Melbourne Model Expo (2009) (1 Viewer)

[Gnomey]

Nice!

 

[Matt308]

Looks great, love the work on the cowling!

Sure is. And the modeller even used metalizer instead of silver. Now that's dedication for those little lines. Nice antenna work too.

 

[Airframes]

Very neatly done.

 

[Wayne Little]

Second Place!

 

[109ROAMING]

Nice!

 

[Gnomey]

Good one 8)

 

[vikingBerserker]

Very nice.

 

[Airframes]

I agree, neatly done.

 

[Crimea_River]

Nice job but what kit is that? Is it me or does the nose looks a bit too bulky behind the spinner?

 

[Matt308]

I have to chime in here. What exactly is that Mustang version supposed to be? Looks like a Spitstang Mk XV with a Griffon engine. Anyone know or care to laugh in?

 

[B-17engineer]

It's a Mustang K

 

[Airframes]

I have to agree Matt, the nose looks rather wide behind the spinner, and rather 'flat' on the top cowling. The spinner also looks a bit 'slim'. It could be that the kit is 'off' in this area, and the efect is accentuated by the camouflage pattern. We're normally used to seeing P51D/K's with a colured band around the nose, with the rest a 'solid' colour - Olive Drab or NMF usually, so this could effect the appearance. When RAF P51C's went to 2 TAF and 'lost' the white nose band and sky spinner, having a black spinner, the shape looked different because of this. But, I do think the model is a bit 'out' on the nose profile.

 

[Wayne Little]

and...First Place! F-8 Crusader.

 

[B-17engineer]

That's awesome!

 

[Wayne Little]

Certainly deserved First Place...!

 

[Crimea_River]

Nice, but there were 2 differenet ones?

 

[vikingBerserker]

The First F-8 looks pretty sharp!

 

[Airframes]

Both nice, but I think I prefer the last one shown '01', with the checker tail.

 

[Matt308]

Wow!! Love the F-8 work. Fantastic job on a beauty of a plane.

 

[Wayne Little]

the chequer tail was not supposed to be there.....that will teach me to watch TV while editing the pics...

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