but I thought I'd throw caution to the wind
and show the world a project I did for my wife.
My wife asked me to build her an airplane, so when I found these
Green Nosed Mustang decals with her name (Janet), it was only a
matter of time before I sat down and labored through the process
of building an airplane once again.
So, after over 20 some odd years of armor building, I managed to finish this:
Painted checker board, fitted windshield. A littles silvering to 'Janet'. Oh well.
Stenciled codes and serial number. Codes are my wifes' initials. Serial number is her birthdate (April 7, 1958).
I goofed and didn't cover the fuselage star when I did some invasion stripe touch up, or something, and removed some of the decal.
So I painted the spot aluminum. The canopy is futured. The kit national markings were from hunger. No amount of Sol
would settle them down.
Painted fuel caps and canopy latches. I painted the flaps laquer aluminum.
When I removed the tape some paint pulled off.
You can see where the .50's don't have covers on this wing. The other wing they do.
I didn't like the seam running thru so I sanded off the covers.
I rounded some tube and fit it to the other wing.
That wing was able to accept the covers because I did not finish the opening by sanding it 'to scale thickness',
as it were, like I did this wing.
The rockets don't fit to their base and the aux. fuel tank brace area needs work
The struts gave me a fit. For those of you who have built this kit, you'll know. I built two of the same strut.
The tires flop around on the rims so I had to shim them so the tires would fit. I absolutely hated the way the
struts fit into the wing.
Some detail painting. This was probably the most fun I had with the kit.
The bottom of the wing has a pebble texture. I sanded some of it off before I quit.
I think this is the cause for the light scratchy spots in the central grey area.
But maybe not.
Anyway, what's done is done. I hope you like it.
Thanks for looking.
Sincerely,
Mark
