xmh53wrench Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Who says "eeehhh its only another Mustang he'll never finish?..." Calling this one done. I believe it fulfilled all of its requirements... Mojo Mender, Alclad Test Bed, Looks Like a Mustang, One Less in the Stash I actually like this kit. I have to believe its certainly no Tamiya or ZM, but I think for its age it holds up well and for anybody willing to buy one of those kits and put it up on a stand, gear up, engine all buttoned up it more than looks the part. Heck, I dont even mind the raised detail personally. I have two more in the stash and two Phantom Mustangs in addition, and am really looking forward to those builds. The Alclad process I toyed with, I think, turned out pretty decent for my first real effort at a true Mustang natural metal finish. A bit more tweaking as far as shades, panel placement and a bit of care in preventing the Airframe Aluminum pigment from rubbing off during handling and I wouldve been 100% happy. One thing I was happy with was the Aluminum Paste finish on the wings, rudder and elevators, it matches what my minds eye imagines perfectly. The biggest downfall of the kit is its OOB sparse cockpit, and the poor fitting landing gear doors. But the shape is pretty darn good in my opinion. Thanks for all the encouraging words and the very generous and informative posts by this forums membership..... Here is the P-51-5NA "The Prodigal Son" of Lt Bart Tenore of the 9th Air Force, 354th Fighter Group, 356th Fighter Squadron. Thanks again everyone.....not too shabby for a kit with a 1962 Copyright D Bellis, allthumbs, BiggTim and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marauderdriver Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 (edited) FREAK-IN' COOL. I may do one for the Korea G/B Interesting stand Jack Edited March 3, 2015 by marauderdriver xmh53wrench 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 (edited) Lou Geez ... just one beautiful Mustang. Wonderful build on a classic kit and indeed she can certainly hold her own with any Mustang in the looks category. Fantastic work - what a build! :thumbsup: Peter Edited March 3, 2015 by Peterpools Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Nice work as always Lou! Kev xmh53wrench 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Looking sharp and operational Lou... Jack. xmh53wrench 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Wow Lou that turned out wonderful! I really like the unique pose + stand. Congrats xmh53wrench 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xmh53wrench Posted March 3, 2015 Author Share Posted March 3, 2015 Thank you guys very very much. I appreciate the comments and compliments. It was actually hard to find places to tell myself to quit monkeying with it. I think you have mentioned the same thing with your Phantom Mustang build Brian. I finally had to remind myself of its purpose, and let go of a few ideas I had going about gun blast nozzles, scratch building sway braces for the bombs, tearing apart the lil ugly propeller, ect. But now its comfortable on its perch. ....boy do I need a real camera though...lol Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgbooyv8 Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Hi Lou, Your Prodigal son is looking very sharp! I also like the stand. Very well done! Cheers, Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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