ironman1945 Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 Hi all Well I am on a bit of a roll, having just finished the Lightning, and I am on to this. First a word about this kits. Its inexpensive compared to Hasegawa and Trumpeter, but I think its nice for the price. The plastic is very soft, and I do have to say it is not very thick... in fact its a bit flimsy because of this ... I am sure this is the reason some have had warped wings. The wings of this kit are not so bad, but the are not perfectly straight. To give you some idea, the plastic is so thin as to be very translucent, as can be seen in these 2 photos. Ths shot of the fuselage is especially telling... Zero77 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironman1945 Posted February 14, 2009 Author Share Posted February 14, 2009 The surface detail is pretty nice, and I especially like the clear parts. I am hoping to convert to a Mustang 1 of RCAF 414 Squadron. So it needs chin guns, new landing light locations, new wing guns, new wing gun access panels, new ejection chute locations... thats all I can think of for now. Zero77 and Harold 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironman1945 Posted February 14, 2009 Author Share Posted February 14, 2009 So I started with the wheel well. Like all Mustang kits, the wheel well is incorrect. I have a few of the new Aries resin wheel wells for the P-51B, from what I can tell its very similiar to the Mustang 1 wheel well, so I too a razor saw and started hacking away. So far so good, will post more as work continues. Dave/Ironman 1945 Zero77 and rafju 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 Ironman, I will be eagerly following your build as I had the same thoughts about converting one of my HC kits to a Mustang I. Keep it coming. Barry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Creosote Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 I'll be following this one closely as well. Looks like a solid start so far. RD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 I can only repeat what's been said already, watching closely, taking notes. What AM stuff are you planning on using? Good luck! Kit's not even available in the UK yet-scandalous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burl Burlingame Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 I was comparing the Aires wells to the HC wells and the leg spread is slightly wider. You can either open up the gear door opening slightly or cut off the Aires wells just short of the gear plug hole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironman1945 Posted February 22, 2009 Author Share Posted February 22, 2009 Hi All. Managed to get some time in filling in the shell ejection ports for the 20mm cannon and carving out the new ones for the 2-30 cal and 1-50 cal guns in each wing. Here is the end result, more or less. Zero77 and Harold 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironman1945 Posted February 22, 2009 Author Share Posted February 22, 2009 In the last photo, you can see the fitting process for the Aires P-51B wheel well to this wing. They dont quite match up, so more filling and sanding. Also have to go over the mods needed to the bay itself. Here is a shot of the fuselage taped together... fit seems pretty good. Next up, panel line mods for the wings... mainly changes for the access doors to the guns. Take care! Dave/Ironman1945 Zero77 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRutman Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 Geoff, I think that you will agree that this kit has a very nice shape and cool surface detail. I am not too impressed with the small parts though. The price is right too. I love the color schemes on the Brit birds, JR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 Geoff, I think that you will agree that this kit has a very nice shape and cool surface detail. I am not too impressed with the small parts though. The price is right too. I love the color schemes on the Brit birds, JR Hey Jerry, this isn't Geoff, it's Dave! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironwing Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 Hey Jerry...Geoffs over here>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Dave, Forgive Jerry, he's getting a bit ....older. Anyway, good start here...lets see a bunch more. Best, Geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRutman Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 Sorry men!! All you "Irons" look alike to me! JR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Sorry men!! All you "Irons" look alike to me!JR He he, good one! Doesn't help when they all insist on building Mustangs too! Selfish b@stards... Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironwing Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 I agree with Jerry. The fuselage outline looks pretty good. I might need to get one to see what I can make uot of it. Best, Geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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