CplPunishment Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 (edited) Supposed to be a quick build, and I guess for me it is. Second one in a year! Another 'lockdown' build. This is the Airfix P-51K Mk IV Mustang - the Dooleybird boxing. It's also my first NMF attempt. I chose a NMF RAF Mustang other that Dooleybird. The model represents a Mk IVa from 93 Squadron based in Italy in 1946. From my research the squadron only had the Mustang for a very short time and post war so I kept the weathering down, a bit i.e. no extreme gun port smoke/oil. Decals are from the Xtradecal sheet X48176. The model is OOB - I only added decals and the radio aerial (which I'm not sure was fitted). I used a mix of Alclad2, mostly Polished Aluminium for most of the airframe. There are patches of darker Alclad2 and the leading edge/front half of the wings have been filled to remove panel lines, and painted in Tamiya's LP-11. Again I struggled with the final coat choice opting to use Tamiya's X-22 with some rubbing down. Generally not that happy - my last two builds have been difficult and have been lacking in the final result based on my hopes. But hay, I now know that LP-11 will be my paint of choice for a High Speed Silver Meatbox. Cheers, Paul. Edited November 8, 2020 by CplPunishment 57 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janneman36 Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 Hi Paul, it looks very good👍 I should be very happy with such a result, well done.. cheers, Jan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franky boy Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 Nice work Paul. That looks pretty damn good to me. And I totally agree with you that lp-11 is great stuff. James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swralph Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 Beautiful modelling. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnie Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 Very nice finishing there, Paul.👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 A brilliant Mustang, certainly one of the best I've seen. The weathered aluminium and the high speed silver both look very authentic, and the weathering is convincing, not least the exhaust stains. Your evocative photography, with the vehicles artfully arranged so that they're just hinted at in the compositions, shows the plane to best advantage. Marvellous modelling and photos! Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 3 hours ago, Spitfire31 said: A brilliant Mustang, certainly one of the best I've seen. The weathered aluminium and the high speed silver both look very authentic, and the weathering is convincing, not least the exhaust stains. Your evocative photography, with the vehicles artfully arranged so that they're just hinted at in the compositions, show the plane to best advantage. Marvellous modelling and photos! Kind regards, Joachim Totally agree! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 Nice one Paul,.... it looks excellent mate, Cheers Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 A nicely finished Mustang Paul, and it looks good in your diorama. I have this kit in my stash. Hope it turns out as good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalkeEins Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 Very nice .. love the models on your site too. Although you do seem to be rather hard on yourself! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jfgred1 Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 Beautiful model. Very nice NMF. Seems to be that you have managed to dominate the technique. Please, keep them coming. Stay safe and have a good one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 Marvellous Mustang, lovely build and presentation ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 Superb Mustang and really nice photo`s too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert_ Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 Not sure what I’m more impressed with- the modelling or photography. Congrats! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CplPunishment Posted November 5, 2020 Author Share Posted November 5, 2020 18 hours ago, Spitfire31 said: A brilliant Mustang, certainly one of the best I've seen. The weathered aluminium and the high speed silver both look very authentic, and the weathering is convincing, not least the exhaust stains. Your evocative photography, with the vehicles artfully arranged so that they're just hinted at in the compositions, shows the plane to best advantage. Marvellous modelling and photos! Kind regards, Joachim Very kind words, Joachim. Thank you. As with most things, my ambition outruns my capability... I spent ages trying to airbrush in thin heat colour changes at the edges of the exhaust stains - the straw, blue and violet colours that metal goes when heated. But failed, Spent nearly an afternoon on just that. In the end, I just sprayed a wide blast of yellow tan then smoke then some rubber black. 😐 Cheers, Paul. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CplPunishment Posted November 5, 2020 Author Share Posted November 5, 2020 10 hours ago, SteveMc said: A nicely finished Mustang Paul, and it looks good in your diorama. I have this kit in my stash. Hope it turns out as good. Thank you! It's not really I diorama though. It's a bit of scrap sheet ply with a handful of dry mortar mix spread over it. The other bits and bobs are from the Airfix Battle Of Britain Ready For Battle set. Some one pointed out in one of my other submissions that a set of chocks would have made all the difference. I thought that was a pretty good idea so I got some and the other bits too. That's about as far as it goes; I don't have the patience or skill for a diorama (but I have thought about having a go). Thanks for the comment. Cheers, Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CplPunishment Posted November 5, 2020 Author Share Posted November 5, 2020 10 hours ago, FalkeEins said: Very nice .. love the models on your site too. Although you do seem to be rather hard on yourself! Food for thought, very much so. Thanks for the comment. I tend to be 'glass is half empty'. No surprise. But, '...where's the bar?'. In other words, I'm critical with a view to looking for how to improve. There's always room for improvement. I can always see mistakes or things I'd like to do better with. For me, a model that goes well is one where I only spot the imperfections afterwards. One that goes less well is when I can see that I'm creating a mess, or not achieving my goals, as I go. The last two were in that latter category. This Mustang was a bit of trial with NMF - been scared of it for ages, having seen so many other great attempts by others. I'm gearing up to do a tatty Meteor F.4 in HSS. As it's the scarce Classic Airframes kit, I don't want to screw it up! Cheers, Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Brantley Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 Beautiful scale model and great presentation! 🍻 Congratulations on a fantastic result! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff G Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 I thought at least one of those was a reference photo at first. Fantastic work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CplPunishment Posted November 5, 2020 Author Share Posted November 5, 2020 15 minutes ago, Jeff G said: I thought at least one of those was a reference photo at first. Fantastic work! 😄, Thanks for the comment. I do usually throw in a black-and-white photo. Here's the photo set up.... the camera, on a timer, is set to an f stop of 32 and ISO of 100 or 200 (in some of the above I have it a bit too high). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 That's a first class build, one to be proud of 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eng Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 Outstanding, that really is beautiful, and the photography certainly does it justice too. A fantastic set of photo's, love this! Eng 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturmovik Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 That's a model? The photos make it look real! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 (edited) I thought I had posted my comments on your outstanding Mustang, but guess I forgot to hit "Submit reply!" What the others have said already pretty much covers what I had intended to say, but I would add that the oil stain from the breather vent really added to the realism- quite frankly, your photos could have passed easily as period images. Well done! Mike Edited November 5, 2020 by 72modeler corrected spelling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Keg Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 I am smitten with the beauty of this Mustang. 😍 Outstanding Paul!!!!! Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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