Waltz41 Posted March 10, 2015 Author Share #51 Posted March 10, 2015 Just love those P51,s !! Me too! Just wait....I got 'tons' haha!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDK Posted March 11, 2015 Share #52 Posted March 11, 2015 Missed this one! Beautiful work B! You've got some real talent. Love the 39. JD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fstop61 Posted March 11, 2015 Share #53 Posted March 11, 2015 Very nice work.........is the checkerboard tail on the P-51B decal or painted? either or it's a fine job. Thanks for posting and keep 'em coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlebuddy Posted March 11, 2015 Share #54 Posted March 11, 2015 Me too! Just wait....I got 'tons' haha!! You know me !! looking forward to it !!! many thanks LB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobrahistorian Posted March 12, 2015 Share #55 Posted March 12, 2015 Very nice stuff! I love the B-26! Do you hand paint your own nose art? I've done a few of my own, but always have a hellish time getting the lettering right.Your 325th Mustang, isn't that the Accurate Miniatures kit and not the Tamiya? Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waltz41 Posted March 12, 2015 Author Share #56 Posted March 12, 2015 Very nice work.........is the checkerboard tail on the P-51B decal or painted? either or it's a fine job. Thanks for posting and keep 'em coming. Yellow painted, then black/clear decal. Hand painted, now that would be something! I'm sure some of the pros do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waltz41 Posted March 12, 2015 Author Share #57 Posted March 12, 2015 Very nice stuff! I love the B-26! Do you hand paint your own nose art? I've done a few of my own, but always have a hellish time getting the lettering right. Your 325th Mustang, isn't that the Accurate Miniatures kit and not the Tamiya? Jon Jon, you are quite right. Nice spot :-) I have so many mustangs, I lose track! Was it the dorsal fin you caught? BTW, I have seen your stuff, on here as well as on ARC. You do some beautiful work. To answer your other question, no I have never done anything that didn't come premade as far as decals go. I have never attempted anything else. I can't imagine trying the lettering or anything! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waltz41 Posted March 12, 2015 Author Share #58 Posted March 12, 2015 I'm pretty sure this is the Hobbyboss kit, but it might be the Tamyia Wildcat. This was done several years ago. I had a major issue with the decals, as they went down 'hard' and really looked bad. I went with heavy weathering (but also as they were decals to an aircraft on Guadalcanal which I'm sure weather there took a beating on it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waltz41 Posted March 12, 2015 Author Share #59 Posted March 12, 2015 Damn Antenna got knocked around a little bit :-) We moved over the summer, and man, what a pain transporting these. I literally had family members holding some of them during trips back and forth!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Waltz41 Posted March 12, 2015 Author Share #62 Posted March 12, 2015 Revell P-51B. I like to sometimes do some in a 'flying pose' as it gives me some extra space when displaying them, as well as just a different look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Waltz41 Posted March 12, 2015 Author Share #65 Posted March 12, 2015 The Revell kits have their issues and esp with some of the better companies out there, they are I feel often passed over. But for price, and if you are just building for fun and don't care that the exhaust sticks out 5 feet from fuselage etc :-) then they are just fine. Esp for me when I 'mount' them on a stick. Thanks for looking again guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobrahistorian Posted March 13, 2015 Share #66 Posted March 13, 2015 Awesome stuff! Yeah, it was the fin fillet and the windscreen that caught my eye. I don't like the Acc Min windscreen, but I've got an affinity for P-51B/Cs with the fin fillet. When I was working on my "Mazie, Me and Monk", I took the Tamiya kit and grafted a Hasegawa P-51D tail on it instead of going with the Acc Min kit. Of course, I do love their Allison engine Mustangs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KVSkelton Posted March 13, 2015 Share #67 Posted March 13, 2015 Fantastic work, Waltz41! I love, love, love that P-39; it's always been one of my favorite warbirds. I developed my love of WW2 aviation building the old 1/48 Monogram kits as a kid. Seeing your work makes me want to go out and buy a kit now...but I'm not sure these 50 year old hands could do anything more than slap it together these days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
38Driver Posted March 14, 2015 Share #68 Posted March 14, 2015 Monogram P-51B kit is still the best bang for your buck kit ever in my mind. It will always be my favorite kit. Like KVShelton I grew up on those kits. Ping pong table made a great carrier for the Monogram Cats as well as the SBD, TBF, Helldiver and Corsair. Lots of adventures with the droppable bombs and Torpedos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlebuddy Posted March 14, 2015 Share #69 Posted March 14, 2015 Can you still get that Monogram kit Dan ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
38Driver Posted March 14, 2015 Share #70 Posted March 14, 2015 Can you still get that Monogram kit Dan ?? Yep, it's been reboxed a bunch of times. It's now a Revellogram kit since Revell took over Monogram. I've got 4 of them still on the shelf. A bunch on eBay for cheap too. The 1/48th kit is the one I'm talking about. The 1/72nd is ok too, but the 1/48th is the one most of us 50 somethings grew up with http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=Officer&_from=R40&_osacat=156417&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.XMonogram+P-51B.TRS0&_nkw=Monogram+P-51B&ghostText=&_sacat=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlebuddy Posted March 14, 2015 Share #71 Posted March 14, 2015 Thanks Dan , I remember having the Airfix 1/24th P51 it was my first introduction to " blue nosers" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the330thbg Posted May 1, 2015 Share #72 Posted May 1, 2015 Great pics and great builds.. thanks for posting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparty On Posted May 1, 2015 Share #73 Posted May 1, 2015 Nice builds! I have boxes and boxes of unbuilt WW2 planes and armor just collecting dust in my basement. I suppose it's time I build a few to share. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the330thbg Posted May 2, 2015 Share #74 Posted May 2, 2015 Nice builds! I have boxes and boxes of unbuilt WW2 planes and armor just collecting dust in my basement. I suppose it's time I build a few to share. LOL.., I have the same thing in a storage unit here in NYC. Some of them date back to the mid-50's as they were my older brothers. I open them occasionally under the guise of building them.,. but my eyesight is not as good as it once was and I would need a magnifying glass to put them together.. so there they sit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SylvesterP Posted May 31, 2015 Share #75 Posted May 31, 2015 Some great model war birds you have made. Looking forward to seeing more in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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