tamiya 32 scale p51d mustang

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Just painted guns satin black then drybrushed with gunmetal airbrushed the bays and gave them a wash of burnt umber next up the troughs for the ammo belts I have a choice here of kit plastic or photo etch not sure which to use yet it's down to which machine gun rounds look best once painted
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Still looking good Roger.
 
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The detail is amazing
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This kit has so much more detail than the 48 scale tamiya kit but it's not without some issues mainly the radio is the wrong way around if you follow the instructions and the battery is too far to the left looking from the rear only about 4 mm but that's throwing other things out


The fit of all the parts is terrific it could not be better I have decided to use the kit ammo belts as they are better than the photo etch stuff


Going to go back to finishing the cockpit next as I want to get the fuselage glued up together and there is still a lot to do first


Thanks guys for following the build I do find it a great help and encouragement


Still not quite sure which one I will do but it will be an early one as the instrument panel and lack of fin fillet dictate this version


Roger
 
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sorry it's been so long guys had a MacDonald burger Friday and ended up with food poisoning on the mend now


Made a start on the wheel wells added some wiring next up will be all the hydraulic lines

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Sorry it's been a while since I last posted been busy


Not a lot to report but I have done some of the hydraulic lines in the wheel wells also got some 1mm tall numbers for the guns

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demon

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Just done the bottle and wiring for the radio and the battery


Sorry it's a slow progress guys other things in life keep getting in the way


Roger
 
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john i am

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Looks to be a great kit with very impressive detailing and your doing a great job of it.


Keep up the good work cheers John
 
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demon

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Cheers John and Scott


Yes it's the best kit I have ever seen for detail and accuracy and fit it did cost 100 quid but in build time I think that's good value


Roger
 
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Super work so far Roger. I particularly like that landing gear bay with the hydraulic lines added. The cockpit is looking A1, lovely work on the radio sets.
 
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Nice work mate, the detailing is really good, but just as a quite constructive criticism, don't use braided wire for wiring. It is really obvious to judges and historically inaccurate. Instead, get a grouping (I used to use Albion alloys or even electrical wiring copper inner wire) and coil them together in a circular, but haphazard manner. After that, dip it in a highly thinned glue, then paint over. That results in a really good, electrical wiring. However, experimentation is good, and I know that copper wire works for 1/48, but I never did do a 1/32 aircraft properly.


Apart from that, the detailing is really nice
 
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