ruzlkampf Posted May 31, 2009 Author Share Posted May 31, 2009 Whoakay, OK....let me try this again. I'm as slow as a glacier, but I'm getting the hang of this. Heeey Rick, thanks for the pics! Hmmm, really like that NMF version up there, but alas this will be a 1st Air Commando camo. I'm thinkin that I shouldn't make this 'Miss Virginia', but something close. Doesn't matter to me which plane I make this, so I think I'll leave that particular scheme for you to do at a later date? (as it's a favorite of yours) Lemme see if I can peck something out here, without giving myself a flatter forehead or another headache. Worked on the load-out a bit today. Got the bazooka tubes drilled out, and some Dragon P-51 bomb shackles fitted to some Trumpeter 1000-pounders. This will do nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruzlkampf Posted May 31, 2009 Author Share Posted May 31, 2009 Hmmmm, OK this isn't going too badly. Also started on the landing gear. Kit tires and rims are less than optimal, so I'm going with some TrueDetails resin replacements. I carved away the bulged sidewalls so they wouldn't look uninflated...just flat on the bottoms. Oh yeah,.....I'm hacking up the prop too. I liked the inner hub of the thin prop blades, but used the outer tips of the later wider prop. Forgot to remove the scraps from the cutting board. Whups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruzlkampf Posted May 31, 2009 Author Share Posted May 31, 2009 Got the wing attached, and the radiator scoop whittled down to fit OK. Had to use shims to get the wing to sit just right, but it all came together in the end. Ammo chutes are re-done on the wing bottom, and I moved one of the landing lights to the outer starboard wing. I'm ready for the final filler coat of dissolved putty on all the joints, and Milliput for the remaining holes in the wing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruzlkampf Posted May 31, 2009 Author Share Posted May 31, 2009 Thought ya'll would like to see a profile to see how the radiator looks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruzlkampf Posted May 31, 2009 Author Share Posted May 31, 2009 Nuther view; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruzlkampf Posted May 31, 2009 Author Share Posted May 31, 2009 Broad overview of where I'm at. Still don't have the barrels of the .50's in the wing yet, but I've got the light moved and everything ready for filler. You can just make out my hacked prop. I'll be smoothing and profiling this tonight. Still shaving down that little 'ledge' on the nose to get it smoother. Not sure how much further I can go without leaving a hole, but it's looking much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruzlkampf Posted May 31, 2009 Author Share Posted May 31, 2009 Last pic of the night. I'm only including it, cuz most of my close-ups of pilots turn out crappy. Finally got one OK. Whoopee! More pics as things progress. Later, Russ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Great looking build, love the early Mustangs! Barry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruzlkampf Posted June 1, 2009 Author Share Posted June 1, 2009 Howdy Barry! Glad you're following along, and like the build. Feel like I'm bombing big-time on this thing cuz I just can't get it like I want. Aaaach, some models are just like that! Not much to report, just on answering some PM's and decided to show the latest. Got the gear stuck on at hopefully the correct angles, mg barrels installed and a lot of minor puttying done. Still need to sand the Milliput I put in the old light positions, but it's getting there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruzlkampf Posted June 1, 2009 Author Share Posted June 1, 2009 Different view. Hmmm, I ought to put the Malcom hood on and show ya'll what that looks like. Also played around with a Revell P-51B to see how the parts lined up on this, and was wildly surprised to see how close the wings were to matching. If I wasn't able to un-warp the wing....I would've gone that route.(and gnashed my teeth while rescribing the darn things! ) But I digress; Prop didn't turn out too bad for a hack-job,....but still needs to be rounded and thickened down by the prop root next to the hub. Bahhh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruzlkampf Posted June 1, 2009 Author Share Posted June 1, 2009 Sheesh, still having problems posting. Duhhhhh. Okay, decided i couldn't leave well enough alone,....so I'm going to open up the rear radiator flap. Nothing like flirting with disaster, eh? Here's how it looks on the bottom. Can't wait for the gear to dry over-nite, so I can finally put the wheels and stuff on. Despite all my bumblings so far, this is real close to painting. I'll post some more pics tomorrow night....it's time for some sleep. Later All, Russ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruzlkampf Posted June 2, 2009 Author Share Posted June 2, 2009 Whah hah!!! Back with another update. Did a 'full dress rehearsal' on the broken winged bird tonight, and I think it's gonna be alright! Tacked the landing gear doors on, and they have too much of a downward slope at the bottom. I can whack that off. Put the 'stang up on the catwalk to show ya'll what it looks like. Whoohoo! It's not looking too bad considering the hassle it's given me. heh heh. Gonna get fancy and try to post 2 pics in the same post. Getting the hang of this new computer slowly but surely. Rear view showing my new opened up radiator. Whoooo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruzlkampf Posted June 2, 2009 Author Share Posted June 2, 2009 Alright,... that went well. Here's the other side just for giggles and grins. Top view showing the scoop shape. Light is coming from the rear quarter, so it's looks kinda lopsided without a shadow there. Check out those stress marks from where I had to pop the warp outta the wing. Plastic is very thin, and a dunk in boiling water and some 'thumb action' worked OK. Whew! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruzlkampf Posted June 2, 2009 Author Share Posted June 2, 2009 Sheesh, I'm slow as a glacier on this thing. Let's move on...eh?! Top view showing my filled in wings. I still need to scribe the gunbay covers,(I don't think the way they did it on the kit represents ANY version at all?) but I'll skate thru that. Front view showing the .50cal barrels and such. I should've put the outer barrels about 3mm closer to the inners, but Meh, I'll survive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruzlkampf Posted June 2, 2009 Author Share Posted June 2, 2009 Rear top view. Should be a trim tab actuator on the top of the elevator on this side. It's molded on the bottom. Haven't done that yet cuz I think the elevators are metal on the 'A' and shouldn't have a fabric texture? Hmmm, still looking that over. Front view from the other side at more of a 'ground level'. What a cool looking plane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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