yes I am still here Im planning on doing the box art markings:



I have a thing for Sharks Teeth noseart

It wont be as dramatic after paint paint i promise.And what I did was heat it up just enough to get a gloss effect and pushed it into the top of the desk

Wow,every one is coming right along!

@ Terri, glad to see the mistress of cerimonies is finally getting in on the act.
@Justin, that drop tank is going to look great! I never have had the patients to plumb the tanks Once I get started I just bulldog to the end As for the weighted wheel. In the picture it looks a bit extreme, but I'll wait until its done to weigh in with an opinion

In the mean time, this is a photo of Kermit Weeks' P-51D here in Florida. Note the tires in their chocks.



@Vance, brother what are you talking about?? I never build a Mustang without using UltraCast exhaust, canopy bows or seats. The exhausts are the exact size and shape as the Tamyia ones except for being hollow. I suspect if yours stuck out too far...well

Now, as for me...once again I have bulled thru my build have gotten to the point of weathering. Decaling done and sealed with Testors Dulcote.





So, Sweet Helen II is almost ready to meet the rest of her stablemates

Later

looking good B and I live right around the corner from Fantasy of flight he has a few I haven't seen that one yet must have missed it last time I was there Maybe next time

Two beautifull birds. How'd you like to spend your weekend polishing that one?




Is that the one around Kissamee, FL or further west into Polk County?

@ Justin and Mark. Kermit Weeks collection is Fantasy of Flight in Polk City in central Florida. He has the two Mustangs on display in the north hanger. One is the D, the first warbird Kermit ever bought ( he was 26) done up as Cripes A' MIghty 3rd, and a C done up as Ina the Macon Belle.

just as an aside, the Weeks collection consists of 120 warbirds, 40 of which are on display, 6 are undergoing reconstruction and the rest are in conex containers scattered around the airpark awaiting restoration

Family lives in Lakeland. So on a few occasions I've passed it while heading ot Orlando.

Cool I live in winterhaven

yeah, my parents sent me to college and then they ran away from home...

Sweet, I'm in St. Pete

My mother,father and mother in-law live in st.pete

Parents went to FL, I went elsewhere and ended up in WA.

Sorry cant leave the beach

WOW blind luck! Just stumbled into this group build at the same time I started a P-51 kit. 1st campaign build so I'm gonna have stumble my way through the posting process.

Hi

This is the campaign project I'll be starting, hopefully tonight. It was never my intention to copy our hostess; this is the only P-51 I have that's not started in some way.



The proof:



And, the references:



I don't have any AM trinkets to go with the kit, so I'm afraid it's going to be done OOB. Don't yet have any idea as to the finished colors, either.

Perhaps I'll be forced to seriously consider my first real attempt at scrath-building something. I'll just have to see how it goes.

Guy

@ Voodoo: Welcome aboard! Sadly, the intertoobz ate your photos.

@Justin: Beach doesn't do all that much for me. Mountains (like the Cascades out my back door) do a lot more for me.

OK lets try this one again. I'd blame it on the system gremlins but I'm more inclined to say it's purely pilot error!

Nice start! I'm assuming that this is the Tamiya kit.

Looking good

I wish it was the Tamiya kit. It's an old boxing of the Monogram kit before it was cleaned up and re-popped as Revell. For it's age its prtetty good, but I remember building it a LONG time ago. It seemed awesome then (circa 1984ish, ya it's been in my stash that long) Gonna have to really consider scribing this one! More to comne soon

Just going a wee bit , does anyone know if Tamiya's 1/48 Mustang III come with both the Malcolm hood and the P-51B canopy? I found a cheap Tamiya Mustang III at my LHS, but I'm not the biggest fan of the "fishbowl".

Piker. I've got kits left over from Christmas of 68!

Got to tell ya that old Revellogram is miles ahead of the Hawk Testors mess I'm working on.

Hi Dean

Yes the Tamiya Mustang III comes with exacly the same clear sprue as the P-51B. As a-matter-of-fact, the two are the same kit, just different boxtop and decals.

Guy

Thanks Guy, hopefully it'll still be there when I go to my LHS next

No worries Guy on doing the same kit . It is a fantastic kit with good detail and I look forward to your build What marking option are you going with ?

Lee , off to a very excellent start on your kit . Very nice with the painting so far and the wood floor looks good . I can recall buillding the monogram kit a few times , other then the raised panel lines it is a good kit with detail .
On the redo by Revell , did they keep the cowl panel off ?