much cursing, I have finally finished the application. The decals in 1/72 do show the limitations of the digital printing in the detail imaging, but on the whole the decals were great. The set down well and wrinkles dissapear if the decals are left ot set on their own. Setting solution got them sitting snugly around the curves of the tail.

Next weekend it all gets a gloss seal.

What a difference the base coat and prep make. I favor the left wing. 

Helllo, all.

Because I’ve never done a natural metal finish before, I’m trying to take my time and explore all my options. None of the color photos that I have, though, clearly show the surface of the wings, especially in a shot that would allow a direct comparison with the natural metal fuselage. In the black and white photos, I don't see a big difference between the wings and the fuselage. To try and decide what colors to use, I took a spare pair of wings and shot them with Alclad Black Primer. The one on the left was then finished with Alclad’s Duraluminum. I applied Airframe Aluminum (the most popular choice for the fuselage) over the black primer on the gun bay cover and Airframe Aluminum over the Duraluminum on the ammo bay cover. On the right wing, I applied Semi Matte Aluminum over the black primer (now that it’s really dry it’s really obvious that I needed at least one more pass for complete coverage) with Airframe Aluminum over black on the gun bay covers and Airframe Aluminum over the Semi Matte Aluminum on the ammo bay cover. I have to admit, I’m still unsure how to paint the wings. I am sure, though, that I need to do much more surface prep on the model before I spray it with Airframe Aluminum. Any thoughts or suggestions greatly appreciated.

- Larry

WooooooHoooooo.....went down to UPS store with the decal/paint diagram (had to run back and get the length and wingspan of the model) and we made four copies of both side views and four copies of the top and bottom views....Actual size of the model, +/- a hair.  Cost was a grand total of $1.35.  Now I have templates to cut and use for the paint scheme lines.  I think it will be way easier than constantly checkin the sheet and the model to match points.  Actually on this one the points are easily defined, but the curves will be way easier now. 

Won't get anything done until at least Sunday afternoon, and that is if it is raining.  Got to go to Salem on Sat. to work on my new gold dredge to try and get it ready for the opening of the season in mid May, and Sun. is a metal detector hunt down in Springfield.

Your a better man than me GH, I dislike masking more than filling and sanding.

I'll use the kit decals as the pattern for the scallops on the tail and horizontal stabs.  The rest of it it is pretty straight forward and the lines fall on easily defined points on the fuselage and wing.  I also might try and see if I can get the decal placement diagram blown up to real size and have a few copies made to cut up for masking patterns.

I painted motorhomes for Safari for a couple of years back when and have been in the body/paint trade for 40 years, so layout and masking is nothing new, just have to learn to work on a smaller subject....

Thanks all for the kind words, the,Tamiya kit is really a marvelous kit, worth the price.  I believe that I will not be building the trumpeter "B" as there isn't enough to time at this point, and my Do-335 has my attention right now.

Goldhammer- can't wait to see the finished product,  it's looking real good so far.  Those schemes look so difficult to me.

Thanks for the great group build,  as always it's been a pleasure to watch, learn and participate. 

<Matt

Thanks, but still way early.....I still have plenty of time to mess it up more.  I'll be using the stars and all the lettering/logos/emblems decals from the sheet, but the major color scheme will be paint.  Below is what she is supposed to look like in her "go to prom" dress