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                        AIRCRAFT - Mustang Ranch... P-51 Group Build--ends 12/31/04

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                        darson
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                          February 2003
                        • From: Melbourne, Australia
                        Posted by darson on Thursday, August 19, 2004 5:49 AM
                        Sign - Ditto [#ditto]Sign - Ditto [#ditto] Awesome looking work there Salty, can't wait to see her painted.

                        BTW, what's the fit like on that AM kit?

                        Cheers
                        Darren
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                        saltydog
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Lower Alabama
                        Posted by saltydog on Thursday, August 19, 2004 8:26 AM
                        thanks fellers!!

                        Darson No fit problems at all to speak of friend. very nice kit. the detail is excellent, but the cockpit details seem a little out of scale. maybe i'm just used to dealing with petite PE and resin detail parts. later.
                        Chris The Origins of Murphy's Law: "In the begginning there was nothing, and it exploded."!!! _________ chris
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                        sanderson_91
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                          December 2003
                        • From: Charleston, SC
                        Posted by sanderson_91 on Thursday, August 19, 2004 8:37 AM
                        Thanks Fightnjoe and Blackwolf - both your ideas sound good!

                        Awesome looking Stangs Saltydog and woodbeck3.

                         

                         

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                        gwaihir
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                          October 2003
                        • From: Everett, WA
                        Posted by gwaihir on Thursday, August 19, 2004 10:15 AM
                        Your 'stangs are coming along great salty and woodbeck. (You take excellent photos salty!)

                        Mine is almost finished. Decals are on. Had two mishaps that made me want to scream (one insignia ripped and one decal lifted off a day after being applied - I think the snj powder residue has caused things to not stick and given me multiple headaches), but oh well. Hopefully I will put a PROTECTANT coat of future on today and then do panel lines/weathering tomorrow or this weekend if I can be patient enough.

                        Hope all builds are going well
                        Leon
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 19, 2004 3:17 PM
                        Saltydog, here's question out of ignorance: there seems to be a 'hole' in the pilot's seat right under the seatbelts (which are amazing, BTW). It kinda looks like an ejector pin mark, but I'm sure that if it was, you would have fixed that. So, what the heck was it for? Looks like it would have been a bit uncomfortable?? BTW, the interior colors/contrasts are awesome. Looks great. Nice pics too!

                        Jeff, now you got me all curious about when you're gonna have the NMF on it. I'm gonna be checking the forum every few hours thinking there's gonna be an update!! Getting anxious!

                        Murray

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                        rjkplasticmod
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                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Thursday, August 19, 2004 3:48 PM
                        Chris, really nice work on the cockpit Thumbs Up [tup].

                        Jeff, nice progress. Should be a goodun.

                        Reagards, Rick
                        RICK At My Age, I've Seen It All, Done It All, But I Don't Remember It All...
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                        saltydog
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                          July 2003
                        • From: Lower Alabama
                        Posted by saltydog on Thursday, August 19, 2004 4:47 PM
                        thanks all!

                        Murray its not an injector pin mark, but i cant' answer you question accurately niether because i don't know. like you say, it looks really uncomfortable to me as well. might've been an add on for those "really long" missions!!Tongue [:P]Wink [;)] the instructions mention nothing about it, and they are very concise to say the least. i've noticed that most, if not all connections to the sprue tree has been located in an inconspicuous location so when they're cut free, the sanded area is hardly noticeable. thanks for the kind words. later.
                        Chris The Origins of Murphy's Law: "In the begginning there was nothing, and it exploded."!!! _________ chris
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                        KINGTHAD
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                          May 2004
                        • From: Dallas
                        Posted by KINGTHAD on Thursday, August 19, 2004 5:22 PM
                        Looking good Saltydog

                        Thad
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                        saltydog
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                          July 2003
                        • From: Lower Alabama
                        Posted by saltydog on Thursday, August 19, 2004 5:27 PM
                        thanks Thad, i used one o' them sharp objects you sent to cut away the flaps, and i still have all of my extremities intact!!Tongue [:P]Wink [;)] thanks, later.
                        Chris The Origins of Murphy's Law: "In the begginning there was nothing, and it exploded."!!! _________ chris
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 19, 2004 5:46 PM
                        Heh heres mah upn'date at that thar stallion. Gots the top silvered a tad and waitn for that thar stuff to cure some befores I start on the bottom.




                        More to come pard'ners
                        -Jeff
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                        wibhi2
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Brooklyn
                        Posted by wibhi2 on Thursday, August 19, 2004 6:17 PM
                        Haey SAlty, did ya check the fit on them AM wings?
                        Mine are all warpped to h@!$...both top and bottom, one side even has a twist.
                        Have to put them on the "think" pile for a while until I figure figure out to correct it.....I am worried about the hot water trick, since the last time I did that I actually shrank a fuselage half . Stang looks wonderful so far

                        Woodbeck: lookin' real good - can't wait to see the masks pulled.
                        3d modelling is an option a true mental excercise in frusrtation
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 19, 2004 6:59 PM
                        well here ya go






                        well pardners I am done for the day (prolly not) need to make some touch ups later on it.
                        -Jeff
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                        saltydog
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                          July 2003
                        • From: Lower Alabama
                        Posted by saltydog on Thursday, August 19, 2004 7:29 PM
                        lookin' good Jeff!! later.
                        Chris The Origins of Murphy's Law: "In the begginning there was nothing, and it exploded."!!! _________ chris
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                        gwaihir
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                          October 2003
                        • From: Everett, WA
                        Posted by gwaihir on Thursday, August 19, 2004 7:39 PM
                        Looks great woodbeck. Your wing joint looks very nice. I had to use filler on mine...did you have some trick??

                        Well while I wait for the future to set so I can do the wash and some weathering, I was overcome by excitement at being almost done and decided to take one photo and play around with it. Here it is... More will come with better lighting when it is actually complete.

                        Leon

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                        sanderson_91
                        • Member since
                          December 2003
                        • From: Charleston, SC
                        Posted by sanderson_91 on Thursday, August 19, 2004 7:53 PM
                        newtothegame -

                        looking real good!!! I'm working on the Ridge Runner also. Not quite as far along as you are though. I'm just getting ready to close up the fuselage tonight. I hope mine will be looking as good.

                        Steve

                         

                         

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 19, 2004 7:53 PM
                        that is a sweet build there Leon. your coverage on your paints is excellent. I have never done to much with NMF so its always a gamble for me. I decided to make mine not as shinny as everyone elses.. I plan on a a bit of a weathered look. I got bit my the Acrylic adhesion bug, nothing I cant fix with my eyes closed. I really like the way its coming together for me though. I might try mor NMF's in the future. Gonna play with a few panels in a diff. Alclad when that cures.
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                        saltydog
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Lower Alabama
                        Posted by saltydog on Thursday, August 19, 2004 8:02 PM
                        Leon........................WOW!!! thanks for the sneak peek friend!! very nice looking scheme!! What sheet is that? very nice first look. later.
                        Chris The Origins of Murphy's Law: "In the begginning there was nothing, and it exploded."!!! _________ chris
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                        sanderson_91
                        • Member since
                          December 2003
                        • From: Charleston, SC
                        Posted by sanderson_91 on Thursday, August 19, 2004 8:05 PM
                        Leon - is that black on the upper fuselage? From the pictures that I have of Ridge Runner, some look like black and some look like olive drab. I was planning on painting my Ridge Runner with OD. Anyone know which color is correct? - or are both since there were 3 Ridge Runners?

                        Steve

                         

                         

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                        gwaihir
                        • Member since
                          October 2003
                        • From: Everett, WA
                        Posted by gwaihir on Thursday, August 19, 2004 8:16 PM
                        Thanks guys. I appreciate the comments!

                        To answer questions...the sheet is SuperScale Decan #42-806 (P-51D Mustang Aces European Theater) and the antiglare is black. I wasn't really sure either and from the pictures that BlackWolf supplied I wasn't sure and almost leaned toward OD too, but in the end I decided to trust the decal sheet. Probably a bad choice, but I figured that someone had to know when they made the sheet, right? Question [?]

                        Anyway, thanks again.
                        Leon
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                        sanderson_91
                        • Member since
                          December 2003
                        • From: Charleston, SC
                        Posted by sanderson_91 on Thursday, August 19, 2004 8:29 PM
                        Leon - sounds good to me. I'll make mine black also!

                        Steve

                         

                         

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                        rjkplasticmod
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Thursday, August 19, 2004 8:57 PM
                        Lookin good Leon. Youre doin that thar Stang up proud !!

                        Regards, Rick
                        RICK At My Age, I've Seen It All, Done It All, But I Don't Remember It All...
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 20, 2004 2:58 AM
                        Lookin good there Jeff and Leon..........
                        I ended up buying the Hasegawa P51 D/K today instead of the Tamiya kit cause it was the only P51 at the LHS.....
                        Great lookin kit and i'm temted to do the US version cause It's a mighty fine lookin stallion,but the Aussie decals are already orderded so i'll stick with that....
                        the only gripe i have about the Hasegawa kit is the silly moulded on Seat harness,probably take a couple of hours carefully removing them so i can use the PE set............J.S........





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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 20, 2004 12:46 PM
                        Wow, really nice stuff here!

                        Jeff - the NMF looks great. Nice job. What paint/color was it again?

                        Leon - the Ridge Runner is looking amazing. It looks absolutely clean! Very crisp and well done. You obviously have some secrets that you should be sharing!! Whey you apply the future, do you spray it, or brush it? I'm having a bit of trouble spraying it. I have a really hard time finding the balance between a 'pebbly' finish and a 'runny' finish. I've been using a wide brush with much better success.

                        Murray
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 20, 2004 1:42 PM
                        Leon... that Ridge Runner looks phenomenol (sp?)

                        Woodbeck... awesome buddy. Unfortunately I sprayed my silver first, I did it before I read that it's better to spray the blue first. Oh well... I'm going to future the silver, mask and shoot the blue and hope for the best.
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                        gwaihir
                        • Member since
                          October 2003
                        • From: Everett, WA
                        Posted by gwaihir on Friday, August 20, 2004 3:58 PM
                        Well I am done and will post the final pictures a little later today. Thanks again for the kind comments.

                        Murray, I have had somewhat sketchy results spraying future in the past too, but that is what I did and it went pretty well. If you haven't already read it, give swanny's article "The Complete Future" a read. I found it very helpful. Link below...

                        http://www.swannysmodels.com/TheCompleteFuture.html
                        Leon

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                        gwaihir
                        • Member since
                          October 2003
                        • From: Everett, WA
                        Posted by gwaihir on Friday, August 20, 2004 5:18 PM
                        Ok here are my final pictures of Ridge runner III. It is Tamiya 1/48 kit with True Details cockpit / tires, squadron canopy, and SuperScale decals. I built it for my friend's birthday.
                        Thanks for letting me participate in this group build; it really kept me motivated and helped me get done in time for his birthday next week.
                        Leon









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                        rjkplasticmod
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Friday, August 20, 2004 7:02 PM
                        Very nice job newtothegame Thumbs Up [tup].

                        Regards, Rick
                        RICK At My Age, I've Seen It All, Done It All, But I Don't Remember It All...
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                        saltydog
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Lower Alabama
                        Posted by saltydog on Friday, August 20, 2004 9:53 PM
                        Leon..........SWEET STANG BUBBA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Man!! that looks good!! very nice build. that a vacuform canopy? what pit did you say u used? it all looks excellent Leon. later.
                        Chris The Origins of Murphy's Law: "In the begginning there was nothing, and it exploded."!!! _________ chris
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, August 21, 2004 3:29 AM
                        Way to go bro... finished with flying colors man... sweet
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, August 21, 2004 3:32 AM
                        Murray that Alclad Dull alum. and the blue is Vallejo flat blue. I futured Petie getting ready to put on the decals. I also got insignia mask in my order so I am gonna paint the stars and bars on this one.
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