Hi everyone, After a 2 year hiatus, finally coming close to completion. I have been eagerly following everyone's Mustang WIP's for tips, tricks and hints. Thanks so much everyone for sharing as it has made 'reentry' so much easier and I hope I can add to the overall discussion.
I am building the Tamiya 1:32 kit, and agree with all the positive comments others have made. I find that if something doesn't fit right, I'm not doing something right. That little bit of wisdom has saved me multiple times.
I'm still trying to figure out the livery and have many options, including Big Beautiful Doll. So decisions, decisions.
I'll start with the early build pics and add more later so these articles don't get too long.
I've taken some color liberties such as the copper piping and a wood floor in the cockpit. I know not historically accurate, but I've seen pictures of others who have done this and I really liked how it looked. The copper is enamel sprayed right from the Testors can. Outdoors to avoid the odors. Most of the rest of the paint is Model Master or Tamiya acrylics.
With the cowl panels off the copper piping will just be visible.
A close up of the right sidewall. The Eduard color and placards add amazing detail.
The cockpit sidewalls are a combination of the Tamiya parts and Eduard's color PE. I also have the Barracuda stencils but OMG are they tiny! Saving them for my next Mustang.
Here is the left side:
Next up the engine and super charger and the completed cockpit.
My photo skills are improved with later pictures. :-)
