Val Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Well, after many moons of plastic bashing, I've finally produced a model!!It's Tamiya's excellent Mustang III, and is finished in FB353 No.316 squadron (although I'm lead to believe this might not be totally accurate?).Details: Manufacturer: Tamiya Scale: 1/48 Type: RAF Mustang III Extras used: Resin wheels and prop (True Detail I think, could be wrong) Paints: Tamiya's RAF colours on the whole, Vallejo interior green for wells and cockpit, and Model Master metalizers for the exhaust. Tamiya smoke for weather/post shading (hint), Tamiya's weather pigments for oil stains, plus oil paints for wells and oil streaks. Flory Models Dark Dirt Wash, of course, Aqua gloss and finished with Alclad Matt varnish. Build thread is here: http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234933452-148-tamiya-mustang-iii-build-first-wip/ The kit is brilliant! Just drop some extra thin in the box, shake it, and the plane falls out. The decals were poor though, and I lost a roundel due to disintegration. The replacement roundel is unfortunately quite a bit brighter... Only other problem I really had was a bit of the canopy went cloudy near the frame, something obviously got under the masking tape. Not the end of the world though, I'm still learning!Paint chipping was done with a tiny brush and thinned Tamiya acrylics, I just tried to be sparing with it.So, that's about it. I've not strived for total accuracy, but at the same time I am very interested in what would make it more accurate (I won't change this model but would like to learn). I tried to keep the exhaust staining to a minimum as I couldn't where these get loads. Constructive criticism is welcome also Thanks for looking,Val 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Excellent Mustang 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Jumbo Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 That is really nice - a great looking Mustang! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Great model of a great aircraft. It's a shame that none survive in Raf colours, I think there are only 2 malcom hood Mustang IIIs left. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watcher Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 A very nice model of a very attractive aircraft. I do like your image of dropping a bottle of extra thin in the box - made me chuckle! Think one of these will go into my stash. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted July 17, 2014 Author Share Posted July 17, 2014 Thanks everyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Very nice Val,.....it certainly looks the part to me mate, well done, Cheers Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bri48 Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Perfect Val.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 that's a very nice looking mustang. nice job on the paint and nice weathering. great job 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussG Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Beautiful Mustang! I'm going to have a go at the 1/72 Academy version and just hope its half as good as this one. Just one thing, surely 'PK' is 315 Squadron? Russ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Well worth the wait, Val! Very nice one. Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonl Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Very nice, would love to get one of these in 1/72 but can't find one anywhere..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenko Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 That's a great build there 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Excellent work! Your Mustang has that hard-to-accomplish 'right' look. Next time, you might consider using the manual white balance option on your camera, to get rid of that pesky overall blue-green colour cast… Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted July 17, 2014 Author Share Posted July 17, 2014 Thanks everyone, a great kit and highly recommended. Your comments are very appreciated! Beautiful Mustang! I'm going to have a go at the 1/72 Academy version and just hope its half as good as this one. Just one thing, surely 'PK' is 315 Squadron? Russ Ahhhh, yes, you are right! That's the mistake in the instructions, I knew there was an error but couldn't remember exactly what it was! Excellent work! Your Mustang has that hard-to-accomplish 'right' look. Next time, you might consider using the manual white balance option on your camera, to get rid of that pesky overall blue-green colour cast… Kind regards, Joachim Thanks, yes I will. I'm really new to photography, so I will have a play with the white balance and see if that helps! Cheers, Val Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(ex)Sgtrafman Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 I like it! Good job val Iain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted July 17, 2014 Author Share Posted July 17, 2014 Thanks Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marek Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 Excellent Mustang. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VonkeyVong Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 very impressive. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 That looks great, Really nice job 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted July 18, 2014 Author Share Posted July 18, 2014 Cheers guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robvulcan Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 That a lovely result Val. Very nice to see one in the RAF colours so well done too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted July 20, 2014 Author Share Posted July 20, 2014 Thanks rob! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamcatcher Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Well, after many moons of plastic bashing, I've finally produced a model!! And What a Model, Val !!! Absolutely Stunning. I like a lot ! Best regards 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted July 22, 2014 Author Share Posted July 22, 2014 Thank you, Dreamcatcher! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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