jovapad 279 Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 (edited) All know about Eduards P-51s. Rather troublesome build, few minor things caused by myself. Built as Kit Carsons Nooky Booky IV. Alclad metalics, Gunze paints and Eaglecals decals. My Bad, should be in RFI Edited July 30 by jovapad 36 Link to post Share on other sites
Brigbeale 586 Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 Fantastic looking Mustang. Very well done! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
sammy da fish 141 Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 Bloody lovely. Like it a lot just the right look. Sammy Link to post Share on other sites
72modeler 6,009 Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 Very nice model! Nooky Booky IV, flown by Major Leonard 'Kit' Carson, has always been one of my favorite Mustangs. I'm betting you knew that IV was a P-51K-5NT, not a P-51D, as evidenced by the cuffless Aeroproducts prop. K-5 serials ran from 44-11553 to 44-11952. Mike Link to post Share on other sites
PattheCat 474 Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 Spot on. I like it when a wartime workhorse in NMF doesn't look too shiny. Pondering recently what kit to buy to add to the Tam and Airfix Mustangs already in my stash and which one to build first. Looking at the instructions of the Eduard kit, I found it a bit over the top for me: many small bits and intricate wheel well assembly (I don't feel at ease with their plastic and so I usually break and/or lose small parts of Eduard kits). Anything to take special care of? Edit: finally I ordered the Airfix kit. Incidentally the Swedish AF J-26/Mustang I'm planning to build was also a Leiston based bird. It was formerly P-51D-5 NA "Mary Ann", same FG as yours but squadron 364. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Tourist 12 Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 Superb build and finish! Link to post Share on other sites
Wulfman 1,107 Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 Marvellous Mustang, lovely work ! Wulfman Link to post Share on other sites
jovapad 279 Posted July 31 Author Share Posted July 31 Thank you guys! Link to post Share on other sites
danbuoy 119 Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 Very nice! Love a Leiston Mustang! First old airfield I ever visited. Link to post Share on other sites
Scooby 390 Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 Very nice, may I ask what you found troublesome on the Eduard kit? Link to post Share on other sites
Bedders 2,236 Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 Lovely job indeed. For info here is Leiston, photo taken yesterday from an A320 heading east. Sizewell nuclear power station on the coast, the airfield is inland from that and you can still see the cross of the runways. Justin 1 Link to post Share on other sites
redcap 525 Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 Fabulous NMF finish and very nicely (and realistically) muted too. Gary Link to post Share on other sites
F-32 4,304 Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 That looks perfect to my eye Link to post Share on other sites
jovapad 279 Posted August 3 Author Share Posted August 3 On 8/1/2020 at 3:51 AM, Scooby said: Very nice, may I ask what you found troublesome on the Eduard kit? The fit of the gun inserts needs some fitting and putty. Also the fit of the wings and fuselage on the underside is a bit troublesome, but nothing extremely hard to fix. if you got the impression there is something really bad from my writing, sorry, it must be my english Link to post Share on other sites
Andy Dyck 2,404 Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 Really amazing NMF finish. It looks perfect to me! Best regards Andy Link to post Share on other sites
Luiz 1,546 Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 Really very good!...Super well done! Luiz Link to post Share on other sites
Duncan B 7,426 Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 That looks great, I am currently at the painting stage with 2 of the Eduard kits so hope mine turn out as nice. I agree that there are some areas where you need to pay attention and the gun inserts needed faired in on both of mine. I found the fuselage seam along the bottom of the radiator air intake was a real pain to remove too, a bit of a step there especially on my first one. Still a great kit though and one I would make more of. Duncan B Link to post Share on other sites
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