Model, its a 1/48th Stang.
Cool! Got it.
MKelly,
That is looking down right sharp. I think that you are braver than I. Keep posting!
A quick (P51) question guys. Would there be a oxygen line from the tank to the regulator ? It would seem to follow that the oxygen has to get from the tank to the regulator somehow. I haven’t seen one in the ref photos I have been looking at. In 1/24 scale, I’m getting very conscious of how much detail there should be in this kit (but isn’t)
Sorry, I don’t know that. I would assume so or from the tank to a distribution valve. It could see the pilots needing OX for 8 hours or so, thus the 3 tanks. I would think a line from each bottle to a selection valve of some sort, then to the regulator.
I am calling this one done.
this is ModelCraft’s 1/48th F-82E Twin Mustang. She has few warts and is not perfect but, considering how much work to get it to this point I am happy with the way it turned out. Parts from 2 Monogram P-51Ds, 2 Tamiya F-51Ds and drop tanks from Monogram P-61. She is pretty clean because it is the CO’s plane of the group.
Wow! You did a fantastic job on the twin Stang. I know the hurtles you had to jump for that. You really put me to shame with the little work I have to do to finish my little D.
Cody will get you up on the wall shortly and we will be proud to display your fantstic build on the wall of fame.
Thanks for joining in and am looking forward to see what you do with that F-51.
Steve
Here’s my A-38 finally. Not entirely happy with how it turned out but was sure a learning experience.
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Looks pretty nice to me Psycho. Very nice. I like the pre-shading you’ve done. I still haven’t gotten that process down. I had that kit at one time, then I sold it. Now you make me wish I hadn’t
An Apache is a great addition to the Group Build. Thank you for joining in, there’s always room and your welcome to build another if you get the time.
Cody will get you up as soon as he can.
Steve
I’m still working on the B mustang. I’m waiting to get decals back from someone that is making copies for me.
I’ll try to get better pictures too. It’s a new camera and I haven’t gotten the hang of it yet.
Cool, can’t wait to see the B, and looking forward to the new pics.
Since I have not used Alclad II before, I figured that I should try on a less expensive kit than the Tamiya 1/32 'stang that I had started. I dug into my stash and found a Hasagawa D and one of many Tamiya B’s (both 1/48) to try. To see first hand the difference that the base coat makes the D has only a Tamiya gray (fine) primer base, while the B had a gloss black base over the primer. Both were started with Airframe Aluminum with several other colors as well. Here are the pictures of what turned out: 
I need to add some more weathering to the Hasa “D” and then paint the final clear coat then it should be done. For the “B”, I am wanting to finish as LT Bill Overstreet’s “Berlin Express”, but the decal sheet that I need (AeroMaster 48-288) is very, very hard to find. I think that I will be trying to use a high res image of the sheet and print it on a laser printer while I am searching. Thanks for looking.
Now that those are behind me, it is time for a bit of an update on where the big Tamiya kit is. I have been pushing myself to take my time and work slowly, and am finding that this kit is packed with detail and still begging for more to be added. To recap, I added HGW belts and raft to the seat, and added Barracudacals placards to give that added bit of detail in there. 
Now the fuselage is all buttoned up, everything fit great the first time, gotta love the precision of Tamiya. 
I added some wiring / plumbing in the gear wells, as it appeared very stale and blank. Painted NATO Black first, then followed that up with yellow zinc chromate. 
It would be easy to let AMS (advanced modeling syndrome) kick in here and go all out in here, as it almost begs for all the lines, etc. Next step will be to mount the wells to the lower wing, and begin work on the PE machine gun bay and ammunition.
Really nice work there. I’m going to have to change my opinion of Tamiya kits I think…
blkhwkmatt
Since this is the first use of the Alclad, what do you think? It appears to have turned out just fine. Can’t get tired of looking at your D.
That’s some flippin unbelievable work on your pit and engine. It looks like that Tamiya kit is worth every penny, and you have really gone all out on the extra detail. I could learn a thing or five from you. It’s amazing what a few wires can do for detail.
Steve
Steve,
I found Alclad to be fairly easy to use, although it did take a lot to cover the gloss black on the “B”. It did end up with a mirror like finish though, and I like that. For some reason the finish on th “D” seemed to be more prone to damage from masking than the other, although I am not sure why. I ended up masking, then spraying quickly removing the masking and letting it cure for several hours prior to moving on.
I think that I will be using it again for the big one though as I really like the finish.
Thanks for the praise, it is appreciated.
<Matt
Sorry for the delay guys. The finished builds are updated!
I finished one of my Mustangs, sorry I didn’t post many in progress photos. I wanted to enter this in the COMMIES Fest here in Denver and was in a bit of a rush. It ended up competing with 2 of my other enteries and didn’t win anything but I’m quite pleased with it. BTW, my other entries won a 1st and 3rd so I can’t complain! So here are some pics of my Ohio George Montgomery Mustang Gasser.
Ohio George really surprised everyone at the '67 WinterNationals when unveiled his new gasser that used a new "67 Mustang body instead of a Willys coupe. He used essentially the same Ford 427 SOHC engine that he had used in his '33 Willys car previously. The Mustang was based on pre-production body specs that were released to make the body before the '67 Mustang car was released to the public!
What I’m happiest with is replicating the fogged blue paint job. I used Tamiya transparent blue over Testor’s light metallic blue from their lacquer system. I used a small nozzle and low pressure on my airbrush to spray the transparent blue around the wheel wells and door handles. The clear coat from the Testers Model Master Lacquer System was then sprayed over the two colors. The decals were then applied over the final coat.
Instead of the chrome headlights, I punched out some circles from sheet plastic, painted with Alclad Chrome over Testers black enamel. This was seen in several photos of the car and looked way better than those chrome headlights. All the chrome parts were stripped and where applicable sprayed with black and Alclad. The hardest part in the entire build was getting the white and blue stripes on the seats. I ended up using small strips of masking tape to mask off the seats that had been painted Tamara Pearl White and spraying with Testers Pearl Blue.
I extended the hood bubble back toward the windshield to get a more accurate profile. This seemed like a simple mod but took an inordinate amount of time to get a smooth structure and fix a spot on the left front of the bubble were I sanded thru the plastic!
I used the engine from the '33 Willys Gasser kit as it had better detail and a blower and intake manifold that matched my references. This ended up causing clearance problems with the hood and necessitated shortening the driveshaft.
I cut off the molded coil springs and replaced them with coils I made from wire.
I added spark plug wires and fuel lines.
I didn’t like the frame that was provided for the parachute and ended just attaching it to the rear of the car. The wheel bars should attach to the frame but nothing was provided in the kit. If I had planned ahead better I could have made some modifications to the frame and chassis panels. Oh well, This is as good as it’s going to be. I think it’s a pretty good replica of my favorite gasser. Thanks for taking a look.
Kenjitak- Excellent work! The paint looks great with dark outlines & couldn’t be more spot on. I heard that was a rough kit from some other folks. You made it look fantastic!!! I’ll post the pic in the finish gallery!
I am a huge vintage drag racing fan so this one I am especially intrigued by (plus I have the kit too but never began it). Would you mind explaining more about the kit quality & what modifications had to be done to get it as clean as it looks?
b****lkhwkmatt- Your detailing is awesome! The lines you are running make a huge amount of difference! Well done!!
Thanks CodyJ!
The Malco Gasser kit is a bit of a disappointment especially when AMT really did such a good job on the Ohio George’s Willys. The body needed a lot of sanding and scraping to get into shape. It needed a lot of sanding to reduce the front fender peaks. The radiator is poorly detailed considering the number of fuel and water lines that all the reference photos show going into it. As I mentioned, the engine is not very good compared to the Willys SOHC and is wrong on the supercharger. The chassis and interior are pretty good, I used some instrument decals and a shoulder harness photo-etch kit to really make it work. The rear chassis is really weak. The parachute frame is inaccurate and the rear of the body needs a cut-out for the parachute. The kit has a large piece for the back part of the chassis that holds the battery and it should have provision for anchoring the wheel bars but there is nothing there. Sounds like a lot of complaints but really it is typical for the era compared to other kits of the times. I commend MPC for bringing this out initially and Round 2 for re-releasing it. George Montgomery was a superb engineer/designer and the Mustang Malco Gasser was an amazing vehicle that changed gassers for better and for worse!