mustang1989 Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 (edited) I can't remember the last time I started an aircraft model. Sheesh! What's it been now........five years?? Just haven't felt comfortable with my painting and weathering skills until the finish up of my Ar 234 last year. Additionally, automotive modeling has given me a new spin on airbrushing. Well....I guess it's about time to bust out with one huh? We'll be going with Tamiya's offering So.....let's dance. Here's what's in the arsenal for this build: Edited July 8, 2021 by mustang1989 F-4Phanwell, AlbertD, Lothar and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonH Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 mustang1989 and mpk 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlbertD Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 I'm in. mustang1989 and mpk 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg W Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 Great choice. This will be good! mustang1989 and mpk 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 Ok gang.....got the fuselage halves cut from the sprues so now it's clean up and test fitting of the resin parts into the fuselage. Gazzas, F-4Phanwell, Greg W and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 I've been busy getting rid of the interior detail/ ribbing from inside of the fuselage in order to fit the AM resin pieces in there. After accomplishing that and test fitting it's looking pretty good from about every angle so far. Details removed: The interior tub, landing gear bay side panels, and rear wall of the bay seem to fit well: I test fitted the original rear wall in place to see how high it sat above the fuselage to ensure a proper wing to fuselage fit. Here's the OOB height. and the height with the AM Aires resin piece fitted into place. Looks good from here: So......I tried my luck with the wing test fit. I think I'm good with this: chukw, F-4Phanwell, mpk and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Good choice, Joe. Nice selection of AM too. I'll be eyeballing, that's for sure. mpk and mustang1989 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 That is looking great so far, Joe! You got an excellent fit with all of that resin. mustang1989 and mpk 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Interesting cover on the Aero Detail book, or is the dust jacket just missing? mpk and mustang1989 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 1 hour ago, Gazzas said: That is looking great so far, Joe! You got an excellent fit with all of that resin. Thanks Gazz. Glad to have you along. Yes sir....you've gotta remove all of the ribbing to get it to fit like that. 58 minutes ago, LSP_K2 said: Interesting cover on the Aero Detail book, or is the dust jacket just missing? It's just the dust jacket missing Kevin. mpk and LSP_K2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 14 minutes ago, mustang1989 said: It's just the dust jacket missing Kevin. I assumed as much. That's one of just a few that I don't yet have from the series. Excellent books, for sure. mustang1989 and mpk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpk Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Looking good. Do you have a particular pilot in mind for the scheme? mustang1989 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted January 24, 2021 Author Share Posted January 24, 2021 8 hours ago, mpk said: Looking good. Do you have a particular pilot in mind for the scheme? Thanks bud. Going for Franz Stigler's "White 3" mount from JV44 LSP_K2, chrish, Greg W and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpk Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 (edited) Very nice. I have two 1/48 Tamiya and Hobby Boss 262. I have decals for JV:44 Walter Schuck and JG:7 Nowotny. I'm looking forward to your build. I read Walter Schuck's memoir, Luftwaffe Eagle. Excellent read. The book inspired me to find his decal sheet. Edited January 25, 2021 by mpk mustang1989 and Gazzas 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpk Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Typhoon tribute. mustang1989 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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