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Shark, Thanks for looking in. Please, by all means, use anything you care to. Glad you find it useful. Best Geoff

IJ Thank you for looking in. Your comment is very much appreciated and deeply flattering. Thank you... Geoff

Moon, Definitely pleased you're looking. Hopefully it won't disappoint you...stay tuned. Cheers Geoff

JK Glad you popped in. Hope this build doesn't let you down...stay tuned. There is still a long way to go. Best Geoff

James, Thanks for looking in. I hope you'll continue to follow. Cheers Geooff

Ill end it here for now. Next post(s) will cover the empennage, windscreen,and canopy rework. Hope you enjoy and that everyone is well. Best Geoff

Once the reshaping is complete; surface details can be added. dezus fasteners used on the cowling scale to .047" diameter. Locations are first marked out along the newly scribed panel splits, penetrations are then drilled with the penetrations being chamfered afterwards.

The nose is next reshaped with fine Miliput (white).Believe me when I say, it took a very long time to not only finish, but to get it the right shape. The nose of the Mustang is remarkably veiled in its true shape. Looking at it from the side, you would never know the bulges on top of the...

Next comes the blank for the super charger intake tunnel. Fashioned from balsa sheet, it is vacformed top and bottom and then the two halves were joined to form the tunnel.

This is the original representation of the super charger intake (the smiley). Clearly it needs complete reshaping. It was first lined on the inside with .020 sheet stock and then filed to finished shape on the inside only.The outside would have to be blended with the new nose contour.

At this point, the exhast stack apertures have been replaced with .040" sheet stock. This thickness was used to allow for sanding to match the nose after reshaping. The carb air intake breathers have been removed for later replace with machined parts.

Before and after comparison indicating the original exhaust stack aperture versus the repositioned aperture. Youll note on the original,the aperture is tilted up at the front. This shouldnt be. The aperture should run parallel with with the thrust line.

THE NOSE/FIREWALL FORWARD: This was a heavy lift beginning with repositioning the exhaust stack aperture and then reshaping the entire nose to fit the templates. The templates were made from the Neely drawings via direct transfer to litho plate and then cut out to fit the lines. The forward...

Corrected and rebuilt spinner back plate. Note that after reshaping, and vac forming,the original parts were left inside for rigidity. Also note the shape of the prop shank aperture. This was common to the Hamilton Standard cuffed prop. The aperture for the Aero Products prop is shaped differently.

Comparison of 1/24th versus 1/18 scale.

Prop blade before and after. Only one blade was reshaped and then cast in resin by Jerry Rutman.

Greetings All, I thought I would begin to share my Mustang build with you.To dare, its been ongoing now for about the last seven(7) months. It involves the rebuild of the Blue Box/ Ultimate Soldier 1/18 P-51. After following a friends build dealing with the same topic, and given my love of the...

James, Thank you...its always nice to meet others with the same proclivities. Best Heoff

Terry Thank you for the welcome.. Best Geoff

Moon Puppy Thank you for the greeting and links. I shall have a go at posting some photos soon. Cheers, Geoff