Howard Moon Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 "Detroit Miss" 375th Fighter Squadron, 361st Fighter Group Tamiya 1/32nd scale Haven't posted anything in quite some time, partly due to a fall in output due to work commitments. However, I thought I would share my most recent completed build. I won't go on about the kit as plenty has been written already and there are some fantastic examples already in RFI. The kit was almost OOB with the exception of the following: Barracuda cockpit upgrades HGW seat harness Eduard Brassin replacement wheels Wing rivets and panel lines were puttied over as per the original and it was painted with metallic shades from the MR Paint range, augmented with Gunze and Tamiya paints. Markings were a mixture of Montex masks and Zoukei Mura decals for their own P-51. Hope you enjoy the pictures and look forward to your comments. Regards Howard windows 7 screen shot 38 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Beautiful Mustang, with a great finish! Just the way I like them!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalkeEins Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 ..very nice indeed. You didn't happen to research Drew's Me 262 claims while building that did you? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polo1112 Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Very beautiful!!! it's 1:32 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Dyck Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Excellent P-51 ! Superb finished! Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epeeman Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Lovely work on your Mustang - just the right amount of weathering too. Regards Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifeofbrian Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Very realistic, needs to be in a diorama. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tank152 Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Hey "H"! That's a very convincing NMF you've achieved there, nice to see a 361St kite for a change as well. I think you should be very pleased with the outcome no matter how long it took to finish. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malpaso Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Lovely P-51. You seem to have achieved just the right level of used look to me, particularly the worn look to the Mustang ID stripes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Beautiful Mustang, really nice work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 superb looking Mustang, great job on the nmf and finish..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Moon Posted August 20, 2016 Author Share Posted August 20, 2016 Thanks to all who have commented and 'liked'. Much appreciated! ..very nice indeed. You didn't happen to research Drew's Me 262 claims while building that did you? Thanks. Didn't research in much detail, are they still contentious? I thought they were confirmed by his wing man after the war? Hey "H"!That's a very convincing NMF you've achieved there, nice to see a 361St kite for a change as well. I think you should be very pleased with the outcome no matter how long it took to finish. Thanks Kurt. Fuselage sprayed with Mr Paint Duraluminum then mottled with Anodised Aluminium and Dark Aluminium Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuizCarlos Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Really very good!...fabulous stuff! Luiz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 Outstanding build and finish,great NMF and love the worn areas of paintwork too! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winenut Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 Yep! Very impressive build. Top stuff and great finish Congrats! Cheers Bruce 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildeSau75 Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 wow - this is a real winner - like the paint scheme a lot! Cheers, Michael 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightningboy2000 Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 Superb finish of this Mustang in one of my favorite fighter group schemes. Always had thing about the happenings at Bottisham. Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 Excellent! Superb finish and weathering! Cheers Jaime 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelh Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 (edited) Very nice job. I really like how you puttied over the wings and differentiated their painted wings from the natural metal fuselage. I was lucky enough to be able to examine several P51s at Oshkhosh and those that were true to the original showed an obvious difference in tone between the the two areas as you've managed to depict. That's real attention to detail, so often missed on P51 models. Edited August 22, 2016 by noelh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spruecutter Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 A beautiful result and I like the fact that you have puttied the wings. The differentiation in the tones looks great. Regards Richard C 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Moon Posted August 23, 2016 Author Share Posted August 23, 2016 Thanks to all who have left comments. Very nice job. I really like how you puttied over the wings and differentiated their painted wings from the natural metal fuselage. I was lucky enough to be able to examine several P51s at Oshkhosh and those that were true to the original showed an obvious difference in tone between the the two areas as you've managed to depict.That's real attention to detail, so often missed on P51 models. A beautiful result and I like the fact that you have puttied the wings. The differentiation in the tones looks great.RegardsRichard C Thanks to both of you with your comments about the wings. It was a bit of a heart in mouth moment for me as I wanted the finish to be as authentic as it could be within my skill limits but was very nerrvous about losing all that wonderful detail and getting a smooth finish. I sprayed 2 coats of Mr Surfacer 500 and two coats of Tamiya fine surface primer with each coat being sanded back between applications. Fortunately it proved quite easy and didn't take long to do. Regards H 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tank152 Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 Thanks Kurt. Fuselage sprayed with Mr Paint Duraluminum then mottled with Anodised Aluminium and Dark AluminiumAnodised Aluminium, sounds interesting, I really must try Mr Paint if I ever get to the stage of painting something again!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagledocf15 Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 How did you weather this model. Excellent!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG899 Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 Howard, Great to see a Mustang with puttied wing panels rather than those panels being wash enhanced, which makes me cringe every time I see it. Your model is the first I've seen this way for...ages! (Grabs tin hat and dives under desk!) That fact and the superb finish make this a very special model of a P51D. Congratulations! Cheers Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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