Joss Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 (edited) Hello everyone, In the near future I plan on building livebait which is a p51b (or was it a c)... Anyway feel free to tag along, I plan on using the tamiya mustang kit with Eduard pe and aeromaster decals, I may add some resin bits and bobs such as drop tanks and wheels! A little teaser; I also have a tamiya D in the stash so may do grim reaper later! Thanks for looking Joss Edited December 11, 2016 by Joss 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joss Posted October 28, 2016 Author Share Posted October 28, 2016 (edited) No start yet but getting excited to start this one! These two arrived in the post today, And then there's a few more things to arrive. The only question is how the drop tanks attach to the plastic parts We will jump that hurdle when we get to it. Cheers for looking Joss Edited October 28, 2016 by Joss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellzy Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 welcome to the build looks like you have it all sorted good luck Les Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joss Posted October 28, 2016 Author Share Posted October 28, 2016 59 minutes ago, wellzy said: welcome to the build looks like you have it all sorted good luck Les Cheers les, think I'm gunna need it! Joss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joss Posted October 30, 2016 Author Share Posted October 30, 2016 Started playing around with the photo etch today. Bit more tricky than I thought but still enjoyed. And I sanded the IP for pe Thats all folks Joss 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joss Posted November 3, 2016 Author Share Posted November 3, 2016 And some more fiddling, Instrument panel decals attached, i thought they looked to bright to begin with so I coated them with a matt varnish then applied pva to the face to try and recreate a glass effect. As you can see from the pic above I have used the pe pedals here's them just after I made them. Going to wait for these two to dry and then tone them down abit! And these arrived today! Thanks for looking any comments welcome Joss 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keeto™ Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 Wow, looking good! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joss Posted November 6, 2016 Author Share Posted November 6, 2016 Cheers keeto! Right just about to button her up so a few shots before!! Closing her up tomorrow! Interestingly the box at the back of the cockpit stops the fuselage fitting together, so that was removed! Any comments or suggestions welcome Joss 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 Excellent work. Worth putting-in the hard-yards at this stage, it'll pay-off later. Ian. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joss Posted November 7, 2016 Author Share Posted November 7, 2016 23 hours ago, Ian said: Excellent work. Worth putting-in the hard-yards at this stage, it'll pay-off later. Ian. Cheers Ian!! Hopefully it will if I finish it!! Although she is coming together nicely. Joss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joss Posted November 7, 2016 Author Share Posted November 7, 2016 She's nearly all stuck together now. I tried my hand at abit of rivetting but got abit bored. So a little question for anyone is rivetting worth it? Or where they just not visible on mustangs? Any way now to decided whether to have the canopy open or not... Decisions, decisions. Joss 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 Great progress Joss,superb work on the interior. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joss Posted November 12, 2016 Author Share Posted November 12, 2016 Cheers Steve much appreciated! I've tried something new today which is riveting! As in the rivetting on the plane that is... So as I say it the fiest time of doing this so go easy on me as some of the lines aren't straight So let me know what you think. As I say I'm not 100% on it so I may just fill it in. Regards Joss 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joss Posted November 14, 2016 Author Share Posted November 14, 2016 Decided to stick with the rivets and she is now all undercoated and ready for the paint. Going for a black primer to give the colour depth and work up from there. I was also going do a few different lighter colours on certain panels before the main coat to give variation. In the mean time here she is. I've started on the wheels as well the Eduard ones a certainly nice. I gave them a coat of black then painted the tread a midgrey this was then given a light coat of thinned black to tone the grey down. It's subtle but it shows I think. More to follow. Joss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joss Posted November 17, 2016 Author Share Posted November 17, 2016 Started painting the grey, went lightly so may do a couple more coats. Finally getting the hang of hataka paints now! Then to add a highlight, then a littlel post shading depend on how the highlighting goes. Thanks for looking. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joss Posted November 17, 2016 Author Share Posted November 17, 2016 Not a huge update, just played around with abit of paint to get a slightly tired looking mustang. This is what ive come up with on the undwrside. Now to tape of the theatre bands, spray them and then onto the top side. Thanks for looking. Any comments and advice welcome! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joss Posted November 20, 2016 Author Share Posted November 20, 2016 Good evening evrtone! So I've made a lot more progress today scary stuff I know. Baiscly most of the main aircraft is now painted just had a little bit of paint peeled of during the unmasking still we can fix it! Rightio here's a few pics, This in the start of the base colouring. A little bit of heavy highlighting Then a diluted base colour sprayed over to tone everything back and add depth to the model. Followed by the theatre stripes.these where painted on a grey white to make them not as bright. Then the underside. Next up gloss coat decals and the fun part weathering. Let me know what you think. Any comments welcome!!! Joss 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Air-to-Air Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 I think it's looking very good. Looking forward to seeing what you do in terms of weathering. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joss Posted November 21, 2016 Author Share Posted November 21, 2016 Cheers AtA, I hope to add the normal exhaust stains then I'm going to have a try with a dot filter, then some normal oil washes after that. I'm hoping it'll turn out alright Thanks for looking Joss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keeto™ Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 That looks really good Joss! Looking forward to the next update. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joss Posted November 22, 2016 Author Share Posted November 22, 2016 Cheers keeto, The decals are going on as I'm typing this so the next update will be soon (: Cheers Joss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 Just catching up Joss,excellent work,love the finish on her the shading looks superb! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joss Posted November 24, 2016 Author Share Posted November 24, 2016 14 hours ago, stevej60 said: Just catching up Joss,excellent work,love the finish on her the shading looks superb! Cheers Steve, much appreciated! Joss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joss Posted November 24, 2016 Author Share Posted November 24, 2016 So after asking some advice on the GB patrice showed me a video that showed live bait was named Peggy prior to be transferred. The decal sheets lacked "Peggy" for the right hand side. Due to the fact the mustang I'm doing is responsibly weather previous paint may have shown through so I'm experimenting. First to paint Peggy on and let it dry. I'm going to spray over it leaving a little showing through. Let me know what you think as I am winging it a little bit here Joss 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 great Joss! here I find this thread missed it somehow.... great work! especially the cockpit looks fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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