Tamiya 1/48 P-51 Mustang
Hello,
This is my view of one famous “Blue Noser Bastard From Bodney”. Neeedless to say the kit is superb, no need to use any putty at all.
It seems, looking at the few pictures available, this particular bird was kept in good shape, in general. Therefore, the weathering is subtle, but I decided to add some dirt as it would be expected operating from those muddy airfields in England.
PE and canopy masks from Eduard.
Cheers!
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Craig Abrahamson said on March 26, 2019
Great job – can’t beat those Tamiya kits, can ya…? ๐
Manuel Magrinho said on March 26, 2019
Nice! well done
George V Guimaraes said on March 26, 2019
Thank you! That’s true, they’re awesome. To be perfect, only if they provide colors matches from other brands for their mixing paints instructions. ๐
Louis Gardner said on March 26, 2019
WOW !!!!
I’ll sum it up in one word……………
“Fantastic”
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David Mills said on March 26, 2019
Great to see a blue nose P-51 – nice work George!
Robert Royes said on March 26, 2019
Beautiful Mustang!
dale travis said on March 26, 2019
Good looking P-51.
George V Guimaraes said on March 26, 2019
Thank you all guys!
david leigh-smith said on March 26, 2019
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A terrific build. Looks authentically weathered and put together like a pro.
Kudos, George.
John Healy said on March 26, 2019
Nice. What paints did you use?
George V Guimaraes said on March 26, 2019
Thank you. Fuselage and wings were painted with automotive paints, far more resistant than model colors. Fine aluminium for the fuselage and high speed aluminum for the wings, since these were not NMF.
The blue color was a mix of Aqueous Gunze H328 (Blue), H25 (Sky Blue) and H11(Flat white)
Greg Kittinger said on March 26, 2019
Looks great! One of my first builds was that same pony in 1/72. Love the scheme of blue on silver.
George V Guimaraes said on March 26, 2019
Thank you guys!
Tom Bebout said on March 27, 2019
That’s a fine looking pony George. I like it a lot.
DE4EVER said on March 27, 2019
๐ โฆ Greetings โฆ ๐ :
Nice work on that Mustang, looks good in every angle George. Good work on the weathering.
George V Guimaraes said on March 27, 2019
Thank you all!!
Pedro L. Rocha said on March 27, 2019
What a super NMF finish! The overall looks of your Mustang is outstanding. Did you used any extra goodie in the cockpit?
George V Guimaraes said on March 27, 2019
Thank you! Yes, I’ve used Eduard PhotoEtched parts for the cockpit.
Tom Cleaver said on March 27, 2019
Good job on nailing one of the “several” shades of blue the 352nd FG used. The “official” blue was a mixture of paints, and varied slightly from batch to batch depending on who was doing the mixing.
Nice work on this model. The overall result is excellent.
George V Guimaraes said on March 28, 2019
Thank you!!