Courageous Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Here I present my recently completed Mustang that was built as part of the P-51 Mustang STGB but first a little detail. 'Thunderbird' was purchased from James M. Stewart for "$1 with other considerations" by Jackie Cochran. This aircraft was made from salvaged parts from other aircraft of the same type and was given a civil registration of NX5528N. Between 1949 and 1953, two more speed records were made and in 1953, 'Thunderbird' was sold back to Jimmy Stewart...for "$1 with other considerations". The build uses the second Mustang from Hasegawa's 'dual' kit and was built primarily OOB. Images showed that this racer had its propeller blades replaced with HS uncuffed 'paddle' blades and these were not included in the kit, so a resin replacement from Quickboost was obtained although the blade tips needed 'rounding off'. The instructions detail what needs to be deleted/ filled for a racer but like most/ all Mustang kits, they omit the requirement to fill the wing panel lines to 40% chord due the laminar wing, so this was also done. After being primed with Halfords Primer, the model was painted using Vallejo and Tamiya Acrylics and finished off with the kit decals. Build log here: Thanks for looking Stay safe. Stuart 33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VG 33 Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Hello Stuart As nice as the green one. Thank you for sharing. Patrick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeaton01 Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Mighty fine! One dollar and other consideration was how we always filled out the FAA bill of sale form. No sense letting the government know what we were doing. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain goat Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 Gorgeous work. I had no idea General Stewart dabbled in owning racers but there you go, learned something new today. Again, very nice Mustang. Jay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengalensis Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 Another beautiful finished racer, very nice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 Love it, very cool indeed, really looks the part 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadMax8 Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 Another cracker! Be careful, you’re going to set off a boom of racers if you’re not careful! The painting this one is outstanding, and the canopy masking is especially crisp. Very impressive work, thanks for sharing with us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 That's beautifully done! Looks so crisp and shiny, what a lovely aircraft. So glad you got it finished. I wonder what 'other considerations' meant back then...😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 Wowie zowie!! That's a beautiful speed machine! Well done, Stuart! Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 Beautiful (and well researched!) work on a beautiful racer. Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted March 25, 2020 Author Share Posted March 25, 2020 Cheers guys, much appreciated. 6 hours ago, RadMax8 said: boom of racers I have my stash racers but got to get other things done first. 6 hours ago, Alan P said: 'other considerations' Must be some kind of tax dodge I should imagine, @jeaton01 seems to know all about it. Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestFan Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 Beautiful job 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 That is another beauty, Stuart. Very nice. Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truro Model Builder Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 Lovely finish, and good to see something different from the norm. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abandoned Project Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 As others have said, she's a beauty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted March 26, 2020 Author Share Posted March 26, 2020 Thanks all. 11 hours ago, RidgeRunner said: That is another beauty Hi Martin, you'll be glad to hear that another pony (one of yours) is earmarked after the completion of Nordic GB model(s). Stuart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 And another racing beauty. I missed all these back in March when I was out of circulation with a bit of a fever I guess. Terry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted October 22, 2020 Author Share Posted October 22, 2020 13 hours ago, Terry1954 said: I was out of circulation Cheers Terry, you are a bit of a drifter... Stuart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 Beautiful build. Got to love civilian Mustangs! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klubman01 Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 Nicely done. Good to see a racer. Trevor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toryu Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 That speedy stallion looks fantastic. I admire this thin yellow rim around the canopy - in 1/72!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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