CANicoll Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 (edited) From the beginning this was intended to be a no-stress, fun build - and it was! Here is my $12 Revell Mustang III, ill fitting bits and all. I had a lot of fun building it, not stressing over the many ill fitting panels, and while it is barely even worthy of display anywhere, especially given the level of expertise on this site, here we are! Honest to goodness I bought it for $12. Cost me more to buy the paints for it! I will probably go back and paint the yellow leading edge band at some point. I had great fun with the decals, working them down over the VERY prominent rivets. In real life, I wonder if the thing even would have flown with all the air resistance! Those of you with eagle eyes will notice the two different sizes of 'G' on the fuselage. Yeah, well.... I had a devil of a time with the first G, it kept folding in strange ways. I thought I'd be smart and try a different way to get the other G on, and completely botched it. Oh well. And you will notice one elevator is mostly gray, while the other is camo. Yeah, my bad again. Painted one of them upside down (off the plane). Like I said, no stress! And I was getting ready to go all crazy detailing the wheel wells, till I noticed Revell doesn't provide any linkage to pose the doors open. Which is screwy considering how much detail they mold into the wheel well itself. Sooo.. got some Blue Tack and positioned the doors coming open (or closed depending on your perspective). I like that actually. I may go back later and do some weathering, oil stains, etc. We'll see. I'm already have way through a 1/72 Helldiver that was given to me so talk about a shock of scale! Thanks for looking and for all the nice comments here and on my other builds. It's fun! Edited December 5, 2016 by CANicoll Chris Wimmer, Bill_S, Pfuf and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 BRAVO !!........Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Nicely done, Chris! Kev CANicoll 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaninaustria Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 (edited) Nicely done Chris! The true value of the hobby rests not in the finished build but in the enjoyment of building something! Thanks for sharing!! Outstanding! What's next up on the bench? Cheers Alan Edited December 5, 2016 by alaninaustria CANicoll 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Palimaka Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 That turned out very nicely! You were aware of the kit's shortcomings, you had fun with it and you built it to a great finish. Pretty damn good entertainment value for $12.00 plus paint I'd say. Great job, thanks for posting it! Richard CANicoll 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Just as Revell probably meant it to be apart from the superior paint job and the saintly patience it required to get the decals bedded down ! Cheers Dennis CANicoll 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0t0rdr1ver Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Awesome! So great to see these older kits come to life, very well done! alaninaustria and CANicoll 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANicoll Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 Thank you gentlemen, much appreciated! It was fun to put together without all the fiddly bits as they say, and I was able to try some new paints (Vallejo) as well as masking and primer so that was helpful. I really like the Model Air line and I've not had to thin it so its literally straight out of the dropper. I'm looking forward to trying their metallics next. Alan - since you asked! I ordered another Tamiya P-51D Mustang, the Barracuda cockpit resin (but no IP, they were out, may reorder), the Barracuda cockpit stencils, the HGW wet transfer stencils (still have to order the HGW seatbelts) and a set of EagleCal decals for Duchess Arlene in honor of the Tuskegee Airmen. But I want to finally finish that horrendous KH P-39 and after this I'll promise not to say anything about it again, best as I can. I do have the Revell Mossie from last years gift exchange to do too, but watching what Petertools is doing with his amazing Mossie, OMG - I need some distance till I try that!. And am just about to put paint on a 1/72 Helldiver that was given to me and has also been a joy to build. But so tiny!! Thanks for all the support, this is a great site and very happy to have connected with you fine gentlemen. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomcat14 Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Super Nice P-51B, Camo work is really cool to. Chris CANicoll 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 Chris Terrific Mustang and this just goes to show what the hobby is all about: Fun. enjoyments and relaxation So very nicely done and the cammo is so sweet! :thumbsup: Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe66 Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 Love it !! CANicoll 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaninaustria Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 Great to hear Chris! Getting crackin and keep posting - oh, and don't forget to keep enjoying the hobby! Cheers Alan CANicoll 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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