OMG It's got a sharkmouth 1/72 Tamiya P-51D!

[SA Dave]

Real cool

 

[Sherman 18]

Cool

 

[Duke Maddog]

Excellent work John! Way to go!

 

[jeaton01]

Some yellow trim and the aluminum base coat are on, Alclad ALC 101. Didn't have to chase any rocket fins today, but a whole rocket made an attempt at escape and evasion. It's back in the clink.

 

[Flyingbabydoc]

Very sharp. I wish I could use airbrushes... good job John!

 

[moon puppy]

Nice coverage, John when you spray Alclad do you do a wet coat or is it lighter almost dry to the touch once sprayed? I know there's a tricky balance because that stuff will eat the base coat and plastic.

 

[jeaton01]

I make sure it goes on dry, Bob. If you get a wet look the finish will lose the aluminum look and it is more transparent. Doesn't seem to dry very well either. Two or three coats very dry gives good coverage, just a few seconds between coats.

 

[jeaton01]

It's got a Sharkmouth!

 

[Flyingbabydoc]

That is a gem! beautiful job, very sharp. Now the final stretch to the finish line.

 

[SA Dave]

wows

It's got a Sharkmouth!

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wowser awesome

 

[Duke Maddog]

Looks spectacular John! Way to go man!

 

[Heavens Eagle]

You have really moved along on that John!

 

[jeaton01]

Got'er done, more pictures tomorrow. Maybe I was influenced by the slogan on the nose!

 

[Impisi]

looks mighty fine

 

[SA Dave]

Stunning!!!!

 

[moon puppy]

Q: Did they fill in the panel lines on the F51 like they were supposed to do on the earlier Mustangs?

 

[Sharkmouth]

Q: Did they fill in the panel lines on the F51 like they were supposed to do on the earlier Mustangs?

I see that the photos in the Cavalier rebuild manuals have them puttied so I would think it was continued. Or perhaps, old photos reused?
No lines visible from this angle where the sun would highlight them:

The PA-48 Enforcer (FUGLY plane) seems to be puttied too:

Regards,

 

[Sharkmouth]

I simply had to add this video:

Note, puttied wings had to be painted while the fuselage could be taken down to natural metal. You might note that in some photos (gloss/sheen difference which hints at the wings being puttied).

Here we see one without the puttied wing, something warbird owners do to get the full shine on every surface:

Note that the warbird owner says they stopped puttying the wings at the closing part of the war to get more aircraft out there.

Regards,

 

[jeaton01]

My understanding is the wings were not filled on most Korean War Mustangs because they were largely pulled from Guard units and storage, but I'm sure it depended on the particular airframe. FWIW, it has since been understood that to keep laminar flow even the bugs have to be kept off the leading edges, and the performance difference between a filled wing and one that was not was not significant.

Hope I don't bore everyone but here's all the finished pictures. The ones at the last are with the Airfix Mustang.

 

[Sharkmouth]

LOL, you KNOW I am not bored!

Lovely and well earned medal!

Regards,