P-51C Mustang "Evalina"

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November 2, 2021
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November 2, 2021
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November 2, 2021
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November 3, 2021
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November 3, 2021
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September 28, 2021
First step: studying the kit and the goodies in order to make a selection… 😉
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September 28, 2021
Starting riveting the fuselage…
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September 30, 2021
Riveting in progress…
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October 4, 2021
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October 4, 2021
Rivets on the fuselage: done. Now filling the panel lines, and modifying the gun bay panels.
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October 4, 2021
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October 4, 2021
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October 13, 2021
Riveting…
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October 13, 2021
Drilling the x2 forgotten holes.
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October 13, 2021
Panel lines of the upper wings filled…
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October 24, 2021
Exhaust pipes: trimmed and drilled.
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October 24, 2021
Installing the Hi-Tech’s resin rudder…
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October 24, 2021
Detailing the main gear bay.
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October 29, 2021
Work in progress on the landing gear area: doors riveted, details added to the bay, and wheels replaced by Brassin ones.
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November 1, 2021
Starting the detailing job on the gear legs...
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November 1, 2021
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November 1, 2021
starboard side nearly completed
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November 1, 2021
before / after
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November 2, 2021
Landing gear: done !
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November 6, 2021
Detailing the central gear bay
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November 6, 2021
Gear bay and landing gear… ready for paintjob.
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November 7, 2021
It’s time to start the work around the 50 cal… reference pics. Check the interval between the inner and external barrels (length and height).
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November 7, 2021
Erasing the kit’s barrels, and drilling new holes. Wow, serious gap to fill on the external one.
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November 7, 2021
One barrel, from Master.
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November 7, 2021
Preparing a cradle for the barrels, made with Milliput. Twist drills are used in order to make the tracks in a proper position.
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November 23, 2021
Barrels ready to slide in their craddles, but before that we will to assemble the wings…
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November 23, 2021
Nice !
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November 23, 2021
Base color for the gear bays: AS-12 Tamiya
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November 23, 2021
Masking in progress… Meh. 🙁
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November 23, 2021
YZC…
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November 23, 2021
Gear bays ready for detail painting and weathering…
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November 27, 2021
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November 27, 2021
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December 21, 2021
finally managed to rebuild the guns areas: stuffed with tamiya epoxy putty, and drilled new holes where I can insert the brass 50 cals...
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December 23, 2021
Wings… completed !
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December 23, 2021
Wings… completed !
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December 26, 2021
Propeller: Quickboost Vs Tamiya.
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December 26, 2021
Next step: the cockpit. Combination of Aires, Eduard, and Hi-Tech aftermarket parts. But Tamiya’s main part (floor, fuel tank and port flank) is a solid base.
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December 27, 2021
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December 27, 2021
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January 7, 2022
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January 22, 2022
WIP, detailling the cockpit with plastic, PE and various parts from the Aires set.
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January 26, 2022
Scratching a new oxygen tube, made with metallic wires.
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January 26, 2022
Oxygen tube in place.
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February 24, 2022
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February 24, 2022
Detailing the cockpit: done. Go for paint now…

Comments

31 28 September 2021, 11:46

Robin (WhiteGlint)
Japanese Mustang? This sounds interesting. Watching. 👀

28 September 2021, 20:04

Rv
Some information about these japanese Mustang:
mustang.gaetanmarie...20P-51%20Mustang.htm

28 September 2021, 20:26

Clifford Keesler
Nice project. How did you obtain the 1/48 scale drawings?

29 September 2021, 00:45

Rv
@Clifford: found on internet, and resized to match the kit. Not 100% sharp, but enough to see the rivet lines. 😉

29 September 2021, 05:13

Clifford Keesler
Thank you.

30 September 2021, 02:06

Gary Kitchen
Following too. Love the whole captured wings thing 👍

30 September 2021, 19:14

Erik Leijdens
Interesting story RV! Will be a stunner coming out of your hands. I like the fact you rivet it and puttied the wings to get the laminar flow wings of the P-51! Following

29 October 2021, 07:13