b757captain Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 (edited) 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 Bruce_Crosby, David66, CANicoll and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b757captain Posted July 16, 2018 Author Share Posted July 16, 2018 More pics: Still more pics to follow: LSP_Kevin, Bruce_Crosby, AlbertD and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b757captain Posted July 16, 2018 Author Share Posted July 16, 2018 Final pics: Thanks for looking! Mark K5IKL, AlbertD, Loach Driver and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Cross Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 Nicely done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reuben L. Hernandez Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 Very nice!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 Nice build! It would be interesting to see the ZM together with the Tamiya and the Revell for a side-by-side comparison. rafju 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigant Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 Appears to be a top notch job with one of my favorite color schemes as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANicoll Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 Beautiful! Just beautiful! Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorbenD Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 Smart! - great scheme Torben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Definitely Stangy ! Nice one Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Love it ! Very crisp, well executed.....Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Clunkmeister Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Beautiful job! Is that an oob scheme? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Matt Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 It looks fantastic. Thanks for posting. Matty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Very nice! Like the paint scheme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b757captain Posted July 18, 2018 Author Share Posted July 18, 2018 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! Bill Cross 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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