qn30jEkPz7 Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 (edited) Kit from Jadlam with decals and research materials very kindly donated by @badger Edited August 19, 2018 by LostCosmonauts 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badger Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 Watching with interest as I look forward to seeing the final result 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted August 14, 2018 Author Share Posted August 14, 2018 While I’ve been pottering away with the cockpit (1 broken control column while removing it from sprue, 2 trips to the floor to retrieve aforesaid column, 1 unforseen superglue/hand incident) I’ve been having a proper look at the pictures of the real thing. The Costa Rican markings and aluminium paint don’t quite cover the previous owner’s markings so I’ve raided the spares for Texas National Guard markings which hopefully will show through the final coat and add some more character 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badger Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 Cool - I'd noticed the same thing from the photos but wasn't sure how to recreate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted August 15, 2018 Author Share Posted August 15, 2018 Yesterday saw the cockpit about ready to be hidden forever A bit of an experiment in applying decals between metallic coats to get some shine through I think that might work so the Mustang gets a metallic coat and the ersatz Texas ANG markings get applied The text of the X is a bit thin but as it is all getting painted over I hope I’ll get away with it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted August 16, 2018 Author Share Posted August 16, 2018 Some solid progress Overpainted the Texas ANG markings Depending on the viewing angle these are more or less visible Added the Costa Rican decals And started adding the rest of the bits and pieces ready to enter the final straight 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badger Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Great progress!! How did the decals behave as I have some other blue rider ones to use on a Sopwith Pup? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted August 17, 2018 Author Share Posted August 17, 2018 6 hours ago, badger said: Great progress!! How did the decals behave as I have some other blue rider ones to use on a Sopwith Pup? Thanks! The decals really behaved very nicely - I was a bit concerned about how I’d get on with the stripes on the tail as I had to bend the 1st one round a lot of angles to cover the top, trailing and bottom edges and the 2nd I had to apply and then trim in situ. I had visions of them tearing but they went on beatifully and conformed well with a bit of teasing and microsol. Only thing I’d suggest is to make sure you trim any of their extraneous lettering or lines away as I left a line thinking it’d be no bother but it broke up into very fine bits floating on the water surface. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaddad Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 (edited) aye that's canny like Edited August 17, 2018 by spaddad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted August 19, 2018 Author Share Posted August 19, 2018 (edited) Not 100% happy with the oil staining etc. (trying out a stain from Games Workshop for the 1st time) but nowt I can do about it now really. Up on the gallery now Edited August 19, 2018 by LostCosmonauts 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyboy76 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Great work. Congrats on finishing. Time for another one? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted August 19, 2018 Author Share Posted August 19, 2018 14 minutes ago, Hockeyboy76 said: Great work. Congrats on finishing. Time for another one? It is a very nice kit and falls together easily - I am indeed tempted to get some more decals and maybe even do a couple more 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 (edited) Great work on your Mustang ... I really like how the markings turned out. Edited August 19, 2018 by Corsairfoxfouruncle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 Fantastic Mustang, the over painted markings look great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 That's cool, I built one of these years ago, but the kit was broken in a cat related incident! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FortyEighter Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 Nice work - I like the overpainted decals idea, especially as the new owners couldn't be bothered to fully cover the old insignia! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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