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Well you'd think it would take as long... Decals sealed with a few coats of Tamiya Semi-gloss clear and a black wash.. /media/tinymce_upload/21a4fa994696568a7cfd26b3ac2b7dca.jpg I got carried away today... /media/tinymce_upload/97dabbad58be9b8317ede13b80f124f7.jpg /media/tinymce_upload/809d38d844e6cf8aa1ff8de48a0ff53b.jpg Yep she's on her wheels (and aftermarket exhausts) /media/tinymce_upload/6bbf657fd4fd0c0109ddf8cafcec2475.jpg Canopy unmasked and aerial wire fitted. /media/tinymce_upload/713e4b487ce7fd3fd97b94e0a8d5a952.jpg An interesting prop scheme to say the least! /media/tinymce_upload/967d4e1c36e5cc4d4776ecd8dc59dcb0.jpg Stencils added to prop and alot of weathering - nearly there.

Being a post-war Mustang you don't need to worry too much about bare metal finishes (unless it's a show-bird) - as they were mostly painted for corrosion protection. Anyhow it's been a while since my last update on the Mustang, as I've been busy with a few other projects and the silver paint took an age to dry. /media/tinymce_upload/778a4b43ffe0abe0976bda10c9dc2d19.jpg /media/tinymce_upload/2337447d3e8a51869a042ba4a8c0b0b6.jpg All decaled up now, once they've dried out - I'll get a clear coat on her and then the devils in the detail work.

Well the Mustangs, come on a bit since my last post.. /media/tinymce_upload/469580c3062914d83fc7283cf3569d59.jpg Main undercarriage center door section test fitted. Erm slight mistake by me, ordered the wrong masks.. /media/tinymce_upload/a0bfa20b6b87c028c3d8c60488ffeaaa.jpg Right set arrived fairly quickly fortunately.. /media/tinymce_upload/b7cb838308a0aea1645ad4802b868df7.jpg Masking set added and ready for some paint. /media/tinymce_upload/c39fc53c6921a2bb38a12ecb9f2d9505.jpg Interior Green sprayed onto the canopy (plus some Nato black elsewhere). /media/tinymce_upload/04d54944373c463dbdfeb510ac88cb75.jpg Back in black, primed in Mr Finishing Surface Primer 1000 (thinned 50-50 with Rapid thinners) /media/tinymce_upload/c6346cc496808b5192743f9fa1a0bea2.jpg Now the fun begins, time for metallics and time for a different airbrush. /media/tinymce_upload/8804d3d40e4f8a73fbeefe9fa501e9fd.jpg /media/tinymce_upload/c901b228cc90d1bce84aa2f81280c58a.jpg Ready for a gloss clear coat now..

You missed the U-boat and hit the Freighter 😉 Fantastic Diorama and wonderful Wimpy

More work done today... /media/tinymce_upload/80ee09fb3e06adf994f43bd3b8d34611.jpg And a proper post war mod 😉

More progress.. Fuselage glued together, only minor filling with Mr Surfacer 1000, along with some Deluxe Materials Perfect Plastic putty on the tail/fuselage joints - no mole grips! /media/tinymce_upload/58f36e413431ad4312da1ec9e62bb667.jpg /media/tinymce_upload/4366b9ff42bcda8078431dea6cbdfb40.jpg Wing assembled - no issues here, apart from some minor fettling/filling around the gun fairings. /media/tinymce_upload/a869677eb00bf0439b5a12e51a8d0c49.jpg Wings fitted beautifully. /media/tinymce_upload/2df71de7eba25e45bd3845879973f045.jpg Must commend the designer for the plug in flaps - such a beautiful fit! /media/tinymce_upload/7888323b16e856992e1d7efdceef24f2.jpg Alas I needed a bit of filler, but not much 😉 Tail empernage went on with no fuss - the elevators haven't been glued in place.. /media/tinymce_upload/67a1c3c1488ec09c7c5683b24138a3b0.jpg More to come on this 'I know it's Airfix,but it's going together like a Tamiya kit'...

When you've got a fair number of coach roofs to respray (without removing them), it eats up masking tape very quickly.

I spent the rest of the day on and off painting the interior. I used Vallejo Model Air instead of Humbrol - I'll put a list below of the Vallejo MA Colours I used with the Humbrol number in brackets. /media/tinymce_upload/1ef8bd9d8d07769800c19d030d33c87e.jpg /media/tinymce_upload/f4ec0d3aa0ed56a59bc7621d7093eb89.jpg Colours Used: 71.010 Interior Green (226) 71.024 Khaki Drab (26) 71.029 Dark Earth (62) 71.057 Black (85) 71.062 Aluminium (56) 71.072 Gun Grey (53) 71.092 Medium Olive (155) Another update to come later today.

Possibly it will last till the end of May.

So with a short term resident of the Shelf of Doom (or Unfinished Builds) finished and I always finish the final blog entry for that build off with a cameo of the next build (can be found on other forums and my Facebook page) /media/tinymce_upload/20fa640f1f04694a4c7439f631bbe5ea.jpg It was time to start on the Mustang.. /media/tinymce_upload/e96a44e2821c523a5936183b3c63cba3.jpg Interior all built up, I'll paint it as one assembly to lessen the risk of fit issues.. More to come

Yes they are Mr Hobby's equivalent to Tamiya Masking tape and they fit the Tamiya dispenser, but you need the inner cardboard ring from the empty Tamiya tape as an adaptor 😉

Yes they are Mr Hobby's equivalent to Tamiya Masking tape and they fit the Tamiya dispenser, but you need the inner cardboard ring from the empty Tamiya tape as an adaptor 😉

Yes they are Mr Hobby's equivalent to Tamiya Masking tape and they fit the Tamiya dispenser, but you need the inner cardboard ring from the empty Tamiya tape as an adaptor 😉

A few more essential supplies... /media/tinymce_upload/36128da860a2532d91340c98e485b1f2.jpg

The shelf of doom, is were kit's that I've started lost interest in go and stay, till I work up the enthusiasm to start them again.

Time for something familiar, but in a different markings. This one won't end up on the shelf of doom either. The chosen donor is F-51D version.. /media/tinymce_upload/6cde086ea59cd4212fbce9892f8f6997.jpg Also got a bit of aftermarket.. /media/tinymce_upload/b90fcea27f9d68cdc7ae97733cefca4a.jpg The instructions plus the kit & aftermarket decals /media/tinymce_upload/75336edc558bb7ee449abb743f8cab2e.jpg /media/tinymce_upload/636a01846d8b8929e31011038f8dd109.jpg The Sprues: /media/tinymce_upload/78fc470ef5a9a442737e2aa08b19acac.jpg /media/tinymce_upload/502dc63005105992933c98d52742076d.jpg /media/tinymce_upload/f0b18151507b407f3f78676929366050.jpg The parts look nice and crisp, no short shots and very little flash - hopefully it will build nicely.. More to come.

Looking good and so different from a normal Wimpy@T2B

A few more acquisitions 😉 /media/tinymce_upload/a6c101269ea2f32f6a11fff6e71b2bed.jpg And there's going to be a red box build... /media/tinymce_upload/327bec27fde28de43385815d097840ff.jpg With a bit aftermarket obviously 😎

I've been extremely busy with Railway Commissions (and Shipyard), and have been building a lot other Manufacturer's Kit's inbetween and stuff I don't usually do (Armour and Ships). Unfortunately I have a neck issue that's slowing me down, but I have a cunning plan and new Airfix Aircraft build planned - you can in away thank Kermit Weeks for it 😎 Watch this space..

Vallejo Model Air Insignia white is a firm favourite of mine - I'll use on the Sea Vixen when I get back to her 😉

A few more bits of armour, another Flower class and a paint rack are my latest acquisitions... /media/tinymce_upload/27e92f8562de10cf9989cc0f8272b213.jpg /media/tinymce_upload/82ed6003aaa7cb07405df6c00b4f25e7.jpg And what's up Buttercup (after a false dawn too).. /media/tinymce_upload/acb9ab8ebc79d5281a6ae6d229ec761a.jpg Even with a bulged disc between the C7 & C8 Vertebra has only slowed me down a bit... /media/tinymce_upload/40c001f4366c118183529d8c988332c6.jpg And time to ditch the various containers - my first paint rack to keep my Vallejo Paints organised from Empires at War.. /media/tinymce_upload/55eed46f4b95794a215073db14aa826b.jpg TTFN

Another Wimpy @T2B? Are you sure you're not craving a Wimpy Double Quarter-pounder 😉 Looks like you've used an off white - which is a bonus too!

Well this one is done... /media/tinymce_upload/e7b0b455492b98f72501fd75fe71a5c8.jpg After a light wash with Vallejo Black Oil wash the RAF ensign was raised.. /media/tinymce_upload/d232041525a5de4d646d5d4f1b3f742e.jpg /media/tinymce_upload/50fd920355dbb8d7f30e7dc631daecd5.jpg /media/tinymce_upload/9a305736289fea36b247f4a323463373.jpg /media/tinymce_upload/5f89ab3eb976c105543c726f3c217f39.jpg /media/tinymce_upload/18ebdf11376be260fe269e5a321095c6.jpg /media/tinymce_upload/81c5cc7b5c8313ec8597c876cdbe03b9.jpg And not so much of a cameo, but a return to the bench to be finished... /media/tinymce_upload/d7bf58c8a738cc123d570646ab820c3c.jpg

Almost to the finishing line... /media/tinymce_upload/56c6fb7a98c55038aefed2df3fde72ab.jpg Guns being added. /media/tinymce_upload/95b7fe6cb130364ddc0ebdb629c4a7e9.jpg Life raft in place.. /media/tinymce_upload/431fff015383ee9fea26a4619589d420.jpg Painting the last few bits... /media/tinymce_upload/0f91dc3a103cc29c4144214edd261402.jpg Fully armed.. /media/tinymce_upload/f4e6e3b3f935dc00168e6614663475d1.jpg Rigging done - as much as I dare anyhow, just a oil wash and weathering to do and then RAF Ensign can be raised.

/media/tinymce_upload/025ec13a34f32d04680d46174d5df5db.jpg A few essentials - a bigger cutting mat being one lol