RidgeRunner Posted December 13, 2019 Author Share Posted December 13, 2019 Oops ..... I have posted new photos as it was pointed out by Mike @72modeler that the main gear doors were not correctly positioned. My error in haste! So today I have re-shot them after adjusting the doors. Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 Oh great- thanks for the publicity, Martin- now I am going to get hateful emoji's for critiquing a Britmodeller legend! I hope all your decals silver, you knave! (Nothin' but love for you, my friend!) Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 (edited) This just in! @RidgeRunnerMartin- when you get around to looking at the references I sent you, I think you will see that your FAB511 has the Detrola radio fit, with the wire aerial from the fin to the upper fuselage, which makes sense, as the aircraft were refurbished/remanufactured in the States and most likely had to use radios compatible with the FAA and civil air traffic control zones they would be flying over from the U.S. to Bolivia. Your photo definitely shows this. (By the time you get through with your other four Mustangs, your shelf will look like the ramp at a CAF airshow from the 70's!) Mike BTW- the gear doors look spot-on, now! Don't feel bad, I reversed the lower wheel cover doors one time on a Hasegawa P-47D and never heard the end of it from my modeling so-called buddies! Edited December 13, 2019 by 72modeler corrected spelling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted December 13, 2019 Author Share Posted December 13, 2019 (edited) 5 hours ago, 72modeler said: BTW- the gear doors look spot-on, now! Don't feel bad, I reversed the lower wheel cover doors one time on a Hasegawa P-47D and never heard the end of it from my modeling so-called buddies! Edited 5 hours ago by 72modeler added text Thanks Mike. I’ve done a similar thing. On my Dominican F-47D I thought the main wheel doors were too long (they come as one unit in the Revell) and so I cut them down. I didn’t realise - in my haste and impatience, again - that they needed to be halved and overlapped! I had glued them firm so they have to stay that way! Martin Edited December 13, 2019 by RidgeRunner 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 Your secret is safe with me! Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted December 13, 2019 Author Share Posted December 13, 2019 8 minutes ago, 72modeler said: Your secret is safe with me! Mike Oops.... I said it out loud, didn’t I? next RFI on Monday ...... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobo Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 Looks beautiful - love the esoteric markings! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mig88 Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 Lovely job! It's nice to see the Mustang in schemes like that. Well done! Miguel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tail-Dragon Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 That's just lovely, undoubtedly my favorite F-51 scheme! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted December 14, 2019 Author Share Posted December 14, 2019 (edited) 14 hours ago, Hobo said: Looks beautiful - love the esoteric markings! Thanks mate. Me too! 13 hours ago, Mig88 said: Lovely job! It's nice to see the Mustang in schemes like that. Well done! Miguel Thanks Miguel. I just love the Latin Mustangs. 7 hours ago, Tail-Dragon said: That's just lovely, undoubtedly my favorite F-51 scheme! Thanks mate. There are many to choose from but, yes, I agree, it is rather fetching Martin Edited December 14, 2019 by RidgeRunner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luka Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 I really like seeing the Mustang break away from the usual NMF. Nicely executed camo finish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opus999 Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 Fantastic! Beautiful paintwork and an unusual scheme. Great work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted December 15, 2019 Author Share Posted December 15, 2019 (edited) 23 hours ago, Luka said: I really like seeing the Mustang break away from the usual NMF. Nicely executed camo finish! Thanks Luka. Me too. This one took a fair bit of masking and I was very happy in the end, particularly with the swirling lines of the jungle camouflage. 20 hours ago, opus999 said: Fantastic! Beautiful paintwork and an unusual scheme. Great work! Thanks, mate. It took time! With many masked layers. The various Mustangs in Central and South America had some great colour schemes. There were a lot of hastily applied schemes, too, which led to great modelling opportunities. Many of which are beyond my skills, sadly. Martin Edited December 15, 2019 by RidgeRunner 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opus999 Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 Martin, Maybe I missed it, but what kit did you use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted December 15, 2019 Author Share Posted December 15, 2019 (edited) 7 minutes ago, opus999 said: Martin, Maybe I missed it, but what kit did you use? Its the Tamiya F-51D. It isn't perfect, but then none of the 1/72s are. ;). I ignored the main spar issue, used an Airfix set of flaps, and installed a wire aerial, but otherwise it is as in the box. Martin Edited December 15, 2019 by RidgeRunner 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 I'm a bit late to this topic. You Mustang looks great. Back in 1981, my buddy and I drove down to Edmonton, to check out the sights. While driving passed the Municipal Airport, we noticed this aircraft parked on the ramp. We went back and were allowed to go out and get close to it. Unfortunately, I only had a cheap 110 pocket camera. Here are the 3 photos taken. The dude in the army shirt and black cap is a much younger me. Chris 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 That was one of three that I saw at a CAF airshow back in the 80's! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 Cool photos, cool dude. Its a long time since I packed a 110 format camera, being compact was about all they had going for them. I really wanted a Minox like the spies used. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted December 16, 2019 Author Share Posted December 16, 2019 7 hours ago, dogsbody said: I'm a bit late to this topic. You Mustang looks great. Back in 1981, my buddy and I drove down to Edmonton, to check out the sights. While driving passed the Municipal Airport, we noticed this aircraft parked on the ramp. We went back and were allowed to go out and get close to it. Unfortunately, I only had a cheap 110 pocket camera. Here are the 3 photos taken. The dude in the army shirt and black cap is a much younger me. Chris That's one of the beauties I saw at Baton Rouge in October 1980. As my mate and I drove up to the airport, en route to New Orleans, two groups of Canadian warbirds arrived including C-GMUS/523 (ex- FAB 523), another P-51, a B-25, a F4U and others. They opened up the ramp for the public. I guess they were on their way to a show! Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 12 hours ago, stevehnz said: Cool photos, cool dude. Its a long time since I packed a 110 format camera, being compact was about all they had going for them. I really wanted a Minox like the spies used. Steve. A couple years after this, I bought a 35mm Canon AE-1 Program camera and a couple extra lenses. A vast improvement over that cheap 110. I still have the Canon but I use a Nikon digital now. It was my retirement gift from the company. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Another fantastic Mustang Martin! You are clearly on a Mustang roll!! Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted December 18, 2019 Author Share Posted December 18, 2019 Thanks a million, Terry. Yes, I certainly am. I have ten more planned, a total of 12! Including a coyple of civil machines..... Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Great build. Love the camo scheme - although I thought for a moment I was looking at a Vietnam War Mustang !! 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted December 18, 2019 Author Share Posted December 18, 2019 (edited) Hi Ian. Thank you for your comments. The reason for your thinking is that it was US SEA "Vietnam" colours. It was the camouflage scheme of choice in that era - by Technical Order - and coming in two forms, Jungle (Vietnam) and Desert (replacing one of the greens with sand, e.g. Iranian or Ethiopian Sabres. Martin Edited December 18, 2019 by RidgeRunner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busnproplinerfan Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 (edited) I remember What's up Doc, first Mustang I saw in person at an airshow in the early '90s I think. I didn't realize the size of them until then. Edited January 4, 2020 by busnproplinerfan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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