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Tamiya 1:32 Mustang
- Thread starter moon puppy
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Nice motor plumbing Moon PupI also like the scheme you've chose, the painted section on fuse and tail looks interesting.
Tim
HA! Just found that tail section is Yellow.
More Chrome Yellow coming up. Saul I thought those drop tanks look larger than the European ones. I'm on that site checking it out now.
Here's an interesting line.
Minimum weathering then.
Minimum weathering then.
About the antennas.
Doesn't say anything about another radio. I see there's a Ospry book on the VLR Mustang. Guess I'm going shopping.
Doesn't say anything about another radio. I see there's a Ospry book on the VLR Mustang. Guess I'm going shopping.
The radio is probably the one marked not for use. The battery was relocated to the engine compartment and Tamiya already has the scoop there, the antennas you know about. The drop tanks could be the 110 gallon ones which no one makes or the 165 gallon P-38 style perhaps from a Trumpeter kit?
The P-51 SIG has some TM illustrations of the battery relocation here.
Regards,
The P-51 SIG has some TM illustrations of the battery relocation here.
Regards,
Thanks again for your help Saul, getting obsessed with this engine but after seeing Mo's and John's builds I can see how much or little that's going to be seen.
Adding Fuel, Oil, coolant and electrical plumbing or as close as I can. Really just giving a representation of it. Tamiya has supplied some major plumbing lines but they come into play when we close up the fuselage later on.
I stole a jerry can fill cap from 1:35 stowage for the hydraulic tank.
Added solder for extra plumbing coming off the tank.
Added lines for the oil pump.
Now I hope I can put this down and move on to the cockpit and see what's next for this little gem.
Adding Fuel, Oil, coolant and electrical plumbing or as close as I can. Really just giving a representation of it. Tamiya has supplied some major plumbing lines but they come into play when we close up the fuselage later on.
I stole a jerry can fill cap from 1:35 stowage for the hydraulic tank.
Added solder for extra plumbing coming off the tank.
Added lines for the oil pump.
Now I hope I can put this down and move on to the cockpit and see what's next for this little gem.
panzerace007
Active member
MOONIE,
Cool lookin Detail ! I see those Spark Plugs ! How did you paint - Champion on th side of 'em like that ? Great Lookin Engine !!
:drinks
Cool lookin Detail ! I see those Spark Plugs ! How did you paint - Champion on th side of 'em like that ? Great Lookin Engine !!
:drinks
Didn't paint it Erik...etched it..it's just too small to see....
Disclaimer, I'm kidding about that, there is no champion on the spark plugs..
Disclaimer, I'm kidding about that, there is no champion on the spark plugs..
panzerace007
Active member
Ah yes ... But I can see it ... I blew up th Picture & looked at th Monitor with My Opti-Visor !!
Lookin' Great !
Lookin' Great !
Kreighshoer
Active member
what a lovely engine! if the rest of the model gets as much attention, the final result will be nothing less than spectacular!
Rest of the model gets this much attention it'll never be finished!
thanks Laura!
thanks Laura!
I sprayed the engine with Alclad Klear product, it's their glossy clear coat that just came out. Really hard clear coat, read someone do a review on it and said they would never use future again. Went over it with Migs Dark wash and i'll let that setting a while before cleaning it up.
Moved on into the cockpit, whoever said you don't need aftermarket was sadly mistaken, some half round knobs, like the Bomb Release lever. some of the stuff could be a little over thick and would benefit from aftermarket. Don't get me wrong, the parts look good and will look good OOB. But I can't leave it alone. There's always something more that can be done.
The IP is nice but I'm not sure about the decal behind the clear IP, they seem to far recessed. But the IPs themselves are interesting, they are slightly opaque, I painted the back of the IP black so the dials stand out better now.
The convex dials really sort of magnifies the decals. Neat effect.
The kit seat and armor plate backing looks ok, the seat is suppose to ride on two spring loaded rods. Tamiya represented this with just to half round sliders..that had to go. Drawing on Jerry Rutman's treatment of his resin cockpit for the Dragon kit, I took a .5mm rod and wrappped solder around it making it look like a spring, sorry I didn't get a picture of the kit part before chopping it up.
so here's my treatment.
Here's the kit seat.
Here's Jerry Rutman's set. Rutman's seat looks a bit shorter than the kit one, I'm not going to bother trying to find out which is right, far as I know, both are. The kit cushion is just square and blah, Jerry's has character. I want to use this seat so I gotta hit Jerry up for another seat for the Dragon kit that I intend to finish soon.
Thanks for looking! hope you like it.
Moved on into the cockpit, whoever said you don't need aftermarket was sadly mistaken, some half round knobs, like the Bomb Release lever. some of the stuff could be a little over thick and would benefit from aftermarket. Don't get me wrong, the parts look good and will look good OOB. But I can't leave it alone. There's always something more that can be done.
The IP is nice but I'm not sure about the decal behind the clear IP, they seem to far recessed. But the IPs themselves are interesting, they are slightly opaque, I painted the back of the IP black so the dials stand out better now.
The convex dials really sort of magnifies the decals. Neat effect.
The kit seat and armor plate backing looks ok, the seat is suppose to ride on two spring loaded rods. Tamiya represented this with just to half round sliders..that had to go. Drawing on Jerry Rutman's treatment of his resin cockpit for the Dragon kit, I took a .5mm rod and wrappped solder around it making it look like a spring, sorry I didn't get a picture of the kit part before chopping it up.
so here's my treatment.
Here's the kit seat.
Here's Jerry Rutman's set. Rutman's seat looks a bit shorter than the kit one, I'm not going to bother trying to find out which is right, far as I know, both are. The kit cushion is just square and blah, Jerry's has character. I want to use this seat so I gotta hit Jerry up for another seat for the Dragon kit that I intend to finish soon.
Thanks for looking! hope you like it.
