Tail-Dragon

From what I've read, the early intakes were circular, and later ones were enlarged and oval shaped.

This is the Tamiya 1/48 P-51D Mustang, marked as John C. Meyer's "Petie 2nd". Typical of Tamiya, easy assembly and a nice fit. The only weak points are the wheel well not going back to the spar, and a prop that is too wide and tapered at the cuff (easy to correct). I used an Ultracast seat, and the sliding canopy is a spare from an Airfix kit (suitably reshaped). Wheel well was opened to the aft spar, brake lines added, and the radio, battery and drop tanks wired, and plumbed. Decals are the kits (works well with VERY hot water), and the paints are all Tamiya acrylic. Thanks for looking, Colin

This is the early ICM (Tamiya knockoff) 1/48 P-51D Mustang, marked as "Miss Marilyn II". As and early ICM kit, there were a number of challenges, HUGE sink marks, short shots, incorrect detail parts copied from other kits, and a canopy that looked like it had been removed from the mold with a shovel! I used an Ultracast seat, and the sliding canopy is a spare from an Airfix kit (suitably reshaped). The front windscreen is from a scrapped Monogram P-51, that had to be reshaped, shortened, and polished to fit. Wheel well was opened to the aft spar, brake lines added, and the radio, battery and drop tanks wired, and plumbed. Decals are ancient Superscale (that tried to shatter on contact with water - to the point that some codes were masked and sprayed), and the paints are all Tamiya acrylic. Thanks for looking, Colin

Finally got around to completing "Miss Marilyn II", more photo's on RFI

Yes, the darker (lower) colors are under a coat of Future. Note, they do lighten up with a flat coats.

I did one a few years ago and attempted to replicate the scheme as closely as possible, referencing all the available photos. (Note: spinner mottle has since been changed to sandy brown mottle on yellow) ... big problem (other than the lack of truly accurate decals) is that there are no photos that clearly show the upper and lower surface of the wings. Thats where guesswork comes in.

Slats fit to wing well now (not permanently attached yet) ... flaps next!

The slat/flap work is progressing, flaps were separated and fronts built up and profiled with plasticard. Slat wells were scraped down (wing thickness was enough to allow this) and slats thinned and shaped to fit. Wings can now be assembled and slat tracks made.

That is an absolute masterpiece! Congratulations.

Small update today, added the Canadian specific right side step found on the target tugs (brass wire and sprue ... ... and decided to use the leading edges from a junked Testors Lysander as the basis for the slats - reqiures thinning and a bit of reshaping, but the tapered airfoil shape is bang on. Much easier than trying to form them myself. The Gavia wing plastic should be thick enough to scrape down to form the slat well.

Thanks, I already have that masking set, it will make the markings a lot easier.

I've got some color on the interior now, and am ready to close the fuselage, after all the work on the winch assembly, very little can be seen! The gunsight mount above the panel is made from various diameters of stretched sprue ... ... the exhaust collector will start out a bright metalic, and will be darkened and discolored later ...

I have a couple of Monogram Kingfishers that I was doing interiors for, based on all the drawings and info I could find. (currently on the 'waiting for inspiration' pile). They might help ... https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235123093-148-os2u-3-kingfisher/

I'm continuing the Lysander cockpit work (adding cockpit details, RCAF style radios, winch details), but have finished the work on the engine, prop, and landing gear. The big challenge will be the dropped slats and flaps, I'm still experimenting with different ideas. Painting is next, so I can bring the fuselage, gear, and engine together, and the look at the wings.

Somewhere in the distant past, I read that there were 2 different horizontal stab spans - between the M2 and M3 test aircraft, the stab was extended for stability reasons.