xmh53wrench Posted December 29, 2014 Author Share Posted December 29, 2014 And....as per my standard MO..... Attaching the wing tops to the fuselage in hopes of a nice tight fit between the wing and wing root fairing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafju Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 This is a perfect way ok but you can improve with pre assembly of the two fuselage halves with tape or rubber bands, and positionning the other main wing without any glue, only to guarantee the dihedral... raf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xmh53wrench Posted December 31, 2014 Author Share Posted December 31, 2014 Thanks for the tip raf. I have seen so many times folks having to fill and fight a bad seam at the wing root that I wanted to have nothing to do with that. This has worked good so far for me, and I have decided to make a wing spar for all my future Mustang builds to guarantee that dihedral.....this is especially a problem with the Airfix 1/24 Mustangs. Thank you as well MARU5137, we will see how much of a dawdle this becomes when I begin the Alclad process. I have been away from the bench the past few days, down with the touch of the flu and a bad cold that seems to be lingering. So its been braving the freezing weather to and from work, home for a quick dinner, a quick check on LSP and to bed....no energy for much else. I am sure you can relate, and then some. I believe I am probably the hackiest builder on this site, and yet the encouragement and complements seem to keep coming. I am eternally grateful and humbled by that. Even though it seems I will be stuck with my Mustang fetish for some time, I do keep trying to keep the builds fresh and distinctive. I guess maybe thats my calling, instead of 1/32 PE nuts, stretched sprue and a trunk load of AM....I will just keep folks interested with the question....Just how many ways can one build a P-51 Mustang????? Thanks and heres to hoping for a Happy, Prosperous, and Healthy 2015 to YOU MARU5137 and all our fellow LSPers!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xmh53wrench Posted January 4, 2015 Author Share Posted January 4, 2015 Thank you! Well I finally felt well enough to sit at the desk for a bit. I held the landing gear doors in place with masking tape, long enough to glue some doublers in place. Fabbed a new center filler and also made the fuel tank panel center seam cover. I decided to glue in place the stand. I went ahead and glued the prop blades into the spinner with one of my fancy prop jigs Thanks for tuning in....hoping tomorrow will bring buttoning up the fuselage and the wings.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Terrific work Lou! Really like how you're pulling this together. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xmh53wrench Posted January 4, 2015 Author Share Posted January 4, 2015 Thank you Kev, I greatly appreciate that. This kit is horribly inaccurate in the radio/battery area behind the seat, and above the fuselage tank for a WWII Mustang. Its also completely missing the curved brace that is inside the canopy. So, I hacked up what was provided with the kit, and modified that to resemble the battery and radio. I scratched a new radio rack and the curved canopy brace. Waiting for this stuff to dry to do some cleanup and painting. (next to the new items is a sample of what is oob for this and the Phantom Mustang kit.) Does anybody out there know if what comes with the original kit (that battery and radio set) is representative of a post war/Korean War era F-51D/K?? Currently trying to give the elevators the appearance of being fabric covered. Chipping away..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xmh53wrench Posted January 4, 2015 Author Share Posted January 4, 2015 Just prior to buttoning the fuselage up.... D Bellis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafju Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Yes Lou, I think you are correct with your modified radio (Scr 522) and battery set for a post Korean War F-51. Great work, i like it. Best raf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xmh53wrench Posted January 4, 2015 Author Share Posted January 4, 2015 Think I may have missed the mark on the flight pitch of the prop blades..... .....almost look feathered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loic Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Looks good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph-D Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Nice...are the props from the Dragon P-51? D Bellis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xmh53wrench Posted January 4, 2015 Author Share Posted January 4, 2015 Thank you Loic, and Yes, Ralph, they are from the Dragon kit, courtesy of a fellow LSPer, who sent me a a nice box of goodies. I think I may know why you are asking.... Still trying to figure out all the idosyncracies of all these Mustang kits, and am now seeing how fat the chord of these prop blades are. Its amazing just how different all these kits are in shapes and dimensions. I couldnt even use the spare Dragon spinner as it was smaller than the Monogram spinner in diameter and would have been more modifying of the nose than I was up to doing on this particular build. Live and learn..... ....I guess if I continue with all these builds I foresee a few sets of Neely prints and a new set of calipers in my future...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Lou Just amazing progress on this Golden Oldie and I hate to admit it but I remember when the kit first was released - it cause a small sensation Keep 'em coming Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xmh53wrench Posted January 6, 2015 Author Share Posted January 6, 2015 Well, things moving a bit slow right now, lots of patience with applying putty and letting things get good and dry. Puttied a bunch of the fuselage seams, they are pretty bad, and also bit the bullet and took the saw to the dorsal fin.....early D-5NA....whalah! The hole wasnt too awful bad, cleaned it up and slipped in some .063" Evergreen. When that dries up, a bit more shaping and some putty. Fiddling with that horrible opening for the tail landing gear doors as well. Also slung some gloss black at the prop, in preparation for some decals and yellow tips. Out2gtcha and Ralph-D 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Nice work Lou!! Shes really starting to come together now. This is probably a dumb question, but do have any non Mustang kits in your stash? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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