Fvdm Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 This looks great! What a beautiful paintjob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 That's the ticket. Great show. Sincerely, Mark Jim Barry, Fanes, Out2gtcha and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trak-Tor Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 Really great looking Mustang! Juraj Antonio Argudo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 wow this is fantastic! Antonio Argudo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antonio Argudo Posted March 5, 2019 Author Share Posted March 5, 2019 12 hours ago, Trak-Tor said: Really great looking Mustang! Juraj 6 hours ago, Shawn M said: wow this is fantastic! thanks for your words, I appreciate it, some PS composition with my model, thanks to Raul and Andrew Forrester cheers KUROK, Lothar, Fvdm and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 Those shotz are amazing tom !! Really like the top one !!! Antonio Argudo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antonio Argudo Posted August 20, 2022 Author Share Posted August 20, 2022 I built "Missouri Armada" 3 years ago, last June I went to Prague, with the help of a local aviation researcher friend we visited the crash site, it is a well known crash site and there is even a memorial plaque, I found this a very respectful tribute from the Czech people as there are many memorial plaques all over the country honoring the fellow American pilots who fought and fell in this territory, this site has been searched many times before, little is left nowadays, mostly tiny molten aluminum pieces, after some walk in the area with metal detector some small fragments started to show up, the camera gun opening was found, it also has a small remain paint from the green camo, later a 50 cal. cartridge emerged, and what appears to be the battery cover side at the rear of the cockpit, here are in display on the bench with the model I built. this was a very cool experience I wanted to share with you guys, hope you like it, cheers Have to thank foundly to Pavel for his help and kindness, please check his amazing website: http://www.leteckabadatelna.cz/havarie-a.../detail/26/... Landrotten Highlander, Fanes, MikeMaben and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1 Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 I've got mixed feelings about taking away wreckage from a crash site. Antonio Argudo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antonio Argudo Posted August 20, 2022 Author Share Posted August 20, 2022 7 hours ago, John1 said: I've got mixed feelings about taking away wreckage from a crash site. Hi John, I can understand what you say, in this one the pilot had bail out successfully so it is not a grave crash site. cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Quite an achievement @Antonio Argudo especially when I recall your interventions in Olivier’s epic build of the 1/48 version on Britmodeller some 5 years ago. You obviously know a great deal about the P-51D and this plane in particular and no doubt have incorporated every detail on this model. What I don’t understand is how did you manage to miss an important issue like the original MISSOURI ARMADA script. Just check the M’s on the original photo and see what I mean. Rest assured, you’re not the only one who made the mistake. Every build I saw on the internet missed it. Cheers, Quang Antonio Argudo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1 Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 3 hours ago, Antonio Argudo said: Hi John, I can understand what you say, in this one the pilot had bail out successfully so it is not a grave crash site. cheers Oh, that is a bit different, I misunderstood and thought the pilot went in with the aircraft. Antonio Argudo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antonio Argudo Posted August 20, 2022 Author Share Posted August 20, 2022 Thanks Quang for your reply, yes, on Olivier's build I got the "Missouri" bug you are right, I missed that mistake in the Eaglecals, actually the lettering is slightly oversized too, the Letter codes in the fuselage the G and E need to have a middle cut (don't know this term) I painted that line, and the checker nose does not match the original... at that point only wanted to finish the model and had to discard fixing those details, I am thinking about doing a more refined version and also on her legs but not sure if I can with all those unfinished projects I have piling up I built also "Sad Sack" which was the later nose art this aircraft had after it passed to Lt. Ridley who bailed out from this plane, I used the 1/48 Eduard kit and Bullseye decals, it was built for my Czech friend who took me there. daveculp, Rockie Yarwood, MikeMaben and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themongoose Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Superb! Glad you posted the update as i had missed your build originally. Boy i loved the pics and the weathering you did! Antonio Argudo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody V Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 Wow, nice! Tell me, what did you use for the oxygen hose? Antonio Argudo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss FL Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 Wow! What a fantastic build! Where do I start? Your cockpit details are breathtaking and super job on the pilot. I love the look of the dark green and the subtle shading. Your photos with the blurred background are inspirational. Great job and congratulations. What a stunner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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