The P-51"mustang" Group Build. 2008

thanks for the complements guys.

i really enjoyed doing this group build with all you guys.

looking foward to seeing everyones finished builds.

ok..took some more pics tonight,will have more soon.

jason.

Great work, Jason!  Btw, that's really not a "cruddy" picture. 

Ken 

A real beauty, Jason! Nice work!

Cheers,

Azgaron

hey all,

just wanted to post a pic of the mkIII.

she's almost done.

just need to add a couple more details.

sorry for the cruddy pic. i will post a complete set in a

couple days.

jason.

   well this is backdated to 1940's, and being that small wouldn't be noticeable. still a good point though. yeah that is who you think it is.

my original intentions were to just find a pin-up that i could blend with the name rather than sit off to the side. that just happened to be the first one i spotted that worked. i didn't even realize who it was until i opened it in Paint to add the name. which is when i finalized what the name would be.

Uh, navypitsnipe, unless you're in the 15-17 year old range, I'd rethink noseart of a young teen celebrity (Hayden Panettiere of "Heroes" fame I believe?) 'cause it might look a little...creepy.  

Just my  

Unless that's not who I think it is and I'll just shut the heck up.

With nose art like that, you're sure to have the best looking stang.

Semper Fi,

Chris

RaptorDriver - put me in for a Revell P-51D as well i came up with some homemade noseart but still want to do Ridge Runner II. here's what i came up with for the noseart

and possibly this on the right side looking up towards the pilot

all the builds i've seen so far are coming out great. mine is still in the box due to my current deployment but i will have the engine fully wired and plumbed before i'm back in the states.

Fred - thanks for the suggestion.  I'll think about it.  I've never used anything like that.  Come to think of it, there are a lot of things this beginner hasn't used! 

Ken 

Some really great-looking Mustangs up there! --^

Invertman's is particularly good-looking in my opinion!
Inspired me to get back in gear and putty some seams on my Allison Stang

mask, putty, mask, putty, mask, putty, mask, putty, mask, putty...

Looking really good, Jason !

kbuzz, if you want to go for a metallic look, try any of the rattle can silvers, but while it's still a little tacky, try dabbing in some SnJ buffing powders from hawkeyeshobbies.com.

Then, after it's dried, use a little more and buff it up some.  Should give you more realistic metaliic effect than silver paint alone.

-Fred

Looking good, Jason! Keep it up!

Cheers,

Azgaron

hey all,

just wanted to drop another progress pic.

she's ready for a panel line wash then i can start putting landing gear under it.

everyones builds are coming along awsome.

jason

invertman wrote:

looking good azgaron, keep it up!   started applying decals this weekend. had big problems with the kit decals, they would not release from the backing paper. once they did release,when i went to position them on the model,they cracked into several pices,so i ordered some new ones. jason.

i'm not sure how to help them off the paper but to hold them together i use testors dull coat. i usually spray 2 coats to be sure then just cut and apply as usual.

Hi Andrew,

I haven't decided yet.  It will be some kind of silver - maybe a finish suggested by the kit or an old ANG look.  I don't have my airbrush going yet, so probably rattle can. 

Ken 

Thanks Andrew and JMart!

Andrew,

I try to do that, and I like to paint figures. Your Stang is progressing nicely!

JMart,

Actually I hadn't either until recently, but a friend provided me with pics for both the summer and the winter suit.

Cheers,

Azgaron

Looking good, Raptor.  I'm working on the same Revell kit and am about as far, but need some warmer weather to paint.  Keep up the good work. 

Ken 

Thank you Jason I got more done today.

I just filled the seams with squad putty so I'll paint in a few days.

great start raptordriver.

keep it up.

jason

Azgaron - Looks good so far, I really like the "Swedish" touch. never seen that suit before, always learning in here! Thanks for posting and look forward to the rest.

invertman - Shame the decals; isnt there a solution you can use to "bond" old decals so they dont explode upon water contact? name escapes my mind at the momment... nice paint job!

raptordriver - Hey, its a start! Looks good from here, looking forward to the rest

Ok here's my progress. I just started today so its not much.

Great progress Azgaron and Jason.

Jason I really like Aeromaster. Its coming nicely.

Azgaron, You always paint figures well from what I see.

Thanks Jason!

Yours is looking good too! Not fun when the decals don't behave the way you like!

Cheers,

Azgaron

looking good azgaron, keep it up!

started applying decals this weekend.

had big problems with the kit decals, they would not release from the backing paper.

once they did release,when i went to position them on the model,they cracked into

several pices,so i ordered some new ones.

jason.