Jeroenveen1 Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 I have to admit that I'm running out of 1:32 scale posts, but I have two to go. I will start building the WnW Hisso in a couple of weeks and I hope to do a full WIP on these forums. The WnW Gotha might be interesting to post as well, but for now I will show you some pics of the P-51. Everything that has been said about the kit is true: it's a marvel of engineering and crammed with detail. I added Roy Sutherlands cockpit goodies and Mal Mayfield was kind enough to cut me some masks for 'Blondie'. Blondie, stars and bars and codes are all painted on. Smaller codes and markings were done with kit decals. Promodeller sludge washes were used as well as oil paints in selected areas. I swear I will never even start smoothing out the wings. I used Mr Surface for that but it was a lot (a lot!) of work. This is how she turned out. I hope you enjoy the pics, all comments welcome as usual. Happy modeling, Jeroen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators JeroenPeters Posted March 11, 2013 Administrators Share Posted March 11, 2013 Holy crap! You just don't stop do you? What a great finish. And then to think i usually don't fall for blonds... Wow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewrongguy Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Amazing! If you don't mind me asking what did you use for the aluminium finish? Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOVAModeler Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 I'm building this now and am having a lot of fun with it. Yours is amazing. Just the right amount of wear and tear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave J Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Wow Jeroen! Do you have any WIP photos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators James H Posted March 11, 2013 Administrators Share Posted March 11, 2013 You're gonna have to tell me how you did that metal finish. I just don't get on with them. Totally love the finish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkranias Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Between you and James popping out these awesome 1:32 builds....yikes! a beautiful job on this kit and yes, NMF data please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wemattson Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Jeroen, You're killing me with these beautiful models! They are very inspirational. Cheers, Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeroenveen1 Posted March 12, 2013 Author Share Posted March 12, 2013 Thank you guys! This model will probably be published in TMMI and here's some information from the article about how I painted the model: 'I used Xtracolor Metal, Duraluminium and Gun Metal for the wings and fuselage. Flaps and ailerons were painted with Xtracolor German Metal, which is very bright. I sprayed these straight on the plastic, and after drying I masked off the antiglare panel on the nose. That was painted with Xtracolor Olive Drab and highlighted with Faded Olive Drab. Next was the red nose. I’m not a big fan of decals in this scale and decided to use masks instead. Mal Mayfield from Miracle Masks cut me a set for the stars and bars, ‘Blondie’ nose art, codes and numbers. Of course, the masking process takes some time but the results are well worth it, because all the rivet detail remains visible. I then gave the whole plane a treat with Promodeller Sludge Wash. I wasn’t entirely satisfied with the end result. The metal colors darkened slightly and I was contemplating how to solve this. I decided to use the Xtracolor German Metal and dab it on the spine of the airframe and wingroots with a piece of sponge to lighten them up. The effect was very pleasing: not only did the color become lighter but the walkway decal became nicely weathered and it gave certain panels a somewhat muffled look. I felt happy with the rescue attempt and decided to again seal it with some Gloss Varnish.' Dave, yes, I have a lot of WIP pictures but because of the publication I'm a bit hesitant to show them here before Marcus used it for TMMI. If you want I can mail some of it, but in that case please give me your mailadress. Hope this all helps, cheers, Jeroen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamme Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Helo Jeroen. I really like the way you weathered your P-51. Really clean build and discreet weathering. Thank you for sharing this one with us. Cheers, Jamme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingco57 Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Like your style. Very realistic. Cees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvey boyer Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 CRAP ! how did this slip by ?? Jeroen, just beautiful. Weathering is top shelf, all the way. Great looking build..............Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grant Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 ALERT .... A severe shortage of Alclad had just been reported in the Netherlands ..... ALERT PS: beautiful build Jeroen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolboxx Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Great! all of the above Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Dog Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mikester Posted March 17, 2013 Members Share Posted March 17, 2013 Excellent! Love the way you've subdued the NMF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest styrenedemon Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Lovely and inspiring. I was going to ask you how you found the kit decals since I am considering using them for the insignias and whatnot, but you painted them...figures. I'm considering masks as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmayhew Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 You're gonna have to tell me how you did that metal finish. I just don't get on with them. Totally love the finish Great looking bird! I agree the finish looks wonderful - I have always felt uneasy about super shiny fighters, so this one really appeals Thanks for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One-Oh-Four Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Hi Jeroen Really impressive finish! Kudo's! Btw, are you going to Euro Model Expo, the weekend of 6 & 7 april in Heiden, Germany? Cheers, Erik. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeroenveen1 Posted March 29, 2013 Author Share Posted March 29, 2013 Hi Erik, yes, I will be there, doing a demo on saturday! See you there I hope! Cheers, Jeroen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One-Oh-Four Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 Ah, nice! I'll be there on Saturday with the guys from IPMS NL, branch Regio Midden and my two sons. It looks like I'll be there on Sunday too. The boys from Amstelveen (your namesake and Wingco) are going to "take me out for a ride".... Heeeelp.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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