JimmyZ Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 Hi everyone! I will be building this kit for this STGB. More details about the specifics soon. Cheers Jimmy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 watching along, I may attempt this one, dismissed it as I thought it only came with USAAF markings 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 Good evening Jimmy Good choice .. Patrice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyZ Posted October 28, 2016 Author Share Posted October 28, 2016 Okay here is the subject I will be building. And the Microscale decal sheet which was an opportunity buy a couple of years ago. Cheers Jimmy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almac Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 Looking forward to this one Jimmy. It's nice to see some markings I haven't seen before. Cheers Allan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyZ Posted October 29, 2016 Author Share Posted October 29, 2016 Since my P-40 is at the "wait-for-liquids-that-take-long-to-dry" stage, I got a good start on the Mustang. Firstly though, here are the sprue shots. Crap photo of clear parts, sorry. The sprues look and feel good. Reminds me of Tamiya sprue. I also got this little PE that came with my SMER P-51A kit - which I plan to be doing in this STGB too - and stole it for this kit which I will put extra effort into. I won't be using all of it, mainly interested in the seatbelts. And a few hours later, the cockpit inside is finished. I dry-brushed the IP. academy made it easy with a great IP. Here you can see a bit of weathering That's all for today, and happy with the start of this one. Cheers Jimmy 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Good evening Jimmy Very good start Patrice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyZ Posted October 30, 2016 Author Share Posted October 30, 2016 Hi all, I worked on the Mustang a little bit today, and closed the forward part of the fuselage. Here are the sidewalls painted and weathered. And with the cockpit base glued to the sidewall Glued and taped to dry correctly. This brings me to my first confusion, namely the gear bay paint color. I automatically assumed it would be interior green, but then I read this " Similarly to other aircraft types, the camouflaged P-51 most probably had wheel wells painted in Neutral Grey. On later-production natural metal aircraft, the wheel wells were Interior Green." Quoted form here I'll post in the reference section too. Cheers Jimmy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keeto™ Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 Wow! That pit looks great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitz23 Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 Looking really good so far! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 Great details Jimmy, as ever! Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyZ Posted November 6, 2016 Author Share Posted November 6, 2016 Thanks everyone! I only got a little bit done, with the P-40 getting most of my time this week. Glued the tail halves together. Left to dry, then glued it to the forward fuselage. It too was left to dry, and in a moment of weakness I decided to remove the flaps... I didn't realize how much work it entailed... I spent some time making some spare flaps from the Airfix P-51D kit to fit, then filled the wing panel lines, This is going to take a while to dry, so I will do something other than modeling for a few hours. Cheers Jimmy 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 Good afternoon Jimmy Good job cutting of the flaps Patrice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zegeye Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 Nice work. But I'm wondering why this Academy set has a tail part separated? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almac Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 Nice work so far Jimmy. I was also wondering about that separate tail I'm sure there must be a reason for it. Cheers Allan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 The seperate tail on these kits is to accomodate the version with the fin fillet as some later P-51C/Mustang IIIs had. Rather than supply a fillet to graft on, Academy have supplied an alternative tail in the kit for that particular version. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyZ Posted November 10, 2016 Author Share Posted November 10, 2016 Thanks everyone! I worked on the wings a little bit over the last few days. Here it is after sanding smooth where I filled the panel lines Then I sprayed it silver to show any imperfections. Probably overkill since the aircraft will be painted OD, but I had to touch up with surface primer 3 times before getting this result. Relevant panel lines all filled. Then I glued the bottom wing half to the fuselage, and will leave it to dry. That's all progress for now. Cheers Jimmy 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyZ Posted November 13, 2016 Author Share Posted November 13, 2016 Tiny update post. I glued the wing top halves, as well as the tail planes. There's a couple of bits I have to add, then I can start the painting. Cheers Jimmy 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Good evening Jimmy Good job so far Patrice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 Coming together nicely,love the cockpit detailing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedders Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 Nice job Jimmy. Interesting how Academy left the tail as separate, but handy for filleted versions. Enjoying seeing this come together. Justin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyZ Posted November 22, 2016 Author Share Posted November 22, 2016 I have a small update tonight. I've glued the canopy parts. I usually do it after the painting stage, but thought I'd to it before on this build. Then I the bottom a few coats of white for the invasion stripes And on top, as well as a first coat on the fuselage. That's it for now. Cheers Jimmy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyZ Posted November 26, 2016 Author Share Posted November 26, 2016 I have progressed with the painting today. White done Bottom grey done Masking done for the top First OD coat done And that's where I stopped for the day. Cheers Jimmy 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Really taking shape Jimmy, it's making me want to build one which is a good sign Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyZ Posted November 30, 2016 Author Share Posted November 30, 2016 Hi everyone, I got on with the painting tonight. After a few coats of OD. And then a day or so later, masking removed. Next is the invasion stripes and nose checkers. Cheers Jimmy 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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