discussion Trio + 1 of Mustangs Airfix 1/72

[john i am]

Nice work John. They are nice kits these new Airfix Mustangs.

Yes Joe 4 of the 5 are new toolings n boy what a difference.


It's pity Airfix didn't sort it many years ago and save us all a lot of grief

 

[papa 695]

Just caught up John, great work so far looking good

 

[Adrian "Marvel" Reynolds]

You know its not Lollipop,,, look a little closer I made the same mistake when doing the 1:24th version


Will these be all on one display?


Looking forward to seeing the end results


Adrian

 

[Guest]

5 Mustangs?? View attachment 238129

You must be growing them John!

 

[john i am]

5 Mustangs?? View attachment 137347 You must be growing them John!

Mustang gremlins Patrick just add water

 

[john i am]

You know its not Lollipop,,, look a little closer I made the same mistake when doing the 1:24th version
Will these be all on one display?


Looking forward to seeing the end results


Adrian

Yep nothing fancy just a simple base Ade

 

[john i am]

Hi everyone small update.... Having now completed mustang 1 & 2 lollipop and the RAF camo I have now started 3rd and 4th Daddy's Girl and FF943 of 5 in total. I'll be doing the alclad vs vallejo metal colour comparison on these two. Thanks for looking in and any comments cheers John


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[Robert1968]

Did I miss this ( damn ) I bought my wife " daddy's girl" couple of years ago and she painted it all by hand using hairy sticks. Very proud and it sits on my display ( bit dusty but all her own work.


Love the Mustangs


Great builds so far


Robert

 

[Dave Jay]

A proper mustang production line going on. It's better to do it that way, less paint changes going on. I did 3 gnats in a go a while back!


I love mustangs whether they've got 3 wheels, 4 wheels not sure about the four hoof ones though!


You're doing a cracking job on these John, can't wait to see them all done.

 

[Guest]

Good to see this, John. I have the Airfix Mustang up next so hopefully I'll pick up some tips. Unsurprisingly, I have almost the same Vallejo products on the shopping list as you!

 

[john i am]

Well I was working 37hrs a week over 4 days which was great for modelling and anything else I wanted to do with 3 days off but I'm now back on 5days which really sucks and I don't even get my 2 days off together !!!!!!


So my modelling as almost come to a halt but I try to pinch an hour here and there.


Time to look for a new job in the new year I feel so I can get back to my models N relax


So here's a tiny update on daddy's girl thanks for looking in cheers JohnView attachment 239659

 

[john i am]

Hi everyone just sprayed these two Mustangs for a comparison of Alclad vs Vallejo Metel Colors. (CHROME)


I've exclusively used Alclads to date until I was inspired to give the Metal Colors a try after seeing Ian's (papas) Sabre Build. And although there's not much to separate the two on the final finish for me personally the vallejo comes out on top.


The reasons for my findings are:


1 No odours present on spraying the vallejo unlike the alclads


2 vallejo seems to cover quicker and better with not as much usage


3 Less phaff on the application of the vallejo as I didn't worry about air pressure and angle of spray etc.


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So on the basis of my findings once all my Alclads are used up I'll definitely be restocking with the vallejo metal Colors.


So to conclude in my humble opinion the metal colors are more user friendly than alclads and I would highly recommend them even for the staunch alclad fanatics.


Give em ago I promise you'll be pleasantly surprised thanks for looking cheers John

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[flyjoe180]

They're looking very good indeed John.

 

[PhilJ]

Just caught up with this one John, there looking great.


Nice bit on the new Vallejo metal colours, the lack of odour would definitely be a pro as the alclads do stink a bit but your pic shows the alclad with a nice deeper shine to me or is that lighting John?


Cheers


Phil

 

[john i am]

Just caught up with this one John, there looking great.
Nice bit on the new Vallejo metal colours, the lack of odour would definitely be a pro as the alclads do stink a bit but your pic shows the alclad with a nice deeper shine to me or is that lighting John?


Cheers


Phil

Honestly Phil there's nothing to choose between the two finish wise. It's just the lighting (hobby lamp) and my iPad. If I'd sprayed two pieces of plastic card even I wouldn't know the difference