Fernando's little Mustang, Airfix P-51D 1/72

[Fernando N]

Hi everyone,

Even though the bench is full because the que to the AB booth I started work on this little gem:upside::

An Eduard set for the office to enhance the look:


Originally planned as a follow on to the starter-set GB, I couldn’t make it in time then.
Had been on the top of the stash quietly whispering build me, build me…:nerd:

The past evening were spent on the office and its etch, a coat of VJ71.010 interior green as a base was prayed on, ending in this:


A little wash and some detail painting to finish the interior work, then its time to close it up.
Test fit has shown a small gap to fill between the fuselage halves, nothing too serious but going for the nmf box-art version so all is very visible.

Thanks for looking in and have a Merry Christmas!
Fernando

[Guest]

Fernando you too mate.
As we have come to expect, excellent work on that office, I can just about see the amount of work you have managed.:smiling3:

[Si Benson]

Looking nice already Fernando, that interior looks sweet :thumb2:

And a merry Christmas to you too:smiling4:

[scottie3158]

Fernando,
The office looks great. Have a merry Christmas.

[Lee Drennen]

Fernando beautiful so far love these 1/72 planes now I think I’m addictive to them

[Graeme C.]

Looking very good Fernando, Happy Christmas!

[dave]

Nice start

[colin m]

Great start. Tidy little kits these new Airfix offerings.

[Fernando N]

Evening all,

Thanks guys appreciated :thumb2: :thumb2: , add some AM, build it carefully and you’re bound to have a model for a show.

Managed to get it ready for paint during the week and even adding some extras too:smiling4:, found the moulded guns a bit off, so added replacements of 0,6mm brass tube:

Could be better though as a couple were off centre and I had some CA mess to contend with, must be the smaller scale…
The aerial was a miss-mould so I used a scrap bit of card to fashion a replacement:

Brake lines on the legs from 0.3mm brass wire:

Filler for the seams on and ready for masking now:

Gave a coat of VJ black primer first to all the bits, followed by two coats of VJ 71.063 silver:


Going to let this have a good dry for a day or two as I found out with another build the humid weather affects Vallejo dry time adversely…
Then some panels are getting a different shade, first attempt but that’s the point of this build for me (and fiddle with small etch too:nerd

Thanks for looking in.
Fernando

[Steven000]

Nice progress Fernando, the silver finish looks great as far as I can see :thumb2:

[Allen Dewire]

Wow Buddy,

You get a few days off and just go crazy with the builds!!! I really love all the little details you add. Back to work yet???

Prost
Allen

[Jim R]

Hi Fernando
Great looking kit. That cockpit is stunning especially being so small. That silver finish is very nice. I like the Vallejo metallics but do agree that extra drying time is sensible.
Jim

[stillp]

Very good Fernando. I had the same trouble with Vallejo aluminium on my Mustang - stayed tacky to the touch for a few days.
Pete

[Fernando N]

Hi all,

Steven, thanks the prep-work underneath the coat paid off as these metallic paints show all too good:thumb2:.
Allen, thanks buddy:thumb2:, was nice to have three weeks moggling and build away till the eyes hurt:nerd:.
This was my last week, back to work on Monday, will be a pita to get up at 5am again:sad:…
Jim, thank you, the Eduard set really was worth it for an open office display:thumb2:.
First time I used their metallics on such an area and happy it’s also easier to correct with hand painting as opposed to Alclad:smiling:.
Peter, yes something in the formula as opposed to the regular modelair, thanks :thumb2: .

Although my main focus of the week was some others, this little one didn’t miss some booth time.

Repainted the wings and rudder to aluminium, kept the gun-bays silver and the red and blue was put on too.
For the red I gave a coat of white first as Vallejo red is quite translucent and the white makes it easier to cover.
The blue was from Gunze H5, even though a gloss it dried superfast and gave a nice covering on the silver body:


Had to repaint the spinner silver as the initial blue coat was to dark due to the black underneath, first time I use this colour and found a neat way to get metallic blue this way too, nice for the GT-R in the stash:thinking:…

Now just have to give it some gloss and it’s on to the decals:hugging-face:.

Thanks for looking in.
Fernando

[Si Benson]

Hi Fernando,
That silver and blue scheme is looking very sharp, I’ll have to get myself some of that Vallejo silver :nerd:
great work so far, hope the decals play nicely!