Redshift Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 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. Thanks for viewing; comments always welcome. 69 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 Lovely job,looks fantastic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opus999 Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 That's terrific! I envy your carving skills... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Harmsworth Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 Love it. I can only gasp at your skills. Thanks for posting. Mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackroadkill Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 There's a delightful elegance to this build. I love how the very clean lines have captured the spirit of the airframe. A beauty! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelh Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 Well you did a job better than some mainstream manufacturers. I do like a wooden model. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autle Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 Brings back many happy memories of how we used to model before Tamiya etc. Love it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unfinished project Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 I read the title heading and never thought it “wood” look this good. “Tree”mendous finish and the varnish coat has “Spruced” it up. I’ll just get my coat and “leaf” this comment here 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 Sustainable, environmentally friendly modelling at its best! Excellent craftsmanship. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maginot Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 Superb work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansReggelsen Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 Great model! I simply don't understand how you do it! 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! Well done indeed! Cheers Hans J 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ad-4N Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 My goodness that is fine! I cannot cut a wooden dowel straight. My hat is off to you, young man. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 Superb craftsmanship! Truly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russmeister 101 Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 😲 Beautiful (although the grain is running the wrong way on the fuselage to be hysterically accurate ) Bravo that man!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 Very elegant handiwork! And it certainly looks like a Mustang, no doubt about that. Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandsaw Steve Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 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. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redshift Posted March 21, 2023 Author Share Posted March 21, 2023 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 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 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bughunter Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 Nice! I also use wood on my 1/48 biplanes, but only for things like propellers, struts, etc. A complete model is a different story. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeusa Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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