elger Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 After the 1/32 kitbashed Mosquito IV I wanted a sanity build. At the same time, and somewhat to the contrary, I was inspired by @Olivier de St Raph's amazing P-51D build that's been unfolding on this forum. I settled on something in between: I've been working on Airfix' 1/48 P-51D with an Eduard Brassin interior set. The main reason for choosing Feeble Eagle is simply because I like the color scheme. Compared to other P-51s the colors are fairly minimalist which brings out the aircraft's lines. And it features in one of my all time favorite photos of a P-51: Olivier de St. Raph's build thread has been an incredible source of inspiration and reference. I don't have the ambition or the talent to make my P-51 as accurate as his Missouri Armada, but I'm having fun with the Eduard resin detail set. Last week I finished a big project at work (a new degree programme we've been developing at our department has been accredited) and this weekend was Easter and this gave me plenty of time and opportunity to do some painting. Here's the pilot seat: Cockpit left side: Cockpit right side: Thanks for looking! - Elger 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(ex)Sgtrafman Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Hey Elger Great work on the cockpit, this should be a corker when it's done 👍 Regards Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ilan Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Very nice work on the cockpit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buster213 Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 I can only concur with the rest... a beautiful cockpit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James G Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Lovely work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matteo44 Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 Excellent cockpit!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kahunaminor Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 The Eduard cockpit is an excellent rendition and you have certainly done it proud. I am looking forward to see how the rest turns out. Regards, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elger Posted April 15, 2018 Author Share Posted April 15, 2018 (edited) Thanks for all the comments! The last two weeks I've been able to close the fuselage and finish assembly. This weekend I got a lot of painting done. One of the things that was still left was the gun sight: What I actually started the whole build with was the wheel wells. I added some additional wiring to the Airfix parts: Assembled. I'm not a huge fan of the surface detail and besides, the wings of the Mustang were pretty smooth so I spent quite a lot of time filling and sanding the wings smooth. Lost the rear edges of the wing tips in the process, but replaced them by sculpting some Evergreen styrene into shape. Primed black: Painted with various shades of AK Interactive: Vroooooom Thanks for looking Comments and feedback is always appreciated. - Elger Edited April 15, 2018 by elger forgot to mention something 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedders Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 Looking lovely! Justin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kahunaminor Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 Very, very nice! How do you like the AKI Extreme Metal? Regards, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickcpl Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 Outstanding work and great pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 I can only agree with all the above comments. I don't know how I've managed to miss this for so long being a Mustang fan, but I won't miss any more. Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elger Posted April 16, 2018 Author Share Posted April 16, 2018 9 hours ago, Kahunaminor said: Very, very nice! How do you like the AKI Extreme Metal? Regards, Thanks! About the Xtreme Metal paints, I really like them. They look very convincing and are relatively durable. They withstand masking quite well but are prone to damage from scratching. - Elger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franky boy Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 Beautiful work so far. Love that Brassin cockpit! James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Moon Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 Great work Elger, it’s good to see a Mustang without all those panel lines on the wings Howard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elger Posted April 16, 2018 Author Share Posted April 16, 2018 thanks all! yes it was a bit of work getting rid of the panel lines on the wings but it just feels right 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elger Posted April 22, 2018 Author Share Posted April 22, 2018 Painting continues - added the yellow nose and the olive drab anti glare panel. Next up: decals. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 Very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJJunis Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 Very nice! Well done! All the Best! Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elger Posted May 13, 2018 Author Share Posted May 13, 2018 Some progress. The build has slowed down a bit because against my policy I've started a new project (or properly re-started an old project). Anyway, I do intend to finish this though especially since it's actually beginning to look decent - Elger 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipthepilot Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Beautiful work on the cockpit and the painting is coming along very nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azgaron Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Excellent work! Looks lovely! Håkan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elger Posted June 2, 2018 Author Share Posted June 2, 2018 On the home stretch. Will be adding a base and some figures, which I still need to paint so RFI by next week I hope. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elger Posted July 14, 2018 Author Share Posted July 14, 2018 Finished! RFI here: 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azgaron Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 Looks awesome! Great looking figures too! Håkan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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