hadzi Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 Dear Friends, I present my second kit in this year. Tamiya's P-51D with Quickboost conversion set for F-6D and decals from KITS WORLD. 55 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattH912 Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 Very nice build. I currently have a 1/48 Eduard P-51 Mustang in the stash 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestFan Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 Very nicely done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRMRL Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 That's very nice. I like the Mustang, much more elegant and less beefy than most US fighters of the era. You've got a really nice clean finish on that too, thanks for posting 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 That's a very sweet, clean build. Excellent. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 Very neat photo recce Mustang! Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 Fantastic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomcat101 Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 Nice build with a beautiful finish. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinChipmunkfan Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 Excellent build Hadzi I really like the colour variation you have used. Colin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 Beautiful Mustang you've built there! Regards, Jason 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 That is a very well done F6D- don't see many built up, in any scale. You have done a wonderful job duplicating the various painted and bare metal panels, as seen on the real article. One of the faults of the Tamiya kit, besides the incorrect depiction of the rear wall of the wheel bay, is the thickness and design of the separate canopy frame, which prevents the kit canopy from resting on the top of the fuselage when slid back. Pretty hard to correct, even with a vacform replacement hood, and most likely too late and too hard to correct on your outstanding build, but something to keep in mind for the next one, as you obviously have an eye for detail and correctness. See the photos below to see what I mean. Mike As the canopy slides back, it droops and follows the line of the upper fuselage and slightly overhangs it; it does not go parallel to the canopy sill, as depicted on so many models. https://media.gettyimages.com/photos/view-of-an-unidentified-pilot-in-the-open-canopy-of-a-north-american-picture-id477565553?s=2048x2048 https://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/detail.php?aircraft_id=77 https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/attachments/img_2908-jpg.92125/ https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTj0_xlYspl9kDvdzkv6OpqkBWxVenFuN_Ks-G4JcKWT3VMlBfcZA_9KR_rnl0t0ot2ymE&usqp=CAU 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 Lovely work on the Mustang ! Wulfman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hadzi Posted January 16, 2022 Author Share Posted January 16, 2022 3 hours ago, 72modeler said: That is a very well done F6D- don't see many built up, in any scale. You have done a wonderful job duplicating the various painted and bare metal panels, as seen on the real article. One of the faults of the Tamiya kit, besides the incorrect depiction of the rear wall of the wheel bay, is the thickness and design of the separate canopy frame, which prevents the kit canopy from resting on the top of the fuselage when slid back. Pretty hard to correct, even with a vacform replacement hood, and most likely too late and too hard to correct on your outstanding build, but something to keep in mind for the next one, as you obviously have an eye for detail and correctness. See the photos below to see what I mean. Mike As the canopy slides back, it droops and follows the line of the upper fuselage and slightly overhangs it; it does not go parallel to the canopy sill, as depicted on so many models. https://media.gettyimages.com/photos/view-of-an-unidentified-pilot-in-the-open-canopy-of-a-north-american-picture-id477565553?s=2048x2048 https://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/detail.php?aircraft_id=77 https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/attachments/img_2908-jpg.92125/ https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTj0_xlYspl9kDvdzkv6OpqkBWxVenFuN_Ks-G4JcKWT3VMlBfcZA_9KR_rnl0t0ot2ymE&usqp=CAU You right, I saw that but haven't vacu replacement, will do it in the future. Additional problem is fitting from windscreen. Canopy is the only problem from Tamiya kit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 Excellent recce Mustang! The metal finish is superb - well done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriss Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 Very nicely done model and interesting version. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hadzi Posted January 16, 2022 Author Share Posted January 16, 2022 Thank you friends! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 Absolutely beautiful! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dric Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 Beautiful reco Mustang, bravo😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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