Cheetah11 Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 (edited) Hi Everyone I needed a quick build to refresh my airbrushing skills after 8 months of scratch building and modifying parts for my Me 110. I also wanted to see how the masks from the Silhouette cutter would perform and get a bit of practice with the application of the masks. The 4 color roundels proved a big challenge to get the rings perfectly concentric and in the end I sprayed the inner color on decal paper to position accurately. The subject is a Mustang IV as flown by the OC of 5 Sqn SAAF, Maj Tank Odendaal, during March 1945. I discussed the colors with Piet van Schalkwyk, co-author of the 'South African Colors and Markings' series and we agreed the colors are the most probable. Piet has done extensive research on the SAAF fighter colors during WW II and generously provided some of his research material for the build. The model is out of the box with only the fin fillet and lead seat belts added. The prop was sanded according to the P-51K prop in the Tamiya kit. ( A future Camouflaged MkIV project.) I had to look close up to see the differences in the canopies in the Tamiya kit, so I decided to go with the kit canopy. If the P-51 D to be released later by Revell has the P-51K option canopy, I will try and swap the canopy. The interesting story of Maj Odendaal's bail out and escape in March 1945 is available on a web site under his name,http://tankodendaal.com/ Enjoy and happy modeling Nick Edited April 21, 2018 by Cheetah11 red baron, Jan_G, KiwiZac and 20 others 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerhard Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 WOW Nick. My hart pomp KWV 10 jaar oud. Dankie !!! BiggTim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cees Broere Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 Very nice livery. Did you pillage another kit or scratchbuilt the fillet yourself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petrov27 Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 Very well done and brilliant finish - big thumbs up! What did you use for the natural metal finish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 Nice build - and great to see a different scheme! Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANicoll Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 Excellent and she looks terrific! My Revell P-51D is in the bath right now getting cleaned ahead of primer. Looks like your masks worked really well too. Nice job! Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Nice!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorbenD Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Super smooth - interesting scheme. Torben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheetah11 Posted April 2, 2018 Author Share Posted April 2, 2018 Hi Everyone Thanks for the interest and kind comments. Very nice livery. Did you pillage another kit or scratchbuilt the fillet yourself? Cees, I used a piece of plastic card to do the fillet and measured the Tamiya tail for the dimensions. In retrospect I should have made the fillet thicker. From the period photos it appears the late Mustangs had the fillet faired into the tail. Look at the photo on the link. The Tamiya tail fillet upon which I based the modification appears to be of the early type. Patrick I should have provided details on the paint. The SAAF, RAAF and RAF Mustangs in Italy were repainted silver at the end of 1944. On some of the the repainted aircraft the roundels and markings were roughly applied and not standard sizes or in the prescribe positions. I was fortunate to have a clear photo of the particular subject.I initially used the new Tamiya lacquer silver but found the finish too smooth and hard. The enamels for the markings pulled off with the mask. I then used Tamiya enamel silver for the finish which worked well. Feel free to ask if you have any questions on the subject or the model. Nick Cees Broere 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamj Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Well that's an interesting scheme...nicely done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattlow Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Nice one. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmax Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 Lovely Mustang Nick! Your choice of Tank's steed is great, firstly for the unusual livery, as well as for the man involved. I'm pleased to see how you are progressing with the Silhouette Cutter. Ulterior motives of course... Sean Cheetah11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alain11 Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 hi Nick nice looking Mustang , and unusual roundels , clean , and efficience paint job , I like !!!!!!....... If I had to make a comment , a black wash on the panel lines would be .............not bad ... but it's only my opinion Alain Cheetah11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheetah11 Posted April 5, 2018 Author Share Posted April 5, 2018 Hi Madmax Lovely Mustang Nick! Your choice of Tank's steed is great, firstly for the unusual livery, as well as for the man involved. I'm pleased to see how you are progressing with the Silhouette Cutter. Ulterior motives of course... Sean Hi Madmax, Thanks for the comments and interest. When you need the masks, just shout. hi Nick nice looking Mustang , and unusual roundels , clean , and efficience paint job , I like !!!!!!....... If I had to make a comment , a black wash on the panel lines would be .............not bad ... but it's only my opinion Alain Hi Alain, Thanks for the comments. As I have told you, I tend to overdo weathering and panel lines and then spoil the look. I think on the next build I will experiment a bit more. Happy modeling Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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