ANovaScotian Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Hey All Today I give you Tamiya's 1/48 Mustang Mk III finished in the markings of 441 "Silver Fox" Squadron, RCAF. The inspiration for this build came after I found what I believe is the only picture of this particular aircraft. Most wartime Mustangs in British and Commonwealth service wore standard RAF Day Fighter Scheme, and as you can just make out in the background, so does at least one other plane in the squadron. This one, HB876, for whatever reason, does not have a speck of paint on the airframe aside from codes and roundels. It does not even sport the usual anti-glare panel present on most bare-metal aircraft. Whatever the reason, it makes for good modelling. The model was completed box stock, with only the addition of an Ultracast resin seat and Hussar resin wheels. She was painted with Vallejo Model Air Aluminium, with Tamiya Titanium Silver for the (steel?) panels around the exhaust. Decals came from a variety of sources with the squadron codes printed by yours truly. The eagle eyed (or even the mole-eyed) among you will notice that the real aircraft has a dorsal fillet, whereas my model does not. For whatever reason, this did not come to my attention until the painting was completed. Consider this an homage as opposed to an honest representation. Anyway, enjoy... Firstly the real HB876 Feedback welcome as always. Regards ANS 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foresterab Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Nice bird....really like the subtle changes in colour on the exhaust. I never hear much about the RCAF and P-51's mind you most of the RCAF folks I know were with bomber command and/or in the 1990's RCAF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmerboy Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 That's different, great looking model. Good job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimHead23 Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREG DESTEC Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Like it a lot. It looks quite different without the anti glare panel. Kind of bare, but good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 STUNNING!!!! Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Very nice indeed. Cheers, Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellsprop Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 The Mustang looks lovely in RAF/RCAF colours Great work! Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Wonderful build and scheme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessica Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 It's interesting that the original had a -D style dorsal fin added at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve in Ottawa Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Nice job. Did you use the IPMS Canada decals for the scheme? For other posters' interest here is a link to a downloadable PDF on 441 Sqn Mustang III's. It is designed to be a fairly informative history / 'instruction sheet' for the freebie decals we sent out to the membership a couple of years back, but it also makes a very nice standalone reference piece on these late-war RCAF P-51's. http://www.ipmscanada.com/ipms/Reference_%20Article/Aircraft/441%20Article%20high.pdf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANovaScotian Posted May 10, 2015 Author Share Posted May 10, 2015 Nice job. Did you use the IPMS Canada decals for the scheme? For other posters' interest here is a link to a downloadable PDF on 441 Sqn Mustang III's. It is designed to be a fairly informative history / 'instruction sheet' for the freebie decals we sent out to the membership a couple of years back, but it also makes a very nice standalone reference piece on these late-war RCAF P-51's. http://www.ipmscanada.com/ipms/Reference_%20Article/Aircraft/441%20Article%20high.pdf That PDF would have been helpful about two weeks ago, thanks Steve. No, I did not use IPMS decals. Roundels came from the kit sheet and some Xtradecal sheets I had, serials came from some old no-name sheet, stencils from the kit, and squadron codes were printed myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhutchi Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Lovely. You've done a really good job on the canopy - lovely crisp lines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 That,s superb,what a beautiful natural finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darby Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Very different and very much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 great looking mustang. very nice nm and great job on the overall finish looks great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Nice this, there is something about a NM finish & C type roundels that works for me much better than later roundel styles do, maybe the smaller white area sets the NM finish off better to my eye. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Awesome model, love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grayson Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Fantastic looking build and all the better for being slightly off the norm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight_Flyer Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Very nice build. Don't know if I recall correctly that perhaps it was the CO's plane that was in bmf. I didn't notice the missing dorsal fin either until you pointed it out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goon Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 I really like that. A very sharp and precise build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Very nice indeed and I`ve always fancied modelling this particular aircraft myself but haven`t been able to due to the lack of decals so well done for crossing this obstacle in such a great way, Cheers Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ANovaScotian Posted November 24, 2015 Author Share Posted November 24, 2015 (edited) Very nice indeed and I`ve always fancied modelling this particular aircraft myself but haven`t been able to due to the lack of decals so well done for crossing this obstacle in such a great way, Cheers Tony Here's the template I made up when I printed my decals... feel free to use it I don't remember what height the letters are supposed to be, but you guys can figure that out for your particular needs Edited November 24, 2015 by ANovaScotian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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