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John Nice work on the cammo - looking fantastic. Another beauty in the making.

Martin Right with the guys - some mighty creative and incredible modeling. Looking so good.

Thanks Chris, completely agree, Shu Shu should be an eye catcher for sure. Yup, I've used Eduards new style decals before and no issues at all. If use in the traditional manor, they are applied as always. Removing the carrier film is an extra added bonus if needed.

Nice work on the front office - looking mighty good.

John Perfection - the underside paint went on perfectly. For a finish like that, waiting a day for it to dry is well worth it for sure. 🏆

Thaks Chris, what a guy

Hi Chris When it comes to Vallejo paints, I always use their dedicated thinners and cleaners to help eliminate any possibilities of contamination and a huge mess next time I use the AB with another brand of paint. I always follow up my AB cleaning with lacquer thinner as well. I'm very careful with Vallejo paints an actually have a dedicated Grex AB for just them to be extra careful. I also use Mig Thinners and AB cleaners as well but do not have a dedicated AB for them. I have had good luck with Ultimate AB Cleaner but find it pretty expensive. ,

Thanks John I once saw a 32nd scale Hasegawa kit on display at the old Squadron Shop in Syosset with this scheme and always wanted to build a Mustang with this scheme.

EDUARD P-51D MUSTANG Shu Shu Maj. Norman M. McDonald, CO 318th FS, 325th FG, 15th AF Mondolfo, Italy April 1945 The Kit Shu Shu My next project is one of the Mustangs from Eduard’s Limited Run Red Tails & Company Dual set. Initial review of the parts; the details are amazing, with masks and PE included but no resin parts as this is not a Profi Line kit. My build plans are for an OOB build with a NMF fuselage and lacquer painted aluminum wings. There are no rivets at all on the wings but there are the major panel lines, which I plan right now on leaving. Decals are Eduards new style and I’m planning on removing the carrier film from the fuselage but not removing it on the rest of the Mustang. Finish is going to be a combination of Alclad and AK Metallics and Vallejo Metallics for the wings right now. Starting work later today.

Dave Some wonderful work and a very unique subject for the GB. So very well done. 🏆

Rob Bravo - absolutely a brilliant build, especially considering the difficulty of the project. Finish is flawless and the figures look mighty good. And of course, the tutorials that became part of the project will be book marked for future use and reference. 🏆🏆🏆

Mark Looking mighty good and so glad you tailored the Quinta cockpit set onto the Aires set.

John Looking so good and have to agree - covering up the prop hub is a shame as the detail and your finish look so good.

Martin, very much appreciated. I have always preferred my builds in a museum type finish and the Jug surely fills the bill. An awesome kit, not new but it's fit, details, instructions and zero frustration factor are right up there with the newest of kits. Couldn't ask for more, except the cost - nowhere near the latest kits - an extra added bonus.

Thanks Paul For me, nothing as relaxing and rewarding as spending time at the bench with a Tamiya kit and the Jug was all pure fun and satisfaction.

Thanks John, very much appreciated - a fun and very rewarding build as compared to the Mini Art Jug.

Chris Nice choice and enjoy the compressor. I have the exact same compressor as Rob and the compressor sits on top of the air tank.

Chris I have to admit I've never seen this before and have no idea what may have caused it. Only possible explanation is contamination of the Alclad which caused the thread like finish in the air brush.

DONE AND IN THE BOOKS With the decal work and the final clear coats also finished, it was time to start adding all the remaining subassemblies. First up was the gear – mains and tail wheel. I had already built up the gear, painted and highlighted the details with Tamiya Dark Brown Panel Line Wash. With the gear in place, the gear doors were added as well. Next up was the drop tank and right from the start I knew I was going with the 150 gal center line drop tank – painted, panel line wash added and installed. The prop was built up earlier in the build, painted and decaled. I did take a bit of poetic license with the prop logos but they looked so good. All the masking was removed the glass and the Jug was looking mighty good. The final small details were added, wingtip nav lights were added before priming and masked out for a neat, clean tight fit. I think that should be it and then ready to be rolled out on the flight line. There are a few small details I need to fix but they will wait for another day.

John And I thought you built the Jug in record time - the Spit is already together - has to be a record, even for you. Looking mighty good.

John WOW! gorgeous work - perfect NMF finish 🏆 Just knew you would cross the finish line way before me. Outstanding build. Peter

John Brilliant build - Your NMF and decal work is simply flawless - brilliant build🏆

Rob Looking mighty good. Figures add so much to a vignette and display. 🏆

Thanks, Kev, very much appreciated. I'm getting there and just did all the panel lines this morning. Hoping to cross the finish line my next week. 🤞

Thanks John, so very much appreciated and glad you liked the scheme - the cowl painting was a bit tricky along with its decaling but in the end came out looking mighty nice.