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Carved P-51D 1/48


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Howdy Britmodellers, hope you are all keeping well.
I can't believe how fast the summer has rushed past. I guess the ongoing apocalypse tends to distract one from the more important things like hobbies.


Anyway, here's a P-51D (roughly 1/48) carved from an old bannister. 

 

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Thanks for viewing; comments always welcome.
 

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Great model! :D

I simply don't understand how you do it! :hmmm:

A woodcarver once told me that there's a model in the wood somewhere and that he only removed what's not supposed to be there, and that's it, but surely it's much more to it than that! :winkgrin:

Well done indeed! :goodjob:

 

Cheers :bye:

Hans J

 

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I’m not sure how this escaped my attention for so long but I’ve just found it and am very happy I did.

 

In a way my own scratchbuilding career started with a wooden P-51. When I was about ten years old, dad spent an afternoon roughly carving a great-big P-51 out of a few lumps of pine. I’m guessing it was about 1/24 scale. It was carved by eye and was left unpainted, at least until it was turned into a wind-vane and stuck on the shed roof.

 

I was greatly taken by this model and about a week later decided I could do  ‘the same but better’ except in 1/72 scale with a Mk XIV Spitfire. That’s how I started scratchbuilding.

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Thanks Steve (and all other commenters). There's something deeply satisfying about being able to turn a block of old wood into a recognisable object using simple hand tools and an endless supply of tea.

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Absolutely brilliant.

This is really impressive modelling.

Personally, I feel that the purity of the wood work would have been brought more to the forefront had the Mustang been carved gear up.

Having said that, you are all entitled to start throwing all sorts of rotten fruit and veg at me!

 

Congratulations!

 

JR

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That is some might fine whittling you have done here.  Just a great wooden piece with some very artistic skills utilized to capture the look of a Mustang.  Excellent work.  Thanks for sharing.

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