Merseajohn's 1/48 P51 d mustang Tuskegee Airmen version

[Chris S]

Thinking I might take up knitting ;D ;D ....Fantastic work John ,you've nailed the wingy things

That sir ...is a thing of beauty !

Chris.

 

[Glorfindel]

WTF! Even the grass looks great!

 

[Quaralane]

Simply fabulous.
Excellent work on that.

 

[Carsenault]

Really, really nice build, congrats...

picking up my Red Tails Blu-ray tomorrow

 

[ModelMakerMike]

Incredible!

 

[Leighbo]

Love it mj, not bad for a first attempt!

Quality job as usual

 

[JohnSimmons]

Thanks so much for all the kind words guys, really appreciate it
Now on to my next build(s)!
Check back later, should have the next entry up by this evening.
Later.
MJ

 

[nicholassagan]

Man you are a MACHINE!!!

Cheers on another fantastic build! I just wonder where you were when they were filming Redtails...Lucas could have used a kick in the butt back to studio models.

 

[JohnSimmons]

Ha Ha, thats nice of you to say mate.

 

[Solander]

This is wicked, John!
What an awesome result - the paintjob is fantastic, and the final touch with this great base makes it a complete miracle.
And You've done it so incredibly fast!
Bravo, mate!

p.s.: so, in the end, what major steps have You made in painting is after the primer applied? Just asking 'cause I consider building a plane once, and it would be great to know what are the main techniques which are handy in building a miracle

 

[JohnSimmons]

Cheers Sol, basically it went primer, pre shade, base coat, loads of klear coats for decals and washes etc then oils, AK streaking and finally pigments.
Hope that helps

 

[Igard]

Magnificent MJ! The base looks fab too. 8)

 

[Solander]

A lot, John! Thank You!

 

[JohnSimmons]

So got some AK Interactive 1.5mm Realistic light lenses through the post today: http://www.ak-interactive.com/ecomm/index.php?acc=Catalog&sacc=view&IDCat=660&p=2&idp=6162&idc=3
and they fit perfectly onto the bottom, really pleased with them:

 

[Solander]

They really do fit perfectly, John! just as if they've been initially made to be there.
Thumbs up!

 

[JohnSimmons]

Lol cheers Sol, I think that's the idea

 

[nicholassagan]

Man, I just gotta say one more time this build amazes this shit out of me. I've absolutely fallen in love with it. Mad props to you once again (pun intended )

 

[JohnSimmons]

Ha, cheers Nick ;D it was a lot of fun....but does look a little odd next to the millennium falcon though lol

 

[Benjamin Arendt]

I just found this beatuyful bird. I so love the Mustang, have the 1:32 Tamiya Kit in my stash..

One thing... the weathering is really nice, but the insignia signs are not weathered at all? They are so bright and shiny, doesn`t fit for me.

My opinion...

 

[JohnSimmons]

Ben, if you read through the thread you'll notice that I had a nasty issue with the decals. Thanks for looking though.