mgbooyv8 Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Hi guys, This one is a quickie. When I was visiting my modelling friend Henk, I noticed that old Revell Mustang box on top of his cabinet. This old Revell P-51B had already been started as part of a Dutch IPMS region display table of a few years ago, dedicated to the Mustang. It stalled after the fuselage was put together. Henk said: "You can have it, you can make something of it!" And so I did. I had never build it and was curious how it would look like OOB. And yes, all the rivets would be retained, also on the wing! Sometimes, I like to build an old kit, faults and all, to see what it looks like with current build methods. It is also relaxing, just slapping a kit together without correcting it. The fuselage needed its fair share of filler at the lower side. I used a cheap 2-pack epoxy filler for that, because it does not shrink. Lost rivets were re-instated with Micro Mark rivet decal. The only mods I did was extending the cockpit floor and closing the radiator exhaust area off to avoid see-through effects and interesting light effects into the radiator intake. The horrid seat was camouflaged with seatbelts from a very old Eduard set and a new gunsight was put on the glare shield. The fit of wings and tailplanes was fair. The fit of the windscreen was bad. I used Revell UV hardening glue to fix it and then filled the gaps with Micro Kristal Kleer. The canopy framing was hand painted. The decals of this American boxing were very good: thin and opaque, even the white stripes! They conformed very well over the rivets using DACO Red decal solvent. And here it is. As I said in the title: purists, look away! The verdict? It is clear why a new P-51B model is needed, The most obvious faults are the wheels, the nose, the rivets on the wing, the lack of guns and chute ejector ports, the lack of the oil cooler outlet flap and the lack of external fuel tanks. Ofcourse there is more... The empty pylons are in the kit, but I did not use them, they were not indicated in the instructions With current techniques and build experience, this kit builds into a nice model for on the shelf, just not a very accurate one. If you have one, just build it OOB as a nostalgia kit. Cheers, Peter Jan_G, MikeMaben, Lud13 and 28 others 31 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Im on my corporate computer who have flickr blocked..................Ill be interested to see it when Im on my own PC mgbooyv8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rigor Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 I like it nice old school build mgbooyv8 and Model_Monkey 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntert7 Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 HI Peter The mustang came out nice. Congrats with the build i started many moons ago. Henk mgbooyv8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 Nice clean build Peter. You've made it look better than it should. If it was fun , it was worth it for no other reason. Model_Monkey and mgbooyv8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dpgsbody55 Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 (edited) I like it, too. I agree that old kits can be fun and it shows how far kits have come. I also agree that a new P-51B is needed. I personally prefer the look of the original plane, so I always prefer high back Spitfires, Thunderbolts and Mustangs. Nice work, Michael Edited September 27, 2019 by Dpgsbody55 Model_Monkey, mgbooyv8 and MikeC 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lothar Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 Unbelievable how you turned this ancient one into a real beauty - I take a bow Lothar mgbooyv8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 It always amazes me what can be done with these old kits. Excellent work. mgbooyv8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 Great job, I built a couple of those years ago and accurate or not they were fun builds, they are still in my display cabinet today. Cheers Dennis mgbooyv8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 I think it looks great! mgbooyv8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Palimaka Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 I looked...and I like! Beautiful job on a kit that is not great! You knew that from the start, but with your skills you were able to turn it into something very nice. Thanks for sharing that, and reminding us that sometimes keeping it simple is a good thing. Richard mgbooyv8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgbooyv8 Posted September 27, 2019 Author Share Posted September 27, 2019 Hi guys, Thank you very much for the very kind and warm comments! I had a blast building it. For me it shows there is still life in old kits just to have some fun with. Cheers, Peter MikeMaben and Jack 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamF Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 I don't just like it but I absolutely love it, it just goes to show you can make an unloved kit into an absolute show stopper. Graham mgbooyv8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pascal JMW Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 very nice to look !! well done mgbooyv8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgbooyv8 Posted October 6, 2019 Author Share Posted October 6, 2019 Thanks guys! Cheers, Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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