GB-57 1/48 Luftwaffe P-51B Mustang - WW2 Foreign Service

[Mainly28s]

Am curious about your process.

What would you like to know?

 

[Crimea_River]

Good luck with the first spray job. Hope you mask the canopy!

 

[rochie]

great progress, good luck with the paint

 

[Jock Tamson]

Looking good

 

[Vic Balshaw]

What would you like to know?

Looking at the model, its almost completely built, canopy on but I'm assuming this was just placed for the pic shoot. But legs and wheels fitted, are they fixed in so you have to paint them in situ after all your spraying. Same question with the prop! Just curious.

 

[Mainly28s]

The canopy is fixed- I will be masking it for spraying.
The wheels and leg covers are still separate, but the legs are glued in. The prop is just sitting on the axle, and is still separate.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

What would you like to know?

Seems like I had a double post. Thanks for answering my curiosity and good luck with the spray.

 

[Donivanp]

Pay no attention to Vic, he is seeing the Nile!

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Pay no attention to Vic, he is seeing the Nile!

Seeing it mate, I've bloody swim in it, not by choice mind.

 

[Gnomey]

Nice work so far!

 

[fubar57]

Very neat looking

 

[javlin]

So Olaf I have built some of the newer ICM's in multi-engine they are really Nice but the P-51 was one of the original's..What's your thoughts on the fit and casting?I have plenty of P-51s but may go some of the other earlier types?

 

[Mainly28s]

So Olaf I have built some of the newer ICM's in multi-engine they are really Nice but the P-51 was one of the original's..What's your thoughts on the fit and casting?I have plenty of P-51s but may go some of the other earlier types?

Hmmmm. I think the casting is fairly good- I found minimal flash. The fit is also quite acceptable. I can't compare to any other P-51s, but it's similar to the '109 I built before I started commenting here regularly.

 

[Mainly28s]

This one is going on hold for a bit- my friend whose airbrush I was going to use has just welcomed a new baby to the family, so I can't use the airbrush until he's settled down a bit.

 

[Crimea_River]

I'm sure the baby isn't using it.

 

[Donivanp]

This one is going on hold for a bit- my friend whose airbrush I was going to use has just welcomed a new baby to the family, so I can't use the airbrush until he's settled down a bit.

Baby or family settled down? The airbrush should be fine.

 

[fubar57]

Bummer

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Could be a while then, new baby, sleepless nights etc.

 

[Mustangtmg]

Ok, so she's on her legs
Next up, a bit of filling and cleaning, and then my first go at spray-painting. The metal uppers over a black base.
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What can you do to fix the prop blades ... I'm not a modeler, but I know that NO real Mustang ever had props with base of the cuff/blade soooo far from the spinner, and the profile of the cuffs is wrong ... the chord of the cuffs near to the spinner a not nearly as wide as seen on the ones with this model. I've seen this on otherwise WONDERFULLY built models and they stick out like the proverbial "sore thumb."

I've attached a collage of 3 of my photos of production Merlin Mustang props (well, NOT including the P-51H, of course) and you can see what I'm talking about.

I'd bet that with a little judicious cutting off of some of the extra shaft and sanding (what-EVER y'all do to make things smaller), you're Mustang will be perfect!

Be sure to post photos of the finished model!