somnas Posted September 20, 2014 Posted September 20, 2014 (edited) Hi there! I saw this group build about a week ago and quickly bought the Tamiya kit. I will build Fred Munder's "Skyczar" and I started this week. Here is the progress so far. I'm building two kits at the same time (Skyczar and a Swedish Mustang) but after finishing the interior of both aircraft I have put more effort on the Skyczar to finish it in time. Also in the picture is the 109 that I was building when I stumbled upon this group build. Yesterday I filled the panel lines on the wings. Only some small Alclad testing remains (this is my first NMF-build), then it's time to lay the paint down. /Erik Edited October 5, 2014 by somnas
somnas Posted September 20, 2014 Author 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
somnas Posted September 21, 2014 Author 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! 1
somnas Posted September 21, 2014 Author Posted September 21, 2014 Here we go, airframe aluminium done! 1
somnas Posted September 21, 2014 Author 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 parts in this picture. Edited September 21, 2014 by somnas 1
somnas Posted September 22, 2014 Author 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. 2
somnas Posted September 24, 2014 Author Posted September 24, 2014 Insignia and markings on fuselage added plus the black stripes on the wings. 1
Arniec Posted September 24, 2014 Posted September 24, 2014 Great work sofar. Keep up the good work. Cheers, 1
somnas Posted September 28, 2014 Author Posted September 28, 2014 Thank you! 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 1
somnas Posted September 29, 2014 Author 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 colour is "off white" from Gunze and it may look a bit creamy now but I think it will blend well with some weathering. 2
somnas Posted September 30, 2014 Author 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... 3
PlaStix Posted September 30, 2014 Posted September 30, 2014 That is looking exceptionallly smart. Well done! 1
somnas Posted October 3, 2014 Author Posted October 3, 2014 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. 3
PlaStix Posted October 3, 2014 Posted October 3, 2014 More good progress. Your paintwork is looking exceptionally nice. Well done.
somnas Posted October 4, 2014 Author Posted October 4, 2014 Thank you Stix! 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! 3
Arniec Posted October 4, 2014 Posted October 4, 2014 Great job sofar!!! You are nearly there. Cheers, 1
somnas Posted October 4, 2014 Author Posted October 4, 2014 Thank you good chaps! 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. Tomorrow is D-Day for this group build and I hope to be able to put this one in the gallery. Everything laid out for tomorrow. /Erik 2
somnas Posted October 5, 2014 Author Posted October 5, 2014 Finished! More photos will appear in gallery and RFI. 1
Arniec Posted October 5, 2014 Posted October 5, 2014 That is a very. Nice looking Mustang. Great job on the weathering as well. Cheers, 1
PlaStix Posted October 5, 2014 Posted October 5, 2014 Excellent result Somnas! Well done. That's a lovely looking Mustang you have built there. 1
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