JohnB Posted September 20, 2023 Posted September 20, 2023 (edited) Should make a nice looking model. Change of plans: "I" is now the one I'll do. Edited September 24, 2023 by JohnB New info 7
BlrwestSiR Posted September 20, 2023 Posted September 20, 2023 One of those Mustangs I hear about but I think yours will be the first I've seen. 1
JohnB Posted September 20, 2023 Author Posted September 20, 2023 (edited) On 9/20/2023 at 12:04 PM, BlrwestSiR said: One of those Mustangs I hear about but I think yours will be the first I've seen. Agreed Carl. The only decals I know of for this a/c are the one's from Draw Decals. They are okay for one that you might see at air shows but aren't accurate for the WW II a/c. They provide a "I" for the squadron markings and the WW II bird was "O". Also, the WW II a/c was a earlier "D" without the tail fillet. So those two things are inaccurate on the Draw sheet. They are however great decals and do have good personal markings for the name, mission markings and the first two letters of the squadron ID ( "MC"). To do a accurate WW II bird the Tamiya, and Revell, kits are good since they come with both tails. Clear as mud Carl? LOL CHANGE OF PLANS: After doing some "research" I find that MC-O was lost and Ilfrey evaded capture and returned to England in 6 days! He was allowed to go back on ops and his NEW P-51 was "I" which was a P-51D-5 w/no dorsal fillet. It also had invasion stripes so the Draw Decals are correct except for the dorsal fillet. So now I plan to do "I". Edited September 24, 2023 by JohnB New info 4
CANicoll Posted September 21, 2023 Posted September 21, 2023 Yep! That looks like a Tamiya P-51D kit!! Great subject!! 3
JohnB Posted September 21, 2023 Author Posted September 21, 2023 44 minutes ago, CANicoll said: Yep! That looks like a Tamiya P-51D kit!! Great subject!! For sure Chris! LOL 2
Peterpools Posted September 21, 2023 Posted September 21, 2023 John Nice choice of kit and markings for our next build and of course, you are off and running. 2
JohnB Posted September 21, 2023 Author Posted September 21, 2023 2 hours ago, Peterpools said: John Nice choice of kit and markings for our next build and of course, you are off and running. I had at first intended to build it as another "Bardahl Special" racer with slightly different markings but, since I have the decals for Go Buggy, I decided to go on and do that instead. I'll probably do the racer at a later date since I really like that overall white finish. And I have the decals for that one too. 3
JohnB Posted September 21, 2023 Author Posted September 21, 2023 I plan to replace the Tamiya upper wings with some modified Revell upper wings. It will give me a P-51 model that doesn't have all the little rivets showing. Takes a bit of surgery, etc but, I think, a workable solution to the wing "problem". 3 1
JohnB Posted September 21, 2023 Author Posted September 21, 2023 With a little "adjusting" things should fit fairly well. 5
BlrwestSiR Posted September 21, 2023 Posted September 21, 2023 That's a different approach to the wing rivet issue. The only 1/32 P-51 I've built has been the Dragon one. Those rivets were pretty deep. 2
JohnB Posted September 21, 2023 Author Posted September 21, 2023 28 minutes ago, BlrwestSiR said: That's a different approach to the wing rivet issue. The only 1/32 P-51 I've built has been the Dragon one. Those rivets were pretty deep. A few years ago I replaced the whole Tamiya wing with a Revell set on a Tamiya P-51. It worked okay but took a lot more work. I think this way it will be easier and get about the same results. 3
Peterpools Posted September 22, 2023 Posted September 22, 2023 John Absolutely a stellar approach to the rivet issue and looks like it is going to work out perfectly. 2
JohnB Posted September 22, 2023 Author Posted September 22, 2023 13 minutes ago, Peterpools said: John Absolutely a stellar approach to the rivet issue and looks like it is going to work out perfectly. It looks like it will work out fine. Fingers crossed. 1
CANicoll Posted September 23, 2023 Posted September 23, 2023 Great idea and thanks for thinking of it and trying it out. Can't wait to see the finished product! 2
JohnB Posted September 23, 2023 Author Posted September 23, 2023 33 minutes ago, CANicoll said: Great idea and thanks for thinking of it and trying it out. Can't wait to see the finished product! Thanks Chris. Fingers crossed on this one! LOL
k5ikl Posted September 23, 2023 Posted September 23, 2023 Met Jack at Model Fiesta in San Antonio many years ago. Have his signed book. Cheers, Jerry 3
JohnB Posted September 23, 2023 Author Posted September 23, 2023 2 hours ago, k5ikl said: Met Jack at Model Fiesta in San Antonio many years ago. Have his signed book. Cheers, Jerry Good deal! I too have his book but it isn't signed. 🙄
Mo_GSP Posted September 25, 2023 Posted September 25, 2023 Nice start! My favorite plane, and one of the paint schemes! 1
JohnB Posted September 25, 2023 Author Posted September 25, 2023 9 hours ago, Mo_GSP said: Nice start! My favorite plane, and one of the paint schemes! Thank you and welcome to LSM.
JohnB Posted September 25, 2023 Author Posted September 25, 2023 The Revell upper wing halves fit okay but the Tamiya leading edge pieces do not as you can see. The only thing to do is glue 'em in place as best I can then putty and sand the crap out of 'em. Those particular pieces have always been a PITA anyway but particularly so here. 🤪 1 1
JohnB Posted September 25, 2023 Author Posted September 25, 2023 I just found some Revell corresponding parts so I'll test fit those to see if it's mo betta. Fingers crossed. Removed the Tamiya parts and tried the Revell replacements. Works a lot better. Not perfect but well enough that it will be easier to putty and sand as a lot of the gaps, etc are a result of me trying to get the Tamiya parts to fit. 🤪 2
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