Heres a pic of a 1/48 Tamiya F-51 I finished just recently. Our club was commissioned to build for an indoor aviation exhibit at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, and the red Mustang flown by Lt. Cole Zobel was my contribution. The plane was build in less than two weeks. The civilian registry markings were painted on.
I dont know why the red looks kinda wavy in the pic. Tell me what you think.[:)]
Nice! Are you sure you painted those numbers? Looks like decals to me! Hmmm… No wonder you haven’t been around the forums, you were finally getting some modeling done! [:D] That is very cool. Couple of questions, though: which NAIA terminal is that going in and what scale (I assume 1/72)?
Thanks, Shrikes! Yup, they were painted on. We didnt have enough time to print decals for this one. I jumped on board the project quite late.
Its in 1/48 (the project went too fast I didnt notice I was tasked to do a 48th[:D]). The Mustang and the other kits, dioramas and photos are actually on display now. I delivered the F-51 to our staging area last Sunday and the exhibit was put together last Wednesday if Im not mistaken.
The exhibit will be on the departure area in Terminal 2 (great if youre flying PAL), just between the international and domestic lobbies.
Nice job. A different look from the militay versions.
Looks great, allan ! Nice steady work on the numbers !
As for the pixellation of the reds, its a result of a JPEG being compressed. Red is the most difficult color for electronics to reproduce. Digital cameras, video cameras, scanners, computer monitors, and televisions all have this weakness. When the image is compressed, the reds, because of their frequency (wavelength), are the first to suffer.
Well done 'stang !
fantastic build.
joe
it looks like it belongs at the reno air races it is awesome great job well done it reminds me of a project i started 9 years ago making a purple A-10 air racer it was dodge plum
crazy purple auto paint and it looked awesome but the project never got finished because
it was lost in a storage shed disaster maybe one day i’ll rebuild it and post some photos
when i get a scanner
Great looking Mustang allan. Those numbers look great… you’ve got one steady hand.
Looking good. Heres the other red mustang:
The RB-51 is undergoing rebuild and should be back racing soon!
Its awsome! How did do the stripes…It looks perfectly straight![^][?]
Looks very very nice cool color.
Sweet! Awesome work!
Lee
Look’s REALLY good, Allan, would like to see more civilian registered X-Warbirds flying through this Forum!
I’m in the (continuing) process of a Testors 1/48 F8F conversion, into Reno star; “Rare Bear”. Hopefully one day soon…
Beautiful build, Allan, thanks for the picture!!
Frank
That is a gorgeous bird!!! How’d you pull it off in two weeks??!! man, that’s impressive in itself!!! BTW Frank, keep us up to date on your “Rare Bear”, as I would love to check that baby out!!!
Looks sweet. Tell us a bit more about how you painted this thing, if you would…
Fade to Black…
Thanks, Pix, Rick, Joe, Adam, Lee, Frank, Heath, Roadkill, Alex, John, Hillbilly & Blackwolf!
Pix,
Thanks for the info on the red pixels. I thought it had something to do with my PC or digicam. [:)]
Hillbilly,
A purple A-10? That would be a refreshing sight to see. Looking forward to seeing it. Ive actually done a black, red, blue and yellow Huey (with stars on the tail boom) for my wife. [:P]
Roadkill,
Thats an even better looking Red Stang. It’ll take a lot more time doing the markings on that beauty. [^]
Heath,
The model is basically box stock. The conversions are minimal: removal of the guns and headrest, and an angled aerial on the spine. Fortunately, Tamiya’s engineering is A-1. There was almost nothing to fill.
Frank,
I agree with Heath. Cant wait to see the Rare Bear.
John (Easy),
I first drew lines over the white where the black cheat lines should be, and applied masks over the surrounding areas. The masking took up much more time than the actual painting. [V][:D]
Blackwolf,
After priming the kit, I applied white paint all over the model. Ive had a bad experience with red-on-white schemes (the red coat cracked after a few days), so, taking the advise of a friend, I let the white paint sit for 48 hours while I cleaned up and prepared the other parts.
After that, I applied Tamiya masking tape over the white areas (tips and stipes, and the “PIC-1046” registry — the letters were cut out from Tamiya masking tape) and then sprayed on the red coat. After applying very light wash, I put on a coat of clear gloss.[:)]
Very nice work on the mustang.
After reading how you put it together, i’m feeling rather small and insignificant! Once again, fantastic mustang, Allan! Hmmm… I wonder what became of this bird? [:D]
beautifull job pare fantastic finish on that bird.
may I ask what gloss coat is that and how long did it take to dry?
also did you polish the canopy , and if you did with what?
welcome back allan. mustang looks great and awesome.