1/72 Hobby Boss P-51C Mustang as WC Leonard Cheshire's Mustang III

[NealParkes]

Hello ladies and gents,

 

• Kit manufacture: Hobby Boss
• Scale: 1/72
• Type: P-51C Mustang
• Extras used: Xtradecal set X72-093
• Paints and colours used: Primer Stynelryz Grey; Paints Tamiya XF-82 Ocean Grey, Tamiya XF-81 RAF Dark Green & Mr Hobby Aquaeous H335 Medium Sea Grey; Flory Dark Dirt Wash; Tamiya Weathering sets
• Other info: the full build can be found here

Untitled by Neal, on Flickr

Untitled by Neal, on Flickr

Untitled by Neal, on Flickr

These photos are quick snapshots taken with my iPhone as I have not had time to get my DSLR out.

Thanks for looking

Neal

[Thud4444]

Great work!  I love Hobby Boss kits! 

 

[Corsairfoxfouruncle]

Great looking Mustang 👍

[IanC]

Very nice Neal. I enjoyed your WIP too.

 

Big masking effort on this one and it looks good!

 

But did Cheshire ever fire his guns? 

Edited January 19, 2018 by IanC

[Eric Mc]

That's really nice. I've built a few of these easy assembly kits and I've really enjoyed building them.

[Head in the clouds.]

Very crisp and precise, a well presented kit if I may say. My only experience of doing invasion stripes went wrong as I started with the wrong colour hence the bands being in the wrong order on the fusalge... not so on your fine build.

[NealParkes]

Thank you all for the kind comments, I really appreciate your feedback.

14 hours ago, IanC said:

But did Cheshire ever fire his guns? 

I don't have a clue but I think a little bit of use looks the part, I imagine there would have been some test firing at the very least that is why I only put a little bit of of gun smoke residue on it.

 

Neal

[Uncle Pete]

I've been wanting to build Len's Stang but couldn't get Google to spit out adequate pictures.  I hope you don't mind if I blag yours.  Smashing job, by the way.

[RidgeRunner]

Very nice, Neal.

[HOUSTON]

Neal..

 

I am  a great fan of MUSTANGS..

 

can't have  too many Mustangs!

 

 

yours is SUPERB  and looks  really AMAZING. And the photos are just fine.. you can see fine details.

 

[thorfinn]

Really exqusite work! Well done, indeed.

[NealParkes]

7 hours ago, Uncle Pete said:

I've been wanting to build Len's Stang but couldn't get Google to spit out adequate pictures.  I hope you don't mind if I blag yours.  Smashing job, by the way.

Hi of course you can use my photos. I did not find that many good reference photos, I know that there are some Diecast Mustangs that you can buy, but they look factory fresh. I think that a bit or "artistic" licence is perfectly acceptable. It is definitely an interesting subject.

 

Neal