fubar57
General
Good start
GB-64 1/48 Mustang Mk.IV - One Trick Pony
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Vic Balshaw
Major General
Nice start Andy.
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Crimea_River
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Thanks gentlemen. Detailed additions continue in the pit. Eduard do a nice job of providing plenty of detail parts and PE placards.
Just noticed that one of the fuel gauge faces on the floor disappeared. Not much chance of finding that now.
The sidewalls have been assembled, Tamiya wash added, and highlights picked out with lightened Interior Green mix. I'll go over some of the washed areas with green again to blend the shadows in better.
I also started in the seat cushion by preparing a bit of Milliput, cutting and shaping it to fit the backrest. Once dry, it will be painted and then the RAF seatbelts added over top.
Thanks for the looks and likes guys.
Just noticed that one of the fuel gauge faces on the floor disappeared. Not much chance of finding that now.
The sidewalls have been assembled, Tamiya wash added, and highlights picked out with lightened Interior Green mix. I'll go over some of the washed areas with green again to blend the shadows in better.
I also started in the seat cushion by preparing a bit of Milliput, cutting and shaping it to fit the backrest. Once dry, it will be painted and then the RAF seatbelts added over top.
Thanks for the looks and likes guys.
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
Beautiful work. Love the scuffed floorboard.
Very nice indeed.
Details are a bit different to my old Tamiya kits !
Details are a bit different to my old Tamiya kits !
le_steph40
Chief Master Sergeant
fubar57
General
Agree with Karl. Tamiya definitely needs to rethink their game to compete now. Not saying they're bad but after seeing this....yikes
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Crimea_River
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Thanks guys. My impression of Tamiya is that they are a very high quality company but slow to react to markets. Their 1/48 Mustang kits are getting long in the tooth and have been surpassed on all fronts by the Eduard kits in my opinion. However, when they do put out a new kit, they tend to be excellent (the P-38 for example) but such releases are few and far between. Even more disappointing is a tendency to release "new" kits which are nothing but re-hashed old moulds with a vehicle thrown in and the price upped significantly (e.g. Ki-84) .
Vic Balshaw
Major General
Very nice pit detail.
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Crimea_River
Marshal
Thanks Vic.
And here we have more detail. The tailwheel bay gets a nice detailed insert on both sides that includes a roof, ribs, and beam with lightening holes together with the attached door. The instructions say to glue one side to the fuselage wall, then glue the other side on to form a box before adding the other fuselage half. I decided to add both sides to the fuselage walls and paint them first, after first checking that there won't be any fit issues, which there aren't.
The details were then painted Zinc Chromate, which looks a lot darker in the photo than in reality. For this I used Tamiya XF-4 Yellow Green.
The main gear wells are a work of art. I painted the main spar the same chromate colour and temporarily taped it to the well "roof" after first gluing on the nicely-detailed front face.
Each separate rib was then glued to the "roof', using the grooves in the spar as locating guides.
Once the glue set, I removed the spar and painted the remaining details with Alclad II Airframe Aluminum (beautiful stuff BTW) and then permanently attached the spar. This way I didn't have to mask anything.
The tape is holding the spar ends in place while the glue sets.
I'm really enjoying this kit and highly recommend getting one if you like detail and beautifully fitting parts. More tomorrow hopefully.
And here we have more detail. The tailwheel bay gets a nice detailed insert on both sides that includes a roof, ribs, and beam with lightening holes together with the attached door. The instructions say to glue one side to the fuselage wall, then glue the other side on to form a box before adding the other fuselage half. I decided to add both sides to the fuselage walls and paint them first, after first checking that there won't be any fit issues, which there aren't.
The details were then painted Zinc Chromate, which looks a lot darker in the photo than in reality. For this I used Tamiya XF-4 Yellow Green.
The main gear wells are a work of art. I painted the main spar the same chromate colour and temporarily taped it to the well "roof" after first gluing on the nicely-detailed front face.
Each separate rib was then glued to the "roof', using the grooves in the spar as locating guides.
Once the glue set, I removed the spar and painted the remaining details with Alclad II Airframe Aluminum (beautiful stuff BTW) and then permanently attached the spar. This way I didn't have to mask anything.
The tape is holding the spar ends in place while the glue sets.
I'm really enjoying this kit and highly recommend getting one if you like detail and beautifully fitting parts. More tomorrow hopefully.
fubar57
General
Beauty. That is a very nice looking Aluminum. I am looking at one Andy. I need a Hamilton Standard prop for another Tamiya P-51 I might want to build.
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Crimea_River
Marshal
There are extra props in my kit Geo and I might have others. Let me know if you want me to send.
fubar57
General
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N4521U
Colonel
Very tidy work indeed.
Wow, that is nice, as is what you're doing with lt Andy.
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Crimea_River
Marshal
Thanks guys.
Finished off the seat pad and added the Eduard PE late RAF harnesses. The shoulder belts were spares that were BLUE so I had to paint them.
I was then able to put the fuselage into traction and allow the glue to set over night. This was one area that really took some attention to make sure everything fit into its assigned space as there's a lot going on and interferences are possible. However, with patience and attention, everything DOES fit.
Finished off the seat pad and added the Eduard PE late RAF harnesses. The shoulder belts were spares that were BLUE so I had to paint them.
I was then able to put the fuselage into traction and allow the glue to set over night. This was one area that really took some attention to make sure everything fit into its assigned space as there's a lot going on and interferences are possible. However, with patience and attention, everything DOES fit.
fubar57
General
Nice bondage. I had the same concerns with Tamiya but slotted together nicely
