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  On 2/23/2023 at 9:59 PM, Peterpools said:

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Nice going on finding the parts to make your recon camera. My spare box has a lot of snack wrappers.😉

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Thanks Peter. Those won't be much help when you need something for a model! LOL ðŸĪŠ

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I have a few RECCE crates in my collection John just 1/48 and I think I have this kit camera otherside not a great build on my part.;)

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  On 2/23/2023 at 11:25 PM, KevinM said:

I have a few RECCE crates in my collection John just 1/48 and I think I have this kit camera otherside not a great build on my part.;)

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Thanks Kevin. I decided to redo the camera setup for a better "look" so I hope it will be a little better than the 1st try. ðŸĪŠ:)

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  On 2/24/2023 at 1:31 AM, JohnB said:

Thanks Kevin. I decided to redo the camera setup for a better "look" so I hope it will be a little better than the 1st try. ðŸĪŠ:)

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I thought that one looked pretty good John but we shall about #2?;)

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  On 2/24/2023 at 2:05 AM, KevinM said:

I thought that one looked pretty good John but we shall about #2?;)

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The more I looked at it the more it didn't look very good so I pulled it out and redid the mounting. I left the "camera" as it was and attached it to the replacement mounting. :)

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  On 2/23/2023 at 6:19 PM, MikeCharlie said:

Sorry to be be picky, but that's a Mustang Mk Ia with the 20mms - there was no direct US equivalent to the Mustang Mk I.  (Yes I know it's confusing, especially as the FR equivalent of the P-51/Mustang Ia is the F-6A.)

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For my personal information action, you say the RAF called it a 1A?  Interesting. I’d love it of you had some documentation and you could start a thread under General Discussion, documenting the various versions of the RAF Allison powered a Mustangs. They are a very popular subject, but so little is known about them.

Thanks, and welcome!

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My hat's off to you on this one John, nice work!  It always surprises me that we find multiple variants and kits of one-off or obscure aircraft like the Do-335 or Hs-129, but modern kits of early variants of the P-51 Mustang are ignored.

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  On 2/24/2023 at 12:36 PM, Daywalker said:

My hat's off to you on this one John, nice work!  It always surprises me that we find multiple variants and kits of one-off or obscure aircraft like the Do-335 or Hs-129, but modern kits of early variants of the P-51 Mustang are ignored.

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Thanks Frank. :) It sure would be nice if Hasegawa or Tamiya would give us some new early and not so early, such as the B/C, Mustangs. The Hobby Craft kits are very basic and need a good bit of updating plus they have gotten hard to find. Vector did some VERY nice cockpits for them and those have gotten pricey. If I remember right I paid over $60.00 for the one for this model. To me that's a bit too pricey but I bit the bullet anyway. ðŸĪŠ

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Progress as of this morning. I'm not entirely happy with the camera setup but it is what it is as I'm tired of fiddling with itðŸĪŠ. On to the wings next. :)

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  On 2/24/2023 at 2:23 AM, Clunkmeister said:

For my personal information action, you say the RAF called it a 1A?  Interesting. I’d love it of you had some documentation and you could start a thread under General Discussion, documenting the various versions of the RAF Allison powered a Mustangs. They are a very popular subject, but so little is known about them.

Thanks, and welcome!

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Thank you for the welcome, and done

 

 

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  On 2/24/2023 at 5:41 PM, Peterpools said:

John

The camera and window look just fine. Don't knock yourself out reworking something that small. 

On ward and upwards to the wings. 

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Thanks Peter. :)

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Adapting the Master Model 20 mm's to the wings is next. In this photo they are just loosely set in place. :)

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As is typical ... lovely work John! I have a couple of these in the stash ... 

Found the Vector Resin stuff and the barrels ... Are there any AM exhausts and wheels made for these things?

Also nice that the thread has sparked offshoot discussions on the early Mustangs - very informative.

I wonder where the moulds for these kits disappeared to? There has to be enough demand out there by now to warrant a fresh re-pop, surely?

Rog :)

 

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  On 2/25/2023 at 6:55 AM, dodgem37 said:

Latest in Canfora Publishing, Wingspan 4.  Model by Ralph Reise.

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Mark

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Garish! A very interesting color scheme but I wouldn't want to try paint it! LOL :)

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