oppenheimerj Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 (edited) Well people here is my first ever 1/32 model, i always model 1/48 models but if you are a P-51 freak you must own this masterpiece from Tamiya i was surprised this morning when i received an email from Bud Anderson's son and reads as follow: Jorge, while I was in San Diego with my father, i saw your pics of OLD CROW. He was being inducted into the San Diego Air Museum Hall of Fame. When I showed him your model, he said it was one of the best Old Crow models he has ever seen, as he has seen a lot. Thanks for sharing your model and honoring my father with the pictures, we appreciate it. Jim Edited November 18, 2013 by jorge Oppenheimer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 Gorgeous pony! :D How did you get that nmf? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dsahling Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 Really, really nice job on 'Old Crow' the NMF came out beautifully, did you use the scale precision masks for some of the markings? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oppenheimerj Posted November 16, 2013 Author Share Posted November 16, 2013 the NMF was achieved using 4 different shades of Alclad II and using SNJ aluminum powder rubbed over the alclad, the i used Tamiya Weathering set over it and removed with a wet piece of clothe, the decals are from Eagle Edition decals, wonderful decals, they conform amazingly Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tourist Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 Superb! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
compressorman Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 This model is beautiful, but to me it is your photographs of it that really steal the show. This is some really fantastic photography here! Would you mind explaining a little on how you go about it? Chris Quote Link to post Share on other sites
falcon20driver Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 One of the best Mustang builds I've ever seen, if not THE best. Beautiful. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oppenheimerj Posted November 16, 2013 Author Share Posted November 16, 2013 (edited) the photography itself is quite simple, two incandecent light oone on each side of the table, the model sits on top of a black shiny acrylic sheet, about the camera i use a Canon EOS 7D with a 100mm macro lens, dont ever use flash on models photos.and the trick is use full lens aperture so the hole model will be in focus Edited November 16, 2013 by jorge Oppenheimer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GEH737 Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Absolutely beautiful in every regard! Truly - one of the nicest I've ever seen... Well done :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gambler Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Outstanding Jorge! Beautifully done Mustang. Cheer's, Jeff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AX 365 Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Great work, jorge. I hope my 32nd scale Tamiya Mustang turns out half as nice. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
polo1112 Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Pictures and model are really awful !! What a fantastic job !! Congratulations !! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fishbone Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 The aircraft looks so majestic! Great build and photography! The weathering also is spot on! :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChernayaAkula Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 What a beauty! :wub: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Twig Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Stunning! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Eric B. Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 What a Poney, Fantastic build that you can be proud of. Photos really do justice to the P-51D even at the shorter ranges. It think this one really looks like a real mustang sent in a shrinking machine. BEAUtiful!! Eric B. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chuck540z3 Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 FANTASTIC Jorge! You really hit this one out of the park. I love it! Question: Did you glue the engine cowlings in place or are they using magnets? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oppenheimerj Posted November 19, 2013 Author Share Posted November 19, 2013 Thanks Chuck, i glued them in place, because the engine was left out of the model, i did this, cause most of the engine parts will go on the the second part of this proyect Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MIG Mikkel Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 WOW!!!!! This one of the greates Stangs I've seen!! :D Jorge my friend you have really out done your self!! Makes me want to restart my own Mustang :) Cheerio Mikkel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jmel Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Boy, that is fantastic. Great job! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Janissary Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Jorge, another gorgeous model! I am not a prop guy but this is way too beautiful, I keep coming back to it. Your photography is also top notch. I may try this black acrylic base next time. Could you explain more about removing Tamiya pastels with a wet cloth? Is it to fade out and blend the original application, or to create hard demarcations with the pastel? Could you point out to some examples in your images (of course, if you get a chance)? I am trying to learn from your explanations as much as I can. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rocat Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 a real beauty. bravo! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oppenheimerj Posted November 20, 2013 Author Share Posted November 20, 2013 Janissary, what i do is: i aplly the tamiya pastel over the rivets lines with a short hair brush, i rubber hard till a get a dark line of pastel, after i am done with all the rivets lines, i use the wet piece of cloth to remove all the pastel till nothing is left, do it gentle, what you get is a different shade of NMF over the rivets lines, and the rivet , depending on how the light hit the surface you will se them dark or metal color here is a picture of the differen shades of NMF after wipping off the pastel And here you can se the same effect, al in all NMF airplanes, always over the rivet lines you have a different shade of NMF, in this picture you can see the rivets, some are dark the other are metal color, depending on how the light hits the surface Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dehowie Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Beautiful build and gorgeous weathering! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brewer Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Fantastic work! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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