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Mustang Build

Welcome to the 2015 – 16 Mustang Build where anything called “Mustang” is accepted. This includes the car, plane, horse etc.
EDIT: As has come to my attention, the NA-73X (P-51 prototype) and A-36 Apache dive bomber, are welcome entries.

Any scale, any material.

“What if’s” OK

OTB, AM, PE, Scratch build all OK

Crossovers OK

WIP pix a must

Dioramas OK

Partially started builds (20%) are acceptable.

You can join anytime during the builds timeframe.

If possible, please provide box art so I can put them with your name on the roster.

The build will last from Feb 1 2015 to July 31 2016 (no, this is not a typo. The build will last 18 mo.) This will give members plenty of time to join and complete a build in an environment of multiple GB’s.

Modelcrazy is the host and will maintain the roster.

CodyJ is co-host and maintains the completed build “Wall of Fame”

The badges:
designed and constructed by CodyJ. Take your pick. I couldn’t decide which ones I liked best. If you build a car, grab a car badge. If you build a plane, grab a plane badge. If you build both feel free to grab one of each

For those of you building the P-51, these websites may be helpful.

P-51 Aces P-51 Facts

Roster in alphabetical order:

5_High 1/32 Trumpeter P-51B

68GT 1/25 Monogram 95 Mustang GT

blkhwkmatt #1 1/32 Trumpeter P-51B III

#2 1/32 Tamiya P-51D Complete

BrandonD 1/48 Tamiya P-51D
Complete

1:48 Tamiya P-51
Complete

1:32 25th anniversary Monogram clear Mustang
Complete

bvallot #1 1/48 Tamiya P-51D

#2 1/48 Accurate Miniatures

CNicoll 1/48 Tamiya Mustang III

CodyJ AMT Mustang

Feldgrau23 Hasegawa 1/48 P51D
fightnjoe 1/32 Hasegawa P-51D

fjs3 1/48 Accurate Miniatures A-36

GMorrison 1:32 Phantom Mustang

Goldhamer 1/48 Hasagawa Miss America

Groot 1/48 Tamiya P-51B “Miss Dallas” and “Ill Wind”
Complete and Complete

Hemi 1/32 Tamiya P-51, possible “Passion Wagon”

Infofrog 1/48 Tamiya P-51D
****Complete

Jelliott #1 1/48 Monogram P51D

#2 1/32 P-51B, likely in the Boise Bee scheme of Duane Beeson.
Jmart #1 1/48 Hasegawa P51D “American Aces” ( #0979)

kenjitak #1 '67 Malco Gasser
Complete
#2 1/32 Tamiya P-51D

Kyuzo #1 1966 Shelby GT 350 Hertz paired with a 2008 Ford Mustang GT Hertz
#2 1993 Ford Mustang SVT Cobra paired with a 1997 Ford Mustang SVT Cobra
#3 Steve McQueen’s 1968 Mustang Bullitt paired with the limited edition 2006 Ford Mustang Bullitt

lzdaily@comcast.net #1 1/48 Accurate Miniatures F-6A
Complete
#2 1/48 Accurate Miniatures F-6B
Complete
#3 1/48 Accurate Miniatures P-51B
****Complete
#4 1/48 Tamiya P-51 B
Complete
#5 Tamiya 1/48 P-51D

lawdog114 1/48 Tamiya P-51B
Complete

lewbub 1/72 Airfix P-51D in Israeli markings.
1984.

1/32 Tamiya Mustang

1/72 Tamiya P-51D in IDF markings.

Mij TBD P-51

MKelley #1 1/48th Tamiya F-51
#2 1/72 Modelcraft P-82
Complete

Modelcrazy #1 1/32 Hasegawa P-51D
Complete
#2 1/25 AMT 67 GT-350 Shelby Mustang
Complete
#3 1/18 HpH Packard Merlin engine
Complete

Modelmaster66 #1 1/48 Revell P-51D

oortiz10 1/48 Hobby Boss P-51D
Complete

PA24-250flyer 1/48 Hasegawa P-51 D
Complete

Plasticjunkie 1/48 Monogram Mustang
Complete

Pyrman64 Revell 1/25 2015 Mustang GT in police markings.

Radial9 Tamiya 1/48 P-51D

Raven728 TBD
Rob Gronovius 1/24 Jada 2007 Ford Shelby GT-500

Rob S 1/72 P-51B
Complete

roger_wilco 1/72 Airfix P/F-51D
rooster13 1/48 Revell P51C
Complete

sanderson_91 1/48 Tamiya P-51D Ridge Runner III

STFD637 1/72 Tamiya F-51 “Korean War”

STX440 1/48 Tamiya P-51B

SubarooMike Possible entry with A-36 Apache

Taxtp 1/72 Hasegawa P-51B in D-Day Markings

tempestjohnny 1/72 Hasagawa B modified into a F-6C
Complete

1/72 Airfix P-51D
Complete

1/72 Academy P-51D

TheMongoose 1/48 Modelcraft F-82B Twin Mustang

Theuns #1 1/48 Tamiya Mustang
Complete
#2 1/32 Tamiya Mustang
Toshi #1 1/32 Tamiya Mustang Silver Eddition
Complete

Wirraway 1/24 Bandai P51D
Complete

ww2psycho 1/48 Accurate Miniatures A-36
Complete

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MUSTANG GB FINISH GALLERY

- Rob S. Captured P-51B 1/72 Academy

-PlasticJunkie. P-51D “Miss Miami”

  • BrandonD. Phantom Mustang P-51D “The Prodigal Son”

-Theuns. 1/48 Tamiya Mustang “Buckeye Blitz IV”

-BrandonD. 1/48 Tamiya P-51B “Shangri-La”

-Lawdog (Groot). 1/48 Tamiya Mustang Ralph “Kidd” Hofer’s Salem Representative

-MKelly. ModelCraft’s 1/48th F-82E Twin Mustang

-ww2psycho. 1/48 Accurate Miniatures A-36

-kenjitak. '67 Malco Gasser

-rooster513 Revell 1/48 B/C Mustang in British Colours

-Wirraway Bandai 1/25 P-51Mustang

-RobGroot4 Tamiya 1/48 P-51B Mustang (X2)

-lzdaily@comcast.net (Larry) 1/48 Accurate Miniatures F-6A

-lzdaily@comcast.net (Larry) 1/48 Accurate Miniatures F-6B

-BrandonD 1/48 Tamiya P-51D

-Toshi 1/32 Tamiya P-51D Mustang Silver Edition

InfoFrog (Joe) Tamiya 1/48 P-51D

-Modelcrazy (Steve) 1/25 AMT 1967 Mustang GT350

PA24-250flyer (George)1/48 Hasegawa P-51D “Old Crow”

oortiz10 (Omar “O”) 1/48 Hoby Boss 1/48 P51D

Lewbub 1/72 Airfix P-51D in Dominican Republic markings

-lzdaily@comcast.net (Larry) 1/48 Tamiya P-51B

  • Modelcrazy 1/18 HpH Packard Merlin engine

-Tempestjohnny Airfix P-51D Eagle Strike 357th FG decals.

-Tempestjohnny Hasegawa P-51B Blue Nose Birds of Bodney decals

-blkhwkmatt 1/32 Tamiya P-51D

-aeroplanegripper (Mark) Academy P-51D Mustang

-lostagain Academy’s 1/72 B as ‘Thunderbird’

-Goldhammer 1/48 Hasagawa Miss America

1/32 Hasegawa P-51D Bill Wisner 352nd

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I will be building 1/48th Tamiya F-51 for the build. I have a Model Craft P-82 that I will attempt to build. This thing is a mess, It will be a kit bash cockpits from a Monogram D, landing gear and whatever else that I need to change. Right now the only parts that I plan on using are the wings and the fuselage. [bnghead]

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Ok…found and bookmarked!

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Hey. I’m missing…haha. Lawdog too.

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I’m sorry John, I got you and Lawdog added now.
Do you have the kit makers in mind so I can get you box photos up?

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I understand that is a “challenging” kit. I’ll be watching your kitbashing with interest. I wanted to build the p-82 at some point in the future as well.

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The F-6 will be a modified Hasegawa P-51B. The early D in the academy kit and the late D is the new Airfix kit

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Those sound like great builds John, I’m interested in watching you convert the B into a photo recon bird.

What scales were you planning on those builds?

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Challenging is an understatement. So far I have sanded mold seams off of every piece that I have used from the kit. Cut pieces out of parts to get them to fit. Cut all the alignment pins off because they will not fit into the holes. Cut the alignment holes off because they stick out and prevent the pieces from fitting together. Sanded down portions of the wind screen so that it will fit better. Used about a 1/2 of tube of super glue just to get one fuselage buttoned up. So far the Monogram D interiors fits right in. The props in the kit are useless so I am going to use the Monogram ones. The engines rotate in opposite directions in real life but I am going to fudge it on the build. I have not checked the Monogram gear yet to see if they come close to the kit parts. If they do I will be swapping them out as well. The tires will come from the Monogram kit as will the tail wheels. I will be painting all the red white and blues markings on the kit. I think the rest of the decals will be useable. I will replace the drop tanks in the kit with one from the spares box. They are from a P-61 kit and they look closer to the right size. That is all the items that I have been able to work through so far. [:(DD]

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I’m done my Hind for the Ground Attack GB, so, I’m off and running on this GB!! WIP pics a bit later.

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Whoho!

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Rob S warned me about that kit, although I still may try to tackle the merging of 3 different kits.

Steve

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ok gang, I will be starting on mine soon. I’ve had this Microscale sheet for eons and figured this is the time for using it. I picked the Miss Miami one because since being a Miami boy and having the same first name as the pilot, I decided it was a great omen to model it.

http://imageshack.com/a/img538/4903/VCu1hz.jpg

This sheet has three more which I will eventually get to

http://imageshack.com/a/img907/7962/28G9er.jpg

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“Miss Miami” 1st Lt. Ernest C Fiebelkorn 77th FS 20th FG, 9 victories. That’ll be a nice build PJ. I wonder if it the same mold as the Revell.

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To do a quick comparison between my last build and this one: HIND E, part count - 284 in 98 steps Mustang, part count - 57 (20 of which, I’m not using) in 8 steps. SOOO, this thing’s literally falling together. I kicked this off with the usual cockpit assembly, fuselage seal then wings.

Interior green applied to both sides of fuselage and rear console:

cockpit assembled and seated nicely in place:

She sealed nicely with some sanding required tomorrow, but, very little for sure:

Add a tail!!

I purposely bored out the machine gun ports to simulate the guns as being removed. The reason for this will be revealed later [:P]

And my final thing for today:

There it is for today, can’t drag this out any more, lol. This is SOOOO basic compared to that monster Hind that it’s almost silly. Anyway, it’s a very nice kit and well detailed so, I’ll give it the attention it deserves.

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Rob,

Man you are SMOKIN! It’s good to see that you have something relaxing after that nightmare Hind. Nice day’s work.

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Yes, it’s very relaxing!! Watching the game now, so, I’ll get back to it tomorrow.

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Rob - nice start on your 51!

Steve

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I don’t believe so. This is the 1985 re release of the 1977 mold. I have two from 85 and one from 77.