The Mandalorian Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Hi folks. Revell's 1/32 P-51D, in 'Bottisham four' guise. TTFN Steve 42 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Very nice paint finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russmeister 101 Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 That is a thing of beauty!! Love the fit and finish! Bravo that man! 👏💯 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilspen Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 I like it a lot. How did you find the build? My experience with the World War 2 Revell planes has been all bad. Cheers Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmerboy Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Beautiful, your rendition of the metal work is superb, l saw a P51 warbird at RIAT at Fairford and you have got it spot on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binbrook87 Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 That's fantastic. Interesting that you've chosen blue for the upper fuselage 'touch up' colour. Nobody still quite knows what colour this aircraft was... but i like your interpretation 🤔👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Oh yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantherhawk27263 Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Quite a beautiful Mustang you have there!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mandalorian Posted August 8, 2022 Author Share Posted August 8, 2022 4 hours ago, binbrook87 said: That's fantastic. Interesting that you've chosen blue for the upper fuselage 'touch up' colour. Nobody still quite knows what colour this aircraft was... but i like your interpretation 🤔👍 Thanks for that. The colour question on the spine is a given now, after research by Dana Bell. If you check his article on Hyperscale you'll see the detail. As an ex-professional photographer and long term user of Kodachrome, Dana's analysis of an original Kodachrome image is the clincher. The colour science and archival stability of Kodachrome puts it beyond doubt that the spine on Lou IV was blue. I used MRP Marking Blue (MRP-124) on this occasion. Dana's article is a 'must read'. TTFN Steve 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingo Ritz Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Impressive build ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binbrook87 Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 6 hours ago, The Mandalorian said: Thanks for that. The colour question on the spine is a given now, after research by Dana Bell. If you check his article on Hyperscale you'll see the detail. As an ex-professional photographer and long term user of Kodachrome, Dana's analysis of an original Kodachrome image is the clincher. The colour science and archival stability of Kodachrome puts it beyond doubt that the spine on Lou IV was blue. I used MRP Marking Blue (MRP-124) on this occasion. Dana's article is a 'must read'. TTFN Steve Ah yes I've heard of the Dana Bell article, I will definitely give this another read. Your paintwork interpretation on his conclusion is very nice indeed and looks fantastic. I must have a go at this Revell P-51 at some point...now inspired by yours. 👍👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Maynard Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 That's superb! Love the paintwork and metal finish, the tarnishing of the exposed metal looks absolutely spot on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthViper Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Wow ! What a beautiful model Really impressive and fine !!!!! SouthViper from Brazil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
politicni komisar Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Nice build! New paint presentation for Luv IV. Samo/P.k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mandalorian Posted August 10, 2022 Author Share Posted August 10, 2022 On 09/08/2022 at 08:45, politicni komisar said: Nice build! New paint presentation for Luv IV. Samo/P.k Thanks for that. As I mentioned above, it's the direct result of Dana Bell's research referencing an original medium format Kodachrome transparency, that revealed the blue areas in the scheme. TTFN Steve On 09/08/2022 at 08:16, SouthViper said: Wow ! What a beautiful model Really impressive and fine !!!!! SouthViper from Brazil Thanks for that! On 09/08/2022 at 07:21, Rob Maynard said: That's superb! Love the paintwork and metal finish, the tarnishing of the exposed metal looks absolutely spot on! Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dric Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 Wow it's a beauty for sure. Lovelly mix between blue and green. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberto Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 I love it, great work on great subject 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred piket Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 Fantastic build! Love the paintwork Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mandalorian Posted August 17, 2022 Author Share Posted August 17, 2022 On 12/08/2022 at 17:49, Dric said: Wow it's a beauty for sure. Lovelly mix between blue and green. On 12/08/2022 at 20:31, Roberto said: I love it, great work on great subject 👍 On 15/08/2022 at 15:18, F-32 said: On 12/08/2022 at 21:40, Fred piket said: Fantastic build! Love the paintwork Cheers very much chaps! TTFN Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod bettencourt Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 Very cool! Thanks for sharing. Rod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 She's a beauty! Well done! 👍👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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