The P-51"mustang" Group Build. 2008

Nice look stang, so far, Ken

Here's a quick little update on mine.  I was able to get the port side decals finished and glued on the aux tanks.

Here's a quick and dirty pic

and a closeup

The canopy isn't attached just yet, I just layed it on there for the photo.  I'm leaving off the antenna, wheels, bay doors and pitot until I'm done with everything else so I don't keep breaking them off .  If you can make it out, you can almost see that I replaced the stock guns with hypo tubing.

Enjoy

-Fred

Looking great, Fred!  Beautiful metal finish!  The Tamiya kit is a beaut - I really enjoyed building mine last year.

Ken 

Ken, 

Good looking Stang! Nice work!

Fred,

Love that Petie 2nd! Nice work! Just got a set of decals for that machine, that I'm going to use on a kit that a bit too much done to join here.

Cheers,

Azgaron

Hey JM,

 You are very welcome my friend... As for the layering/dry brushing, just remember to go lightly w/ the dry brushing.. You want to build up the layer.. Beleive me, you like how she looks once you get it to where you want it.. ANy questions, please fire away..!!

Howdy Fred,

 OMG, I really like how Petie is turning out.. She sure will be a looker thats fer sure... Hope your girlfriend wont mind.. LOL ALso, I like how the finish has that slight worn look to it!!

Flaps up,

Mike

Rangers Lead The Way

Howdy all,

 Well heres a little update my friends.. I fixed up any lil imperferfections that I saw and went from there.

 I added the stabilizers and the antenna mast...

On a side note, hey Andrew, I used a HO train box for a platform to see if my stabilizors were straight..

 The box has a insert which is hard foam and makes a great platform just like using a napkin holder(a wooden one works the best)

 The next few pix are of me air brushing on the flat black for my base coat.. Laughs, my neice Kristina(got to love her), she gave me some silly putty for me to use on my Stang. Yuppers, this stuff sure comes in hand..

 I used it for covering the main wheel bays... The last pix as she stands now and yes, as a little hint, the paints that I'll be using..!!

 Hope ya'll enjoy and thanks fer having a look see..!!

Flaps up,

Mike

Rangers Lead The Way

Looking great so far, Mike! Love to see how it'll turn out painted!

Cheers,

Azgaron

I opened the box and here what it is:

hey hows it going everyone,

looks like great progress going on.

i've gotta tell you guys, this has been one the most fun and inspiring

group builds i've been in yet.

i almost called it quits to scale modeling last month.

it seemed that i could do nothing right,but being in this group build with all you

great guys

has given me the enthusiasm to try new things,be a better modeler and not to be so hard on myself.

anyway.......

started spraying pant this weekend on the mkIII.

man.....having a new airbrush is like driving a new car........lol

will post some pics soon.

jason.

Mike I see that perfectly straight stabilizers. That seems like a great idea I just line them up hoping for the best

Greg Thanks for showing us that kit it looks nice.

Jason Glad you like it here. excited to see that RAF paint job.

Butz/Mike - Thanks again for the info; I have a Word document open and I copy/paste all the great info and tips in this thread :)

The build looks great! I like the dry brushing/highlighting the office area; construction looks flawless...again, excellent work!

gzt - Interesting kit, low on details? Look forward to the build!

Hey Drew,

 Glad that you liked my idea... As for lining them up, I still fiddle w/ them before they set to again make sure they line up.. It does take a little time but once you are set, you havea perfect alignment..

Howdy JM,

 You are more than welcome my friend... I enjoy sharing w/ you and the others..!! Much appreciated..

Azg,

 Thank you for the compliment my friend.. Yea I too am looking forward to seeing her done up..!! Hope she looks good thats fer sure!!

 Flaps up,

Mike

Rangers Lead The Way

Hey all,

 Here she is gettin dressed in her warpaint.. I still have a lot to do before she is done but I could not keep the scheme hidden fer long..

  I used Tamiya's tape for the masking... The masking was the longest part of it all GGeeezzzz..

After she is set up w/ her paint... I am going to focus on drilling out the eghaust and I will make sure I go step by step so I can share with you all..!!

 Well her she is waiting patiently to be finished...

Thanks fer taken a peek..!!

Flaps up,

Mike

Rangers Lead The Way

Very nice work, Mike!

All that masking paid off! The camo looks very nice!

Cheers,

Azgaron

Hey Azg,

 Thank you very much, glad you like how she is turning out thus far.. As fer the masking.. Laughs, that took me longer than the actual painting.. WoW..!!

 But yes I too agree, it did pay off!!

Flaps up,

Mike

Rangers Lead The Way 

As always great work there I always just freehand. Tamiya tape works good.

Thanks for the compliments, everyone

I managed to finish off the decals this weekend.  Thankfully, the starboard side has much fewer decals than the port side.

All that's left now is to detail the landing gears and wheels and glue on the fiddly bits that would have normally borken off 3 or 4 times already .

The real next order of business is coming up with something a little better for the landing light.  I'm really going to have to study some decent pics and rig something up.

-Fred

Looking really good, Mike!  Pretty paint job.  Do the flaps get camo too? 

Ken 

fred,mike lookin awsome guys!

here are some pics of the paint work on the mkIII.

pretty much took the whole weekend.

jason.

Looking great, Jason! Nice work!

Cheers,

Azgaron

Welcome Panzer Yes 1:32 works most people just use quarter scale. can't wait to see it done. If you need help posting pictures just tell us.

raptordriver wrote:

Welcome Panzer Yes 1:32 works most people just use quarter scale. can't wait to see it done. If you need help posting pictures just tell us.

my only problem is the kit is revell and i think the cockpit was for hasegawa but it should be an easy fix. i think the reason i stalled out on it was because i was looking for reference pics on seat belts. if i had to guess i would say p-51d. i plan to use foil and very thin wire but im not sure what the belts look like. i saw spitfire ones by googling but i dont remember any from american planes from then.

There is some terrific work up above. 
This GB is turning out some really nice Mustangs.

I'm definitely starting to fall behind in my progress!

panzerkampfwagen - you mean, you need pics/refs of P-51D seatbelts? let me check... the "real" ones or what modelers have done? ;)

Here is a 1:32 build, includes pit/seat belt pics

http://www.cebudanderson.com/howtobuild.htm

This is the "real thing" (sort of)

http://www.s205409446.onlinehome.us/AWA1/101-200/walk107_P51D/walk107.htm

 another "mustang page"

http://www.mustangsmustangs.com/p-51/survivors/pages/44-63663.shtml

Hope this helps a bit!