Eduard 1/48 P-51D-20 Mustang (Very Long Range-Tales from Iwo Jima)
Hello!
Here's my recent project, the iconic P-51D Mustang, the Very Long Range version, operating from Iwo Jima. Kit is Eduard's Tales from Iwo Jima, 1/48. Since is the profiback box, it comes with resin wheels, masks and a lot of PE. Plus, the decals are those you can pell off the film after applied, provided you take some care.
You can choose among lots of schemes, all of them very nice and colorful, as they were those days. I've decide to weather mine quiet a bit. After all, fighting from those sandy/dusty/sunny/rainy airstrips, and enduring very long sorties to Japan mainland, escorting B-29's, must have beaten them up hard, I suppose.
Apart from the requirement for you to bend a tiny clear part for the landing light (of course, it broke), it all went well. And a few decals, although in general good, simply disintegrated when wet. Talking about decals, I've used one with wood pattern in that twin antennae set behind the cockpit. They were for the Uncle Dog navigation radio set and made of wood! This system allowed the VLR Mustangs to find the B-29s they were escorting, and to find their way back to Iwo Jima.
Hope you enjoy!
Cheers!
George
Very nice.
I've got that kit in the stash and I pull it out. Look at it. Get intimidated and feel like I can't do it justice and put it back.
Thank you! Go ahead and build it, you'll enjoy!
Looks great, weathered but still very colourful.
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That is a sensational Mustang, George @george72! 🤩 I'd say it's weathered just right to show a hard-working Pony, superb scale model, sir! 🏆
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Amazing result on this- love the weathering, just right. I have this in the stash and have been debating for over a year which of the 12 schemes to use- yours looks phenomenal! Thanks for the inspiration to get started on this
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Well done, George!
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That is really nice, George. You definitely made the most of what's in the box. Beautiful result and it looks like you got the "sweet spot" of the weathering - just the right amount.
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@george72 - Fantastic build! The paint scheme and weathering are really nicely done.
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Lovely work. The metal stress, among everything else, looks superb.
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Great build! I especially love your weathering...true to the tough environment on Iwo that these airplanes were exposed to. I did pretty much the same thing on my build two years ago of the "Dorrie R" of the 78th Fighter Squadron (here on iModeler). That said, the IPMS judges at a recent show/contest DID NOT like the weathering...they said I was covering up a "bad paint job"...
Thank you! As for judges at contests, what can I say? Perhaps in another contest they would just love it. Weathering is a really subjective aspect in plastic modeling.
Yep - like everyone else, I love the weathering and paintwork on this. One of the best NMF finishes I've seen in a while. Excellent model all the way around!
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Fantastic job, George! Amazing painting and weathering!
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Beautiful natural metal finish on this bird George, and the weathering is gorgeous! Great build.
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Perfectly done, George @george72
Painting and weathering is indeed amazing.
Good idea to highlight the double wooden antenna mast, looks great.
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Georgeous results George! Do you mind me asking what you used for the NMF?
Thank you! I've used polyester based automotive paints.
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Beautiful and very solid model work there George, thumbs up!
I was not aware the twin UD antenas were unpainted wood, so thanks for pointing that out.
What were the paints you used for the NMF?
Obrigado! I've used polyester based automotive paints.
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Good work on that model George.
That subtle weathering is very well applied, very nice work.
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Beautiful work, George.
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Like everyone has said, that’s a magnificent looking pony, George.
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Love your eye for detail.
Spot on weathering too!
My compliments on this magnificent piece of work.
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Like they all said - Well Done!
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Looks great! Good inspiration. Currently working on an Eduard 1/48 P 51D. At the weathering stage. Hope to finish this week.
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That's a superb looking P-51D. It has a high level of detail painting / weathering which makes it look very realistic (@george72).
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George. I think pretty much everybody that enjoys WW2 aircraft, loves Mustangs, especially when they're built nice, like what you have done here !
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Outstanding work, particularly the balance between metallics and other colours.
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Great Painting! Outstanding model!
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Wello done George. Excellent execution.
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