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Hello all!

 

I've had this boxing sitting in my stash for quite a while.  I told myself I'd finish some models before starting something new, but then this group build came up...

 

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I'm planning to build it out-of-box as a simple distraction from some more challenging builds.  Here are the bits:

 

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Time to get cracking!  Pictures soon.

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This thing really does build quickly!  After less than 24 hours (most of which was not spent on modelling), all the interior bits are painted....

 

(sorry for the poor quality on this one!)

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...the fuselage main assembly is done, including filling and sanding of some panel lines on the wings....

 

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...and the elevators have been positioned "on-ground"

 

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Up until this build, I had no idea that real Mustangs had their wings puttied and weren't bare metal, but I'm always glad to learn a new fact!  Normally my modelling is kind of along the lines of "Never let historical accuracy get in the way of what looks cool", but I'll give this a go and see how it looks.

 

I also made one small exception to "OOB" by adding some Eduard seatbelts.

 

Now for a bit more sanding and smoothing, then paint!

 

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I painted the whole thing with a mix of Tamiya Gloss Black, Microscale Micro Gloss and Tamiya Acrylic Thinner, roughly 1:1:2.

 

This gave me a fairly smooth surface, but for the sake of experimenting I then subjected it to the three grades of Tamiya polishing compound:

 

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Shiny!  It looks even better in real life than in these pictures.

 

While I wait for it to fully dry (I washed off the compound with water and it found it's way in EVERYWHERE), I painted the rudder.

 

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Really excited to put some metallic paint down on this :D

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Metal done!  Lots of different shades, some grey paint mixed in for the wings, and a re-paint of some badly masked areas has finally left me with this!

 

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Please excuse the tape on the bottom, it's there to protect the paint from rubbing off of the point where it contacts the ground.

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  • 2 weeks later...

The Blitzbuild and a couple of weekends away from home have slowed pace on this, but here's some recent colour additions.  Lots of the details are just resting in place at the moment, and won't be attached until the very end.

 

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That last shot highlights why I'm happy with my method of filling the panel lines in the wings.  They can just about be seen (so the wing doesn't look too bland) but still appear filled.

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EDIT:  Looks like I forgot to click "Submit" on this before I went to work today.  Oops!  Here are all the pictures, including the ones that didn't make it to the gallery.

 

Well, I'm afraid I've once again gone on a building spree without taking any in progress photos, and it's done!

 

Since the last post, I have:

 - Added decals

 - Done a panel line wash around the cowling and control surfaces (the remaining lines being bold enough already)

 - Used some Tamiya weathering powders for exhaust and gun smoke staining

 - Applied gloss varnish all over

 - Applied matt varnish to the nose and the fore-mentioned weathering

 - Attached all the little bits and details

 - Cut a new radio aerial from plastic card

 - Drilled a hole in the canopy for the radio wire to the tail

 - Had an "Oh bother" moment upon realising it probably shouldn't be on this aircraft

 - Breathed a sigh of relief upon realising that most European Theatre aircraft had the hole and a small cover even after the wire was removed.

 - Cut a tiny cover for the hole from plastic card

 - Dry brushed the propeller

 

And after all that, here she is!

 

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What a thoroughly enjoyable build.  It's reminded me why I had so much fun the first time I build this kit.  It won't be the last one, either!

 

Beggsy

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