Delayar Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 (edited) Hi!After 20 months I finally finished my Tamiya Mustang in 1/32It was a really nice kit to build, and maybe someday I will build another one.I used a lot of aftermarket stuff:Eduard Interior PEEduard Engine PEBarracudaCast cockpit detailsBarracudaCast cockpit sidewallsBarracudaCast diamon thread tiresBarracudaCals cockpit stencilsHGW seat beltsEagle Strike decalsFundekals stencilsThe diorama base is from TrueDetails.The WIP-thread is here: http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234956944-p-51d-jumpin-jacques-tamiya-132/Tha aircraft is painted with various colors, Tamiya AS-12 for the wings, Alclad Airframe Aluminium for the bare metal parts. Other colors are Tamiya and Gunze acrylics.The wing panel lines and rivets were filled (it was really a strange feeling to remove detail from a kit;-) )The pilot figure is from the kit, painted in the Khaki pacific uniform. Maybe I replace it with another pilot figure, but at the moment, I don't want to spend the money on one ;-)to be continued... Edited January 8, 2016 by Delayar 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delayar Posted January 8, 2016 Author Share Posted January 8, 2016 The cokpit details are really hard to photograph, but there are pictures of it in the WIP. The wheel wells also received a detailing treatment with solder and fine copper wire. I didn't add any detail to the gun bays. The endinge bay is also a nice sight of the Tamiya kit: I am not sure if Jumpin' Jacques had a detrola antenna, but on one of the reference pictures I beliefe I can discern the tension spring, which I replicated with a bit of a giutar string with the core removed. The antenna itself is made from EZ Line. Thanks for looking, comments and also critique is welcome! Best regards, Markus 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewE Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Excellent build, one of my favourite schemes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 She looks superb from all aspects, including the painted wings ;-). Great job with that one! Kind regards, Joachim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Certainly a stunning Mustang,excellent work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDumbrell Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 Superb looking Mustang you have there. I have here a photo of the real 'Jumpin Jacques' lifting off from Shoreham. Very well done indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight_Flyer Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 Looks like a lot of work went into the build. Very nice result particularly the nmf and markings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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