Peterpools Posted September 9, 2018 Posted September 9, 2018 Ernie X3 - looking mighty good .. just love those B's" Keep 'em comin Peter 2
harv Posted September 10, 2018 Posted September 10, 2018 might be hard for him to do with 12 builds on the bench going, LOL........Harv 2
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted September 11, 2018 Author Administrators Posted September 11, 2018 Grrrrrrrrrr.... trying to improve the pit some, but the oxygen regulator I scratched out just launched itself into never never land. 1
Kais Posted September 11, 2018 Posted September 11, 2018 Nice to see a Rutman B being built! Because I'm all out of unobtanium, I'll have to do my F6C with what's to hand. Assorted Jerry upgrades for the D, a Dragon D, a Revell B and a ton of after market. I blame Bruce Crosby. Speaking of F6C and seeing Martin here, I need some help working out where the cameras fit? Sorry for the derailment Clunkmeister. Power on. 1
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted September 11, 2018 Author Administrators Posted September 11, 2018 16 minutes ago, Kais said: Nice to see a Rutman B being built! Because I'm all out of unobtanium, I'll have to do my F6C with what's to hand. Ascort Jerry upgrades for the D, a Dragon, a Revell B and a ton of after market. I blame Bruce Crosby. Speaking of F6C and seeing Martin here, I need some help working out where the cameras fit? Sorry for the derailment Clunkmeister. Power on. Hey Kais, no issues at all, and no derailment at all either. Historically, my build threads ended up becoming discussion rooms, so by all means, if it’s Mustang related, bring it! E 3
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted September 12, 2018 Author Administrators Posted September 12, 2018 Working away at it. Slowly. Hope to have the fuselage closed this weekend. 5
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted September 12, 2018 Author Administrators Posted September 12, 2018 2 hours ago, Maxim said: Looking good mate. Will be nice to see it finished. Yup. Right now I’m thinking it’ll be nice to just close the fuselage. 1
Administrators James H Posted September 12, 2018 Administrators Posted September 12, 2018 Looking good!! 1
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted September 12, 2018 Author Administrators Posted September 12, 2018 8 minutes ago, James H said: Looking good!! Thanks Jim. I know some glaciers that move faster than me, though 1
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted September 13, 2018 Author Administrators Posted September 13, 2018 Fitting and more fitting. This time the cockpit floor in relation to fuselage width and wing fitment. I know it looks like crap right now, but it’s coming right along, actually 5
Martinnfb Posted September 13, 2018 Posted September 13, 2018 It kinda reminds me about ancient Egypt. 2
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted September 13, 2018 Author Administrators Posted September 13, 2018 Martin, you of all people know of the joys of carving your own airplane out of a block of material... In the meantime, I’ll use body gauze while the wounds heal. 2
Grunhertz Posted September 13, 2018 Posted September 13, 2018 It's fun watching this come together and totally putting me off resin!!!! 3
DocRob Posted September 13, 2018 Posted September 13, 2018 You are a brave man, dealing with that old school resin kit. When I see the bubbles and distortions I would give it a kick. I once started to build a 'garage' kit and had to deal with all theese problems. I lost my patience and did not finalize in the Resin GB. But the project itself is not forgotten, because it is a real fun project. I will follow your Mustang and may the forces of resin will be with me again . Cheers Rob 2
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted September 13, 2018 Author Administrators Posted September 13, 2018 You need to do one, Rob, seriously. If you can't get a good IM model of a subject you love, then you do what you need to do. There's a guy our conducting a clinic on how to graft a spine and do the mods on the new tool Revell kit. Then there's my way, the way I think is easier and more idiot proof, at least for me..
DocRob Posted September 13, 2018 Posted September 13, 2018 It's not like I never did resin stuff, Ernie. I had a complete resin kit started with resin figures and a resin 'Berlin Wall' for a Sci-Fi, Steam-Punk, What-If scene entry for the sadly closed resin GB. I stalled, because of many obstacles while building, but never lost interest in returning once, As you can see, a feeled half of the resin had to be removed in every thinkable way. Fit was terrible and many modifications had to be made. Thread overtaking over , hope you don't mind. Cheers Rob 5
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted September 13, 2018 Author Administrators Posted September 13, 2018 No worries! Hijack away! We’re all in it together so bring it. 2
Peterpools Posted September 13, 2018 Posted September 13, 2018 Ernie A Big Thumbs up ... just love hoe the Big B is coming together Keep 'em comin Peter
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted September 19, 2018 Author Administrators Posted September 19, 2018 Good news! Today I received my Barracuda P-51 stencils. Yes I know they’re for the D version, but plenty of them will work just fine. Onward with the build! 5
Grunhertz Posted September 19, 2018 Posted September 19, 2018 1 hour ago, Maxim said: Pretty sure no one is going to able to read them anyway. It'll be nice to see her finished. For some reason I prefer the early P-51's more than the D. Me too the d is over done a bit 4
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted September 20, 2018 Author Administrators Posted September 20, 2018 Nice to be back on the bench. I’m covered in resin dust. Yeah baby! I agree that stencils are easily overdone, but a few in strategic places do help, keeping in mind these Bs were usually quite war weary by the time the Red Tails were issued them. Before their new Ds, their Bs and previous P-40s were other squadron’s hand-me-downs. 2
Bill_S Posted September 20, 2018 Posted September 20, 2018 On 9/18/2018 at 10:51 PM, Clunkmeister said: Good news! Today I received my Barracuda P-51 stencils. Yes I know they’re for the D version, but plenty of them will work just fine. Onward with the build! Those things will drive your eyes crazy! 5
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