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Wonder if it's remnants of the DDay stripe removal? The Accurate Miniatures boxing of the F-6B has decals for another plane from that squadron (AX-B) that I've seen done with faded stripes on that area. Not sure I've seen a photo of the real one. I know of no other photos of the aircraft in my original post. I will be using the Accurate Miniatures 1/48 F-6B boxing, like Boman posted above. Well if it were a snake it would of bit me! That's the boxing I am using Boman and it's already in hand. Wasn't really looking at that detail originally so when I saw it on the picture is seemed new to me.

Feel like tackling another Mustang. I have the decals for this aircraft, but they are missing the camera mission scoreboard below the exhausts and the pilot and crew chief name. So I guess I get to try and make those myself. Anyone know anywhere to dig up the Crew chiefs name that's blocked? My searching so far has turned up nothing. Guess if push came to shove I could just leave it off, or make something up. Side note: The Superscale sheet, which touts Super Quality - Super Accuracy, has 3 schemes on it. 1 - P-51B, 1 - F-6B and 1 - P-51C. The little decals for the aircraft type are all "U.S. ARMY P-51D-15" with a 1944 serial number. F-6B AX-K 67th Tactical Recon Group by Jim Fox, on Flickr

Well the show must go on. After getting frustrated with the Mig 17 (yet again), I've put that on the shelf of doom and started tinkering with this one again. Decided I'm just leaving the windscreen the way it is. I think I've manage to save one of my 3 vac canopies for the sliding portion and I think it's going to fit just fine. So now I just gotta figure out how to mask off the headrest area and then I'll sling some paint on it. Plus I'm actively looking at what my next project will be..............something way less fiddly. So want to build another Mustang. The show must go on..... by Jim Fox, on Flickr

Well sweet...........with some digging I finally found a nose art picture on the 4th FG Website. Aeromaster sheet is a little off though.

Looks good! Just finished one recently. Looks like you tackled those fuselage inserts just fine!

I got time yet. Fortunately with it being so close to paint, hopefully it'll get finished in time for the GB end. Think with the F4F and Mig 17 I am just done with fiddly nonsense. I just need to walk away from it for a bit. I have an AMT P-40N I'm working on too, even with the mold issues it's not nearly as fiddly.

Putting this kit away for a while. I dislike it, I dislike it, I dislike it! Landing gear fought me! Windscreen fit is awful, IMO, but some of that may be from the cleanup. The sliding portion doesn't fit over the spine nor does it even come close to matching up with the windscreen height. I've lost all interest in working on it. This also irks me because Frank Boy was so gracious to send my decals over the pond. 😔 The Late version kit I also have will now be relegated to a paint mule! It's so close to painting too. Bleepin canopy! Don't think I'll ever build a HobbyBoss kit again.

Don't have any shelf sitters. Although some days I believe these HobbyBoss Mig 17 and F4F-3 should go sit on a shelf (or maybe trash bin). Closest thing I have to a shelf sitter is the Revell 1/48 Stearman. It's basically done except rigging...........I hate rigging. It's been sitting like that for most the year.

Yeah, those inserts are a pain. Fill, sand, rescribe, fill, sand, rescribe, prime, fill, sand, scribe, prime................took forever. Looks like you got it sorted out though!

Don't light a match!

Forward of B6 I would agree, but all around the Stars n Bars it looks like it's worn down........to me.

Not that I need another project. Need to get the current pigs (HobbyBoss F4F-3 and Mig 17F) off the bench. But was looking through one of my P-51 Books and saw this bird. Would be interesting. DDay stripe removal ate away at the paint? Only picture I've found of it. Wonder if the wings have a similar issue? So many cool subjects, so little time! http://www.americanairmuseum.com/person/83437

It's the US so basically it's just birds of the feathered kind. Once in a while the local rich guy and his buddy will fly their Stearmans around..........but winter is approaching so that won't happen again for a while. Maybe a commerical airline (yawn) every once and a while.

Shame, because their 1/48 Junkers D.I and it was a awesome kit, even having to deal with the multi-piece fuselage and corrugation. It's also a weird plastic, seems way softer and odd feeling.

I'm heavily leaning towards building only enough of the engine to get the exhausts out the bottom. Not much is going to be seen anyway with the cowlings closed, at least for how I want to build it.

Went back down and quickly looked this morning. I must of have the cockpit tweaked or something, despite test fitting multiple times, as it fits way better this morning. Still not snug to the side walls, but it will rest on the tabs now. Definitly don't want to draw the fuselage sides in as the canopy parts overhang then. That does help, specifically the last picture. Also shows their is a gap (at the top tip) between that insert and the spine of the fuselage. Thanks Dennis.

While waiting for a bunch of stuff to dry........pulled this kit out to tinker. Be forewarned that the engine portion if flat out awful! Didn't make it outta step 2 before putting it back in the box and reluctantly on the shelf rather than the trash bin. Two parts are mislabeled for sure. Glue locations you'd have a better shot throwing darts while blind folded and spinning around in circles. Maybe just have to build part of it, since most of it won't be seen anyway. And it's a weird plastic too. Wonder if Roden even tried to build the engine. Fuselage has no locating pins and surprisingly quite a bit of flash for a newer kit. Shame, as their 1/48 Junkers D.I was a wonderful kit. If you built this kit, you are a better man than me.

Calling those that built the AMT P-40N. What did you do with the Reserve Fuel Tank, part A6? It fits, but there is so much slop side to side, more so at the front. So much that you can't even rest it on the provided tabs. The fuselage isn't bulged out to far because I can place the rear canopy on at it sits perfectly. Also I haven't found any good images in all my references..........but does it but right up to the back of the seat? If so, then it definitely won't touch the provided tabs. It's like I need to add some support in there for it to rest on.

1/48 Tamiya P-47D Razorback (possible conversion to a C) Eduard Brassin P-51 Bazooka Tubes (for a P-40 build......I hope) Rosie Riveter 0.75mm and 1mm 2 Iwata HP-C+ Needles (apparently I am a bull in a china shop with these needles) 2 Eduard PSP 1/48 Bases

Sorry, its a reference to Trailer Park Boys and former Canadian TV series. Got lots of play in the US too.

Get two bird stoned at once!

Thought about that, right now it has sprue goo in it which when dry should be pretty solid too.

@Corsairfoxfouruncle May patience got the better of me so I went the route of slicing it opening along the seam on that fuselage joint where the wings attach. Went all the way forward and about 1/4" past the back of the wing edge. Then shoved some shims in there. Wing is back on now and I think will be ok for the most part. Any step is super minimal. Just some gaps to clean up. Which is to be expected for removing the wing from the fuselage. EDIT: Just looked again and just a slight ledge on top. Grrr........but way better over all. You can see how far fore and aft I sliced it. Cowl seems good too. I can squeeze that forward seam just a bit too.

Coming along nicely. Don't forget the armor plate behind the seat. Built the A-36 in the Mustang GB. They are nice little kit. Really didn't think I likes OD mustangs, but after that I'm kinda digging them.

Well I am a little perplexed this morning. What to do? What to do? Starborad wing fits perfectly. Port wing not so much. Got it glued on only to find a huge step between the wing and fuselage. The wing is taller than the mating location on the fuselage. So after a few drinks with dinner last night, I went and cut the wing back off just to see if I missed something. But based on the pics below, everything is pretty tight together. We are not talking a hairline step, it's a noticeable step. Like maybe 1mm or so. Fortunately it's on the underside so less noticeable if I were to leave it. I did have to tweak a few panel lines when I joined the bottom tub to the upper portion (but only at the back), but then it would seem like the step would be taller in the back and shorter in the front. But the step seems to be pretty consistent. Plus I don't remember what side that was on where I had to rescribe. So I am kinda down to these options; 1) Just glue it back on and leave it, knowing it's the underside and won't be seen as much. 2) Razor saw the seam line open. Maybe even a bit aft of the back of the wing and put a thin strip of plastic along it to act like a wedge and spread it apart. 3) Sand the heck outta the join line and maybe some filler on the fuselage side. But that's quite a bit of sanding and not a lot of space to feather it all in with the bulges (what ever those are) under the wing. More leaning towards 1 or 2. Haven't read anything by other modelers about having this issue. So probably something I did. EDIT: This was not the side that I had to fix some panel lines that were not lined up.