Tamiya 1/32 P-51D Passion Wagon

[LSP_Ron 11,791]

That's well done!

[Out2gtcha 30,128]

Wow, that is just terrific! I really honestly love it. The weathering, OD paint, and in flight display combine to make a really special model. Congrats! 

[AdamR 846]

Beautiful weathered paint.

[Planesimple81 114]

Good on ya... i always liked the od green over neutral grey stangs. Lookin forward to the spit.

[Tomcat14 668]

I have no complaints on this build, I think you did an excellent job on the weathering and painting.

 

Chris.

[cib2265 564]

Thanks everyone again - I've put a short video up on Youtube to explain the build/paint/weathering:

 

[LSP_Kevin 26,744]

Here you go, Chris!

 

http://www.largescaleplanes.com/articles/article.php?aid=3045

 

Kev

[Mr b 1,286]

Really nice finish n choice of scheme

 

Rgds

[cib2265 564]

Thanks Kev! Hope thats the first of many more here...really enjoying this scale.

[Gerhard 2,588]

especially like the wing root wear. 

 

Cheers Bevan

Ditto that, how did you do it? 

[cib2265 564]

For the chipping I used the hairspray method.

 

Primed, sprayed Alclad (I think from memory), hairspray (cheap $2 a bottle stuff), primed black, base coat, then water to reactivate the hairspray.

 

I used toothpicks, Tamiya paint stirrer for scratches and a series of thicker/slanted hard bristle brushes for the more aggressive stuff..

 

For the different tones in the color I used Mig/Ammo panel line washes, but stippled on and/or streaked plus some underlying variation in the base paint when I did the marbling. Could have gone more aggressive I think.

[Bill Cross 4,328]

Very nice. Not often we see one "in action" with a pilot.

[Mikester 918]

Sweet!

[cib2265 564]

Very nice. Not often we see one "in action" with a pilot.

Thanks Bill! 

 

I do all my aircraft this way - with a pilot, inflight. I've got quite a few experiments underway to make this more realistic. Apart from the Spitfire, I have a Wingnut Wings Albatros in flight banking sharply, an Airfix P-40B in a steep climb, and a few others..including using shadow boxes. 

 

I've also done an 1/48 F-22 firing a missile with LEDs in the tailpipes: 

 

 

 

Next after the Spitfire is either/or a Mig-29 (GWH) or Mig-31 (AMK) in flight, using a "Blur" background...