Thank you very much Mr. Justin


Cheers Nick

Very nice build Nick ! You have come along way in your modelling skills since joining the site , looking forward to seeing the rest of the canopy in place


Well done Nigel , the NMF looks really sweet and sure stands out with the red stripe and OD tail section

Thanks for the comment, Damian. I really wanted to show of the role of the Mustang as close air support by giving it the full load out.

Beautiful job on the masking, Nige. Coming along very nicely.

Nick, nice weathering. It looks very nice and the details pop up fine. Looking forward to see the final result.

So this one is finished. I uploaded a photo to my gallery, but I have no Idea how to uplod it into the campign gallery. Can anyone help ?
I will also make better pictures in the future.

Thank you very much Ms. Terri & Mr. Jesper
Mr. Naseby, that's a REALLY GREAT Mustang


Cheers Nick

Nick, your skills are WAY beyond where I was at your age, excellent work and a great little step-by-step with your washes.

Naseby, beatifully finished 'Stang. I really love the subtle weathering, a bit of grime on the wheel well doors and tanks, a few chips on the leading edges, a bit of soot from the exhaust. Really nicely done.

I'm going to put a couple of hours into the F-82 today, so by the end of the day I will have the wings on, or the whole thing will be a melted puddle on the bricks outside !!

Cheers, D

Congratulations Nick on a fine build.

Man this thing is really testing my patience !!

Test fit of midwing lower section



After much sanding and carving, many packers and fillers and shims, we get this . . . . .



and this on the upper midwing



And OF COURSE the main wings have NO DIHEDRAL when I test fit them, so we need more shims . . .



I don't think there's enough filler in Australia to smooth this beast out, best I import a new 10 litre bucket.

@ Damian, you are a better man than I and your posts are letting me see some light on how to accomplish what is needed for another build of mine. So your efforts are not wasted by helping someone else. THANKS BUDDY for the insight.

@ Nick: nice tutorial on weathering there.

Thank you very much Mr. Bob, Mr. Justn & Mr. Damian


Cheers Nick

I am sorry Damien but I would have put that one aside long ago. The fit etc of that kit is non-existent! Reminds me of the Maquette T-34 I have almost finished... The gaps were even bigger in that one!!

Hi Warren. This one certainly won't be a MOM winner for me once I'm finished that's for sure. It is just providing a big pallette for me to try out a heap of new techniques and products all at once.

My 2 boys are looking forward to adding this to their "Rigby Air Force", and promptly trashing it as they have with a few of my other builds.

Cheers, D

Ι ΑΜ 100% DONE (yes, I know, the chipping is overdone )





















Hope you like it


Cheers Nick

Thanks for Your comment, Im happy that You like my built.

@Nick: You have a nice model there. Dont worry, the chipping isnt bad, and You also added the antenna, something I wouldnt dare.
@Damian: Come on, You can do it. There should be a special badge or something for You guys, who actualy finished that kit. It needs more putty, there is still some plastic visible

Thank you very much

BUT, you MUST put the antenna


Cheers Nick

Congrats on a nice build Nick , you did very well !

No worries on the chipping , it's your model and you can do the weathering how you see fit

Thank you very much Ms. Terri

But, no, you can't tell: "it's my model and I just do whatever I want." If we want to improve ourselves we have to do the CORRECT thing

For example: I HATE seeing models without wash, especially from experienced builders , it just makes the model a "click" worser or more

Anyway, have a nice mustang building to everyone hasn't finished yet


Cheers Nick

Now you see Nick I don't agree about washes. Not every aircraft looks dirty. Much time and effort is normally devoted to cleaning civilian aircraft just for the image. And military aircraft are kept clean as it is a good way to keep idle maintainers busy...

Also, in my opinion, these washes that accentuate the panel lines are unrealistic. If you look at a real aircraft it is very difficult to see panel lines, even from up close. So to me it is unrealistic to be able to see panels, rivets etc when looking at model aircraft.

That is why I do not normally do panel washes. As Terri said, it is up to the person building the model as to how they want to represent it. If we all built models the same way it would be a very boring hobby..

I second that

Sorry Nick , but I have to agree with Warren on this . Most modellers over weather their aircraft . They follow suit to what others are doing and how they build their kits .

Now to tell someone that they are wrong because they didn't do wash on their kit is not right . So my build would be wrong because I didn't do wash ?????
There is nothing wrong with trying to do the details right it is a great way to learn and build on or skills , but don't lose face on what the hobby is about Nick and that is building , having fun while we share with others . When we start building to please others and worry about whether someone got something right or not ....while then you lose out .

Your a good modeller Nick and I mean what I said about your skills . You have improved with ever kit here on the site and you are a terrific joy to have around . I encourage you to expand on your skills , but do it for yourself and not the glory of others .

Like I said before , it's your kit . Build it to how you like it . Your the only one who you have please

Not weighing in on the weather vs. not weather, but...
Back when I worked on the F-16, they used an epoxy to level the skin and fill any gaps between panels. I've got to think that that epoxy takes paint and exposure differently than the aluminum. Could cause a demarkation line no matter how many times the crew scrubbed the plane.

I do the wash because I want to highlight the details, to blend the colors & rarely use it as a way to dirt the model

Btw, it's just my opinion, happy modelling


Cheers Nick

Finally got started on this build yesterday. I'm actually building two P-51D kits side-by-side, an ancient Nichimo of slightly better than toy quality (it's got semi-posable control surfaces, retracting gear and a surprisingly nice cockpit) and the Hasegawa kit everybody knows. Both are 1/48th

I'd actually planned on building a 1/32 Mustang Ia, but the HobbyCraft kit has some serious issues with warpage and until I work those out it's only going to be donating its Malcolm hood to a Revell kit I've had on the go for quite a while.

I should have some progress pics shortly, the Nichimo's building pretty quickly

And the promised images:


DSC02376 by Mawz, on Flick

The wing goes together right quick and can be assembled first, there's zero painting required but you do have to choose which stores setup you want. I'm sticking to a pair of drop tanks.


DSC02375 by Mawz, on Flickr

And here's the fuselage partially assembled. I'm have even more problems with the Testors Acryl Interior Green, it really doesn't like the older Hasegawa plastic. Hate that paint, but Tamiya doesn't make a good match.

Hey Adam, I use Gunze H58 Interior Green acrylic, maybe you can source that somewhere close by and give it a try, otherwise Tamiya XF5 Flat Green mixed with a bit of yellow to get the desired tone does the job for me.

Cheers, D