Bruce_Crosby Posted May 18, 2018 Author Share Posted May 18, 2018 (edited) Hi Guys, The kit has a dirty great big hole behind the radiator scoop. So out with the plasticard and a few tools and here's the fix. obviously it needs a bit of filler and shims, etc, but you get the idea. Before: Untitled by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr After: Untitled by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr Regards, Bruce Crosby Edited May 18, 2018 by Bruce_Crosby Jim Barry, Out2gtcha, LSP_Kevin and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 WOW Bruce, just catching up. Great work buddy !........Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce_Crosby Posted May 19, 2018 Author Share Posted May 19, 2018 Hi Guys, I was looking at Dmtfemade's P-38 build and seen how the over blown rivets on the Trumpeter kit were dealt with. They are pretty huge compared to the Mustang generally. However on further inspection I think the rivets on the B's flaps and Trim Tabs are way OTT so they will get the treatment! Liked the build so much I'm going to dig my P-38 out of the stash and put it into the “build this†pile! Regards, Bruce Crosby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maxim Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 Your build is coming along nicely! Nice to see a B model P-51 for a change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winnie Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 I used the old style Tamiya seat in my Hobbycraft P-51A... good the parts are useful! A question if I may, does the kit come with a Malcolm Hood? I'm curious if I can make a Mustang III... Regards Harald Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce_Crosby Posted May 19, 2018 Author Share Posted May 19, 2018 Hi Harald, There's a Malcom hood in the kit that I bought. It's the RAF version with RAAF and Polish squadron markings. The USAAF boxed version may be different. Regards, Bruce Crosby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winnie Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 Cheers sir! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce_Crosby Posted May 19, 2018 Author Share Posted May 19, 2018 ​Hi Guys, Didn't get much done today, remade the plate under the fuselage seen above as it wasn't quite right. Then recently I started on the HGW seat belts. So far I've only got the lap belts made and they were a pain in the butt to build. The shoulder straps look really complicated and the instructions are worse than useless. Come on HGW, pull your finger out! Untitled by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr If I can finish the belts I'm nearer to buttoning up the fuselage and throwing the wings on! Regards, Bruce Crosby LSP_Kevin, patricksparks and MikeMaben 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce_Crosby Posted May 20, 2018 Author Share Posted May 20, 2018 Hi Guys, I thought I'd have a look at the second sheet of decals in the kit as it has a few cockpit items on it. Unfortunately most are way over scale, unuseable in fact. So I'm planning to use selected items from my second Revell D and odd bits from AirScale and whatever I can rustle up. Not impressed by the lack of any work by Trumpeter to put out a decent kit. Poor research and no sign of a critical test build by anyone. But not actually downhearted! It's test fit, tinker with, test fit, curse, tinker with, test fit ad infinitum. I didn't expect it to be an easy model to build and it's lived up to expectation! Back to the grind! Regards, Bruce Crosby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 And you shouldn't be downhearted at all Bruce - model looked absolutely great when we saw it the other night! Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aircommando130 Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 Bruce...really doing a great job on the Trumpy "B" model. I have one in my stash and got frustrated and put it all back. May have to give it a go again after seeing your fixes to yours! Will be following along! Cheers...Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce_Crosby Posted May 20, 2018 Author Share Posted May 20, 2018 (edited) Hi Guys. First to Iain, you know my totally variable confidence levels, up one day, down low the next. Ron, if you want a B it's the only game in town. Glad to have you along for the ride, if I can be any help just shout. Here's the application of a couple of decals on the cockpit sides. Not from the kit, Trumpeter don't give you any. I scrounged them from Mike Holloway who used to be Reheat Models, he got out of modelling for a while, like me. They are some of his left over stock and they are proving really useful. Yes, you can read the words and they aren't correct but they are only there for effect and if you can read them, you're too close to my model! Untitled by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr I hope to have the seat belts finished in about half an hour, so with a bit of luck the fuselage halves will be joined tomorrow. Regards, Bruce Crosby. Edited May 20, 2018 by Bruce_Crosby Iain, MikeMaben, johncrow and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce_Crosby Posted May 23, 2018 Author Share Posted May 23, 2018 (edited) Hi Guys, Here's the Tamiya early seat with the HGW belts fitted: Untitled by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr The seat assembled to the cockpit unit: Untitled by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr And a test fit. Untitled by Bruce Crosby, on Flickr Having had trouble in the past trying to shove the fuselage halves together and bits falling out all over the place, I decided to take a different tack. Stick something to one side then put the fuselage together with tape while that side sets, so the part stays aligned properly. Do this for all internal sub assemblies, one by one. Then when you come to put the whole lot together it will all line up with no difficulty. Regards, Bruce Crosby Edited May 23, 2018 by Bruce_Crosby Out2gtcha, rafju, MikeMaben and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 Looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lothar Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 The HGW belts look fantastic, and so does the whole build - hats off !!! Lothar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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