North American P-51 Mustang

Geoffrey Young A great representation of the old Matchbox kit box art.

Spanjaard i wonder why this model is not in www.eduard.com... i wish they would have released it a year or so ago... i paid a lot for some platz ones, and now, Eduard is selling them

Lukas . Not selling. They were free gift .

Lukas . This edition is only for the E-day event but the standard edition is expected for low price like their ex-Platz A-4 Skyhawk.

Spanjaard very nice present! we will have to wait then thanks for the info
it can be pre-order at super-hobby for just 8 euros now

Holger Kranich Viel Spaß damit!

Christian Meyerhoff Danke!

Holger Kranich Hast schon angefangen?

Christian Meyerhoff Nö. Da fehlen noch ein paar Additive...

Steffen Arndt Not much progress during the week, but I got the anti glare panel, red nose and yellow stripes painted. The right outboard strip got a big fingerprint which had to be removed and repainted which resulted in some thinner crawling under the masking tape and leaving somedamage. This still needs to be taken care of.
I am not sure what to do with the slightly different inboard stripes (one is a tad broader than the other) .. .I measured both several times but still gut this difference...

Steffen Arndt I just took a photo (under artificail light) to better show the mistakes

Steffen Arndt I have reworked the band and repaired the damaged paint job. It is interesting how the AK Xtreme Metal Aluminum ailerons and the TS-30 wings look the same color in this picture and totally different from other angles

Steffen Arndt It is always surprising how much a dark wash improves the metal appearance on a model... I applied Tamiya Panel line wash dark grey and black on the fuselage and just dark grey on the tail

Steffen Arndt Today I started applying the decals. Very good quality but that was expectable as I got a kit from the first batch with Cartograf decals ... I am really curious to try out the new Eduard laser printed decals

Steffen Arndt In the past week I applied the many tiny and tiniest stencils. Numbering on the (small) stencil area is hilarious so you have to search for almost every bit. But one day you have them all on (or at least most ... I lost a few due to own mistakes). I sealed everything with a layer of Klear.

The I started to add all the remaining parts mainly undercarriage. The tail wheel leg was a difficult fit as there is no positive "klick" when it is in place I am still not sure if mine sits right. Furthermore the "fork" is a wobbly thing and it will break - for the moment I rest the tail on a piece of foam while I still handle the model. I hope Eduard will have a sturdy solution in the Bronze line...
I used the Brassin wheels as I prefer them over the kit parts. It is difficult to represent the diamond tread in a one piece plastic tyre...
Everything was finally sealed with a good layer of ultra smooth flat by Gunze. There are still some shiny spots when you look at the model from different angles but that is intentional. Still I do not believe in this ultra polished metal finish many modelers prefer on their models.

Still a bit to do (e.g. drop tanks) but I hope I can finish it for our show in Berlin Gatow at the weekend

Steffen Arndt P.S. I found another picture of the original plane that shows distinct red overspray on the cuffs ... I had this panted separately so I did a touch up to replicate the real thing

Steffen Arndt Here are two pix of the 99.9% finished model as shown on the IPMS show in Berlin-Gatow

Roland Sachsenhofer My first Mustang couple has been finished! I would like to show you this NMF- P-51B from the 339th FS, 504FG in the ETO. Decals have been taken from the kit, some extra etched metal has been used to enhance the look of the cockpit interior.
That was a dream to assemble -and I had great fun in applying the Alclad paints!

Roland Sachsenhofer These are the superb aftermarket parts for the second Mustang project. I am curious what it will be like working with them!

Roland Sachsenhofer The interior of both Mustangs have been nearly finished. You can compare the enhanced cockpit with the out of the box variant. In this one the Airfix Pilot will be seated, so missing accuracy will be less or not noticeable- so I hope at least!

Maciej Bellos Oh, a big one! In for the great ride!

Roland Sachsenhofer You are very welcome!

Spanjaard where did you got it, it took me ages to finally find it on evilbay....

Greg Baker That one I got off the shelf at the LHS. And this one is still sitting there... modelsale.com/modelsale/popr..dx2=4&idx3=11&idx4=1

The real trick was me screwing up and getting a Sweet 1/144 F4F and getting as far as painting the engine before I realized I needed the Platz F6F instead. I got all the way to "why do the wheels look funny" before I realized the mistake... now I'm hunting the Platz F6F-5 box...

Spanjaard ha ha ha good luck and thanks for letting me know. i have two boxes already
the one i was really after was
P-51D Aces of the Eighth Air Force (Platz PD-8, 1:144)
but that was not possible to find... for a reasonable price I mean
I would not mind getting my hands on a
US Navy F-4N VF-84 Jolly Rogers (Tomytec AC128, 1:144)
US Navy F-4J VF-151 Vigilantes (Tomytec AC126, 1:144)
US Navy F-4J VF-31 Tomcatter..ller) (Tomytec AC127, 1:144)

Raz Zero He he, good catch.

Anthony D'Agostino Wow, that is a Mustang for true collectors, the options in one box are off the carts, from review mirrors to radio's and batteries
Do your homework, the options are pretty overwhelming to new modelers for sure. But if you have good references that fit the options available, should make for a very nice, very accurate build.

Lee Fogel Agreed, Anthony. Eduard appears to have nailed this one with a bullseye.

Slavo Hazucha I saw a nice build of the Revell P-51 here recently, now I´ve got to do a testimonial to one of the key milestones that got me into planes & this hobby

Should be in-flight with gear up & on a stick, probably will only add the new (cheaters!) dashboard from eduard:

North American P-51D-5 Löök (Eduard 634001, 1:32)

I could use some help on how/where to get a decent looking 1:32 US-dude for the cockpit... The hand will have to be scratch/mod, but at least a good sitting one with goggles up would be a great start - hints/tips/words of wisdom welcome! Thanks in advance!!

Nigel Hi Slavo. I was considering this one for my build. I have the ZM P-51 anyway, but it should work with any kit:
P-51D Mustang Pilot Figure (Zoukei-Mura SWS04-F08, 1:32)

Note: I haven't used it, it's only at the vague idea stage.

Nigel Or this could be just the ticket:
U.S. Army Air Force Fighter Pilot (Master Details 32011, 1:32)

Slavo Hazucha Thanks a lot Nigel, you have found exactly the man I need! Must have been using wrong keywords in searches, I only found some standing/posing crews but no "pilot at work" pose...

Mathieu Duvivier Following ... with great interest mate !
Btw after the Tony, this is a second p-51 on the bench !
Cheers.
PS: If you want to model a late P-51. have a look at aerocraft models tail and elevators. they are a drop fit for the Revell Model.
You can also take the Eduard look late dashboard for the Tamiya, it will fit with minimum cutting.

Slavo Hazucha Great to have you on board Mathieau & thanks for all the advice in things P-51 here and before! You saved me some cash by leading me on the Revell kit trail vs the Tamiya Stang, which I can now spend on some aftermarket jewelry... The kit is due to arrive this week, I'll take a look, then decide on what exactly to order next. The build won't start for a couple of weeks, hope you'll still be around

Nigel My Achin' Back was a P-51D-25. The Zoukei-Mura kit offers a tail antennae option for later variants, so that will be included.

Nigel I should point out that it wasn't my intent to find fault with the decal set. I wanted to know what version the aircraft was because the Zoukei-Mura kit offers a tail antennae option for later variants.

I'm going to assume that because this aircraft was NMF it was later war and therefore had the antennae.

Nigel According to the American Air Museum in Britain, it was a P-51D-25, which is in keeping with antennae according to the ZM instruction booklet:
americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/18449