1/32 Tamiya P-51D-5 "Little Eva III"

[Vic Balshaw]

As already said........................amazing.

 

[Wurger]

 

[zaxos345]

As already said........................amazing.

Thanks a lot lads

John

 

[Crimea_River]

Wonderful stuff.

 

[zaxos345]

Wonderful stuff.

Thanks a lot Andy!!

John

 

[Gnomey]

Good work so far!

 

[Totalize]

Love the attention to detail here on the cockpit. Really nice stuff.

 

[zaxos345]

Good work so far!

Love the attention to detail here on the cockpit. Really nice stuff.

Thanks a lot guys

John

 

[Builder 2010]

Stunning work! And you share in the modeler's dilemma… closing the fuselage and hiding 3/4 of the fabulous detail you so meticulously created. But we all know it's there!

 

[zaxos345]

Stunning work! And you share in the modeler's dilemma… closing the fuselage and hiding 3/4 of the fabulous detail you so meticulously created. But we all know it's there!

Thanks a lot!!!

John

 

[Snautzer01]

It is beyond good. It aproaching bacon.

 

[zaxos345]

It is beyond good. It aproaching bacon

Thanks!!!!

John

 

[fubar57]

Very, very nice work John

 

[zaxos345]

Very, very nice work John

Thanks a lot!!!

 

[zaxos345]

Good morning gents,
A bit of progress on the lady...
I closed the fuselage and managed to get a perfect fit of the cowling covers!
They are very thin and i read somewhere that some modellers did not manage to get a nice fit when they chose to present them closed.
I made a lot of dry fits and used even thin strips of plastic to get it as best as i could!!


View: https://i.imgur.com/X8QJ8iQ.jpg


View: https://i.imgur.com/0xWQyM2.png


View: https://i.imgur.com/P6gzHob.png


View: https://i.imgur.com/wkkNwI9.png

those photoes are on a later state of the build as i forgot to take pictures

Next stage the painting and upgrade of the wheel wells!! A lot of pin marks to deal with but at the end nothing too difficullt to accomplish!!
Regarding the painting pattern, I followed the suggestion of my friend Christian (which happened to be in line with the Eduard's one if you see the pics on their brassin p-51d wheel wells page set.)

 

[zaxos345]

And started to dress her up....here you see the final stages...

After that i placed them on their position and glued the wings together. I also glued the machine guns parts and puttied them, you see no panels lines there also!!!
I have also started to deal with the rivets and panel lines where they should be covered. I am following John Terrell's schematics for th job!! I have some more work ahead...

And i finally glued the fuselage with thw wings...started to look as a P-51...love the shape!!!!!!

 

[zaxos345]

I also dealt with the gear legs...regarding the leg sissors i took the metal ones that tamiya provided and glued some small strips of plastic on the inner side. Think the final outcome is more than acceptable!!

Finnaly I painted the external wing tanks, i wanted to test the new metallic line from Mig Ammo, Astand paints, identical to Alclads and specifically a new color, but more on that later, i have some more tests to do...but as a first comment i really like it!!!

Thats all for now, hope you like it

John

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Beautiful modelling.

 

[Wurger]

 

[zaxos345]

Thanks Guys!!!