Zoukei-Mura P-51 Mustang Miss Marilyn II

[b757captain 1,407]

Hi guys,

 

Here's my all time favorite P-51 scheme built OOB from the Zoukei-Mura kit. 

 

The kit: I planned from the start to close up all the panels but I still built all the internals. I wanted to get a good idea of the fit with the goodies inserted inside for a possible future project  (casting clear resin skins and super-detailing the interior bits) and I will eventually build the Tamiya 'Stang so I wanted a valid comparison of the two. The ZM kit is a joy to build, everything fits as advertised - still a good idea to test-fit, test-fit, test-fit. I had one fuselage panel that was a little off but my own fault. The few (small) areas needing filler were in the area I messed up. I elected to use the seat with the moulded-in belts and in hindsight I should have used my last set of Finemold belts. Not a show-stopper though.

 

Finish: I used Tamiya and Mr. Color throughout with Vallejo washes and kit supplied decals. Decals are top-notch. I found exactly one period photo of "Miss Marilyn" and the most prominent weathering was staining from the fuel filler ports so I tried to replicate that as well as the usual dirt and grime accumulation. On to the photos:

 

 

 

 

 

 

More pics to follow.

 

Cheers,

 

Mark

Edited July 16, 2018 by b757captain

[b757captain 1,407]

More pics:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Still more pics to follow:

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Final pics:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for looking!

 

Mark

[Bill Cross 4,295]

Nicely done!

[Reuben L. Hernandez 498]

Very nice!!

[quang 1,338]

Nice build! 

It would be interesting to see the ZM together with the Tamiya and the Revell for a side-by-side comparison.

[Gigant 977]

Appears to be a top notch job with one of my favorite color schemes as well!

 

 

 

[CANicoll 3,724]

Beautiful!  Just beautiful!  Chris

[TorbenD 1,698]

Smart!  - great scheme

 

Torben

[MikeMaben 4,721]

 

Definitely Stangy !  Nice one Mark 

[Guest]

Love it ! Very crisp, well executed.....Harv

[Guest Clunkmeister]

Beautiful job!  Is that an oob scheme?

 

[LSP_Matt 2,282]

It looks fantastic. Thanks for posting.

 

Matty

[LSP_Ray 5,760]

Very nice! Like the paint scheme.

[b757captain 1,407]

 

On 7/16/2018 at 6:45 PM, Reuben L. Hernandez said:

Very nice!!

 

Thanks!

 

On 7/16/2018 at 6:17 PM, Bill Cross said:

Nicely done!

 

Thanks!

 

On 7/16/2018 at 6:46 PM, quang said:

Nice build! 

It would be interesting to see the ZM together with the Tamiya and the Revell for a side-by-side comparison.

 

Thanks!

I plan on it - got my eye on one at the Tamiya factory store next trip to Tokyo.

 

On 7/16/2018 at 9:55 PM, Gigant said:

Appears to be a top notch job with one of my favorite color schemes as well!

 

 

 

 

Thanks!