(ex)Sgtrafman Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 Evening Britmodellers Today I have made a start on my RAF Mustang Mk III, as with my Spitfire it will be 95% OOB. I have used bits of Eduard photo etch for the cockpit and HGW seat belts. Thanks for looking and as ever critique is always welcome. Yours aye Iain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 Looking great so far!! This is a truly wonderful kit. I've just bought the Revell/ICM Mustang III, which is a blatant clone, so will be interested to see if the fit is as good - certainly a lot more flash than on the Tamiya version I have recently stuck together. Have fun mate, will be popping in regularly!! Val Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(ex)Sgtrafman Posted January 14, 2014 Author Share Posted January 14, 2014 Hey Val Cheers mate...I'm enjoying it immensely. Thanks for looking Yours aye Iain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Looks good, you can't beat Tamiya for build quality & ease of construction. What scheme will you be doing it in? Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiMCard25 Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 This is on my wish list. Will be following avidly. Si M... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(ex)Sgtrafman Posted January 15, 2014 Author Share Posted January 15, 2014 Looks good, you can't beat Tamiya for build quality & ease of construction. What scheme will you be doing it in? Pete. Hi Pete I plan to do her in 315 Sqn colours as FZ154, PK*N June 1944 using the Techmod decals (after my fight with the Tamiya Spitfire decals I thought it prudent!) Thanks for looking Yours aye Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Thanks Iain. One of our cadets is doing the Polish scheme for the ATC Wing modelling competition - kit decals I'm afraid. Not what you'd call thin, are they. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Iain.. I am in Mustang heaven seeing your stupendous work. Beautifully started and the seat belts et al are super. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kallisti Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 (edited) You are a brave man using HGW seatbelts in 1:48! I've uesed them in 1:32 for my Hurricane IIc last year and more recently on my 81 Sqn Spitfire IX, but I also got them for my 5 sqn Thunderbolt last year but took one look at the minuscule size and gave up! Very impressed you managed to seemble them - you must have better eyesight and steadier hands than me Edited January 19, 2014 by Kallisti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(ex)Sgtrafman Posted January 25, 2014 Author Share Posted January 25, 2014 Evening everyone I've managed to get some paint on my Mustang. The photos show it just after I've removed the masking tape, so you're all seeing it warts n' all. Over all I'm quite happy with how its turned out, the stripes are a little too 'clean' for my liking as I know that from looking at period photo's their application was quite hap-hazard and quite rough (to that end I wasn't very accurate with my masking to try and give a rushed finish). I'm going to leave it to cure for a couple of days before I tidy up any rough areas, the weather here in Kernow land is gonna be rubbish and I don't fancy getting soaked to the skin getting to my work shop (I have a summer house in the garden). As ever any observations, criticism, hints or tips are more than welcome. Have a great weekend Yours aye Iain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(ex)Sgtrafman Posted January 25, 2014 Author Share Posted January 25, 2014 Iain.. I am in Mustang heaven seeing your stupendous work. Beautifully started and the seat belts et al are super. Hey Houston Thanks for the kind comments mate...much apprechaited! You are a brave man using HGW seatbelts in 1:48! I've uesed them in 1:32 for my Hurricane IIc last year and more recently on my 81 Sqn Spitfire IX, but I also got them for my 5 sqn Thunderbolt last year but took one look at the minuscule size and gave up! Very impressed you managed to seemble them - you must have better eyesight and steadier hands than me Hey Kallisti Ha ha yeah the HGW belts are very small and fiddly, I must admit that I substituted masking tape for a couple of the belts as the HGW ones were too small to manipulate and I did invest in an Optivisor which has proven itself as a good investment (35 quid from Hobbycraft).. Thanks for looking in mate. Yours aye Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(ex)Sgtrafman Posted January 26, 2014 Author Share Posted January 26, 2014 Evening all Thought I'd risk the weather and spend sometime on my Mustang this evening....and swiftly regretted it! Within 5 minutes of getting the air brush loaded and starting to spray the yellow wing leading edge up we lost power (not a happy bunny at all - in fact I may of had a bit of a hissy fit)...so I haven't much to show for today... [/url I've attempted to replicate the overspray on the base of the propellers with varying degrees of success... I've still a long way to go with this one, but it really is a great little kit. Thanks for looking and please any criticism is more than welcome. Yours aye Iain 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Ace work there! Love the invasion stripes did a bit more work on mine yesterday.... I always seem to take two steps forward and one back... What a kit though, eh? Keep 'em coming! Val Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(ex)Sgtrafman Posted January 27, 2014 Author Share Posted January 27, 2014 Hey Val Cheers mate...I'll be honest it was your build that kick started me into building mine! Keep plugging at it mate. Yours aye Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Hi, Iain, Just found your thread. Excellent work, and I'm keen to see how you finish this kit because I have one in the cache that is destined to be an RCAF-oriented build. One of the best kits Tamiya have put out, IMHO, and you're doing a very good job with it. Good luck with the rest of your build! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(ex)Sgtrafman Posted January 30, 2014 Author Share Posted January 30, 2014 Morning Gary Thanks for the interest. The Tamiya kit is very good and really just falls together. I haven't done much over the past few days as the weather here has been rubbish and I haven't wanted to venture out to my workshop, hopefully I'll get some decals on over the next few nights and have a look at giving her a light weathering. Cheers Yours aye Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(ex)Sgtrafman Posted February 1, 2014 Author Share Posted February 1, 2014 Evening Ladies and gents I'm after some advice. I thought I'd start applying the decals to my Mustang and here is where I hit my first obstacle the Techmod decals are rubbish. They are way to thin and delicate and simply fell apart when submersed in water so I resorted to using the kit ones please see photo below... Can anyone give me advice on how to cure the bubbling problem? All the decals seem to be effected by it. I've tried scouring the decals with a sharp knife and I've applied Mr Softner.. HELP! Cheers Yours aye Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidelvy Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 I usually get rid of bubbles by rolling a cotton bud over from the centre of the decal outwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(ex)Sgtrafman Posted February 2, 2014 Author Share Posted February 2, 2014 Morning everyone I've managed to get some decals on my Mustang. After the problems with the Techmod decals (a mistake at £7.00 that I wont make again ) I opted to use the Tamiya ones, so the result is a bit of a hodgepodge and the finished airplane wont represent any RAF Mustang in-particular rather its a representation. You are seeing the model in its raw state,there is a little silvering of the decals which I will endeavour to rectify, it still needs tidying up, a coat of Klear to seal it all in and some weathering. All told this hasn't been my best modelling experience to date but I'm determined to get it finished and start on my next build the Hasegawa Hurricane MkIIc. Yours aye Iain 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 It's looking great to me I have the same Techmod decals at home sounds like they are trouble... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(ex)Sgtrafman Posted February 9, 2014 Author Share Posted February 9, 2014 Afternoon Ladies and Gents I've managed to make a little progress with my Mustang (in fact I reckon she will be finished by tomorrow ). I've given it a nice coat or two of Klear followed by a wash of my own concoction..... I plan to paint the exhaust this evening and weather the flaps and U/C doors. The next time you see her will be in the RFI section along with my Mk 1 Spitfire that I'm plucking up the courage to rig. Any comments or observations are more than welcome. Yours aye Iain 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedubelyer Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Tremendous work Iain, she looks superb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(ex)Sgtrafman Posted February 9, 2014 Author Share Posted February 9, 2014 Ok so I said that my next photos would appear in the RFI but I couldn't resist getting her on her undercarriage.... and here she is with her stable mate my Mk 1 Spitfire (which has yet to be finished) Yours aye Iain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(ex)Sgtrafman Posted February 9, 2014 Author Share Posted February 9, 2014 Tremendous work Iain, she looks superb. Hey fella Cheers mate, she's tried me at times but I'm happy with how she's turning out. Yours aye Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Hi Iain, For saying you had the problems with it, it has turned out out beautifully! Very well done! Kind regards, Stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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