trooper Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 Has anyone in LSP purchased and built J. Rutmans P-51B resin kit? If so, how did the bild go and where there any problems with the kit. I read the review on his web page, but have not seen any articles on actual build. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Eagle Posted January 27, 2007 Share Posted January 27, 2007 I have built the kit and was happy with the results. Jerry gives you a pretty complete kit with a well done canopy. You will need to contend with some dimples and a few holes in the surface of the resin, but this was easily contended with by using some filler of Mr. Surfacer. Tamiya's primer also is a good thing to use to fill in minor defects in the surface. The kit comes with the original style canopy ,but you can order the Malcolm hood also. I completed it over a year ago and the only problem I am seeing with it is that the white metal landing gear is bending slightly from the weight of the kit,and the wheels are not setting quite right. I used the Eduard P-51B detail set in the cockpit even though it was designed for the Revell kit. I also used the P-51D (for the Hasagawa)set to fill in some detail Overall, as with any resin kit- be careful with how much sanding you do with the join lines. I sanded away too much in the wing root area but it turned out very well in the long run. This kit is not a throw together kit-take your time, use your modeling skills and you will be rewarded. If you have more questions let me know. If I can figure out how to send pictures to the site I will do that. Steve Oakson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankc Posted January 27, 2007 Share Posted January 27, 2007 I have built the kit and was happy with the results. Jerry gives you a pretty complete kit with a well done canopy. You will need to contend with some dimples and a few holes in the surface of the resin, but this was easily contended with by using some filler of Mr. Surfacer. Tamiya's primer also is a good thing to use to fill in minor defects in the surface. The kit comes with the original style canopy ,but you can order the Malcolm hood also. I completed it over a year ago and the only problem I am seeing with it is that the white metal landing gear is bending slightly from the weight of the kit,and the wheels are not setting quite right. I used the Eduard P-51B detail set in the cockpit even though it was designed for the Revell kit. I also used the P-51D (for the Hasagawa)set to fill in some detail Overall, as with any resin kit- be careful with how much sanding you do with the join lines. I sanded away too much in the wing root area but it turned out very well in the long run. This kit is not a throw together kit-take your time, use your modeling skills and you will be rewarded. If you have more questions let me know. If I can figure out how to send pictures to the site I will do that. Steve Oakson Hey Steve! If you are who I think you are, I believe I have actually seen that P-51 (at a regoinal show in Ft Collins last year?) I was going to post that I had seen one built and it looked really nice. Regards --Frank Crenshaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Eagle Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 Hello Frank, Yes that was the one. Hope everything is going well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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