My latest build hot off the press! Testors 1/48th Scale P-51D. This is going to be donated to my grandparents local American Legion. Let me know what ya think.
Sarge,
A little more practice, maybe some work with mask, and you’ll be cranking out some awsome builds
Not that this one is bad, it just shows room for improvement as do most of our builds 
too fuzzy to see much. but I do see some smudging on the canopy, a decal wrinkle (i think) and a rough paint job ina few places. keep up the building pace though!
I can assure you there are no decal wrinkles but ya the Canopy isnt all that clear (never was) and the paint is iffy, speccaily the stripes
ANbody got any idea on how to ship this to Florida saftley?
Go to swanny’s website, he has a whole article about that stuff. I agree with the other guys, could use some improvement. But heck, all of my kits could too, so don’t let that discourage you. Just do better next time!
Great job on the build.
Hey Andrew,
You know, you remind me of me about 25 years ago. Young and in a hurry. Your model gives me the impression that you have talent, but looking very closely at it, it looks like you built it way too fast. That is normal for a guy your age. But the more patient you are, the more attentive to the details you will be.
Remember, the basic rules of model building, when ignored, will show up on your finished build like a festering sore. Just a few suggestions my man:
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When removing parts from the sprues, be sure to sand away the attachment nubs from the respective parts. This will help deter gaping seems when parts are joined, and alleviate those embarrasing “bumps” that shouldn’t be there. Take the time to prep each sub assembly, treat each one like a kit within itself.
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Your canopy is hopelessly fogged, always use a “white” glue or clear parts cement when attaching clear parts.
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Decals: Hey they make the model don’t they? You have mislocated and wrinkled decals on this model - again patience, and proper technique are important here.
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Paint: No matter if you are using a brush, rattle can, or an airbrush, practice your painting on junk models or some other like medium until you can get satisfactory results, then use it on your finished work.
Hang in there, slow down, research your subject and have fun!
Steve
Crockette hit I think on the biggest thing that could help you out. PATIENCE.
Something Im still learning. As for the cockpit, when you check out swanny’s web site for shipping, also check out his article on Future. This stuff is great That along with patient masking and using plain old elmers white glue (as crockett again pointed out) and your canopies will improve 10 fold. If you dont already have it, heres the link to swanny’s web site
http://www.swannysmodels.com/
Ive learned lots from that site… just remember that if you try something from it and you like the results to thank matt when you post pics of your next build [:)]
I think that it´s an overall OK build, but of course - all of the above. Concidering your young age that´s pretty good. Especially the aluminum base coat looks nice, but use masking tape or post-it notes when painting seperate panels. Bare in mind that metallic paint don´t stick well so don´t use tape that´s too sticky.
If you´re using a digital camera to take the pictures of your builds, you can usually check the focus on the little screen by zooming in on the picture. That way you can take another one imediatly - one of the beauties of digital photos is that the pictures are free, take a series of pix to chose from. If you´re using a standard camera and a scanner I can understand that it is tricky.
Don´t let these advises from us get to you, you should be proud of your build and I´m sure that your grandparents will apreciate it. Patience my friend, and take your improvments step by step and build by build.
Happy modeling /Johan
Not too bad Sarge. I’m sure the American Legion Hall will proudly display it.
Regards, Rick
Better than any AC I can turn out right now, that’s for sure. What can you say about the Testors kit?
Its a great kit with some flash problems. the checkers around the nose wernt a picknic either. The wrinkles are where the instructions told me to put em and they arnt wrinkled. Thanks for the tips with the canopys!
Hey falc, without meaning to high jack the thread or anything, there has been a lot of discussion about just saying great build instead of poinitng out things that could be improved. But this is not the the time nor the place for that discussion. (sorry if that offends you.)
Sarge, I also think you should slow down more on your builds. it woulkd make them look a lot better.
Yah…I guess i should. i just get so excited sometimes [:D]
Sarge, I understand about getting excited. I was that way when I was young and I still am. But I have learned patience is the key. Trust me, I still need plenty of work in getting better. Besides the smudge on the canopy and the paint job, the plane looks great. Just learn from this build and take what you learned and apply to the next build.
Hi Sarge, I cannot say any better than Crockett, so…But, you do show good promise, Please do not get discouraged, and just take your time, I just saw a post of a guy and his F-14, ya’ll know who it is, I can’t remember off hand, he spent 100 hours on it! I have noticed that after the model is built it’s anti-climatic, I have realized that the real fun was building it, sure it is nice to look at (while it sits on the shelf collecting dust), but that’s when I realize where the fun really was. But thats just me, plz don’t pay any attention to me except to just relax and enjoy.
Will do Sonic.
Oh Sarge, sure would like to see some in- progress of your B-25H, I have a thing for the B-25[yeah].
Be good & Have FUN,
Bill
Im going to restart on the camo as soon as i get some more dark tan. Its wasnt coming out good the way i was doing it.