harv Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 Me too Rob......harv 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landlubber Mike Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 That's looking really great - nice job! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted March 15, 2021 Author Share Posted March 15, 2021 21 minutes ago, Landlubber Mike said: That's looking really great - nice job! Thanks Mike, much appreciated..... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted March 15, 2021 Author Share Posted March 15, 2021 Rob, Harv, dive on in boys the water is beautiful........you will enjoy the builds........ 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 Got 3 on the bench now !!....harv 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 15 hours ago, Bomber_County said: Thanks Peter, there was so much AM came with this purchase, it was a shame to leave it in the box. The only trouble is there are figures to do..........when I do do the MK IV should be interesting because I’ll get hung up on the details again... Phil And they call this frustration fun Keep ‘em comin Peter 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 14 hours ago, DocRob said: I have the ZM Mustang IV boxing in my stash and would wish to start it soon, but there are so many other projects,.... Cheers Rob Rob looking forward to following your magic Keep ‘em comin Peter 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted March 27, 2021 Author Share Posted March 27, 2021 Actually got some bench time today, Rob mentioned how the the panels on the ZM fit, So far so good, as can be seen by the part panelled fuselage they fit IMHO, perfectly. Yes a coat of paint does make a difference as with WnW but I tend to test fit everything and anything, throw back from the old days I guess. ZM engineering is good, build square and carefully and you will be amazed. So it’s time to fit lower panels, wing fillets and then the wing.......... 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 Looking comfortingly good Phil. You are my current dummy, like we say in surfing , if the air is clear with your build, my cowardly me is starting mine. Progress is looking fine and what is to resist, with the powerful lines of a Mustang. Looking at yours, I may change my plan for building it as a British Mustang IV with camo to a NMF one. Cheers Rob 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted March 27, 2021 Author Share Posted March 27, 2021 13 minutes ago, DocRob said: Looking comfortingly good Phil. You are my current dummy, like we say in surfing , if the air is clear with your build, my cowardly me is starting mine. Progress is looking fine and what is to resist, with the powerful lines of a Mustang. Looking at yours, I may change my plan for building it as a British Mustang IV with camo to a NMF one. Cheers Rob Rob, thanks much appreciated, don’t mind being the point man for you, you could do a NMF with the VI there are some 8th markings in the box. I now clean all my joints with a fibreglass pencil just to make sure they are clean..... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 I have only 2 choices for mine either a Red tails Tuskegee or Chuck Yeager first D as Glamorous Glennis II......harv 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaireckstadt Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 1 hour ago, Bomber_County said: Actually got some bench time today, Rob mentioned how the the panels on the ZM fit, So far so good, as can be seen by the part panelled fuselage they fit IMHO, perfectly. Yes a coat of paint does make a difference as with WnW but I tend to test fit everything and anything, throw back from the old days I guess. ZM engineering is good, build square and carefully and you will be amazed. So it’s time to fit lower panels, wing fillets and then the wing.......... That looks really pretty good! I‘m also from the old days, since test-fitting is something I can’t resist. So necessary when you are building Italeri and even ZM when I remember how the engine to fuselage installation on the Ta-152 worked... I‘m curious how your build will go on! Really awesome so far! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 Phil, all of that work looks great! Glad to see it coming together so well. I've never built a ZM kit so far, but that is far beyond my normal level of detail work. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted March 28, 2021 Author Share Posted March 28, 2021 14 hours ago, harv said: I have only 2 choices for mine either a Red tails Tuskegee or Chuck Yeager first D as Glamorous Glennis II......harv I’m torn, not sure about kit decals........where did you get your alternative schemes Harv? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted March 28, 2021 Author Share Posted March 28, 2021 13 hours ago, Kaireckstadt said: That looks Thanks Kai, much appreciated, I do like the ZM approach even if it’s little more time consuming....... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted March 28, 2021 Author Share Posted March 28, 2021 12 hours ago, GazzaS said: all of that work looks great! Glad to see it coming together so Thanks Gaz, really enjoying this build.......you would love a ZM build and you are more than qualified, they do take a different approach but IMHO it’s good..... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 3 hours ago, Bomber_County said: I’m torn, not sure about kit decals........where did you get your alternative schemes Harv? I'll have to dig them out. But I will let you know, if you don't mine me posting them here.....harv 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 When I visited Planes of Fame in Chino, California some years ago, I bought a book about the 506th Fighter Group, signed by Abner m. Aust, the last WWII ace. If I do a NMF Mustang, it will be one of the schemes in the book. Luckily the decals are included for some of the planes in different scales and they are printed by Techmod, which is a good sign. Cheers Rob This is the book These are my favorite schemes: This is the signed back cover 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 I just found a new product from HGW. It's a masking set, unfortunately for the Tamiya kit, for masking the body panels. If they fit, that could be a serious time saver for a NMF bird. P-51D MUSTANG - SURFACE PANELS MASK - 1/32 - MIR/32008 (hgwmodels.cz) Cheers Rob 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted March 28, 2021 Author Share Posted March 28, 2021 1 hour ago, harv said: I'll have to dig them out. But I will let you know, if you don't mine me posting them here.....harv Thanks Harv that would be great, I can only find a handful of aircraft and most of them are the usual suspects.... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted March 28, 2021 Author Share Posted March 28, 2021 55 minutes ago, DocRob said: When I visited Planes of Fame in Chino, California some years ago, The schemes look amazing, getting bored of the same old schemes time and time again.......I’ll have a look for it on Amazon or similar...... 55 minutes ago, DocRob said: P-51D MUSTANG - SURFACE PANELS MASK - 1/32 - MIR/32008 (hgwmodels.cz) they look interesting, I was going to try and make my own.......... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 Phil Nice progress - looking so good. Can’t wait for you start the painting stage as I’m about there myself. Still trying to get parts to fit and it’s easy to see you have the fit issues completely under control. I’ve resolved my painted aluminum paint color For the wings and basic NMF base aluminum for the fuselage. My basic plan is to work from a few reference photos for the major panels. Keep ‘em comin Peter 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted March 31, 2021 Author Share Posted March 31, 2021 10 hours ago, Peterpools said:Can’t wait for you start the painting stage as I’m about there myself. Still trying to get parts to fit and it’s easy to see you have the fit issues completely under control. Thanks Peter, that sounds like a good plan. I’m going to blu tack the cowls on for painting and decals and then add the engine framing for the open engine bay. As you remember with ZM the become very obvious very quickly if you mess up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 Phil Completely agree and you have me thinking about ZM kits in a big way. Right now I've very strongly leaning towards the ZM He219 as my next build. Yes, I know I got pretty far with one on the old Large Plane Forum years ago but once I stopped modelling a few years back, I packed it up and filed it away in the attic. A good while later after I was diagnosed with cancer, I was forbidden to climb up into the attic and by now, have no idea where the kit would be. Easiest solution, I bought another kit and will doing a new OOB build, starting after finishing the Revell P-51. Just need to order the correct paints and I should be set. Keep 'em comin Peter 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaireckstadt Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 2 hours ago, Peterpools said: Phil Completely agree and you have me thinking about ZM kits in a big way. Right now I've very strongly leaning towards the ZM He219 as my next build. Yes, I know I got pretty far with one on the old Large Plane Forum years ago but once I stopped modelling a few years back, I packed it up and filed it away in the attic. A good while later after I was diagnosed with cancer, I was forbidden to climb up into the attic and by now, have no idea where the kit would be. Easiest solution, I bought another kit and will do a new OOB build, starting after finishing the Revell P-51. Just need to order the correct paints and I should be set. Keep 'em comin Peter That‘s a good idea, Peter! This is an awesome model with beautiful details (although lots of them will be hidden when the build is finished).I have also one in my stash and I will closely follow your posts when you start it. For my build I also have a beautiful how-to-book by Daniel Zamarbide. It will look nice next to my HK Lancaster... Please start as soon as possible... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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