T Bolt
Colonel
Looking good Alan.
**** DONE: GB-64 1/72 F-82E Twin Mustang - One Trick Pony
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fubar57
General
With the guys. My to start projects are a lot smaller than my to finish projects
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PlasticHero
Senior Airman
Started laying down the aluminum and after about a minute, the paint started to curdle. Checked the bottle and it is acrylic so I had been using denatured alcohol. Tried again with Tamiya reducer and same result. Didn't have this problem when I painted the Mustang for MTO. Does this stuff have a short shelf life? At least what is on the plane is not bad so if I can figure this out, there is no redoing the model.
fubar57
General
Vallejo hates alcohol. I forgot to flush my AB super good to remove any remnants of IPA. A week later I shot Vallejo and it gummed up immediately and I had to strip it all down. Now if I have to flush out IPA, after the AB has been reassembled, I run through a ¼ AB cup of Medea Airbrush Cleaner, ¼ AB cup of VMA and two AB cups of water. So far so good. I've had my Vallejo Metals for over 4 years and still using them. Just used them on my two P-51s
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PlasticHero
Senior Airman
Thanks for the water tip
fubar57
. I also tried Tamiya thinner and reducer and both curdled the paint. I must have not thinned it at all the first time. Anyway, I got about half painted and the airbrush clogged up. The paint was fine but it still clogged the tip. Not sure what was going on but now a bit spooked. I have some tape with a msg to test before I use it again. The finish is pretty flat which is what I wanted.
Some touch up and the exhaust and on to decals.
fubar57
. I also tried Tamiya thinner and reducer and both curdled the paint. I must have not thinned it at all the first time. Anyway, I got about half painted and the airbrush clogged up. The paint was fine but it still clogged the tip. Not sure what was going on but now a bit spooked. I have some tape with a msg to test before I use it again. The finish is pretty flat which is what I wanted.Some touch up and the exhaust and on to decals.
Vic Balshaw
Major General
Looking good. 
A4K
Brigadier General
Yep, love it Alan.
I'm also having similar airbrush problems, which I likewise have yet to resolve.
I'm also having similar airbrush problems, which I likewise have yet to resolve.
Donivanp
Lieutenant Colonel
Love it looking sweet
Looks good so far!
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PlasticHero
Senior Airman
I'm deep in the decal phase. I noticed this inconsistency; there are 4 flap no step strips to put next to each fuselage. I have kit instructions and a photo that show there should be two sets of mirror image decals. The kit didn't have a sheet and the aftermarket sheet has 4 the same. I stupidly put on two before seeing that the decals were wrong. I'll try to get them off and I don't have any spares because there are also pictures of F-82s without these stripes.
Oddly, during WWII and after, the P-51 flaps were marked "opposite" from F-82.
The more I look at these two aircraft the more differences I see. Look at the size difference of those flaps.
Oddly, during WWII and after, the P-51 flaps were marked "opposite" from F-82.
The more I look at these two aircraft the more differences I see. Look at the size difference of those flaps.
fubar57
General
Looks great except for the you know what. If you have any large chunks of red decal film in your stash you should be able to make your own. I've done that several times. I've also used the black lines that separate decal options for wing walk lines
Vic Balshaw
Major General
George is on the right track of making your own. Do you have any Hinomaru or RAF roundels in the spares box.
A4K
Brigadier General
I have spares if you need them Alan, just let me know how much of each type.
Good work so far!
T Bolt
Colonel
Looking real nice Alan
Missed a lit if progress on this one.
Looking great
Looking great
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PlasticHero
Senior Airman
A4K
I looked thru all my old decal sheets and don't have warning L or stripes that could be cut up to use. Let me measure exactly what I need and I'll send you the details. Thanks so much!!!
A4K
Brigadier General
No worries mate!
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PlasticHero
Senior Airman
Very close to finished. A few detail parts, detail decals and the stripes that
A4K
is sending. I could make a fair argument that that these "Twin Mustangs" are not ponies. Maybe some of the engine bearers and cockpit is the same but not much else. This is a BIG aircraft; the wing, tail and most of the fuselage look very different. I guess it's like the Spit, very little left of the original in the last Marks.
A4K
is sending. I could make a fair argument that that these "Twin Mustangs" are not ponies. Maybe some of the engine bearers and cockpit is the same but not much else. This is a BIG aircraft; the wing, tail and most of the fuselage look very different. I guess it's like the Spit, very little left of the original in the last Marks.
