Corky Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 (edited) I assume this is now in the proper forum because I had this previously in the wrong one. I was instructed to move it myself, no problem. A Tamiya 1:48 kit, and as usual a very well produced kit from Tamiya with great fitting parts that required minimal cutting. It was molded in gray, of course and I sprayed it using chrome Testors spray paint and brushed the smaller parts with Testors paints. Aluminum paint was not available. I used Tamiya extra thin cement. Took approximately 15 hours to paint and assemble. Tweezers, toothpicks and modeling knife necessary, of course. And a flashlight to find the parts that always seem to fall on the floor. I used a bit of my own color scheme off of Google images but used the decal placement off the instruction sheet, basically. The only problem I had was attaching the two drop tanks which seemed difficult with the lack of a secure place to attach them to and they kept falling over so I admitted them. The holes in their brackets were non existent. I actually have seen more photos of Mustangs without them attached. I used Frog brand tape to tape off the tail from the rest of the fuselage. Three different paint and decal configurations were included with this kit. I would definitely recommend this kit. Edited April 11, 2022 by Corky Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Slartibartfast Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 Nicely done, and yes, this is an appropriate forum. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Snowbird3a Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 I would have thought the 'Ready For Inspection' forum is the more applicable spot for a completed build. Tony Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Corky Posted April 13, 2022 Author Share Posted April 13, 2022 11 minutes ago, Snowbird3a said: I would have thought the 'Ready For Inspection' forum is the more applicable spot for a completed build. Tony Who knows, you have to study the topics throughly to make the correct choice. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Corky Posted April 13, 2022 Author Share Posted April 13, 2022 Let us have a go again with a new decal added……….. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Geoff M Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 (edited) Hi Corky, I suppose you can post your builds in any of the forums, but if you want the people who would be interested in your builds to see them you need to choose carefully. There are 2 forums on ARC for posting pictures of complete builds. Talking about aircraft here because this is the Aircraft Resource Center website. The Display Case - For folks who just want to share their work with the outside world. No criticism, just nice comments. Critique Corner - For the more thick-skinned builders who can take some criticism and nice comments. (Most of the builds in this forum don't need any criticism) As you hang around here longer I am sure you will get the hang of it. HTH Geoff M Edited April 13, 2022 by Geoff M Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Snowbird3a Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 On 4/13/2022 at 3:18 PM, Geoff M said: Hi Corky, I suppose you can post your builds in any of the forums, but if you want the people who would be interested in your builds to see them you need to choose carefully. There are 2 forums on ARC for posting pictures of complete builds. Talking about aircraft here because this is the Aircraft Resource Center website. The Display Case - For folks who just want to share their work with the outside world. No criticism, just nice comments. Critique Corner - For the more thick-skinned builders who can take some criticism and nice comments. (Most of the builds in this forum don't need any criticism) As you hang around here longer I am sure you will get the hang of it. HTH Geoff M That’s it !! I’m getting my forums all mixed up, silly me. Model On !! Tony Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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