Mustang Build

I'll send you a super sized badge of your choice if you want for your giant sig line. That way it won't be blurry.

Thanks gents. It was a little challenging but it came out ok.

MC please use the first picture and I updated my badges. Had to go with smaller pictures to make them fit.

PJ,

Cody will get your pic on the wall momentary.

PJ-  Great work man!  Its been placed in the finished Gallery!  

Thanks Cody

For the last couple of days I have been looking at my Mustang and felt that something was missing. Then it finally hit me, the kill marks were missing from the canopy frame!

Sorry Cody but could you please update the Gallery picture.

Oooo I dont know..........  there is a $5.00 fee for editing and handling....  LOLOLOL

Of course!   Tis updated!  Great work again my friend!  You made a tough kit look superb!  

Nice work Plasticjunkie!

Thanks Ken and Cody!

Nice build PJ

MC-  got pics today of the Ericson mustang.  Is painted as a Tuskeegee red tail.  Got quite a few from floor level, but not allowed to climb up to get anything in the office or floor.  I know you were looking for flat and tail pics so got what I thought might help.  PM me your email and I will send the package to you in a couple two or three groups this w/e.

Then got to see her rolled out, fired up and the takeoff.  She was doing a memorial flyover in Bend for someone.  No sound like a Rolls Royce Merlin at full song.  Made my whole week.

Thanks Johnny.

goldhammer

MC-  got pics today of the Ericson mustang.  Is painted as a Tuskeegee red tail.  Got quite a few from floor level, but not allowed to climb up to get anything in the office or floor.  I know you were looking for flat and tail pics so got what I thought might help.  PM me your email and I will send the package to you in a couple two or three groups this w/e.

I send you a PM.

On the way, but looks like a slow process.  You can see the 17 in the background an maybe the FM2 from the left side shots.

I shot some primer on my f-51 to see where I need to re-scribe and touch up. I will be trying something different to my normal gloss black /Alclad . I want to shoot gloss grey as an undercoat for the dura alluminium a nd see if that lightens up the alclad but still give it the real allu look ....

Theuns

Goldhammer

Thank you for those pictures,  they we be very helpful.

theuns

I'm curious to see the difference. You saw I did a similar thing to my F 100, but I sprayed the gloss gray on the gloss back in spots to achieve a weathered look. I'm interested to see what just the gray by itself will do.

I will try to finish a Mustang for this group build. I have one that I have been trying to get to for several years. It's by a company called Jada and I found the kit in the clearance aisle of a local TJ Maxx for $4.00. It is a 2007 Ford Shelby GT-500 from their "BIGTIME Muscle" line in 1/24 scale.

Kit consists of 85 plastic parts molded in white, clear, and chrome with four vinyl tires. The clear parts are rather unique with a pair of parts molded in clear red and clear orange on the same sprue as the rest of the clear parts. It includes decals for the markings as shown.

No painting guide whatsoever beyond the box art photos. The rear wheels on this kit are so wide that the undercarriage looks odd from the bottom where the wheel wells are enlarged to accommodate the size.

I know nothing about the car or company beyond a Google search that shows they usually produce diecast vehicles.

Looks cool Rob!   Very cool!!!

Rob Gronovius

I will try to finish a Mustang for this group build. I have one that I have been trying to get to for several years. It's by a company called Jada and I found the kit in the clearance aisle of a local TJ Maxx for $4.00. It is a 2007 Ford Shelby GT-500 from their "BIGTIME Muscle" line in 1/24 scale.

MC- glad to do it and what I got of their collection is available for everyone here for the asking.  As you could see you can get up close and personal with the birds, just can't climb up to get the really needed shots of the offices.

goldhammer

 As you could see you can get up close and personal with the birds, just can't climb up to get the really needed shots of the offices.

Yeah, those are really nice. There are thousands of pictures of cockpits, but everyone seems to neglect the floor.

As a rule, TJ Maxx doesn't carry kits, but they do carry closeout items like toys on occasion. I remember getting a couple of the Speed Racer Mach 5 kits, a snap and a regular both made by Jada as well as a Jada Ford GT that was missing the clear parts. I figured $4 for a decent car kit was worth it. I found it interesting that while the kit is a licensed Ford product, nowhere does the box or instructions say Mustang, but it does say Shelby.

Hey modelcrazy. Can I get in with a 1/48 Revell P-51C? Not sure which markings I'll be going with. This will be my first GB so looking forward to learning!

rooster513

Hey modelcrazy. Can I get in with a 1/48 Revell P-51C? Not sure which markings I'll be going with. This will be my first GB so looking forward to learning!

Ahh, the Dallas built "C" model with a Malcolm hood.. Nice.
I got you down on the roster my friend. You can find your entry in alphabetical order on page 1.

Welcome aboard and we're (CodyJ and I) glad to have you. I'm horned that you chose our GB as your first.
Like I said in an earlier post, "our little merry band of confused Mustang Misfits".

Welcome Rooster!  Look forward to seeing your progress and build!  

Well, it's time I get into this one.

I am working on the old Monogram 50th Anniversary Edition Phantom Mustang in 1:32. I remember being in sixth grade and wanting this kit really bad. My parents got it for me for my 12th birthday, and I was ecstatic. I started building it, then ran into the gears and motors and whatnot required to operate the engine and landing gear. I got stuck there, and I boxed it up. As time went on and my interests changed to armor, it sat there. Then I let modeling fall by the wayside altogether for years.

Now that I'm back into it and focusing exclusively on aircraft, I have a few kits under my belt and decided to revisit this one.

Here is how I found it after almost 20 years (wow...that makes me feel old).

I'd put some of the parts together, and painted others.I decided to carefully remove the fuel tank base from the clear plastic, separate the firewall from the engine mounts and paint everything fresh.

So I took advice from the Rolling Stones. Then I got to work on the paint.

And here it is now - gun trays, main spar, fuel tank are all done, but the top is just resting on it. I still need to install the landing gear before it gets buttoned up. The innards that are currently in the fuselage are all glued in with Testors clear parts cement.

And another view.

So now I just need to paint some bits on the engine and seal the fuselage. I got the base gears all together (they're a bunch of reducers to bring down the speed of the electric motor to make the landing gear operation feasible). One of the wires on the motor is broken off, so I need to find a soldering iron, but then it should fall together pretty well.

I am a little worried that the gear legs aren't lined up correctly, but I'm hoping Monogram keyed them so even 12-year-old Brandon couldn't mess them up.

Oh, and as for the colors and details - I went mostly accurate, but I am not beating myself up over a few inaccuracies in the cockpit and other areas, since I'm building it fairly close to stock and don't want to go too crazy on it. I rationalize that by reminding myself that the skin is clear, which would have been quite the technological advancement for WWII.

-BD-

Brandon,

That is sooo cool! And keeping it for 20 years..WOW

It will exciting to watch you complete it.

Very cool indeed!  Awesome story behind the kit too.  I always keep any models that were gifts from people too, as the hold a special memory for me of times past.  :)

I know it sounds silly but some take pics to remember times gone by but some of the most vivid memories of childhood was when Dad helped me build my first car model.   Thankfully it managed to avoid being destroyed or lost.  When I see it I always smile.  Cant say the same for a lot of the other ones I built when I was little, they ended up being cars to run over with the RC truck.  

I was not successfull to find the correct alclad I needed for my F-51 so I had to go to my trusted gloss black and airframe allu system.

Will be a little more shiny than I would have liked, but maybe this particular plane was well looked after i n Korea ;-)

Theuns

I'll try to get an update this weekend. Life got in the way. Someone hit my truck at work. Breen waiting for canopy masks for a Month from eduard. Just ordered some new ones on eBay. Lost part of the canopy for the A-36. Got a vacuform one off eBay. It's been a busy two weeks.