Duncan B Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 My latest completion and third Mustang. This time I opted for the Meng kit which is advertised as a snap together kit and it virtually does all snap together so well that very little Tamiya Extra Thin was harmed in the making of this kit. The engineering of the kit hides most of the joints or has them follow panel lines which makes for a very clean build, the under belly intake is a one piece item that has no seams to hide (unlike the Eduard kit). The details are not dumbed down at all as you might have expected and the parts count is over 100 pieces so it's a proper model in it's own right and very underrated. I did make some changes as I wanted a Dash 15 so I removed the small air intake on the port engine cowling, filled some panels underneath and added a couple of others and changed the kit's elevators for fabric covered types from the spares left over from an Eduard Mustang. I also used decals left over from the Eduard ProfiPack kit. Painted using Tamiya AS-12 decanted from the rattle can for the fixed parts of the wings (and as an undercoat all over) and various shades of AK Interactive Xtreme Metal for the other areas. I had a few self inflicted problems along the way, I had three attempts at spraying the stars 'n' bars on the fuselage and mucked every attempt up so had to use decals which I also managed to muck up once too (that's why the wing markings are a slightly different shade to the fuselage). I managed to break one of the undercarriage legs and had to pin it (you can just about make out where the break was if you look for it). I also got right to the end only to remove the canopy masks to find the inside covered in a residue from spraying so had to hack the canopy off to clean it out, hence the rather untidy canopy to fuselage joint. Right at the death I also managed to stick my thumb in dust coloured oil paint and then spread it all around the blue nose! None of these problems were down to the kit, I'm just clumsy. That's enough NMF for me for now so onto something with a proper coat of paint next. Duncan B 70 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEXANTOMCAT Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 Great job and I completely agree this is a VERY underrated kit! TT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenko Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 Very impressive. 👍 Dick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnie Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 Cracking build, Duncan. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 Love it, very impressive build 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swralph Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 Lovely build Duncan.😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 Given the appearance of your model and the comments regarding the fit of the pieces, this is one I'm going to be looking for purchase. Beautifully built, by the way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Brantley Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 Hey, you've sold me on one of these too Duncan; that's a super scale model sir and I want one too! You may see your mistakes, we see a beautiful Mustang. Well done fer sure! Btw-Which kind of Pace do you prefer? Mild, medium or hot? It's pretty good stuff (for"store bought" 😉) and I find the hot just about right for enjoyable chip dippin'. And it goes without sayin' (but I will anyway of course) that it goes down even better with a few ice-cold Dox Equis!😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 That is a really good looking Mustang, I see no sign of your trials and tribulations Duncan. In one sense it's nice to know its not just me that creates self inflicted problems on models! I'd not heard of this kit before, you've done a very impressive job with it. Cheers John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 Wow, hard to believe this is a snap together, you've done a lovely job, I might get a few of these at some point for modellers block. Lovely paintwork despite the fighting back 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellsprop Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 Absolutely stunning! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmerboy Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 That’s a Bobby dazzler, stunning build, good job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burncpt Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 Best NMF I've ever seen I think. Just enough dark smudges to give the impression of a stressed skin. It really sits nicely that model as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Dog Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 Well done Duncan, sterling model. That NMF looks superb. Congrats and keep up the good work. Your trials and tribulations only went for 5 and a bit lines, not bad in my books. I try to reduce mine on every new kit only to find new self inflicted problems or new ways to repeat old ones. 🤬 When I finally complete a perfect model perfectly I'll give the hobby away while on top. (yeah, like that will ever happen!) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calum Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 Lovely work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted January 29, 2021 Author Share Posted January 29, 2021 17 hours ago, Gary Brantley said: Hey, you've sold me on one of these too Duncan; that's a super scale model sir and I want one too! You may see your mistakes, we see a beautiful Mustang. Well done fer sure! Btw-Which kind of Pace do you prefer? Mild, medium or hot? It's pretty good stuff (for"store bought" 😉) and I find the hot just about right for enjoyable chip dippin'. And it goes without sayin' (but I will anyway of course) that it goes down even better with a few ice-cold Dox Equis!😁 Pace is a very difficult thing to find in the UK so I'll take whatever I can get, it's the best shop bought salsa I've ever found. Whenever I'm over visiting my sister in the US my first port of call on the way from the airport is to Walmart to get a big tub of the stuff :). Thanks to everyone for the kind comments on the kit, it really is a very underrated kit and well worth having a look at if you can get one for a decent price (the RRP is way off so shop around). Duncan B 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 Beautiful work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 That is gorgeous Duncan,... a fantastic `stang'! Cheers Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epeeman Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 The joys of modelling, eh Duncan!? I think we have all been there at some point ............ Despite your problems, it looks great to me and I love your lovely clean metallic look. Regards Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redleader Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 Gosh, she sure is purrty! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 This looks fantastic, great job despite the fight back. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 IF you can keep your head, while budgering up your paintwork, the decals, the masking AND the final weathering, and STILL produce an outstanding Mustang, you'll be a man my son... I think it goes something like that. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 An excellent build! Solving problems, whether self- or kit-inflicted, is all part of the fun though, right 😉 Really well done 👍 Alan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Really nice Mustang there, the NMF looks superb too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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