Basically this is fancy talk for cleanin which it needed desperately before I moved on to the next project......
Here is the next project to hit my workbench. It is a Hasegawa P-51D that I will be both covering in foil, as well as painting. I have not actually modeled a P-51 in literally YEARS; not since my days in high school prier to my recent modeling Renaissance back in 2007.
I also realize what kind of builder I am and that Im pretty much going to build this in my usual style....concentrating on unique things about this ship, like its 2nd cockpit in place of the radio shelf.......its HIGHLY polished fuse and its unique colors. I also realize I am by no means a P-51 expert, of which there are PLENTY roaming this site, so im sure inaccuracies will abound from a Mustang-heads perspective. So with that being said, and me modeling by LAR (Looks About Right) I will be starting with the Has offering and getting rid of the raised detail, along with lowering the flaps and adding a resin pit, moskit exhausts, resin wheels, and a Rutman prop, but mostly assuredly NOT correcting every single thing to make it 100% accurate.
This one is going to call on ALL my skillz (if you can call them that
) with lots of hacking on the kit, sanding of raised details, lots of foil that needs to be HIGHLY polished, and paint on top of that. It will also be a bit of a departure for me with gloss surfaces abounding......well no weathering to speak of on this bird!This particular LSP is going to be modeled after the real 1:1 Mustang. Dixie Boy is a resto P-51D flying out of Florida:
Here are a few vids of her first flight on November 6, 2009:
Dixie Boy First Flight - Run-up #1
Dixie Boy First Flight - Run-up #2
Dixie Boy First Flight - Takeoff
Dixie Boy First Flight - Landing
Well as I was composing this WIP thread, I just recieved the last remaining pieces of this puzzle I was waiting for.....an Aries cockpit set (that will be highly modified) and an Eduard color cockpit set.
I will post some pics of what Im starting out with and kick this build off right! Hang around and watch the fun and frustration that is sure to follow.....
LET THE FUN BEGIN!!
Cheers,
Brian
