P-51B Mustang - 22 years to completion
- Subject:
North American P-51B Mustang
US Army Air Forces (1941-1947)
26 FS, 51 FG 367 69 (Col. ‘Tex’ Hill)
1945 World War 2 - Kunming, China- Мащаб:
- 1:72
- Статус:
- Завършен
- Завършен:
- October 1, 2020
This model was started ca. 22 years ago when I was a teenager before I quitted the hobby. The fuselage, wings and canopy were assembled and airbrushed from underside and upper side. I had some overspray around the stabilizers and this was maybe one of the reasons I did not finish it and lost interest.
A couple of weeks ago I came back to modelling and digged out all of my old stuff at my dad's place. After watching dozens of YT videos and spending some € on new equipment I started to finish this model as my first project.
I tried some new techniques like highlighting of panel lines, decal softener, varnishes, sprue drawn antenna...
As a start, I am quite satisfied with the result but there is of course lots of room for improvement.
There was quite some last minute stress when I removed the 22 year old crepe masking tape from the canopy. It was very hard under several layers of paint and left a lot of hardened glue once removed. Luckily, with isopropanol I was able to get rid of it mostly.
Let me know what you think!
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