Mustang III Progress
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Cockpit finished with some Eduard PE. I didn't use all of it as I prefer painting some of the stuff. I also added the wires on the radio equipment. I used 0.4 mm aluminium wire for that.
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basic green color is Tamiya XF-71 Cockpit green.
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Only the main instrument panel is Eduard PE, the rest of the instruments of the PE kit looked to flat, so I painted the kit parts instead.
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I drilled the holes in the exhausts with a 0.6 mm drill.
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Also the machine guns were drilled with a 0.6 mm drill.
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Eduard PE in the wheel wells.
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Eduard PE on the landing gear. Break lines will be added later on.
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0.4 mm drilled hole in the antennae.
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0.4 mm aluminium wire glued in with super glue (CA glue).
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Antennae in place.
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Riveting finished.
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All the small parts painted, including the propeller.
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I used Mr.Color Super Metallic SM01 for the bright metal parts and Mr.Color H76 on the exhaust pipes. The rest are Tamiya colors: XF-1, XF-7, XF-85, except for the yellow which is Mr.Color H329.
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Pre-shading done.
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First camo color, Tamiya XF-82.
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Masking for the second color.
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Camo finished! 🙂 Green color is Tamiya XF-81.
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Color for the under side is Tamiya XF-80.
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Clear coat on and all the small parts are finished.
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Assembled the landing gear and added the break lines.
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All decals on and another clear coat. Awaiting weathering.
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Mustang III is finished! 🙂
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I took a razor saw to the canopy and split it so I can open it and look inside. The kit came with an option to build it with an open canopy, but I like to be able to close it to prevent dust to get in.
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Compared to another sharkmouth. 😉
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Two mustangs. 😉
Comentarii
2 17 June 2018, 11:25
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I've started the sharkmouthed Mustang III of the 112 squadron. I'm thinking of making this the first of many sharkmouthed planes from 112 squadron.
17 June 2018, 11:27
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I've added some Eduard PE to the wheel wells and the landing gear, and then I decided to do the antennae wire. Just drill a 0.4 mm hole in the antennae and then glue some aluminium wire to it, simple!😉
17 June 2018, 17:29
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Thank you Clifford! 🙂
I've now finished the riveting and the painting of all the small parts. Next will be masking and painting the camoflage.
19 June 2018, 09:51
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Basic camoflage is done, next will be a clear coat and decals. The sharkmouth is close now..😉
19 June 2018, 18:57
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Good work, great temptation to roll rivet on the wing but, on the P-51 wing Gruntovalos and polished and riveting should not be visible
20 June 2018, 05:17
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Thank you Alexander! 👍 I didn't know that, so I learned something new today 🙂. Well, it's done already, so I will take it as a learning experience for the next one.
20 June 2018, 07:54
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Thank you Kees! 🙂
The sharkmouthed Mustang III is finished. This kit was really nice to build. not alot of putty and sanding. I made a few mistakes along the way, as usual, but I'm pretty happy with the end result. 🙂
21 June 2018, 20:55
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I'm building the Mustang III from Tamiya in the 112 Squadron colors with the sharkmouth.