Zumbach Double: Spitfire Vb & Mustang III

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February 17, 2022
First coats on upper. Free hand Vallejo Air Dk Green and Tamiya Ocean Gray XF-82
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February 17, 2022
Black-based Revell Spit Vb, Pre-shaded Hobby Boss Mustang P-51c.
Black-base is AK Primer and MicroFiller diluted 50/50. Gray base is Tamiya Lt Gray rattle can.
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February 25, 2022
Having great fun with the Mustang. It’s a tidy little kit with superb finishes. Admittedly it’s an entry level kit but still nice.
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February 25, 2022
Pre shading usefully showing through on the underside.
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February 25, 2022
Decals and (most) stencils on after a gloss coat. Techmod decals so should be ok based on previous tries. Might need to encourage some of them with a bit more softener. Wing edge yellow, white ID stripes, and Sky fuselage band all sprayed rather than decals.
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February 25, 2022
Not enjoying the Spit as much. Painting has been laborious but I’ll keep at it.
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February 28, 2022
Production lining the final decals and stencils.
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February 28, 2022
Preshading on Mustang seems visible on upper surfaces, not so much on the black based Spit.
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February 28, 2022
Same here pre-shade prevalent but maybe a bit too much so. Black based Spit not much showing. I think the coverage issue meant I felt I laid down too many coats and so lost the base.
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March 17, 2022
Wheels down and looking all brand new and shiny.
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April 19, 2022
Both the Spit and the Mustang completed. Catch up photos.
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April 19, 2022
Both the Spit and the Mustang completed. Catch up photos.
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April 19, 2022
Both the Spit and the Mustang completed. Catch up photos.
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April 19, 2022
Both the Spit and the Mustang completed. Catch up photos.
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April 19, 2022
Both the Spit and the Mustang completed. Catch up photos.
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April 19, 2022
Both the Spit and the Mustang completed. Catch up photos.
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April 19, 2022
Both the Spit and the Mustang completed. Catch up photos.
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April 19, 2022
Both the Spit and the Mustang completed. Catch up photos.
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April 19, 2022
Both the Spit and the Mustang completed. Catch up photos.
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April 19, 2022
Both the Spit and the Mustang completed. Catch up photos.
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April 19, 2022
Both the Spit and the Mustang completed. Catch up photos.

Commentaires

24 17 February 2022, 12:55

Robert Podkoński
Good choice, Gary 😉 Watching with pleasure!

17 February 2022, 13:22

Jose Freire
Following

17 February 2022, 16:18

James C
Looking good Gary 👍

17 March 2022, 22:16

Łukasz Gliński
That HB kit looks really good 👍 Even though the left side smoke is way better than the other - different technique?
PS. That grass is a cool stand too 👍

19 April 2022, 13:00

Marcin Dudek
Grate painting 👍. The HB Mustang is fun to make, easy to asemble and quite detailed at the same time.

19 April 2022, 14:16

Gary Kitchen
Thanks Lukasz and Marcin. @Lukasz not sure what I did differently may just have been the weight of weathering powder one side to the other and I forgot to go back 😄 the mat is just a random order from Amazon amazon.co.uk/gp/prod..00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I agree with @Marcin the HB kits are entry level stuff but sometimes it's nice not to have to worry about fuselage seam lines. If I was doing it agin I'd probably try the Arma Hobby kit that every one is using currently. I'll go back to the HB though for an idea I have for a couple of F84G Thunderjet.

19 April 2022, 14:51

Łukasz Gliński
Having similar plans for HB Thunderjet and Sabre kits 🙂

19 April 2022, 14:54

Guy Rump
Nice build Gary 👍

19 April 2022, 15:17

Gary Kitchen
Thanks for the kind words.

20 April 2022, 19:20

Kyle DeHart
Nice job on two great looking airplanes

20 April 2022, 22:02

Andy Ball
I've tried both approaches, I think a black base followed by white squiggles, then a thin camouflage built up on layers probably best. I still end up pin washing and then fading or changing the colours around fabric ailerons (as I assume they'd fade/weather at a different rate?). I think we find our signature routines and what works for our styles. Great results on both!

10 August 2022, 22:33

Album info

Using this to practice air brushing techniques really. Black-basing the Spit, and Pre-shading the Mustang.
See what I prefer. Hints and tips welcome.

1944 JZ: Wing Commander

21 images

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Terminé

1:72 P-51C "Mustang" Fighter (HobbyBoss 80243)

1:72 North American P-51 Mustang III (Techmod 72009)

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