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P51 campaign proposal for 2010
Keeperofsouls2099
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Posted: Sunday, October 10, 2010 - 01:23 PM UTC
Those things are so cool nice paint Allen
Blueheeler
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Posted: Sunday, October 10, 2010 - 05:10 PM UTC
Just a quick update. Got all the decals on now and another few coats of future over the top ready for the little pieces and some weathering. Enjoy



Its the kits decals and went down pretty well despite being Academy No issues at all with them.
md72
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Posted: Sunday, October 10, 2010 - 06:04 PM UTC
Looks good Nick. I built the Academy kit years ago. It was lots of fun till I got to the invasion stripes. They bombed, looks you had a much better set.

Allen, I would have never considered the egg kits. You've turned out a beauty.
SGTJKJ
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Posted: Sunday, October 10, 2010 - 09:11 PM UTC
Nice progress, Nick. You were very lucky or very skilled with the Academy decals - or both. They are normally a major hazzle to do.

Looking forward to see more
Whitey
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Posted: Monday, October 11, 2010 - 03:55 AM UTC
Ran into the first snag with the old kit.

The part for the little door aft of the intake is missing. (I suppose that could be my fault, but I really tore the place looking for it with no luck.)

I've started scratchbuilding out of a styrene sheet. Two triangular pieces form the sides, and another square with slightly rounded sides will form the bottom.



I'm pretty hopeless at scratchbuilding, so here's hoping this turns out ok.
Whitey
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Posted: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 09:45 AM UTC
Door finished. Yeah, it isn't pretty. Still, it could have been worse.

md72
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Posted: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 10:36 AM UTC
Nice recovery. IIRC, my Hawk P-51D has the door, but to top to the tunnel, I may have to figure out how to add it....
thegirl
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Posted: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 02:21 AM UTC
Nick , you are of to a good start on your project , what markings are you going with ?

Allen , I love it ! those egg planes are so cute for all ages .

Nick Sinclair , very nice build so far , looking forward to the weathering ........

Alex , have no fear on the scratch building , the more you do the easier it gets , well some times ..........
NickZour
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Posted: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 03:21 AM UTC

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Nick , you are of to a good start on your project , what markings are you going with ?

Hello Ms. Terri, the markings will be the aircraft that it's on the box


Cheers Nick
NickZour
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Posted: Friday, October 15, 2010 - 05:39 AM UTC
I have finished the cockpit



















The wheel bays are not finished yet.




Cheers Nick
mtnflyer
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Posted: Friday, October 15, 2010 - 06:11 AM UTC
Hi there Nick

You did a great job on your cockpit. I'm doing the same kit. Looks like we both used the same seatbelt trick. You did a far better job on the panel dials than I did. Very well done. Thumbs-up job.

Guy
NickZour
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Posted: Friday, October 15, 2010 - 06:22 AM UTC

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Hi there Nick

You did a great job on your cockpit. I'm doing the same kit. Looks like we both used the same seatbelt trick. You did a far better job on the panel dials than I did. Very well done. Thumbs-up job.

Guy


Thank you very much Mr. Guy


Cheers Nick
SGTJKJ
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Posted: Saturday, October 16, 2010 - 10:50 AM UTC
Very nice cockpit, Nick. I will try to do my cockpit as well as yours, although you have put the bar high.

Not much to show yet, but I have finally started and decided not to use the pilot who looks a little misshapen.

More to follow.





NickZour
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Posted: Sunday, October 17, 2010 - 08:25 AM UTC

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Very nice cockpit, Nick. I will try to do my cockpit as well as yours, although you have put the bar high.


Oh, that's a real copliment thank you very much Mr. Jesper

Which company it is your kit Mr. Jesper ??

(Believe me if I was able to, I would have sended the great tamiya pilot to you).


Cheers Nick
thegirl
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Posted: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 - 03:11 AM UTC
I must say Nick , you have come along way in your skills ever since you joined the site !

Are you going to do the fuel gauges in the floor as well like the instrument panel ? Also the weathering looks good in the pit , but the floor was not metal , but plywood so metal would not be showing in the areas where paint is worn .

Your doing a super job so keep up the excellent progress and I look forward to your next up-date !
NickZour
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Posted: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 - 04:50 AM UTC
Thank you very muck Ms. Terri (I have posted the finished P-39 give it a look please )

I forgot to paint the floor gauges but fortunately they are not visible in the closed fuselage

The floor was already wrong by tamiya (Curbed, represending the surface of the upper wing)


Cheers Nick
SGTJKJ
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Posted: Wednesday, October 20, 2010 - 10:03 PM UTC

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Which company it is your kit Mr. Jesper ?? (Believe me if I was able to, I would have sended the great tamiya pilot to you).

Cheers Nick


Well, my kit is actually a Tamiya kit. So the pilot is the Tamiya pilot. Apparently they have several different Mustang kits with different pilots.

More to come.
NickZour
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Posted: Thursday, October 21, 2010 - 12:54 AM UTC
It's taking shape





The exhausts are not finished yet




Cheers Nick
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mpatman
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Posted: Saturday, October 23, 2010 - 10:12 PM UTC
Hi all,

Here is my finished entry for this campaign, i hope you like her.

Mark











warreni
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Posted: Saturday, October 23, 2010 - 10:23 PM UTC
Hey Nick.. I didn't realise P-51s came with flush mounted stereo speakers in the cockpit...

NickZour
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Posted: Saturday, October 23, 2010 - 11:33 PM UTC

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Hey Nick.. I didn't realise P-51s came with flush mounted stereo speakers in the cockpit...



Um...I can't understand you Mr. Warren


Cheers Nick
bdanie6
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Posted: Sunday, October 24, 2010 - 01:40 AM UTC
Mark, what a beautiful build. She came out great.

@Nick, great job so far. I think Warren was commenting on the fuel gauges.
Keeperofsouls2099
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Posted: Sunday, October 24, 2010 - 03:45 AM UTC
No he made a joke about the injection marks on the inside of the fuselage that you will never see anyway at least I think so.looking great Nick keep it up
NickZour
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Posted: Sunday, October 24, 2010 - 05:10 AM UTC
The pin-marks are not visible
Thank you very much
Some minor updates




















Cheers Nick
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