quang Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Guys, I'm building the new Revell Mustang (like everyone 🤓) and am enjoying it so far until... ...a few days ago I lost the after-deck part to the carpet monster. I've sent Revell a request for a replacement but I don't count too much on it. So I decided to replicate it in plasticard. Looks like it's not too complicated to do. But then I need to understand what I'm trying to replicate, details like the part in silver and the engraved semi-circle ... Can you, Mustang experts inform me so that I could go on with my build? Thank you all Quang Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Revell's part replacement service is excellent, better just to wait. quang 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isar 30/07 Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Quang, I just ordered some parts from Revell. It took about a week until response. After money transfer (I ordered some more...) it took a few days to get my order. Regarding your question: I´m sorry, can´t help. Cheers - Reimund quang 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted April 17, 2018 Author Share Posted April 17, 2018 Thank you both for your input. I never asked for replacement parts before. Now I know I can wait with confidence. All the best, Quang Isar 30/07 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chek Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 It's not that helpful as far as I can tell, but here's a tech drawing of the area pinched from one of my slim P-51 library. Rick Griewski and quang 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted April 17, 2018 Author Share Posted April 17, 2018 Doesn't help much but thanks all the same, my friend. 🙠I have these two rather good pics of the real thing but still they don't tell me what it is. .' red baron, Rick Griewski, Uncarina and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyT Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 (edited) Its the canopy rail, there will be a fitting on the canopy that slots into it and runs along it. In real life one would imagine it will be greased up. The canopy will be mounted on the 2 rails at the front you can see and at the centre rear allowing the canopy to be slid back, it will have a stop on it probably on the front tracks to prevent it leaving the rails, when jettisoned the lever will allow those stops to be retracted and the canopy to slide aft off the rails, airflow will do the rest. You can see the raised front tracks that stop at the armoured seatback. The vertical plate crossing behind the radios is probably a bulkhead with a seal on it to prevent water ingress into the radio gear and to seal the cockpit canopy better from draughts etc. Edited April 18, 2018 by TonyT Uncarina and quang 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted April 18, 2018 Author Share Posted April 18, 2018 Thank you Tony. That's what I wanted to know. The vertical plate behind the radios appears to be made of some flexible material (rubber?( thus vindicates your idea of a seal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petrov27 Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 Interesting pics there of the area behind the pilot - anyone know if that (leather?) pouch deal on the back of the headrest was standard? Also I see the top of the (battery?) overflow bottle - never seen a good shot of that other than the top of it - anyone have a better pic of what that thing looks like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted April 18, 2018 Author Share Posted April 18, 2018 The Revell kit has lots of these tiny details one never sees in the usual references. This is what I like about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyT Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 http://data3.primeportal.net/hangar/mark_hayward/p-51d_mustang/images/p-51d_mustang_5_of_7.jpg quang, MikeMaben and Rick Griewski 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyT Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?105015-TF-51-Mustang-project-at-MeierMotors-Serial-44-63473 quang and Rick Griewski 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyT Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 http://www.swissmustangs.ch/mm4323-vigna-di-valle.shtml quang 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted April 18, 2018 Author Share Posted April 18, 2018 Thank you for the links, Tony. They will be of great help. All the best,Quang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STWilliams Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 Doing a great job on the Mustang - but that's a fairly largish piece to lose in the carpet? As has been said, Revell are pretty good & will send you a replacement reasonably quickly. I'd be on my hands & knees, looking. Although the last time I did this, I found the piece 2-3 days later, still attached to the sprue. Uncarina and quang 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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