somnas Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 (edited) Hi all!It's been a while since I posted a build on this forum and I just recently saw this group build. I also saw the D-day group build so I thought I build one Mustang for each, a Swedish one for this group and one from the invasion in the other. Here's when I started out three days ago, with the 109 I have put aside while I finish the P-51's:And here's where I am with one of the kits as of late yesterday night, this kit comes together quickly!Even though this is my fastest build ever I think it will get tough to finish both of them in time for the finish line of these groups so I will focus on the one from the invasion which will be Fred Munder's "Skyczar" since that one qualifies for both groups./Erik Edited October 5, 2014 by somnas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellzy Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 Never to late good to see your P51 enjoy your build Les Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somnas Posted September 20, 2014 Author Share Posted September 20, 2014 Thank you Les! Yesterday I filled the panel lines on the wings and I'm hoping to start with the Alclad later today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somnas Posted September 20, 2014 Author Share Posted September 20, 2014 Primed top side with a mix of Gunze tire black and Humbrol clear. Will do other side tomorrow or later tonight. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somnas Posted September 21, 2014 Author Share Posted September 21, 2014 When cleaning my airbrush before making the first alclad coats I spilled rubbing alcohol all over the model (the one time I didn't follow my rule to never clean the airbrush anywhere near the projects) so I ended up stripping all the paint off and started over. Now it just looks like there's a black wash all over hehe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somnas Posted September 21, 2014 Author Share Posted September 21, 2014 (edited) Here we go, airframe aluminium done! Edited September 21, 2014 by somnas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somnas Posted September 21, 2014 Author Share Posted September 21, 2014 (edited) Underside of wings painted in dull aluminium. All that's left now before I can start with the markings and weathering is top side of wings with dull aluminium and airframe aluminium on the black area in this picture. Edited September 22, 2014 by somnas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somnas Posted September 22, 2014 Author Share Posted September 22, 2014 I've finished the Alclad work. A bit dramatic difference between the wings and fuselage perhaps, I might do that more subtle on next Mustang, it depends on how it all look when finished. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyB Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Looking great somnas and you're certainly not hanging about! That's exactly the same alclad combination that I used on mine and found that once I had put down a gloss coat for decaling and handled the airframe a bit the contrast between the two actually reduced. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellzy Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 and some wreathing it will be good Les 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somnas Posted September 23, 2014 Author Share Posted September 23, 2014 Thank you Danny! No progress has been good but the next few days I really need to study but I will still try to make slow progress. Nice to hear about you using the same alclads! I looked up your build and noticed it was that very build I used as reference when waiting for my kit to arrive for how to build this kit. Good job, yours turned out great! I will however not use a clear coat on the wings since I will paint all the markings. Yes Les, definitely some weathering! /Erik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somnas Posted September 24, 2014 Author Share Posted September 24, 2014 Insignia and markings on fuselage added plus the black stripes on the wings. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somnas Posted September 28, 2014 Author Share Posted September 28, 2014 (edited) The weekend is being a bit hectic with me turning 25 today but I managed to get 10 minutes on my own and finished the stripes on one wing and painted the white on the other. /Erik Edited September 28, 2014 by somnas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 Nice work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franky boy Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 Happy birthday Eric Loving the build. I'm about to try alclad for the fist time so it's good to see how others do it. James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somnas Posted September 28, 2014 Author Share Posted September 28, 2014 Thank you! Nice to hear James, this forum is really great to learn stuff in weeks instead of years! Let me know if you've got any specific questions and I will try to answer them. /Erik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somnas Posted September 29, 2014 Author Share Posted September 29, 2014 The stripes turned out better than I thought, no paint in the white areas which I was worried about but I also used very used tape to minimize the risk. The white color is "off white" from Gunze and it may look a bit creamy now but I think it will blend well with some weathering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franky boy Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Hi Eric Just one question regarding the alclad. Did you gloss varnish before decaling? I've read that varnish can take away the metallic finish of the alclad. I've also read that decals can silver quite badly on alclad? Thanks James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somnas Posted September 30, 2014 Author Share Posted September 30, 2014 Finished the stripes on the fuselage and painted the insignias on the wings. Maybe I will be able to finish it before Sunday... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyB Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Looking great! The painted d-day stripes look fantastic, hope you do make it to the deadline, can't wait to see this one in the gallery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somnas Posted October 3, 2014 Author Share Posted October 3, 2014 Hi Eric Just one question regarding the alclad. Did you gloss varnish before decaling? I've read that varnish can take away the metallic finish of the alclad. I've also read that decals can silver quite badly on alclad? Thanks James The easy answer to that James is that I don't know. I've never done a job this big with alclad, I've only used it for details before (landing gears and such) so it will be a first for me to apply decals to this finish. Regarding the varnish taking away some of the finish I can imagine that being the case with high polished finishes but when I applied it to some scrap pieces painted in the same paints I've used here you won't tell much of a difference. I can't see why the decals would silver on alclad since this finish is much smoother than my usual paint jobs. Anyway, we will see about it this weekend! While waiting for the water to boil I thought I upload the progress of today. Did the OD anti glare and also the red on the nose and spinner. The different tones of red is because the spinner has already got itself a coat of future. I had also completely forgot about the stripes on the flaps so I did them as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somnas Posted October 4, 2014 Author Share Posted October 4, 2014 All covered with X-22, now I will just have to add very few decals, final assembly and do the weathering and we are done. What I was most nervous about was the clear coat and that is looking good so I think I will be able to finish this in time! Here we also see that the metallic finish will not be ruined by a clear coat, at least not by Tamiya X-22. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somnas Posted October 4, 2014 Author Share Posted October 4, 2014 All the decals are in place and sealed. That was the plan for today but I couldn't help to start the weathering (my favorite part), just did a little on the OD, one of the landing gears and one of the exhaust stacks. I hope to be able to put this one in the gallery. Everything laid out for tomorrow. /Erik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyB Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Looking great, really going to the look the part once it's altogether! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal_Belford Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Yess....... Found it at last buddy.... It looks good.....real good...also Loking forward tonse the finalnassebly on this one....tomorrow it is supposed to be finnished.......appropiate tune for this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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