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

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                        darson
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Melbourne, Australia
                        Posted by darson on Monday, October 11, 2004 6:10 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by j.s.harrison

                        Darson what scheme are you doin your Stang inQuestion [?]am i the only one doing an Aussie bird.......Jules.........


                        Jules, funny you should ask that question actually.

                        I was going to be going a US bird, but a couple of weeks ago I picked up Aeromasters - RAF Mustang Pt. 1(48-669) which features a Mustang Mk.III from 3 Squadron RAAF. These aircraft have a great light blue rudder with the Southern Cross painted on it (similar to what 3 Sqn have on their F/A-18s today).

                        So I think I'll switch schemes on my P-51B and go for an RAAF stang instead.

                        Cheers
                        Darren
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                        saltydog
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Lower Alabama
                        Posted by saltydog on Monday, October 11, 2004 11:18 AM
                        question fellas, how does a Malcolm hood open? does it slide back on rails, or does it flip up and hang over to one side? can't seem to find a pic of an open one. thanks, later.
                        Chris The Origins of Murphy's Law: "In the begginning there was nothing, and it exploded."!!! _________ chris
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                        rjkplasticmod
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Monday, October 11, 2004 11:51 AM
                        Chris, on the P-51B & C models with Malcom Hoods, the canopy slid back on rails. There is a pic of one in Bert Kinzey's "P-51 Mustang In Detail & Scale, Vol. 1" on page 35.

                        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 Monday, October 11, 2004 4:32 PM
                        Jumpin Jeehozafat ! Ah plum fergot ta post mah pitchers o' mah bird here ! What in tarnation got inta me? 'Polagize fer fergettin' !

                        Here's mah finished stallion !







                        See ya at the roundup, podnerz !
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                        rjkplasticmod
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Monday, October 11, 2004 6:41 PM
                        Thanks Pix. Thought you all abandoned us'n, kinda like that there Blackwolf Fella who started all this madness. Fantastic job on the Stang, BTW.

                        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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                        darson
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Melbourne, Australia
                        Posted by darson on Monday, October 11, 2004 7:25 PM
                        Pix
                        Thumbs Up [tup]Thumbs Up [tup] Great looking stang, beautiful job as usual.

                        Salty,

                        Rick is correct, the Malcolm hood slides back on rails, here is a link to a photo from the 357th FG
                        http://www.cebudanderson.com/357profilerubbercheck.htm

                        Cheers
                        Darren
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                        saltydog
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Lower Alabama
                        Posted by saltydog on Monday, October 11, 2004 8:56 PM
                        thanks fellas!! i knew you guys would come through and rescue me from my laziness!!LOL i hate research!! i've tried the Acc Min malcolm hood in the open position, gonna be kinda tricky!! it don't fit very well like that due to the thickness of the clear part. plus, there is supposed to be a whip antenae that the hood bends over when in the open position. the instructions say to make this part from stretched sprue............the only time i've been to the bench since ivan................just got to kinda dry fit the canopy. still gotta paint the bird. maybe i'll have some time here soon. later.
                        Chris The Origins of Murphy's Law: "In the begginning there was nothing, and it exploded."!!! _________ chris
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                        pingtang
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: NSW, Australia
                        Posted by pingtang on Tuesday, October 12, 2004 8:59 AM
                        G'day lads

                        I think a progress report on my AM A-36 Apache is in order (for anyone who cares). It's all stuck together and it's had some colour and decals applied to it. I'm having some problems with the finish though, the first time I sprayed it, it all cracked up (I'm that funny I can make anything laughBig Smile [:D]Big Smile [:D]).

                        So after alot of sanding and re-spraying of my flat coatZzz [zzz]Zzz [zzz], I can say that I probably only need to sand and re-paint about 15 more times (it's exciting when things are going so wellParty [party]Party [party]). Hopefully I can finish it before it gets thrown at a wall, so you all atleast get a good laugh out of it Boohoo [BH]Boohoo [BH].

                        By the way...... Pix- I love that stang, the NMF looks awesome.Cool [8D]Cool [8D] These little guys have the right idea, they had the sense to wear shades when looking at it.

                        See you all in the asylum when I finally go mad (it'll happen to all of us eventually, especially those of us who work with PE parts). Propeller [8-]Propeller [8-]

                        Never thought I'd use so many smilies in one post.
                        -Daniel
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                        rjkplasticmod
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                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Tuesday, October 12, 2004 1:21 PM
                        Congratulations, I think that may be a record for smilies in one post!! Sorry to hear of your troubles with this one, but not all builds go as smooth as we might wish. Hope to see some pics of your work.

                        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 Saturday, October 16, 2004 1:24 AM
                        Ok flolks just about to rap up my Otaki Hellcat. Learned a lot building her.
                        Mustang in New Mexico Air National Gaurd is next on the list.Party [party]
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, October 16, 2004 8:53 AM
                        Ok guys i have a couple of progress pics,there not very good but here goes anyway..
                        all the major building is done just have to clean it up a little and then i can start on the exterior..
                        the pit is OOB with some Eduard colored seat belts it came up OK certainly not as good as those AM pits iv'e seen here...
                        I'll try to take some better pics for the next progress update......Jules....


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                        rjkplasticmod
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Saturday, October 16, 2004 10:03 AM
                        Jules, looks good so far. Keep us posted.

                        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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                        gwaihir
                        • Member since
                          October 2003
                        • From: Everett, WA
                        Posted by gwaihir on Saturday, October 16, 2004 10:04 AM
                        It looks good Jules. Being too lazy to scroll back and find it...what kit is it??
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                        fightnjoe
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                          September 2011
                        Posted by fightnjoe on Saturday, October 16, 2004 11:32 AM
                        jules looking good. really good.

                        alas i have started it again. i have begun working on beautiful doll. more on it to come.


                        joe

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                        wibhi2
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Brooklyn
                        Posted by wibhi2 on Sunday, October 17, 2004 6:21 PM
                        YES!!!......I have progress. Got most of this dimunitve birdy together (including savagely warpped wings). Did a little detailing on the exhaust port - had to add
                        bulkheads and a curved section and rod, couldn't find any reference on what that section looked like but what I got is better than the nothing that was there - just got to add the door. Also started on the enginge, mounts and firewall. the aluminum tube is the flare gun port that AM didn't portray



                        3d modelling is an option a true mental excercise in frusrtation
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                        rjkplasticmod
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Sunday, October 17, 2004 7:08 PM
                        looks good so far wib, keep us posted,

                        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 Sunday, October 17, 2004 10:13 PM
                        hey wibhi2, looks like we're workin' on the same kit!! what scheme? is that an Acc Min kit? i actually got a little sanding and priming done on mine yesturday!! things are lookin' up for me!!LOL your's is lookin' good friend. later.
                        Chris The Origins of Murphy's Law: "In the begginning there was nothing, and it exploded."!!! _________ chris
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                        darson
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Melbourne, Australia
                        Posted by darson on Sunday, October 17, 2004 11:19 PM
                        Jules,

                        Your Stang is looking mighty fine so Thumbs Up [tup]

                        As usual you are leaving me in the dust. I must admit I've taken a bit of a break over the weekend, but I want to finish the Spitfire this week so that I can start my Stang.

                        Cheers
                        Darren
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, October 18, 2004 6:16 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by newtothegame

                        It looks good Jules. Being too lazy to scroll back and find it...what kit is it??

                        Mate it's the Hasegawa Pacific aces P51 D/K, fantastic parts fit i only had to use a little spot of filler on the scoop......

                        Darson leaving you in the Dust eh buddy, well not for long iv'e noticed you catch up mighty fast when i hit the exterior painting level of construction, thats where i really slow down.....
                        BTW my Aussie spit will be finished this week too.......J.S.........
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                        KINGTHAD
                        • Member since
                          May 2004
                        • From: Dallas
                        Posted by KINGTHAD on Monday, October 18, 2004 8:29 AM
                        Wibhi2, Looks like you got a goood one there

                        Thad
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                        wibhi2
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Brooklyn
                        Posted by wibhi2 on Monday, October 18, 2004 9:29 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by saltydog

                        hey wibhi2, looks like we're workin' on the same kit!! what scheme? is that an Acc Min kit? i actually got a little sanding and priming done on mine yesturday!! things are lookin' up for me!!LOL your's is lookin' good friend. later.


                        Yeah, it's the Acc Min. P-51A - I am going to do a 1st air commando scheme.

                        Rick and Kingthad .....Thanks
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, October 19, 2004 3:14 AM
                        Looking awesome guys. Cant wait to see some painted birds there. Salty glad you got busy helpin other... now build Wink [;)], I wanna see what ya can do with that am bird.
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                        saltydog
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Lower Alabama
                        Posted by saltydog on Thursday, October 21, 2004 10:31 PM
                        she's filled, sanded, primed, and wet sanded boys!! now i can have fun paintin' for a spell!! hopefully over the weekend i'll have somethin' to look at. the instructions say that the bird was "badly" weathered!!! I LOVE IT!!!! but not too many good pics are available for this particular bird................gotta hate that!! looks like i'll be forced to...........use my imagination a little!!!LOL thats even more motivation to vandalize weather the paint job and such!!! oh i got plans for this bird.............I GOT BIG PLANS FOR THIS BIRD!!!! BUWAH HA HA HA HAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! later.Smile [:)]
                        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, October 23, 2004 9:11 AM
                        Yeah fellas been thinkin of chuckin a coat of primer over her this week too.....
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                        rjkplasticmod
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Saturday, October 23, 2004 10:49 AM
                        Hey Chris & Julian, looking forward to the pics.

                        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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                        pingtang
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: NSW, Australia
                        Posted by pingtang on Saturday, October 23, 2004 8:21 PM
                        How's everyone going? From the pics, you all look like you're going just fine.

                        My AM apache is getting there, one more flat coat should do it. I might have some pics up in a few days if all goes according to plan.
                        -Daniel
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                        therriman
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        • From: Central MI
                        Posted by therriman on Sunday, October 24, 2004 12:23 AM
                        OK, I finished my AM P-51A. A filly is in the barn, now I just have to finish the Stallion.
                        Here are the 3 finished photo's I took:






                        I did a Future coat, Testors Dullcoat, and an acrylic wash over it all. Then used pastel chalk to weather it all.
                        Tim H. "If your alone and you meet a Zero, run like hell. Your outnumbered" Capt Joe Foss, Guadalcanal 1942 Real Trucks have 18 wheels. Anything less is just a Toy! I am in shape. Hey, Round is a shape! Reality is a concept not yet proven.
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                        pingtang
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: NSW, Australia
                        Posted by pingtang on Sunday, October 24, 2004 3:36 AM
                        That looks very nice Therriman. How did you like the AM kit? Thanks for the pics.
                        -Daniel
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                        saltydog
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Lower Alabama
                        Posted by saltydog on Sunday, October 24, 2004 9:10 AM
                        nice build therriman!!Thumbs Up [tup]
                        Chris The Origins of Murphy's Law: "In the begginning there was nothing, and it exploded."!!! _________ chris
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                        rjkplasticmod
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Sunday, October 24, 2004 9:35 AM
                        Good looking build Tim, although the pics are a little fuzzy on my monitor.. Thanks for sharing.

                        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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