RAF Mustang III
Box opened ready to start
Come on Tamiya look at those awful ejector pins!
Interior primed in Vallejo Black primer
Work on underside and undercarriage bay
Interior colours done. Vallejo Model Air 71.107 Yellow Chromate 71.305 Interior Grey Green and some XF-16 Flat Aluminium. Gloss tomorrow before black wash and detail painting.
Warming my TS-13 to spray on the cockpit before a wash!
Dry fit no glue or tape!
A little dry fit! love the Zinc Chromate!
First dark wash on. Bit of detail painting and dry brushing next
Cockpit done. Dry brushing and pigments finish it off
Just need to find some spare PE seat belts
Eduard Seat Belts on!
New jig! Should be good with decals and weathering
Bit of sprue glue on the seems!
Dry fitting the canopy. Need to sort top set first!
Canopy masked ready for some black primer
Cockpit colour on Need to reinstall the side widow wonky!
Black primer on.
Black basing effect. Nice.
Black basing effect
Black basing effect
Topside came coming on. Faded it a little
Starting to look good! Need to paint up the flaps!
Aqua gloss on!
Decals started. My god Tamiya decals are terrible. Need shares in Microsol!!!
Tamiya decals messed up. So had to scrape away and paint came with it!
Xtradecal saves the day with a c1 roundel. Top notch!
Think the mug says it all. Tamiya kits are amazing! Their decals are a pain in the bum!
Whoops should be painting with the Metal Colour. Need to respray!
Exhausts on need to dull them down
Exhausts on
Undercarriage bits done, in the finishing straight! Just bombs painted exhaust stains and then done!
Legs on just need clear coating and weathering.
Looking good. Pleased with the exhaust staining.
Exhaust Staining close up. Used Rotbraun, NATO Black, black and german grey highly thinned.
Wing edges yellow
Why did I use crappy masking tape? Took off some of the varnish
Leading edges done!!!
Done!
Comments
23 April 2017, 13:56
Kees KleijwegtFront seat please! 👍
What marking are you planning to finish it in?
25 April 2017, 21:05
Dan CookOne on the box. 316 Sqn. Need to add the white stripes on the wings though. The Tamiya scheme does not have them, but when I look at all the photos on the internet like the one on the Project picture RAF Mustang III's all seem to have them.
25 April 2017, 21:14
Kees KleijwegtOk, I see.
But I guesss he white bands are quite easy to mask off and paint?
25 April 2017, 21:23
Dan CookShould be, will do them and the leading edges along with the tail band before I put the main camo on. Mask them and paint the camo and underside colours
25 April 2017, 21:28
Kees KleijwegtSounds good 👍
Following with interest, also because I just bought this kit myself😉
26 April 2017, 07:32
Gordon SørensenNice start, Dan. I plan on doing a Mk.III of 65 Sqn. Some of the profiles I have seen have wing stripes, some don't. Hard to tell from the reference pics I have but I am going to add them.
26 April 2017, 13:59
Erik LeijdensVery good start Dan. Cockpit looks fantastic. I alway like it when the kit cockpit is reasonably detailed, with some detail painting and washing it always looks much nicer than with PE imho.
30 April 2017, 07:59
Kees KleijwegtThat's a great looking cockpit indeed! 👍
And you're a real fan of PE aren't you Erik!?😉
I mostly try to add both, but sometimes leaving out some of the PE bits.
In the end, if I have to choose between resin and PE, my choice would always be resin.
30 April 2017, 08:36
Dan CookWanted to do this OOB because it is such a great kit. The only thing I cannot stand is seatbelt decals. Have some generic Eduard WW2 RAF/USAF ones i will cut down and add to the seat. I am doing the bubble canopy so it will be closed, so not that important.
30 April 2017, 10:14
Clifford KeeslerLooking very nice. I have never built a Tamiya P-51, I have a "D" in the stash.
2 May 2017, 20:31
Dan CookLovely kits. I have a few Tamiya 1:48's in the stash. Fancy something a bit more modern though.
2 May 2017, 21:15
Clifford KeeslerI love Tomcats. I am on a quest to build one from every squadron that flew them.
2 May 2017, 22:33
Murad ÖZERWell i am on the fence with a mustang, either this or the usaaf one, both are attractive - watchüng this build with interest Dan, looking great so far. Without a pilot the seat belt is a must by the looks of it.
3 May 2017, 00:13
Dan CookPrefer the RAF one as the canopy provides a little bit more interest. The mustang b I find ugly around the canopy area.
3 May 2017, 06:46
Dan CookNo just so thick. Just ordered some MR SETTER/SOFTNER apparently they are designed for the thicker Japanese decal. Have a load of Hasegawa and Tamiya kits so will give them a go. Micro sol has softened them a little but, still need a little more. Mr Softner is hotter than other decal solutions and is meant to sort these thick decals out. So going to stop and wait for that. Put some on the decals I have already put down and finish the job with it. They have just not settled into the details on the plane like they normally would, hoping the hot Mr S will do the job. On Facebook groups I am in this is what people recommend and they say it works really well.
They have not settled as well as I would have liked with Micro sol. Usually that is the best thing since sliced bread. But that has been with Hobby Boss, Xtradecal and Cartograph decals which are far thinner. Never built a Tamiya plane before. I binned a Tamiya Impreza because the decals just broke on me in the past and have not done a car since!
Annoyed because this is my favorite part of modelling. Adding the decals makes the plane come alive. Once you start you cannot stop! So must be patient. Will work on another project I have plenty on the go. Just fallen in love with this Mustang!
12 July 2017, 07:06
Clifford KeeslerIt is looking very nice. I am building only my second Tamiya kit, a F4U-1 birdcage Corsair.
12 July 2017, 20:32
Clifford KeeslerAgree with you Dan, Tamiya's decals s..k rocks. I am having a very hard time with the decals on the corsair. They just will not conform.
21 July 2017, 23:49
Dan CookStarted to use Mr Setter/Softner. Much better results. Still rubbish too thick. Hopefully a gloss coat will sort them out.
22 July 2017, 05:54
Clifford KeeslerI hope so. I used so much Micro-S0l mine started to crinkle so had to leave them be.
23 July 2017, 01:40
Holger KranichVery nice build so far, Dan! I like RAF Mustangs very much!The Tamiya decals are mostly too thick. Or better said, many other manufracturers have thinner ones. But Tamiya decals are still way better than HobbyBoss decals!😢
3 August 2017, 15:17
