SinuheH Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Hi gents, this is my 1st work in progress. The idea is to build Tamiya's 1/32 P-51 as a F-51 used by 2 Sqn SAAF in Korea. Obligatory starting items. This will will be OOB apart from the need to use aftermarket parts for the weapons (HVARs and Napalm). I've obtained rocket stubs from Rowan - still need to settle for a source for the rockets and bombs. Cheers, Sinuhe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinuheH Posted February 9, 2013 Author Share Posted February 9, 2013 (edited) Progress so far: Will post more later. Edited February 9, 2013 by SinuheH moksha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Nice start mate! Glad to see that you've got a build thread going. Kev SinuheH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Sinueh You couldn't have picked a better kit for an OOB Mustang build. Very nice start on the Front Office Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinuheH Posted February 10, 2013 Author Share Posted February 10, 2013 Thanks for the kind replies, gents - it has been a fun build so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinuheH Posted February 12, 2013 Author Share Posted February 12, 2013 Progress has ben rather fast - with the weather we've been having.... After building a Merlin for the Tamiya Spit, I somehow lost impetus on this one - decided to focus more on the NMF finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moksha Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Man that's looking good - that 3/4 shot showing power plant, bulkhead, office really shows off your work excellently. more ! -) SinuheH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Very nice detail painting. Sincerely, Mark SinuheH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinuheH Posted February 15, 2013 Author Share Posted February 15, 2013 Thanks for the kind comments - smooth build so far: Still need to break up the Alclad with different shades a bit more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 Nice work on the Alclad/NMF ... Looking real good. Keep 'em coming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinuheH Posted March 1, 2013 Author Share Posted March 1, 2013 (edited) A further update - have sprayed the codes and upper cowling colour - thanks PvS for showing me that in this instance it was black and not olive drab. Prop is wrong type - should be non-cuffed - will wait for a replacement. Now, to add the decals. Kit is great - but next time I will leave off the finicky aileron joints etc - they always droop down. Edited March 1, 2013 by SinuheH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Wonderful progress on your 'Stang ... the NMF is looking fantastic. when I built BBD, I added a bit of CCA to the interior of the aileron and elevator hinge assembly before gluing the upper and lower parts together. This seemed to add a bit of friction to the assemblies and helped keep them from moving. All in all, I'm not a big fan of movable control surfaces and would prefer to be able to glue the control surfaces in place after positioning them. Just a bit toy like and most likely, the control surfaces will need to be glue into place anyway. Just defeats all the hard work. Keep 'em coming :popcorn: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinuheH Posted March 1, 2013 Author Share Posted March 1, 2013 Thanks for the tip - guess I'm just going to have to glue them in place. Need to adjust the cowling fit a bit as well. All, in all quite happy so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinuheH Posted March 2, 2013 Author Share Posted March 2, 2013 (edited) AIMS decals added - superb quality - highly recommended - and very accurate Now to add the final bits and bobs - still waiting for ordnance - HVARs and bombs - will use the drop tanks in lieu of napalm ones for the interim. Thanks for dropping by - its been a fun build - and a model I've been wanting to do for yonks Edited March 2, 2013 by SinuheH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Looks superb mate! Great work on the tonal variations. Kev SinuheH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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