**** DONE: 1/48 P-51D - Pacific Theatre of Operations II

[vikingBerserker]

Looking nice!

 

[Vic Balshaw]

This is coming along very nicely George.

 

[dneid]

damn, geo, those wheels are looking, dare I say it, rather sexy! That is filed away in the log book (I no longer trust my feeble, gray matter). Great idea!!! I am working my way up to a silver finished bird in the near future. Trying to decide if I will paint it or give Alclad a try.

 

[fubar57]

Thanks for popping in and the comments gentlemen. Dale, once I compared the open spokes of my last model to these, I had to get the drill out. Mind you, the hubs have to be separate, but I can still add depth to single piece wheels.

Geo

 

[Catch22]

Awesome work Geo! You getting up at 4 your time for the game tomorrow?

 

[fubar57]

Thanks Cory. Waking the whole family up whether they want to or not. Now off to splash some silver around.

Geo

 

[Lucky13]

Looking good Geo!

 

[Crimea_River]

Looks great Geo, even through bleary eyes!

 

[Rogi]

Very sweet work so far

 

[Gnomey]

Nice work so far Geo!

 

[fubar57]

Thanks all. Minor set-back. When I turned the model to paint the bottom, I noticed that four drops of paint had run from the top to the bottom(yellow) and the one seam I had to deal with didn't clean up so well(blue)). No biggie. I'll finish the two main shades tonight and then add the individual panel shades tamorrie.

Geo

 

[Crimea_River]

Nothing you can't handle Geo.

 

[Wayne Little]

Yeah...easy fix!

 

[le_steph40]

8)

 

[Wurger]

 

[fubar57]

Thank you, gents. Fix complete and have started adding the various shades. I don't have ideal lighting anywhere so it's hard for me to translate with the camera, the different shades the eyes pickup. Next up, the gun hatches and ailerons, flaps, elevators, and rudder.

Geo

 

[Wurger]

Nice, Geo.

 

[mikewint]

Subtle, and very nice touches

 

[fubar57]

Thank you Wojtek and Mr. Wint. Upper wings are done, four shades of silver. The upper and lower gun panels are the same color but it doesn't show up in the photo, odd. On to the tail....

Geo

 

[Vic Balshaw]

A treat to see George.