[1/32 Tamiya P-51D-5 NA Mustang "Ferocious Frankie"]

37 minutes ago, Uncarina said:

Antonio,

 

Amazing. I have never seen anyone attempt to replicate this. And there are a multitude of Mustang builds out there! This is truly something special. Way to go!

 

Cheers,  Tom

thanks for your kind words Tom,  although I'm not the first in doing this, I was inspired by Olivier's "Misurii Armada" wheel bay in 1/48 and also I've seen in other builds, thanks for comment anyway mate! cheers   

 

Antonio

[1/32 Tamiya P-51D-5 NA Mustang "Ferocious Frankie"]

18 hours ago, spyrosjzmichos said:

Beautifully done work Antonio.

Really impressed with cockpit!

thanks man, I appreciate it, cheers

18 hours ago, Scale32 said:

Impressive work so far Antonio. I'm looking forward to seeing how the pilot turns out!

 

Cheers Bevan 

thanks Bevan,  I printed a pilot last year, it came out quite well in 1/48 scale so in 1/32 scale   will  have even more  resolution detail,  cheers

 

14 hours ago, dodgem37 said:

Very nice.

 

Sincerely,

Mark

Thanks Master Mark  cheers!

 

6 hours ago, Thunnus said:

Great work Antonio!  The cockpit looks smashing and you're breaking new ground with your 3-D printed pilot!

Thanks John,  yes, glad that this technology is finally affordable for our poquet and  hobby . cheers 

 

1 hour ago, LSP_Kevin said:

Very impressive work, Antonio!

 

Kev

Thanks kev, glad you like it man! cheers

 

Tonight  task, I decided to replicate the Alclad stamps on the  undersurface wing visible through  the wheel bays, I printed  it on transparent decal with my ink printer,  manage to complete one side, tomorrow the other .

 thanks for watching, cheers

if anyone want to print his own here it is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[1/24 Airfix RCAF Mustang IV…finally done]

oh man, that is a superb canadian Mustang, love the scheme, glad you are so near the finish line, keep pushing mate!

cheers

[1/32 Tamiya P-51D-5 NA Mustang "Ferocious Frankie"]

2 hours ago, Uncarina said:

Antonio,

 

This is taking Mustang builds to a whole new level!

 

Cheers,  Tom

Thanks Tom for the support,  my pleasure to share with you guys!

 cheers

 

after a couple of hours refining   details on  Wallace Hopkins, still more to do...  cheers

 

 

[1/32 Tamiya P-51D-5 NA Mustang "Ferocious Frankie"]

3 hours ago, dodgem37 said:

Nice sculpture.

 

Sincerely,

Mark

Thanks Mark , talking about sculpture,  I'm also sculpting the pilot like in the reference picture which will be 3d printed  once it is finished, cheers

 

[1/32 Tamiya P-51D-5 NA Mustang "Ferocious Frankie"]

21 hours ago, R Palimaka said:

Such excellent work Antonio, and exquisite attention to detail. This is a beautiful build, and we're all learning something about Mustangs. 

 

Looking forward to seeing more!

 

Richard

thanks Richard for your words,  I'm following your  awesome Mustang build, cheers!

 

20 hours ago, dodgem37 said:

Good show, AntoniO!

 

Sincerely,

Mark

Thanks Master  Mark , I 'm glad  

cheers

7 hours ago, Uncarina said:

Great work as always, and the NAA photos are very helpful.

 

Cheers,  Tom

thanks Tom,  yes. those footages are pure Mustang gold indeed!

cheers

 

little update, today I recreated the canvas cover for the landing gear tail, used some milliput  putty, some very useful reference pictures by Laurent Boulestin,

cheers

 

 

[1/32 Tamiya P-51D-5 NA Mustang "Ferocious Frankie"]

On 1/20/2020 at 4:02 AM, Uncarina said:

Antonio,

 

Truly my pleasure to contribute in any way to your great work!

 

Cheers,  Tom

thanks Tom, always a pleasure mate!

cheers

 

On 1/20/2020 at 11:06 AM, dodgem37 said:

A clothes pin stuck on with chewing gum.  The epitome of a field modification.  American ingenuity, you gotta love it.  Great photo.

 

Sincerely,

Mark

thanks Mark,   pure High-tech 

 

So today's update,  the kit I bought is the "silver color plated" version which I did not know at that time, I personally would not recommend it  as  surfaces need to be sanded to let the glue make its work...    I used a spare non fin tail  from my previous Mustang

the fuselage halves  have been closed

 

I decided to sand and  engrave the fasteners on the cowling since tamiya represents them raised,  this operation was done with the binding tool n6,  the cowling piece is very thin and easy to go through.. so careful is needed!

also the small panel next to the windshield  has been deleted as not in use for this early model.

 

 

 

 

Also been working on this, applying  putty about the 40% of the front wings to delete the rivets and panel lines like in this  very  nice diagram by John Terrell showing the procedure used in NAA in order to maintain the laminar flow characteristics of the wing.

 

 

 

 

thanks for watching, so until next one, cheers

 

Antonio 

 

[Ki-45 Kai Hei Toryu: Completed]

 the masks  went perfect, smooth job, you are about to have fun with the weathering, you got it Tom!  cheers

[1/32 Tamiya P-51D-5 NA Mustang "Ferocious Frankie"]

Thanks Tom,

good eye mate, yes, it looks also like there is a strap in which the hose is clipped, I should revise that, thanks and cheers!

[1/32 Tamiya P-51D-5 NA Mustang "Ferocious Frankie"]

On 1/16/2020 at 9:12 AM, PeterOlsen said:

Hi Antonio, nice cockpit, I'm enjoying your progress.

Cheers, 

Pete

thanks Peter, glad that you like it and are follow it, cheers

On 1/16/2020 at 10:16 AM, dodgem37 said:

That's spectacular.

 

'I can't say less about your work,  truly  inspirational mate!'

Thank you, Brother.  I was in Madrid, Malaga, and Sevilla with side trips to Cordoba and Granada over the Winter Holiday.  Love Spain.

 

Sincerely,

Mark

Thanks Mark,  glad to hear that you had fun in my country, I'm sure you enjoyed tapas and the sun of the south  cheers

On 1/16/2020 at 11:28 AM, Scale32 said:

Wow!

 

Cheers Bevan 

Thanks Bevan  

 

So, the other sidewall is done now, hoping to close that fuselage halves pretty soon and move to the wheel bays which will be the next big task, thanks for looking, cheers

[Tamiya P-51D, Sinai, 1956, with Reposted Images]

incredible attention to detail Mark, this will be very handy  for my wheel bay as reference! cheers

[1/32 Tamiya P-51D-5 NA Mustang "Ferocious Frankie"]

10 hours ago, dodgem37 said:

This is out-of-sight!

 

Sincerely,

Mark

Thank you Mark, I can't say less about your work,  truly  inspirational mate! cheers

 

 been working on the right cockpit sidewall, again Terrell's sims as a guide, used Barracudas cockpit resin  and placards decals,  added some white punched decals to represent the NAA inspection stickers also, cheers

 

 

 

 

[1/32 Tamiya P-51D-5 NA Mustang "Ferocious Frankie"]

6 hours ago, MikeC said:

Thanks, that's useful info on the seats.

 

1 hour ago, Uncarina said:

Antonio,

 

Thanks! Just the clarification that I and my planned D-15 build needed.

 

Cheers,  Tom

 

Thanks Mike and Tom, glad that this stuff is useful, John is a devoted Mustang expert, cheers

talking about seats, yesterday I decided to change the back cushion color  in to yellow, also wanted to use the Barracuda decal for it  

cheers

 

[1/32 Tamiya P-51D-5 NA Mustang "Ferocious Frankie"]

2 hours ago, Uncarina said:

Antonio,

 

Exquisite work so far! Regarding the Terrell simulations, which I love having as a resource, weren’t the early seats more of a bucket design, while the later seats had more of a minimalist design? I’ve always been curious about this in his D-5 vs. D-30 simulations, which have them switched.

 

Cheers,  Tom

thanks Tom,  yes there were 2 type of seats used on the "D" model the Warren Mcarthur model  and the Schick  Johnson, I can quote  some explanation from John Terrell himself written in the Mustang SIG forum time ago:

The more I have looked at photos, the more it seems that the metal SJ seat only became prevalent, or at least more prevalent, in later D-models, past the D-15-NA era blocks. It seems that P-51D-5-NA's and D-10-NA's, if at least mostly, were fitted with WM seats. I don't recall seeing much, if any, photos showing WWII-era P-51B's or C's fitted with anything other than a WM seat, though a few of the P-51B/C's flying today are fitted with a metal SJ seat to the stock seat posts, while others have a WM seat (of which there are multiple types) installed to the stock seat posts.

You really start to see metal-SJ seats on P-51D-20-NA's, D-25-NA's, and D-30-NA's, though I believe you can also find WM seats mounted to these blocks as well. If I were to model a P-51D-5 to D-15, I'd be more inclined to model it with a WM seat, and if I were to model a P-51D-20 to D-30, I'd be more inclined to model it with a SJ seat (without looking at actual photos of the individual aircraft before starting).
 

and some reference pictures,

first the Warren Mcarthur seat

 

a view of a P-51 D-5NA cockpit with the WM seat

 

 

Secondly the Schick  Johnson seat 

 

 

 

SJ seat visible in the 339th FG D-20 picture

 

[1/32 Tamiya P-51D-5 NA Mustang "Ferocious Frankie"]

On 1/12/2020 at 2:18 AM, Gazzas said:

It's a knockout!

Thanks Gazas, much appreciated    cheers

On 1/12/2020 at 2:54 AM, AlbertD said:

I really admire you guys who go the extra mile with detail. It looks fantastic. 

thanks  Albert, it's all for the Mustang passion  cheers

On 1/12/2020 at 2:43 PM, TAG said:

Cojonudo!

jejej, gracias  Tag, rock duro!

On 1/12/2020 at 3:30 PM, bdthoresen said:

How sweet it is! Excellent work!

 

THOR    

Thanks Thor,  glad you like it,  kind words! Cheers

On 1/12/2020 at 3:41 PM, Sepp said:

Niiiice! Following this one, for sure

Glad you like it Sepp, hopefully will keep it going ! cheers

 

Progress from last session on the seat, printed some dashed lines on white decals and some barracuda leftovers also, hope you like it, 

until next, cheers

Antonio

 

[Tamiya P-51D, Sinai, 1956 Reprint Upon Request]

thanks Mark, it's great to have this wonderful build  back

cheers

[1/32 Zoukei-Mura Ta152H-0 White 7]

wow, great cockpit John, really stands out!!!  

one small detail of the control column caught my eye, the central portion was also black not grey, some ref here, keep that beast forward mate, cheers

[1/32 Tamiya P-51D-5 NA Mustang "Ferocious Frankie"]

20 hours ago, Uncarina said:

Your build has just started but it’s already a valuable reference. I am taking notes!

 

Cheers,  Tom

Thanks Tom, glad you find it interesting and useful, cheers

 

14 hours ago, Gazzas said:

That interior looks excellent, Antonio!

Thanks Gazas,  hope it is worth it although  won't be much visible when he canopy is on lol, cheers

 

progres from today is the Instrument panel,  used as reference guide  the amazing work of John Terrell simulators, they are so accurate.

Used mostly the Revell kit decals which are for the D-5 block,  it's been a labor of love,  had to cut each one independently to transfer to the panel, neck hurts but I'm satisfy  

next is the seat, cheers

 

[1/32 Tamiya P-51D-5 NA Mustang "Ferocious Frankie"]

progress from today, I try for the first time ever the hairspray technique to create the wood floor chipping, seat and instrument panel are base painted now and will be ready tomorrow, cheers

 

some actual reference 

 

 

 

 

[Ki-45 Kai Hei Toryu: Completed]

great Job  Tom,  love how the mottling came out!! 

cheers

Antonio

[1/32 Tamiya P-51D-5 NA Mustang "Ferocious Frankie"]

Thanks Mike for sharing, it's a beauty, great job and love the fact that your model is at the Bottisham Airfield Museum!!!

cheers

[1/32 Tamiya P-51D-5 NA Mustang "Ferocious Frankie"]

pics from today's session, some paint on the fuel tank, although the radio rack will cover mostly of the surface, cheers

 

 

[1/32 Tamiya P-51D-5 NA Mustang "Ferocious Frankie"]

23 hours ago, John1 said:

Looking forward to this build.   Nice choice of a subject Antonio! 

Thanks John, I was very tempted to do a Korean war Mustang, maybe next one, cheers!

19 hours ago, Biggles87 said:

Me too.

Also looking forward to some interesting photos from your collection.

 

John

thanks John, I'll supply  reference for sure!

 

17 hours ago, MikeC said:

I did "Frankie" in 1:48 a year or three ago: I look forward to seeing how yours turns out.

thanks mate, would love to see your version , post it here please, cheers!

 

15 hours ago, Madmax said:

I'm enjoying the detailing already Antonio, and the photographs!

thanks Madmax  for your words, stay tune! cheers

 

 

[Bf 109 F4 in Regia Aeronautica service]

Bellisimo!!! amazing  job Filippo in those interior details!!!!

cheers

[1/32 Zoukei-Mura Ta152H-0 White 7]

looking nice that seat, maybe some comfy lumbar  cushions? 

cheers