Phantome Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 (edited) These are the completed builds from the recently finished P-51 STGB III which I did not complete on time. The original thread is here which has the work in progress. http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235015012-phantomes-triple-172-build-2x-tamiya-p-51d-1x-academy-p-51b/ Quick summary of the three aircraft: 1) P-51D "Jumpin' Jacques" (Tamiya). Built OOB except for Eduard superfabric seatbelts (amazing stuff!). Decals were some spares from a Hasegawa kit. Paints were Mr Metal Color for the NMF and Gunze/Tamiya for everything else. Weathering was done with Flory washes, with Tamiya Smoke for the exhaust stains. 2) P-51D "Detroit Miss" (Tamiya). Same as above except decals from an old Microscale set. 3) P-51B "Bonnie B" (Academy). Same as above except decals from Xtradecals. Color was Gunze H73 as Olive Drab. I was extremely pleased. Gunze totally botched RAF Dark Green (which is what it was supposed to be) and unwittingly created a very nice faded olive drab with just the right amount of green and brown. H73 was also used for the olive drab anti-glare in the other two aircraft. Weathering was done with Humbrol enamel wash. There are a few inaccuracies in the markings, some my fault some from the decals.In particular I was not pleased with Detroit Miss as the markings seem somewhat oversized. Also I think the Bonnie B markings on this set are incorrect (no locomotive kill mark and Bonnie B should be white). I used TallyHo decals for the insignia of the first two planes which ended up being noticeably translucent (and did not conform to panel lines). Terrible stuff. Anyway, were fun builds and reminded me why the Tamiya 1/72 Mustang is my favorite kit in the universe (and the Academy P-51B is nearly as good) Edited January 21, 2017 by Phantome 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantome Posted January 21, 2017 Author Share Posted January 21, 2017 And all three together 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomoshenko Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 Very impressive builds. Jumpin' Jacques is my favourite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildeSau75 Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 Nice collection of P-51s - like them all. Cheers, Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polo1112 Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 Beautiful Mustangs. Great work !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantome Posted January 21, 2017 Author Share Posted January 21, 2017 45 minutes ago, Tomoshenko said: Very impressive builds. Jumpin' Jacques is my favourite It is my favorite Mustang of all. Loved it ever since I got my hands on a Hasegawa kit back in the 90s. It's a shame there's no aftermarket decals in 1/72 scale, although Superscale does one for 1/48 which I will definitely get around to using one day... Of the three builds I think the one I am most proud of is Bonnie B, mostly because doing the invasion stripes was such a pain! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitz23 Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 Cracking little builds, well done Phantome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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