I was redirected to this site through a link on my usual web haunt and liked the site so much I thought I would join. I returned to model building after many years of children, work, mortgages, and marriage. So, with retirement now upon me, I've returned to the bench. Things have changed considerably from the days of tube glue and red plastic Aurora Messerschmidts.
Admittedly, I am a lover of large scale airplanes, especially the Mustang. Im a member of long standing on Largescaleplanes.com. Its a great site with a wonderful group of members. That isnt to say that I don't have an affinity for all aircraft. I most assuredly do. Its just that the Mustang enthrals me. I won't go further into the esthetics of it lest I begin to sound like a complete loon.
As I mentioned earlier, I like large scale...really large. I've tried one thirty-second (1/32) and one twenty-fourth (1/24). More recently, I've discovered one eighteenth (1/18) scale and am completely captured by it. My current build is the remanufacture of the 1/18nth Blue Box Mustang. Detailing has always been part of the enjoyment I derive from modeling and this scale gives the opportunity to do so, almost without limit.
It is my hope that for anyone interested, you'll find enjoyment in my work once I understand how to post photos. My goal in all this is to create a reference document that dispells the myths and inaccuracies regarding the Mustang that have blossomed over the years. It is being built to the NAA Engineering Drawings, the drawings of Charles Neely, and the most generous help of the members of the the P-51 Sig.
I hope you'll follow along. I look forward to the membership and exchanging ideas and the sharing of this hobby we all find so intruiging.
I hope everyone is well...
Regards,
Geoff
Admittedly, I am a lover of large scale airplanes, especially the Mustang. Im a member of long standing on Largescaleplanes.com. Its a great site with a wonderful group of members. That isnt to say that I don't have an affinity for all aircraft. I most assuredly do. Its just that the Mustang enthrals me. I won't go further into the esthetics of it lest I begin to sound like a complete loon.
As I mentioned earlier, I like large scale...really large. I've tried one thirty-second (1/32) and one twenty-fourth (1/24). More recently, I've discovered one eighteenth (1/18) scale and am completely captured by it. My current build is the remanufacture of the 1/18nth Blue Box Mustang. Detailing has always been part of the enjoyment I derive from modeling and this scale gives the opportunity to do so, almost without limit.
It is my hope that for anyone interested, you'll find enjoyment in my work once I understand how to post photos. My goal in all this is to create a reference document that dispells the myths and inaccuracies regarding the Mustang that have blossomed over the years. It is being built to the NAA Engineering Drawings, the drawings of Charles Neely, and the most generous help of the members of the the P-51 Sig.
I hope you'll follow along. I look forward to the membership and exchanging ideas and the sharing of this hobby we all find so intruiging.
I hope everyone is well...
Regards,
Geoff
