I finally got back to work on my 1/48 Hasegawa Mustang cockpit after my heart attack on Aug. 1. That was a scare & a wake-up call !
I’m using the Eduard PE detail set on this one. The main colors are Model Master Interior Green & Green Chromate enamels, and the Yellow Chromate is the discontinued Aeromaster acrylic.
Washes were a mixture of the base colors plus black, and the drybrushes were a mix of the base colors with Titanium White oil paint.
I added the cockpit lights in front of the instrument panel, though they’re tough to see in the pics.
I didn’t see the loose bristles left from drybrushing until I saw the pics. I’ll clean it up before I close the fuselage.
Thanks for letting me share yet another Mustang with you !
Hope we’re not getting burnt-out on Mustang pics !
grenadier - the floor was painted Polly Scale Deck Tan, and drybrushed with Model Master RAF Dark Earth and Leather for the wood grain. Glad to see you building a WW II bird. I find the aircraft shapes and camouflage patterns & colors at this stage of aircraft development are varied & interesting. Makes for a great variety on the shelf.
This is a great kit, and the Eduard details really make a difference. Since the flaps are molded up, I have to reshape & glue the wheel doors in the closed position. That is proving to be the most difficult part of this build.
Off to another great start Pix. Really glad you’re well enough to be building again. We all missed your Posts. BTW, i’ve seen several builds of the Hasegawa Stang with the flaps up & the wheel bay doors incorrectly down. At least fitting the doors up tends to hide the very shallow wheel bays, my biggest gripe with this kit.
Man, don’t scare us like that either![:I] That’s not the best way to ring in a new month to say the least! I am inspired by your work as many are. Hope you have a speedy and safe recovery! Thanks for the pics and update, How’s the B-29 coming along? I’ve always wanted to do an olive drab/neutral gray job like the earliest ones came out with. I don’t think I have ever seen one done before. It would be really cool now, especially with the new hamiltons to hang on it for accuracy huh?
Take care sir, glad your on the mend![:D]
OMG!! August 1st you say… bless you, Bill; I just learned of this. Good to see you’re using your skills to help recuperate. You take care of yourself buddy, and thanks for posting the fine progress pictures!
Rick - I had the choice of dropping the flaps (wouldn’t be difficult with this kit) or closing the doors. Like you say, I helps conceal the only weak point of this kit - the shallow wheel wells. I’ve built the Tamiya kit, but the cockpit is lacking, and the panel lines are a little wide & deep for me. I think the Hasegawa kit is more realistic, overall.
nicodemus & Frank - I had chest pains on Sunday & went to the hospital (5 minute walk from my house). I was transferred to a larger hospital on Monday. On Tuesday, they inserted a balloon catheter with a stent to open the closed arteries feeding my heart tissue. On Wednesday, they sent me home. AMAZING that this was taken care of so quickly. Makes me feel that I build models at a snail’s pace ! Quit smoking (pack/day for 35+ years), and eat a low cholesterol diet, along with four meds. I move more slowly, and I don’t lift anything over ten pounds, but I’ll tell you, when I went for a walk today, I felt better than I have in YEARS. Let this be some words of experience to anyone else at risk - TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF - no one else can do that for you.
Thanks again - I’m so glad to be here to share my work with you !
Wow! I’m glad to hear that you’re getting better. I like the pics - I’m working on the Monogram D. The base colors are in and I need to wash and drybrush it. I’m hoping to post some pics soon.
Wonderful job on that ‘office’…I know it was mentioned before- but love what you did with the wood floor…always thought that was a pretty snazzy feature on the Stang. Really earns it’s name “Cadillac of the Skies” with such features…
Hope I can do as well when I start my Mustang Ranch build in a few months…
Jeeves - Hasegawa molded the floor smooth. I roughed it up with a coarse sanding stick before I painted it. The plywood floor really does make a difference. I used Interior Green, Chromate Green, & Chromate Yellow in the pit to keep it visually interesting. While it may not be completely accurate, those colors were used on Mustangs. I also have a couple more “interesting” areas inside the fuselage that you’ll see at a later date.
