@pb_legend @gblair @fiveten @johnb I didn't know locking the fuselage in a Mustang would cost so much work. I spent half the night on it. The Spitfire seemed simple. Unfortunately, a lot of putty went. I think Instrument panel looks better in spitfire. I think it turned out worse than last time.

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@fiveten Thank you! Maybe I have to bear with it.

@johnb Initially, I had the impression that the clocks were too conspicuous. the hands, which I marked with white paint, seemed to be too thick. But now, when I look at it, it's probably ok

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finally the airframe is ready. This time it goes slower, because as you have noticed in general, the structure of the aircraft is more varied in shape and some elements require work. The wings fit quite well. Practically putty is not needed. Honestly, I watched a dozen films about assembling different P-51s in the P-51 scale and it turns out that the cockpit is definitely the nicest in AZ / KP. Tamiya is surprisingly poor, even a hardwood floor is missing. I will not say that I have no pleasure in assembling this Mustang. The fun is really fun. Being a fetishist of on-board weapons, after a short thought, I cut out the existing barrels, drilled four holes and mounted a set of 0.50 brownings from the Fine Molds kit. Honestly, I have always liked the homogeneous 0.50 brownings. Facilitating work for mechanics, good ballista (cannon shells have a lower initial velocity and the trajectory is very parabolic so aiming was harder). Apparently, the minuse in the Mustang was a ammunition tape that got stuck in the original "B" models because the rails leading to the tape were bent and the tape could jammed during sudden maneuvers. But apparently it was corrected later. I believe that especially in dusty conditions it was a nuisance, for example in the Pacific or in the Mediterranean.

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Progress is great Lis @lis
And your pace is still quite high I would say.
Fully agree that fun in modelling is the most important factor.

Looking great, my friend @lis!
I too loved the guns info!

@pb_legend @gblair @fiveten @johnb I,m very glad that you like my progress. Today I tested new liquid putty. Pylons and fuel tanks was from extra sprues with extra tail tip as option. Unfortunetly this sprue was quite bad molded, so pylons need some work. Fuel tanks was OK.

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Nice progress, my friend @lis!