Fuad Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Good day, gentlemen!Let me present you my next model. But first of all - little story) One of the very few fighter pilots in World War II to achieve the “ace” status in both the Pacific and European Theatres, Colonel John Landers is remembered as a skilled pilot and capable combat commander. Landers served with the 49th Fighter Group, in the Pacific Theatre flying P40’s and achieving 6 victories against the Japanese. In 1944, he was sent to Europe, where he joined the 55th Fighter Group (38th Fighter Squadron) based in Duxford, England. Five more victories were credited to him during this tour, bringing his total to 11. John Landers would later become Commanding Officer of the 38th Squadron in mid 1944. Being posted to the 8th Air Force in Europe, he flew in several units including 78th, 357th and 361st flying P-38’s and P-51’s, all of which were named “Big Beautiful Doll”. Colonel John Landers ended his flying career with 14.5 victories, 4.5 of these and an additional 20 ground victories were achieved in P-51’s. His impressive scoreboard and nose art adorned many airframes during his career. His P-51 “Big Beautiful Doll” was one of the most colorfully painted Mustangs of that era. 43 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Simply superb NMF paint job! Excellent detail and subtle weathering as well. Do you have a WIP? Which paints did you use? Cheers Jaime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Excellent! Looks more like 1:48, very nice finish. Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 A truly impressive example of the modeller's art! With all that attention to detail lavished on the model, I have to wonder – why didn't you fill that leading edge joint line between the wing halves? No joint there on the full size, AFAIK. ;-) Inspiring detail work! Kind regards, Joachim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 great looking mustang very nice job on the scheme and great job on the nmf... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuad Posted November 13, 2015 Author Share Posted November 13, 2015 A truly impressive example of the modeller's art! With all that attention to detail lavished on the model, I have to wonder – why didn't you fill that leading edge joint line between the wing halves? No joint there on the full size, AFAIK. ;-) Inspiring detail work! Kind regards, Joachim I know that there was no joint of panels on the wing. But I read that they were covered with a layer of a primer and then painted with aluminum powder. That is, in my opinion, some joints are still visible. I decided just not to washing them. http://scalemodels.ru/modules/forum/img_854117_1366535662_P-51DWingsBottom.jpg.html http://scalemodels.ru/modules/forum/img_854117_1366535664_P-51DWingsTop.jpg.html On this picture you can see even the rivets, so it was not a putty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuad Posted November 13, 2015 Author Share Posted November 13, 2015 Do you have a WIP? Which paints did you use? Unfortunately, I didn't keep a photo report of WIP. Metallic paints - I use from the British "Alclad" with their black substrate. In my opinion, this is the best metallics in the world. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Thanks for the info on the paints used. I'm also a big fan of Alclad paints! Cheers Jaime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuro Nezumi Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Yet another winner, Fuad! That NMF is perfection incarnate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Another astounding build Fuad,really setting the benchmark in finishes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Brilliant work. Just wish I could emulate your standard in this scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackG Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Fantastic model and beautiful finish. ------------------------------------------ I think Joachim is referring to the front edge of the wings. There was no seam here, and had nothing to do with the the 'puttying' of the wing surfaces. Possibly just the lighting gives the effect of a seam being there? Better colour shot from PrimePortal: http://data3.primeportal.net/hangar/hans-hermann_buhling/p-51d_411622/images/p-51d_411622_08_of_22.jpg regards, Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuad Posted November 13, 2015 Author Share Posted November 13, 2015 I think Joachim is referring to the front edge of the wings. There was no seam here, and had nothing to do with the the 'puttying' of the wing surfaces. Possibly just the lighting gives the effect of a seam being there? Of course there's no seam - this is just the light effect. I have no any seam on wings of all my models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight_Flyer Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 An excellent build, particularly the nmf although the cockpit detail is equally impressive. Might I ask, do you enter any model competitions? This P-51 looks like it could easily win one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuad Posted November 13, 2015 Author Share Posted November 13, 2015 An excellent build, particularly the nmf although the cockpit detail is equally impressive. Might I ask, do you enter any model competitions? This P-51 looks like it could easily win one. Thank you for the feedback, sir. I like to organize a competition with myself))). I do the same model of aircraft through big time. And then the model that has made by myself much worse than the present - heartlessly thrown out or give to children))). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimHead23 Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Beautiful work Fuad as usual. Regards Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave N Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Your builds keep getting better Fuad... great looking Mustang, a very clean perfect finish. Thanks for posting. -Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuad Posted November 14, 2015 Author Share Posted November 14, 2015 Thank you for comments, jentlemen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniele0865 Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 Superb NM finish and stunning details. Very good job. I like it a lot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmouredSprue Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 (edited) That's an incredibly well done model. The paint work is just fantastic. I really like the detail you've done on the main landing gear door (that strip of natural metal plate) have you done that using Bare Metal? Only two things I would like to say, first in regards to the antenna wire (we have discussed that in my post) I think it would have that. Second, you've used the wrong propeller for this plane, all photos that I've seen show it with the cuffed version, see the photo below. Otherwise an outstanding model! Edited November 16, 2015 by ArmouredSprue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Outstanding work as always! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taggart Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 He's a bit good at doing this isn't he !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuad Posted November 17, 2015 Author Share Posted November 17, 2015 That's an incredibly well done model. The paint work is just fantastic. I really like the detail you've done on the main landing gear door (that strip of natural metal plate) have you done that using Bare Metal? Only two things I would like to say, first in regards to the antenna wire (we have discussed that in my post) I think it would have that. Second, you've used the wrong propeller for this plane, all photos that I've seen show it with the cuffed version, see the photo below. Otherwise an outstanding model! But this one?))) Hamilton Standard prop was used on these models, and could easily be moved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuad Posted November 17, 2015 Author Share Posted November 17, 2015 (edited) And by the way, if you are referring to the pictures of BB Doll of the second World War - it is not there a rope antenna . Edited November 17, 2015 by Fuad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuad Posted November 17, 2015 Author Share Posted November 17, 2015 I really like the detail you've done on the main landing gear door (that strip of natural metal plate) have you done that using Bare Metal? This is an ordinary plumbing foil, which is sold at any hardware store)). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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