Part one - The P51 Mustang 1/48 Tamiya

[TheTroyster]

I've been looking forward to this build. A: my success rate with building aircraft is well below average - most Go from my paint bench to the land-field - non-stop. B: I get to practice NMF - nice! C: Have a US Air Force museum here in Denver (Wings over the Rockies) which is full of NMF plains. And D: My son, in all the models I've built, seems to have a real interest in planes!

Oh yes and the last, best thing, is this is a Tamiya kit - which basically means I can dump it out on a flat surface and it should build itself in about two hours. No screw ups either - no amount of beer, distractions, or my mental health should impede this build.



The token picture of the opened box:

[Avgas]

Got this in the stash so shall watch with interest. was toying with the idea of doing this one for the SiG.

[TheTroyster]

Quick primer on the interior parts before going to work this am, should be nice and dry by the time I get back.

[mincemeat]

Good Luck! What paint will you be using for the NMF?

[TheTroyster]

Good Luck! What paint will you be using for the NMF?

Funny you should ask. I did a practice run on the NMF about two weeks ago and used Tamiya Aluminum. I think the plane's look turned out okay, but it looks more like aluminum and less like natural steel/Metal to me.

So I am heading over to the hobby store here in a couple of hours and see what I can find - I was thinking the Vallejo Air Natural Steel or Oily steel - or maybe they have some dynamic game color that will better suit my needs.

[TheTroyster]

About three hours to built - painting the interior 3 hours.









Even primed the entire model for the main event:

[TommyKillander]

Great subject and good job sofar, good luck with the build


Tommy

[mincemeat]

You're really cruising there! Can't wait to see what you went with for the metal finish.

[TheTroyster]

Wow this was a challenge -

Wheel wells:


Normally not a big fan of this paint brand. But this stuff rocks:





Paint the blue nose



Add some off color panels:



Turned out fine:



Decals added



Minor touch up stuff- final gloss coat so I can weather in morning and be done.

[Smiffy]

Great progress so far really liking the blue nosed b**tards of Bodney scheme