TEMPESTMK5 Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 Good evening Tomorrow I will start an Academy P51C Mustang I will try to represent "Princess" flown by Lt Lester ARASMITH http://veterantributes.org/TributeDetail.php?recordID=623 an ace with 5 kills of the 530 Fighter Squadron 311 Fighter Group in China in 1945 .. https://www.worldwarphotos.info/gallery/usa/aircrafts-2-3/p-51-mustang/p-51c-mustang-42-103896-princess-of-the-530th-fs-311th-fg-china/ The Academy box art The sprues I will try to use the decals sheet of the kit Some books I will use a Yahu models instrument panel I will do my best to finish my build before the end of this Gb Patrice 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 Amazing build rate, Patrice! 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted February 29, 2020 Author Share Posted February 29, 2020 Good evening Today I painted the interior of the cockpit , I placed the Yahu instrument panel , a Pavla resin seat and the control stick on the ''floor'' then I closed the 2 fuselage halves and the tail I also prepared the propeller and the tanks Patrice 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnson Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 I thought that the Academy P-51B was an excellent kit Patrice, so I hope you enjoy this P-51C. I recommend the Eduard canopy mask (CX052) for this kit, made painting it very easy. Best wishes, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted March 1, 2020 Author Share Posted March 1, 2020 45 minutes ago, Johnson said: I thought that the Academy P-51B was an excellent kit Patrice, so I hope you enjoy this P-51C. I recommend the Eduard canopy mask (CX052) for this kit, made painting it very easy. Best wishes, Good evening Charlie I agree with you I think that the P51B/C Academy kit is the best in 1/72 , I have already built at least a dozen .. All the best Patrice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted March 1, 2020 Author Share Posted March 1, 2020 Good evening Today I glued the "tail" and the front part of the fuselage and I also placed the wings and horizontal elevators .. Patrice 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 That is fairly flying together Patrice, you're well on target to complete on time. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted March 1, 2020 Author Share Posted March 1, 2020 Good evening Steve Thank you for your comment I will do my best to finish on time.. All the best Patrice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted March 2, 2020 Author Share Posted March 2, 2020 Good evening Today I started to paint the kit in NMF Humbrol Metalcote 27002 (with some panels in darker shades ) , the tail in Humbrol Hu24 and the antiglare panel in OD Hu 155 Patrice 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerbob Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 Look, this is just getting ridiculous! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 This is fast work! But it proves you can almost achieve a groupbuild on your own 😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted March 3, 2020 Author Share Posted March 3, 2020 2 hours ago, Alan P said: This is fast work! But it proves you can almost achieve a groupbuild on your own 😂 Good morning Alan Thank you for your comment but the Academy kit is a very good and simple kit .... I must still say that the Mustang is one of my favorite aircraft and that I have been waiting for this STGB for a few years , well in fact since 2017 and the end of the Mustang STGB III ... and do I need to say that I am already getting prepared for the Mustang STGB V ... All the best Patrice 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Excellent, bring on STGB V😊 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnson Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 43 minutes ago, TEMPESTMK5 said: and do I need to say that I am already getting prepared for the Mustang STGB V I'm adding to my stash already... 1/72 KP P-51B 1/72 Academy P-51C 1/48 Eduard P-51D-5-NA 16 hours ago, TEMPESTMK5 said: I started to paint the kit in NMF Humbrol Metalcote 27002 (with some panels in darker shades ) , the tail in Humbrol Hu24 and the antiglare panel in OD Hu 155 Looks great Patrice. I'm going to have to hunt down some of that Humbrol Metalcote 27002, it looks really good. Did you spray or brush paint and how did you do the darker panels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted March 3, 2020 Author Share Posted March 3, 2020 Good afternoon Charlie Thank you for your comment .. I brushpainted this paint https://www.humbrol.com/uk-en/27002-polished-aluminium-metalcote-14ml-enamel-paint.html but you can find also this https://www.humbrol.com/uk-en/27002-polished-aluminium-metalcote-150ml-acrylic-spray-paint.html although i have never used it.. For the darker panels I simply mixed a few drops of black paint with the aluminum 27002 .. Patrice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted March 3, 2020 Author Share Posted March 3, 2020 1 hour ago, Alan P said: Excellent, bring on STGB V😊 Hi Alan Let's finish this one first and I will start a thread for the Mustang STGB V ... But I could well be tempted by an Academy P 51 https://www.scalemates.com/kits/academy-12401-p-51-mustang-north-africa--107300 or by a Brengun A 36 https://www.scalemates.com/kits/brengun-brp72025-north-american-a-36-apache--1040337 for the MTO Gb at the end of this year .. Patrice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted March 8, 2020 Author Share Posted March 8, 2020 Good evening During the week end I placed the canopy , the decals and I did a light weathering Patrice 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnson Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 Very nice Patrice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Looking superb Patrice, I'm itching to see the final shot. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted March 9, 2020 Author Share Posted March 9, 2020 Good evening Today I placed the propeller , the undercarriage and fuel tanks .. I think that this is the end of this build Thank you for your interest .. Patrice 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Always nice to see more CBI subjects, excellent work Patrice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andwil Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Very nice Patrice. AW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Another great build Patrice. Stuart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted March 15, 2020 Author Share Posted March 15, 2020 Good evening here are 2 photos of the Mustangs I have built for this GB Patrice 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnson Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 A great display Patrice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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