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1500+ Ponies = a P51 K MUSTANG Eduard 1/48 ProfiPack.


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OK, after a severe lack of mojo due to the Lanc I was building (which is now in a hangar for now) doing my swede in with the loss of computer over December/January which meant following BM was painfully slow due to my phone.

But once I had a new computer up and running I was able to follow threads at ease, one of which was Giorgio`s @giemme excellent P51 D.

That got my mojo back. It just so happens that I had this beauty in the stash.

 

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It was the last kit I purchased from Paul at The Waterlooville Model Centre before he closed.

 

Anyhow the plastic, 6 dark grey runners.

 

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And 1 in clear.

 

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Being the Profi Pack it had a small fret of P.E. and a shell of P.C.M.`s .

 

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Decals for 6 different aircraft.

 

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With lots of stencils...Deep Joy, , Maybe.

 

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Nice glossy instruction booklet.

 

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But I wish that they had made the colour call out notation in a bigger and bolder font though.

 

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I am doing this version, as it`s the easiest , less decals and tricky painting.

 

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And an idiot sheet to help my feeble memory.

 

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I still got work to do on the Hurricane first but it has saved a bit of time later.

 

Stay safe and sane.

 

Simon.

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8 hours ago, giemme said:

This is gonna be good, I'm in! :tasty:  :popcorn: :beer:

 

Ciao 

 

7 hours ago, mullac2001 said:

Looking forward to this. I"ll follow along if i may ? 

You are both very welcome sirs.

 

1 hour ago, phildagreek said:

Looks good, you are not alone in using the idiot sheet!

It does help and save time.

 

Stay safe.

 

Simon.

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OK folks, about the title, the first Mustangs were powered by Allision engines which poked out about 1100 H.P., which was passable but lacked badly at higher altitudes. Then they fitted a Packard built Merlin and the rest is history they say.

 

A quick glance at the major parts shows some very subtle engravings and rivets.

 

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A nice touch by Eduard , the gun bays have been marked out ready for the addition of A/M ...

 

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First job up was to create enough space to fit the seat belts after painting, so out with my trusty 1 mm chisel and this.

 

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The seat glued together,  6 parts in total.

 

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Going to let that set overnight before priming.

 

Stay safe.

 

Simon.

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21 minutes ago, Hamden said:

 

Mind if I follow along got to love a Mustang build

 

  Stay safe        Roger

You are more than welcome Roger, there`s plenty of room, and tea/coffee, maybe some sandwiches too.

 

Simon.

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On 3/18/2022 at 9:32 PM, Spookytooth said:

And an idiot sheet to help my feeble memory.

 

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Tamiya XF 4 is a good yellow zinc chromate.

The new Eduard ponies are lovely, aren't they?
With yellow tape masks, I find it convenient to wash some water-based ink over the sheet, then quickly wipe it off with a kitchen towel or similar. Some ink stays in the cuts so you can see where the masking panels/rings/what-have-you are, but doesn't seep into the adhesive (though I suspect it might if I dallied too long with wiping it off).

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Final posting for tonight.

 

Added some bits to the inside of the fuselage, (Typical me, glue print already)

 

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Quickly sanded.

 

Then started to add bits to the cockpit walls, fun Not when you had to remove the details for the P.E.

 

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So I traced around the panel and then cut and trimmed a bit of stock card.

 

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Still a lot to do on this cockpit wall, and the other one but both can wait until another day.

 

Stay safe.

 

Simon.

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Thank you @elger, @Biggles87, @giemme and @Hamden.

 

Not much done as such but progress needless to say.

 

Main U/C . 7 pieces.

 

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To make this.

 

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And the other one.

 

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Tail wheel bay added to both sides.

 

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Plus a cover added up front too.

 

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Time is getting on now, so will leave until I get some time to myself.

 

Stay safe.

 

Simon.

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2 hours ago, giemme said:

Plenty of details on this one! How's the fit so far, Simon?

 

Ciao 

Not bad so far Giorgio, typical of Eduard I suppose.

The locating pins are quite small though so care needed.

 

Simon.

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On 3/21/2022 at 4:02 AM, Spookytooth said:

A quick glance at the major parts shows some very subtle engravings and rivets.


Unfortuately, Eduard like all the other manufacturers put panel lines on the wings were there weren’t any.

 

I’m looking forward to following along on this, I have a couple of Eduard Mustangs in the stash but have not yet built one.

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9 hours ago, The Spadgent said:

Looking good. The kit looks to be very well engineered. You’re making light work of it too. I’ll tag along if that’s ok.

 Johnny.

Come on down Johnny, The price is right LOL.

I got some Chilli Marmite in.

You are always welcome sir.

 

7 hours ago, mark.au said:


Unfortuately, Eduard like all the other manufacturers put panel lines on the wings were there weren’t any.

 

I’m looking forward to following along on this, I have a couple of Eduard Mustangs in the stash but have not yet built one.

You are probably right there Mark, I am no expert or rivet counter, more interested in how the kit goes together, if you know what I mean.

 

Simon.

 

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Thanks @giemme, @The Spadgent, @AliGauld, @Hamden, @elger and @Biggles87.

 

Little update.

 

Two panel lines filled per instructions.

 

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A bit blurry that one, will post  a sharper one soon.

 

Cockpit parts readied for priming, nearly.

 

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A sink mark on the control column base.

 

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A drop of filler there, and dry overnight.

 

Then , hopefully some primer to put down.

 

Stay safe.

 

Simon.

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A good start.

8 hours ago, Spookytooth said:

Progress maybe slow at times

Life does tend to get in the way doesn't it.

I've not touched anything of mine for a couple of weeks.

Helping a friend pack up and move house and starting to do the same for myself.

 

I'll look forward to whatever progress you can manage. If I have to model vicariously through another's efforts. So be it. ;)

 

Cheers,

Alistair

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