Terry Sumner Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 Had a bear of a time with this one only because of two things...bad Alclad and bad decals. The Alclad at first wrinkled up badly...my fault because I didn't allow the basecoat to dry thoroughly. Stripped it and on the second go around it came out good. Except it never really hardened up the way it should. I believe I had some of the old Alclad that was bad! And then the decals fell all apart in the water. These were the kit decals. Long story with these but to make it short I saved them by painting Microscale's Liquid Decal Film over the top of them. Then used them like any other decal. For those who don't know...during the Korean War, all the P-51's were redesignated as F-51's. No change in the airplane...just the name. http://www.fotki.com'>Hosted on Fotki http://www.fotki.com'>Hosted on Fotki http://www.fotki.com'>Hosted on Fotki The cockpit before the wings were on etc. (easier to see it this way) http://www.fotki.com'>Hosted on Fotki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Looks good to me. Just about my favorite old warbird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadhawg Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Looks great, Terry. I'm impressed by your NMF paint jobs.....I'm trying to gather up the courage to try it again myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent G Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Nice save! G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 LOOKS GREAT!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bogger44 Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Nice! Love those old warbirds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george 53 Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 What scale is it? Mustangs were BEAUTIFUL airplanes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Beautiful build, beautiful airplane. If I remember correctly, Moshe Dayan had an all-black one for a while as his personal aircraft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody . Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 Nice build which kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Sumner Posted December 4, 2012 Author Share Posted December 4, 2012 This is the Tamiya 1/48 scale kit. Thanks guys...the natural metal finish is tough to do. And this time made tougher from the bad Alclad. I'll get some new stuff for the next one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brudda Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Nice build! Any mustang is a good mustang! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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