Twig Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 G'day guys, While nowhere near the standard of Chuck's incredible T-bird or David Parker's immaculate example in AIR modeller magazine (which I attempted, somewhat poorly, to emulate), here's my effort with Tamiya's fantastic P-51. I know so many have commented on how good this kit is already, but I was a more than a little disappointed to see that my next build (either a trumpeter P-38 or revell spitfire) is going to be no-where near as easy as this was. I certainly learnt a lot from this build, mostly from reading David's article over and over again, and still managed to stuff a fair few things up, but I had a lot of fun in doing so! Hope you like it, Craig Yes the cardboard box back drop is really classy, but that's the better than "home time" from the school across the street! Craig. p.s. I just saw that I didn't quite colour in the whole antenna, doh! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cap'n Chaos Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Nicely done!! :thumbsup: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
daywalker Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Very nice! Where did you get that pilot figure? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tourist Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 It came out great! Nice job puttying the wings. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sharkey Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Nicely done. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Craig, Fantabulous... SHE IS A REAL BEAUTY. :wub: :wub: :wub: Your ENCHANTRESS is quite charming and you did a Mesmerizing job of it.. Love it :worship: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
geedubelyer Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Hi Craig, I think you're being a bit hard on yourself. "The Enchantress" looks superb on my monitor. I can't be sure but this might be the first Tamiya Mustang I've seen with a pilot aboard and it looks great. You've done a grand job on the little dude, he sure looks happy to be aboard his P-51. I hope you don't mnd but I was mucking about in PS and had a play with one of your images: Thanks for taking the time to share your build. Cheers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Crazy Snap Captain Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Craig, Awesome job! I love it. G, your PS photo looks friggin amazing! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chuck540z3 Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Really, really nice build! I agree with Christian, nicely done with the puttied wings- and I really like your oil stain on the starboard side of the engine. Weathering is cool too. Chuck Quote Link to post Share on other sites
latormentabritanica Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 Gorgeous build! I really like this a lot. I'll be building a VLR Mustang in the near future, so I'm glad to get some inspiration. I have a quick question though - What did you use to make the rear warning radar antennae on the horizontal stabilizer? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jinxter13 Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 OOh la la......The "Enchantress" is very much enchanting...very nice job :thumbsup: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Twig Posted March 17, 2013 Author Share Posted March 17, 2013 Hi Craig, I think you're being a bit hard on yourself. "The Enchantress" looks superb on my monitor. I can't be sure but this might be the first Tamiya Mustang I've seen with a pilot aboard and it looks great. You've done a grand job on the little dude, he sure looks happy to be aboard his P-51. I hope you don't mnd but I was mucking about in PS and had a play with one of your images: Thanks for taking the time to share your build. Cheers. Holy crap! I've just been away for the weekend and come back to this! Your PS efforts are incredible, I love it! When I first had a look I thought you'd found a wartime pic of the actual aircraft. Thanks heaps! Any chance you could email me an original sized copy? Thanks for the kind words on the build too. I've decided to try and make my figure modelling better, and so most builds I do now have a figure with them. Plus I think it gives a sense of life to the model. Thanks again, the background certainly looks better than with a cardboard box! :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Twig Posted March 17, 2013 Author Share Posted March 17, 2013 Very nice! Where did you get that pilot figure? Thanks! I've been mucking around a lot lately with modelling and converting figures, so this one is a bit of a made up variety. The body is from the seated pilot out of the kit, but I replaced the arms with rolled up sleeves (for the pacific)from 1/35 spares, the kit flying helmet with the head and face ground out and replaced with a head from the verlinden modern afv crew set (may be an iraq set, sorry I can't remember!) Then I added a putty lifejacket and some lead foil straps to go over the top. I think the figure itself came out okay but I need to work on my blending, especially for the skin tones. Still, all good practice! Cheers, Craig Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Twig Posted March 17, 2013 Author Share Posted March 17, 2013 Really, really nice build! :thumbsup:/> I agree with Christian, nicely done with the puttied wings- and I really like your oil stain on the starboard side of the engine. Weathering is cool too. Chuck Hi Chuck! Thanks for the compliments! I used games workshop "liquid greenstuff" to fill the wings, it's easy to work with, sands beautifully and can be thinned with water. It's amazing how much effort it takes to fill that detail, even though it's so refined. I'm looking at the trumpeter P-38 and A-10 now and shuddering! I've never really done much in the way of oil staining or decent weathering so I'm reasonably happy with the result; I'm looking forward to trying it again in the future though. Cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Twig Posted March 17, 2013 Author Share Posted March 17, 2013 Gorgeous build! I really like this a lot. I'll be building a VLR Mustang in the near future, so I'm glad to get some inspiration. I have a quick question though - What did you use to make the rear warning radar antennae on the horizontal stabilizer? G'day mate, Thanks for the compliments! The antennae on the tail actually comes in the kit as a photoetched part. You have to insert it before you stick the fuselage halves together and then be really careful you don't crush it! As for accuracy with my particular build, according to Kagero who makes the decals, I believe this particular aircraft had the dual wooden "uncle dog" antennas mounted on the rear spine, instead of just the one that mine has. I also believe there may be another antenna on the underside, just forward of where the two inner gear doors hang down. Of course, I'm just going on what was depicted in the art work, not my own actual research! Good luck with your build! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
latormentabritanica Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 G'day mate, Thanks for the compliments! The antennae on the tail actually comes in the kit as a photoetched part. You have to insert it before you stick the fuselage halves together and then be really careful you don't crush it! As for accuracy with my particular build, according to Kagero who makes the decals, I believe this particular aircraft had the dual wooden "uncle dog" antennas mounted on the rear spine, instead of just the one that mine has. I also believe there may be another antenna on the underside, just forward of where the two inner gear doors hang down. Of course, I'm just going on what was depicted in the art work, not my own actual research! Good luck with your build! Aaaah, I just realized this is the 1/32nd kit! You didn't mention the scale. I was wondering why this looked so detailed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MattJCYKZ Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Love this build! Congratulations on a beautiful finish! The p-51 is such a gorgeous airplane and you've done it justice. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
geedubelyer Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Any chance you could email me an original sized copy? Thanks Craig, glad you like it. Unfortunately I re-sized the image prior to posting it here so that's the full size. Cheers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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