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  1. Thanks Matt. It’s such a thin piece of plastic I guess if the plastic isn’t properly cooled before comes out of the mould that’s the result. Anyway, it’s not a difficult fix. James
  2. Nice save on the bar Matt. I think by the time you’ve got the uc doors on you won’t notice that. James
  3. Thanks Mark @2996 Victor That’s the first time I’ve tried the worn floor effect but I’m happy with it. Thanks Gerard @Wings unlevel Yes, all the etch is from the kit and has just had a wash to dirty it up a bit. I was in two minds about using the other etch parts on the cockpit walls as they’re also supplied as decals but they’re a very good fit and have turned out well. Thanks @Farmerboy I would have been quite happy to just bend it back but it way to far gone for that. Thanks chaps James
  4. Excellent work Gerard. This’ll be one impressive model when finished. Good luck with the intakes. James
  5. Hi everyone Ive had a fairly productive week on the F-51 so hear goes with an update. Being Korean War bird the cockpit was repainted with black rather than the more usual interior green. The cockpit although consisting of several parts does build up quite quickly. I sprayed the cockpit floor red brown first and then used some liquid masking solution to create some wear and tear on the floor where the black paint had worn through to plywood floor. Onc I’d sprayed everything else with Tamiya NATO black I picked out a few parts with other shades of black and very dark greys not that you really tell. Then I stuck the pe parts. I also did a bit of sponge chipping over the black with interior green on areas of wear and tare like the seat and dry brushed with the same colour. This was followed by a wash and a mid grey dry brush around the mixtures and fittings and a flat coat. IMG_1851 by James Halls, on Flickr IMG_1853 by James Halls, on Flickr IMG_1854 by James Halls, on Flickr IMG_1856 by James Halls, on Flickr IMG_1858 by James Halls, on Flickr The fuselage is now buttoned up and started to work on making the pe inserts on the fuselage sides acceptable, sorry no pic. I also moved onto the wings. I need to replace the bar that runs front to back across the wheel well as it’s badly warped and beyond repair. I’ll use some square plastic rod for this. A bit of a pain but no dramas. IMG_1837 by James Halls, on Flickr That’s all for now. Thanks for looking. James
  6. Nice start Matt. The Ultracast seat does look very nice. James
  7. Thanks for the offer Martin. TBH I’ll probably build it in 1/48 when I get round to it as I have plenty of that scale Eduard Mustangs in the stash. James
  8. No! I’m up for a weathered aircraft but I think that battered drop tank is a bit beyond me. Interestingly I think the drop tank on the other wing is a different type which will make for an interesting look. James
  9. Just catching up with this one Craig, nice work on the cockpit. I’ve got a couple of these kits in the stash yet to be built but looking in the box it is as you say a real mixture of good and just a bit mediocre. James
  10. Those sprue shots look very nice. It’s good to see Airfix are continuing to use the much nicer darker grey plastic of recent boxings. James
  11. Nice choices Peter Will look forward to seeing both of them progress. You’re on a serious Mustang bent this year! James
  12. Great work Martin. I think I may have to pinch this scheme sometime soon as it’s a very nice one and just makes a P-51 that looks a bit different from the standard WW2 stuff. James
  13. Great work on the cockpit. As said above it’s not immediately apparent which scale it is. James
  14. Nice start Matt. I’ve got started on my Eduard kit this week and like you was surprised at the parts count for the cockpit. Having said that it does build up quite quickly. Good start. James
  15. Nice start Longbow. As said above the seat back looks great and that’s a great improvement on the wings James
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