Tamiya 1/48 P-51B Mustang ”Shangri-La”

Started by David D. · 25 · 3 years ago
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    David D. said 3 years, 2 months ago:

    Building this kit pretty much out of the box with the exception of Lifelike decals and Hussar P-51 block tread wheels.

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    David D. said 3 years, 2 months ago:

    Wheel wells painted in Tamiya XF-4. Fuselage together and a shot of the port upper wing with seam lines puttied and removed per all Mustangs and primed in Tamiya Grey primer from the bottle.

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    David D. said 3 years, 2 months ago:

    Base coated in Vallejo US Olive Drab, White ETO stripes in tamiya XF1, Nose done in Vallejo RAF Red, underside done in Mr. Hobby acrylic USAAF neutral grey.

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    John vd Biggelaar said 3 years, 2 months ago:

    A very sharp looking Mustang, David.
    Love the detailed interior.
    Paintwork also very nice and uniform.
    Looking forward to the final steps.

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 3 years, 2 months ago:

    Looking great, David! I echo John's above comments.
    I love Tamiya Mustangs: they are brilliant, solid kits! You make the most of it.
    Looking forward to your progress!

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    David D. said 3 years, 2 months ago:

    Thanks John, It's coming along.

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    David D. said 3 years, 2 months ago:

    Thank you Spiros. Yes, Tamiya are one of my favourite kit manufacturers. Their kits are some of the best engineered out there.

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    David D. said 3 years, 2 months ago:

    Landing painted and complete.

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    John vd Biggelaar said 3 years, 2 months ago:

    Nice paintwork and brakelines, David.

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    Eric Berg said 3 years, 2 months ago:

    That's looking real sharp David. Those Vallejo paints work great, don't you think so?

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    David D. said 3 years, 2 months ago:

    Thank you John and Eric. The red on the wheels is Vallejo (RAF) Red while the chromate yellow is Tamiya XF-4 I believe Green Yellow. the USAAF grey is from Mr. Hobby Acrylics. Vallejo Black for the tires.

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    David D. said 3 years, 2 months ago:

    Main decals done on a gloss coat of Alclad Clear Gloss.

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 3 years, 2 months ago:

    Nice landing gear and perfect decalling, David @totalize!
    The Alclad Clear Gloss rocks!

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    Christopher C Tew said 3 years, 2 months ago:

    David, which Vallejo olive drab is this? There are, what, four Model Air versions, not counting Model Color. Your work to date looks top notch. This is still, all these years later, a fun kit to build!

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    John vd Biggelaar said 3 years, 2 months ago:

    Very nice decalls, David.
    Approaching the finish line with a well deserved first place.