Rick Martens Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 To answer your question Jeroen, that's the one on the bench right now Now I know that there are some issues about this one, but when done it will look like a Mustang I guess. First of all I will get rid of most of the rivets placed on this thing. I still do not know why they place them on a P51, but so be it. I am using mr Surfacer 500 and I have filled most of it now for the first time. Done some sanding and it came out not too bad. Just started this, a lot of filling to do. When cleaning up the attic I found a J.Rutman cockpit set. It looks a lot better than what Trumpeter provides so I cut the Trumpeter stuff out and started with teh Rutman upgrade set. Still in the progress of making everything fit, but I will get there. I will use the Malcom hood but still haven't figured out which plane to make. But not even close to that part. Rick. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators JeroenPeters Posted June 29, 2013 Administrators Share Posted June 29, 2013 Aaahh! Refreshing to see a B between all the D's! Good job on the rivets. Don't you just love those J Rutman instructions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkranias Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 welcome to the forum. i love challenging builds and have pulled up a seat to catch it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave J Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Fantastic! Looking forward to this one indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Martens Posted July 14, 2013 Author Share Posted July 14, 2013 A very small update, work, summer and this http://www.4daagse.nl/en/ are a disaster for modelling in my case anyway. I have been sanding the fuselage tank and some small items. What in heavens name is the front and how does it looks assembled in the plane? I cannot find any pictures of it in my books. Does anyone have some sort of drawning and pictures? Living close to ze border has a couple of nice things to it. For starters cheap booze and this which is a very nice magazine. That's all I am afraid. Rick. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theseeker Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 I am looking forward to this! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingco57 Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 Rick, I fully agree about Flugzeug Classic. I have a subscription and they always seem to have Great articles about wreck recovery and projects. Good to see the B here. Cees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Martens Posted October 21, 2013 Author Share Posted October 21, 2013 Hi all, Not that I haven't been doing nothing but sometimes I got the impression that I had bitten off more than I could chew. But nevertheless, I think I am done with sanding, I want to give my B a worn look so I hope I have got it right Next was making the Rutman cockpit set fit into the kit. That took, and still takes, a lot of effort but I think I have got it just about right. Still not sure what to do with the dash, I added some switches but I am not sure about the instrument panel yet. I have a question. What do you use to glue PE against a canopy or any other clear part. Superglue will fog up the window but I do not know what else too try. White glue didn't do the job for me. Any good tips? Hope you like what I have done so far. Rick. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamme Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Hi Rick. You can use superglue from ZAP, the odorless version. Doesn't Fog clear parts. Cheers, Jamme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One-Oh-Four Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Rick, you could try using Future / Parket Plus. Or otherwise a smidgen of 2-component glue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Showtime 100 Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Alright; An early P-51 ! I'll be following this badboy build fersuuuuur ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Martens Posted December 5, 2013 Author Share Posted December 5, 2013 Going on my usual snale pace, progress is not that fast. Put some layers of paint on the cockpit and had some work on the IP done On to the weathering of it all Rick 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Yup, +1 for dipping canopy in Future/Klear first. Solves the fogging issue. FYI I have a small, plastic case with lid. I line it with tissue and put in a couple toothpicks first, I wrap strips of tape around the tweezer tips, grip the canopy firmly by a rear corner and dip completely in the Future. When I take it out I hold it for a few seconds against the side of the container to drain off some. Then dab each corner of the canopy on some tissue to drain the rest before laying it on the toothpicks and closing the lid. I've used Future and white glue here 'n there for PE, also. White glue isn't renouned for its holding power. A ways back I started buying those little 2-pot epoxy packs from the 99c (here it's $2) store. The dual plunger gives excellent 'portion control'. I mix up small dabs in empty pill packets. It doesn't bother me then to use only half at a time. Dries clear, a ;ot cheaper than name-brand epoxies and it does the trick. Meanwhile, back to our regular programming . . . yiC Rossco 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Martens Posted December 26, 2013 Author Share Posted December 26, 2013 Finally, the cockpit is ready. Some pictures before I build the thing in. Hope you like it Rick 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mikester Posted December 26, 2013 Members Share Posted December 26, 2013 Looking good, Rick! I've got this one in the stash and hoping to get to it next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Martens Posted January 3, 2014 Author Share Posted January 3, 2014 I build the cockpit in the hull and closed it up. A lot, and I really mean, a lot of sanding and rescribing too be done. And offcourse I started the sanding without first masking off the cockpit, so I have to clean that up before putting the hood on. Apoligies for the dust inside. I have a kit on the side which I painted, it is always nice to finish something, or almost, in my holidays. It is the 21st century BF109G14. Just OOB. Does anybody has a german sheperd dog 1/32 or 35 hidden in his stash somewhere? I placed an add in the vendors stage. Rick. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Martens Posted June 1, 2014 Author Share Posted June 1, 2014 Well I am still in the game, but there is not much interesting to say about sanding I am afraid. I did manage to finish tghe sidekick, here is a teaser. Rick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingco57 Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 Rick. Good to see you back working on this. Cees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colt6 Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 That will be a great looking bird!!!! And agree absolutely about the Flugzeug Classic, I have also an subscription since Heft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Martens Posted November 15, 2014 Author Share Posted November 15, 2014 Well, I have finally finished this one. I know that the Trumpeteer P51Bis not the greatest model in the world, and the wings are from a D but I did not bother about that. It took quite a while to get the look I wanted and maybe the weathering is a little over the top but I wanted to give the impression that this was a battered plane. I took the liberty of masking the top invasion stripes. By the time this aircraft was destroyed in an taxi accident at Debden in the beginning of July they should be gone. The dog and shirt seemed like a nice touch to honour the last of the screwball aces. Hope you like it Rick. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingco57 Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Rick, WoW, didn't see that one coming so sudden. It does looks like a B. Cees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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