MENG P-51D FULL BUILD SINGLE STEPS
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small colour update on the wheel housing
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Subtle chipping on the upper side invasion stripes
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Chipping, chipping, chipping
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WIP on final weathering
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WIP on final weathering
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WIP on final weathering
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Adding some final touches on the wing panels
Коментари
50 19 September 2023, 17:12
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Many thanks!! I try my best on the exterior, but I have no experience with metal paints … will be a challange
30 September 2023, 18:38
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nice & shiny your metal finish ... what colours did you use?
.. and the pictures are merciless - there is some room for improvement on metal paints but on a very high level!
1 November 2023, 21:55
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@Thomas: thanks for the feedback. It´s my first try on metal finish and my 3rd model in total so I´m very interested in your "room of improvement". Could you please name them? To answer your questions on the colours I used: AK Extreme Metal polished aluminium on gloss black primer for fuselage and rudder/flaps and white aluminium directly on Mr. Surfacer 1500 black primer for wings
2 November 2023, 07:53
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@Guy: many thanks. Applied stencil decals from eduard and I'm more than happy with the quality of these decals - amazing
9 November 2023, 07:27
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sorry for the late reply … I zoomed into some pictures e.g. 21 (under the exhaust)and to me the surface looks a bit rough. I get this if my paint is not thinned enough.
I admit that this could also be an optical illusion. Anyway: your Mustang looks great!
9 November 2023, 19:29
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thanks Thomas - I appreciate you took some time to give an updated feedback. You are right, in this area I had slight orange skin effect on the primer. The picture makes it more present as at is and after adding the big decal, it´s not visible anymore. I learned a lot during this build ... it was planned as a quick and dirty build but it came out totally different ... now I know why lots of people say NMF is not easy 😄
10 November 2023, 07:24
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Final weathering stage now … as tricky as NMF is to paint, as tricky it is to weather properly
16 November 2023, 10:00
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I call it done - if you are interested in the final pics from the shooting, feel free to check out the album: MENG P51-D FINAL SHOOTING | Album by _th84_ (1:48)
14 December 2023, 18:29