[Revell Zero Baa Baa Black Sheep - FINISHED]

Cool!

[Airfix zero 1/72 - FINISHED]

I have to admit that I like the wear you have produced.

[Hobby Boss 1:72 P-51B Duo ++FINISHED++]

The word you were looking for there is 'transluscent'. After the painting they became opaque; the weren't before.

The Hobby Boss kit looks like a fun little 'throw it together in a weekend and who cares?' build

Thanks for this Jessica. You are right of course.

[Hobby Boss 1:72 P-51B Duo ++FINISHED++]

Thanks very much guys.

Here is some progress on "The Hun Hunter /Texas"

[Airfix Tomahawk]

I've been looking at Tiger Head decals for other types that were used by the Turkish air force so will be watching with interest.

[Airfix I/72 ME109G - FINISHED]

Nice clean construction and a nice solid base for the paint..

[STL50-3 "Elefant" - FINISHED]

This is one of those kits that I pick up and put back so will be watching with interest.

[Hobbyboss 1/72 F-5E (Republic of Singapore Air Force)]

I've got one of these in the loft so will be watching with interest.

[Gallery]

Cpt. Don Gentile's P-51B-7-NA "Shangri-La", 336th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group

[Hobby Boss 1:72 P-51B Duo ++FINISHED++]

They defiantly look better painted.

Thanks Snapper.

"Shangir-La" is finished.

[Airfix MK2 Hurricane. - FINISHED]

The Royal Navy one looks great mate. Having the two schemes side by side will look great.

Of course, you might then be tempted to do all three!

[Airfix Tucano]

Have you decided on which markings you'll be making this one as?

[Hawker Hunter T.8 - Revell 1:144 kit with RetroWings conv set]

I haven't seen this kit before. Great choice.

[Airfix T11 Vampire]

That my friend is a cracking build.

["Willie the Whale"]

Wow that paint work looks the business mate.

[RarePlane 1/72 Republic AT-12 Guardsman *FINISHED*]

These kits scare the hell out of me!

[Alfa Romeo "Alfetta" by SMER]

I like the look of this.

[Hobby Boss 1:72 P-51B Duo ++FINISHED++]

You know as a modeller when you do something to a build and you think "I'll live with that" but every time you see it it just niggles?

Well, those opaque ID stripes were bugging me, so I had to paint over them. I used Vallejo's Off White.

So now, perhaps make some progress!

[Hobby Boss 1:72 P-51B Duo ++FINISHED++]

Hope the Airfix kits are nice,not built a 1/72 P-51 for at least 25 years.

I reread this thread,with regards to Henry Brown's Hun Hunter you know this aircraft was painted RAF Green over NMF not Olive drab/Grey most folks assume it was.

Now that is a good call mate, but will mean I'll have to lose all the decaling. So, anyone making The Hun Hunter of Texas, don't follow Hobby Bosses call out on colours.

[Hobby Boss 1:72 P-51B Duo ++FINISHED++]

Another update.

You can't quite tell from the photo but the white ID lines are a little opaque and I may paint these in. I also had to paint the red stripe on the nose as the

decal just would not conform to the curve.

[Hobby Boss 1:72 P-51B Duo ++FINISHED++]

Quite like the look of these, how does it compare to Airfix new tool P-51's?

To be honest mate, get the Airfix kits if you are making a one off kit. These Hobby Boss kits are great to show off nose art for several aircraft of one type.

[Hobby Boss 1:72 P-51B Duo ++FINISHED++]

I'm not sure why that would be the case, unless they were modified in the field by ground crew to keep mud etc out of the bay.

Interestingly every video i've watched on YouTube of modern warbird P-51's the doors drop to the full open position as soon as the prop stops rotating.

Your cracking on with these two models, i picked up acouple of Airfix F-51D 1/72 kits for this GB today....so there will be more ponies around here soon

The 1:72 Airfix Mustang kits are my favourite, so I'm looking forward to your builds mate.

Good start. I take it the girls of the house returned during mid painting..

Elementary my dear Watson.

[Hobby Boss 1:72 P-51B Duo ++FINISHED++]

Okay, as the wife and daughter were shopping today and my son was on a trip with the Boys' Brigade, I was able to

crack on with these builds.

Here "Shangi-La" has it's Neutral Grey undersides done and the first coat of Olive Drab. Hun Hunter is almost at the same stage, just lagging

behind on the Olive Drab.

[Hobby Boss 1:72 P-51B Duo ++FINISHED++]

Actually only the early P-51/P-51A/A-36 locked the gear doors up when the engine wasn't running.

P-51B/C/D/K would all droop with the loss of hydraulic pressure within minutes of engine shutdown

Great, someone who know's about Mustangs . I have one or two books on the P-51 and in one book alone I counted 12 photos where B's and C's do not have dropped wheel-well doors when at rest, thankfully one of them is Hun Hunter. I don't suppose you would know why that is (bearing in mind that most of the photos show no maintenance crew and no pilot)?

Cheers

Alan

[Hobby Boss 1:72 P-51B Duo ++FINISHED++]

Made a start on the builds this morning.

Just thought I would show how the pit sits on the single piece wing before the wing is slotted into the fuselage. The wheel bay doors have had their locating pins removed to glue them shut as well.

Alan