ZM 1/32 Mustang

[Basilisk]

Looks like a great kit with some impressive detail painting

Cheers, Peter

[pacificmustang]

the wheelwells are built up from ribs attached to the rear spar and the bay looks quite busy when done.  Again, painted in AK real colour zinc chromate yellow, washed with AK dark wash and dry brushed with vallejo ice yellow

the separate leading edges follow panel lines and fit quite well.

Of course you can't have panel lines on a mustang wing, so all the panel lines were slathered with tamiya putty

and then rubbed down to replicate how the real wings were finished.

Whilst I had the putty out, the gap between the fuselage and empennage was tidied up. In removing a seam on the stabiliser fillet I sanded off some of the screws, so these were replaced using thin slices of plastic rod

a little overscale but will look OK once painted Im hoping.

 

The wing fillet come as separate parts

I was left with a slight gap between the two parts on one side, but can clean this up

Thanks for continuing to tune in.  I need to get the skates on as September approaches !

[exdraken]

Very nice progress on a model I did not even knew it existed!!

[Alan P]

I really like the detail on this kit, you're doing a fine job bringing it out. 👍

[pacificmustang]

really having to push it along now to finish by the deadline

Here's the completed airframe ready for priming

I used white tac to delineate the camouflage, ready to paint the dark green

and here she is with the dark green down, again by Mr Paint.

ZM and the freightdog decal sheet for this machine call out US colours, but I decided to go with RAF colours, as thanks to information from fellow Britmodeller, @Work In Progress I learnt it was painted at a RAF MU in Italy.  My thinking was, the MU would have painted a RAF machine destined for a SQN in RAF colours

[Work In Progress]

The complexity of the assembly on this beast would probably give me a nervous breakdown. Four parts for the upper cowling seems like sadism. But it's looking very good.

[pacificmustang]

There’s no way I’m going to finish this by the 1st as I’m heading away for work tomorrow for 8 days, but work progresses 

decals are on. The sharks mouth and serials annoyingly had a registration issue leaving a thin white outline. I’ll use a thin black pen to eradicate this.

 

[Corsairfoxfouruncle]

Sorry to hear the decal issues and that she wont be finished in time. She does look the part though, great work on her. 

[pacificmustang]

Thanks Corsair.  I'll keep working on her. Im sure the GB admin will move the thread across to the work in progress forum

 

Bruce

[exdraken]

Looks greatm not much left to do!

You can also just finish it here..only the gallery closes!

[pacificmustang]

Thanks Ex Draken 

didn’t know that 

 

Bruce