Complete - Revell 1/48 P-51B "Pappy's Answer"

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For my next build I’ll be tackling Revell’s 1/48 P-51B. I’ll be doing the markings of “Pappy’s Answer” of the 364th FS, 357th FG.

20190813_131609 by James Hicks, on Flickr

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So far I’ve finished up the cockpit. A little basic, but still detailed enough for me. It’s all OOB except for some PE belts.

20190813_131657 by James Hicks, on Flickr

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20190813_131809 by James Hicks, on Flickr

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You’ve got a great start there on that classic Monogram kit! It still holds up well, around 50 years after it was first issued. It’s one of my favorites.

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That’s an awesome start. I’m very impresse.

Your Friend, ‘Toshi’

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I should have known it was a Monogram kit! It looks really nice in the box and I love Monogram kits

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Thanks Toshi!

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No worries! I’m a Monogram fan, and a member of the Monogram Mafia here in the forum. So I’ll toot their horn as appropriate [;)]

Yeah, Revell, did their P-51B in 1/32, but in 1/48, they only ever released a P-51D. And that kit never saw the light of day again, after the companies were merged in '86. This kit, though, the Monogram P-51B, was reworked for the ProModeler catalog by replacing the raised panel lines with scribed lines.

I like it because it’s relatively simple to build and you can have a nice-looking Mustang when you’re done. I don’t refuse to build other companies’ versions-the Tamiya kit is very nice indeed. But this one has a place in my heart.

I hope you build more of them and share them with us!

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I’m a big fan and Monogram Mafioso myself. Monogram kits make up a pretty sizeable portion of the stash.

So I got the fuselage together:

20190814_181914 by James Hicks, on Flickr

Next up is the wings. The ports for the machine guns are just holes so I figure I need to put something in there. At first I thought I could use some sprue and drill some holes in the ends, but the sprues were too thick. Then I remembered I had some spare flash supressors from a Monogram P-38.

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Looks good enough to me

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We don’t have a “Like” button, so, [Y]

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I agree [Y]

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Thanks guys!

Most of the main assembly is done. Now on to paint

2019-08-18_04-49-16 by James Hicks, on Flickr

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So I got quite a bit of painting done before the new school year starts. The masking for the invasion stripes isn’t perfect, but I like the way it looks since they weren’t perfect in 1944 either

The spinner gave me a little trouble at first, but I think the second attempt looks all right to me

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It was pointed out to me that if the invasion stripes weren’t on the top of the fuselage, then they shouldn’t be on the top wings either. I spent some time fixing that before decals and panel line wash. Some of the decals gave me some trouble, especially the checkerboard around the nose and “Pappy’s Answer” which shattered on the model. A bit of patience got most of it back together and I painted what couldn’t be repaired.

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There’s a soft spot in my heart for these vintage classics.

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Looking good, Bob.

That’s some pretty intricate painting, orange and red, on the spinner and behind. [Y]

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It’s going to be nice, I can tell.

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Your colors look great, Bob, nice progress!

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Looking great, a hell of a lot better than I did at 10yrs old in '82, I like what you’re doing !! Keep up the good work !!.

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Thanks guys!

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Here are the finished pics. Overall a nice kit, I didn’t really have any issues that weren’t of my own making. I raided a Hasegawa kit for the bombs. Any comments/cirtiques are welcome.