**** DONE: 1/48 P-51H Mustang - Allied Manufactured Aircraft (2 Viewers)
Catch22
Major
Nice.
Yep very nice indeed.
Great work so far Glenn!
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Benevolens Magister
Looking the bog's dollocks Glenn !
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T Bolt
Colonel
Picture 1) Finished up most of the remaining small bits with some minor modifications. The tires were not molded great and had no tread so after extensive clean up with a file I added checkered tread with a hobby knife. Also the prop spinner did not have the hole in the tip so I drilled it out. and also addsd some rivet detail at the joint.
Picture 2) The landing gear glued on. I think this is the weak point of the kit. There's no positive socket for then, just a very shallow hole and they can be glued on at just about any angle. It took me over 30 minutes of fiddling with them before I could get then to stay where I wanted them.
Picture 2) The landing gear glued on. I think this is the weak point of the kit. There's no positive socket for then, just a very shallow hole and they can be glued on at just about any angle. It took me over 30 minutes of fiddling with them before I could get then to stay where I wanted them.
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Crimea_River
Marshal
You did well though. Those tires look a bit on the small side.
good stuff Glenn.
Catch22
Major
Agreed.
Glenn, love the NMF! Are you sure the gears are on the correct side though? Excellent build!
Nope! I'm an idiot. You got the gears absolutely correct. Looked weird at first.
Nope! I'm an idiot. You got the gears absolutely correct. Looked weird at first.
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Donivanp
Colonel
Nice nmf you did, maybe it's all an illusion but the gear really looks small.
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T Bolt
Colonel
The gear on the "H" model was quite a bit smaller. The whole idea behind the P-51H was a 'light weight Mustang" and the smaller gear was one of the weight savings.
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Looks great so far Glenn!
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Benevolens Magister
That's looking great Glenn, and the metal finish looks the biz !
Crimea_River
Marshal
Well there you go. Carry on then!
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T Bolt
Colonel
A bit of touch up painting and it will be done!
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Catch22
Major
Very sharp Glenn.
Crimea_River
Marshal
That's looking really good.
Glenn, that looks fabulous. Great work their my friend! I'm sure you posted it earlier, but what paint did you use for the NMF?
