[Trumpeter 1/32 P-47D Razorback "Eileen"]

fantastic work so far John, I have good memories from this kit, maybe you can improve the headrest which comes flat by adding some texture, maybe scribing  with a knife and adding some foldings or applying milliput  sculpting them, also the control column had a fabric protector and in some manual pictures a cushion can be seen on the seat, I used a resin detail for mine, can not remember the brand,  the gun sight pad was made of black rubber not brown leather, anyway, looking forward to this wonderful build  of yours again, cheers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Zoukei Moura Bf 109G-14 Jagdgeschwader 11 1/32 scale]

congrats Gazza, that 109 looks superb, the base and figures are also a great addition and brings character  at the model,  be proud of your work mate! cheers

[A rarity for me....a Bf109 and this time it's a Revell G-10 Erla - Pretty Much Done.]

looking very good so far, I notice there is missing the oil drain hole under the cowling, easy to fix , cheers

[Hasegawa 1/32 Bf109F-4 Trop, H. J. Marseille]

Hello Nikola, wonderful paint  and weathering job, however be aware about  the seat,  that model  was used in F2 versions, on F4 the production  it became the standard used  in the ongoing  variants.

 

 

[Trumpeter 1/32 P-47D Razorback "Eileen"]

5 hours ago, Thunnus said:

Yeah, I think this is worth a look... got a Yahu Panel ordered!

John, the Yahu IP you need for the razorback is the early type, the one you posted in that picture is the late one in bubbletops

 

 

 

[Hasegawa 1/32 Fw 190D-9 Late Model Brown 4]

another jewell from your super skills, always a pleasure to follow your builds, keep them coming! cheers

[Trumpeter 1/32 P-47D Razorback "Eileen"]

 my relics from a P-39 in OD/NG, just judging by the picture from your test mule I would go with the OD from AK and the NG from Mr. Hobby, I need to make some comparisons with those shades and paints available someday 

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

On 11/8/2022 at 12:07 AM, Kagemusha said:

Most impressive.

 thanks, appreciated mate!

 

On 11/8/2022 at 10:34 AM, MARU5137 said:

Ferocious Frankie  looks Gorgeous  already. 

Keep it going.

Thank you Maru for the kind words, will get back soon to finish the pilot and print it for his ride,  true, can't have enough  Mustangs, we are on the same page for ponies mate  cheers

 

Some Ups and downs lately with the build, while handing it I broke the landing strut and got very pissed off, then remembered that I did not used them previously in "Missouri Armada" build since it is in flight display,  so happily I had a spare one, still had to removed the panel cover and remove the insert part which was screwed and also glued for reinforcement, but finally it worked, then been having problem with the fuselage insignia, got lazy and used the tamiya  decal which ended up with silvering contour, sanded it off and repainted, then I used again another decal, this time from the revell kit and looked good but after some hours  appeared some air bags and weird texture so again had to remove them, so finally I used some mask and got happy, still lots of touch ups here and there but the build goes on, thanks for watching cheers

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

On 11/3/2022 at 9:30 PM, GMK said:

Absolutely beautiful work there, Tony. A joy to watch. 

thanks mate, glad you enjoy it,  finally found the motivation for her! cheers

 

On 11/3/2022 at 9:52 PM, Gazzas said:

I like, I like!

Thanks gazzas, Mustangs or 109's more? 

On 11/3/2022 at 11:01 PM, nmayhew said:

Loving this!!

Thanks, my pleasure mate!

cheers

 

On 11/4/2022 at 9:47 AM, MikeMaben said:

Nice progress Antonio  .

thank you Mike, appreciated! cheers

 

 

So, I had masks for the insignias but end up lazy and used tamiya's decals, next was the  nose mask, now she has a name! till next update cheers

 

 

 

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

20 hours ago, Gazzas said:

Looking very nice, Tony!

thanks  Gazzas, very kind as always mate! cheers

 

first coat of green over the top surfaces, cheers

 

 

 

 

 

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

On 11/1/2022 at 2:49 PM, zaxos345 said:

Love it so far Antonio!!! 

 

John

Thanks John, glad you enjoy the building journey  cheers

 

work from today was invasion bands, even though they are going to get covered by green is good to have the reference were they are placed, cheers

 

 

 

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

On 10/26/2022 at 8:31 AM, MikeMaben said:

Thanks Mike!

 

some progress, yellow nose, anti glare panel and more panel variation,  cheers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Well, as promised it was time to get back to this project, I sprayed a  LP11 base coat, now time to start the different NMF shades panels, can only say good things about Tamiya and Gunze metallic lacquers,  cheers

 

 

 

 

 

[Hasegawa 1/32 Fw 190D-9 Late "Brown 4"]

here some interesting color pics, maybe useful 

 

 

[1/32 ZM Messerschmitt Bf109 G-14 7/JG.3 "Yellow 18"]

1 hour ago, nmayhew said:

PS I tried to look at all the pre-release marketing shots of the tail area and couldn't really find any close ups so cannot say whether or not the builders for Z-m had this issue.

[Zoukei Moura Bf-109 G-14 a Non-Hartmann Build 1/32 Scale]

 there should be some of step on the tail but looks like ZM did not nail that insertion

 

 

this is from a revell build

 

[Zoukei Moura Bf-109 G-14 a Non-Hartmann Build 1/32 Scale]

oh no, that tail gap! I hope they fix it on next versions, great work Gazzas 

[Zoukei Moura Bf-109 G-14 a Non-Hartmann Build 1/32 Scale]

2 hours ago, John1 said:

I'd be interested in seeing pictures of seatbelts with those large numbers printed.   I'm just saying that I've never seen anything like that posted before.    If you know of any pictures that back up HGW's interpretation of those markings, please feel free to post.  

 

[1/32 Revell Messerschmitt Bf109 G-2 converted to an F-4 Trop]

oh yes, now you are talking Andy! that's a F4 cockpit, looks superb, great job

[1/32 Revell Messerschmitt Bf109 G-2 converted to an F-4 Trop]

Too bad from revell, also they do not represent correctly the right sidewall with the map case and small oxigen panel for  the F/G2 position, I have ordered x2 of this kits so modification work ahead 

 

 

 

[1/32 Revell Messerschmitt Bf109 G-2 converted to an F-4 Trop]

Andy, good job on that cockpit, I have to point that you are using the late wooden footrest, on the G2  was the early version, here is a reference from "Yellow 3" G2  restoration, keep the good job, cheers

[Hasegawa 1/32 Fw 190D-9 Late "Brown 4"]

fabulous progress John,

lots of great Doras builds at the moment in LSP, can't wait to see the paint process, cheers

[Hasegawa 1/32 Fw 190D-9 White 11, JG 51, Flensburg]

Impressive job, loving this build so far!

cheers

[1/32 Tamiya P-51D Mustang "Missouri Armada"]

On 8/21/2022 at 12:06 AM, themongoose said:

Superb! Glad you posted the update as i had missed your build originally. Boy i loved the pics and the weathering you did!

thanks, glad you did enjoy it, cheers!

 

On 8/21/2022 at 12:32 PM, Archer Fine Transfers said:

Wow, nice! Tell me, what did you use for the oxygen hose?

thanks, it is just the one included in the kit, cheers

 

On 8/21/2022 at 9:27 PM, Hoss FL said:

Wow! What a fantastic build! 

 

Where do I start?  Your cockpit details are breathtaking and super job on the pilot. I love the look of the dark green and the subtle shading. Your photos with the blurred background are inspirational. 

 

Great job and congratulations. What a stunner. 

thanks, I  appreciate your kind words, glad you like it, cheers 

[1/32 Tamiya P-51D Mustang "Missouri Armada"]

Thanks Quang for your reply, yes, on Olivier's build I got  the "Missouri" bug 

you are right, I missed that mistake in the Eaglecals, actually the lettering is slightly oversized too, the Letter codes in the fuselage the G and E need to have a middle cut (don't know this term) I painted that line, and the checker nose does not match the original...   at that point only wanted to finish the model and had to discard fixing those details, I am thinking about doing a more refined version and also on her legs  but not sure if I can with all those unfinished projects I have piling up 

I built  also "Sad Sack"  which was the later  nose art this aircraft had after it passed to Lt. Ridley who bailed out from this plane,  I used the 1/48 Eduard kit and Bullseye decals, it was built for my Czech friend  who took me there.