Redstaff Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 Finally gathered all the bits together ready for making a start over the holidays. I've had to tidy all my stuff away out of the spare bedroom where I normally find solitude as the daughter is coming back from uni for a few days, how inconsiderate of her 🤣 I might be allowed to use the dining table as an interim measure, but not until after boxing day apparently...... I didn't realise how many bits I'd gathered as I went along, I may fit the gun bays if I get time, if not they will be for the future , thought I'd got the wheel bay as well but can't find it at present I've decided on the Tamiya kit with "Missouri Armada" markings, in olive drab (or dark green according to the sheet) to sit alongside my Meng "Passion Wagon" in the same scheme I must do some research to find out the correct colour, seem to think Passion Wagon was dark green 🤔 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 Good evening Redstaff Welcome aboard Have fun with your build .. Patrice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Good afternoon Redstaff I f it can help I have found this https://search.aol.com/aol/image;_ylt=A0geK.LyGPpdm8sAlQFpCWVH;_ylu=X3oDMTByMDgyYjJiBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMyBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzYw--?q=P+51+D+MIssouri+Armada&v_t=webmail-searchbox#id=1&iurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cebudanderson.com%2Fimages%2Fp51dmissouriarmada.jpg&action=close All the best Patrice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redstaff Posted December 19, 2019 Author Share Posted December 19, 2019 Thank you Patrice ( @TEMPESTMK5 ) That will come in very useful Many thanks Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redstaff Posted January 8, 2020 Author Share Posted January 8, 2020 Build area now cleared of T5 lightning in the KUTA GB, gathered all the bits together so now I can join in this STGB tonight after work Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redstaff Posted January 13, 2020 Author Share Posted January 13, 2020 Started to get the cockpit bits painted ready for assembly Not my best skill detail painting, but you won't see much of it anyway 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redstaff Posted January 17, 2020 Author Share Posted January 17, 2020 Cockpit assy nearly ready for fitting Bit of touching up here and there and need to tighten the twist on the rear white cable as it looks like it's not held as tight as I would like on the photo, maybe a drop or 2 of CA or PVA to help it keep tight 🤔 (it's dental floss BTW) Next time might twist and PVA before fitting 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redstaff Posted January 18, 2020 Author Share Posted January 18, 2020 Wife went out with some friends this morning for coffee, so I managed to make a bit more progress Fuselage halves joined together after making cockpit fit and wing panel lines filled with a trusty tippex pen in readiness Leave to set while the rugby is on telly beforeI go over the seams with extra thin 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 I’ve only ever used Tippex on very small areas, like scars left by carelessly removed sprues. How easy will it be to sand that amount, and is there any danger of it lifting from the panel lines during the process? I haven’t built a Tamiya Mustang for many years but I feel the urge for one of their P-51Bs coming on. John. PS it’s amazing what you can achieve when you’re left alone for a couple of hours rather than 30-40 minutes at a time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redstaff Posted January 18, 2020 Author Share Posted January 18, 2020 I'm quite curious to find out those answers as well, it's a bit of a trial rather than filler or ca Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redstaff Posted January 18, 2020 Author Share Posted January 18, 2020 Well @Biggles87 The tippex worked out quite well in the end, but not as easy as CA for large areas I left it a few hours to harden fully and found the best way to remove the excess was with my trusty IPMS seam scraper Then using a sanding stick then progressing to a polishing one it all seems fine, but the proof will be when I get the primer on I will take some pics tomorrow when I glue the wing tops on the bottoms I have glued to the fuselage. Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redstaff Posted January 30, 2020 Author Share Posted January 30, 2020 Progress has been very sporadic on this one, but hopefully back into a bit of spare time again now Assembled and primer on after filling the panel lines Masked off and sprayed some silver bits, hopefully get the grey and green on over the weekend before the 6 nations starts as I wouldn't like to spray under the influence of alcohol 🍻 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redstaff Posted February 5, 2020 Author Share Posted February 5, 2020 Got a bit more paint on over the weekend, but never took any pics, so here's a couple to prove I'm still here 😀 Medium grey underneath and dark olive drab on top Will get some more done friday and the weekend hopefully 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 Looking good with some paint on. I like what you’ve done with the flaps, aside from the main wheel-well that’s about all you need to do on this, it’s still a nice kit. John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redstaff Posted February 6, 2020 Author Share Posted February 6, 2020 Just got to decide on invasion stripes or not now. The decals sheet i have shows no invasion stripes, just one identification stripe on top and bottom of each wing and tailplane. But every picture I've seen shows the wraparound invasion stripes on the fuselage and no wing/tailplane stripes 🤔 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redstaff Posted February 8, 2020 Author Share Posted February 8, 2020 Got a bit of painting the sub assemblies yesterday and this morning ready for fitting after decals Decided to go with the underbelly fuselage stripes as all ptcures seem to have them, just had to cut them down as the ones I had were full behind the star and bars Probably get some decals on in the morning as this afternoon is all about rugby 🍻 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toryu Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Coming along nicely. The multi-coloured spinner looks great! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Good steady progress. Will be interesting to see if those decal stripes work. Stuart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andwil Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Do I see the flaps being used as a jig for the prop? If so, neat idea. AW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redstaff Posted February 9, 2020 Author Share Posted February 9, 2020 9 hours ago, Courageous said: Will be interesting to see if those decal stripes work. Thanks, the stripes wouldn't conform at all so I masked and painted them. Will take pics later when I get the tape off Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redstaff Posted February 9, 2020 Author Share Posted February 9, 2020 6 hours ago, Andwil said: Do I see the flaps being used as a jig for the prop? If so, neat idea. Yes you do, perfect size for it 😁 3 of the blades locked in solid but one was loose so had to set them till the glue dried Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redstaff Posted February 9, 2020 Author Share Posted February 9, 2020 With nothing else to do this morning apart from looking outside at the rain and trees blowing around, I decided to crack on with the decals Some of the decals were terribly thin and kept splitting and falling apart 😒 Luckily I had extra bits of other mustang kits to make the best of it. Some touching up to do and satin coat later in the week hopefully 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andwil Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 Looking good. AW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redstaff Posted February 10, 2020 Author Share Posted February 10, 2020 4 hours ago, Andwil said: Looking good. AW Thank you I realised after I had painted the stripes that I had started too far forward and that made the stripes a bit too wide to fit the 5 in, but as I'm not a perfectionist I'm happy enough with it Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toryu Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 This doesn't diminish the looks of you nice model. I only saw it when you mentioned it. Cheers, Michael 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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