Maly P-51B - Replacement Build

[rockpaperscissor]

First time looking in. It's really looking good. Eye catching with the D-Day stripes and British camo.

[modelperry]

My cellphone, me and this project never seemed to be in the same place at the same time lately. Here's my update on this build.

Landing gear installed. No problems other than a few fiddly parts.

Canopy finished. I considered vac-u-forming, but decided to go old school like I did on the original. I did do a better job on the frame this time and attached it in the open position.

Only have the prop assembly and two bombs yet to build and install.

Greg

[modelperry]

Got the props built. While I despise pedals for the most part, these actually work out really well.

I've decided not to build the two bombs for now. Maybe down the road a bit. So I am considering this one done at this point.

Final comments: 12 years of experience definitely changes your building habits and skills. Revisiting this model has shown me that. Since I don't have the first built to compare side by side, I do remember my final results differently.

This is a decent Maly kit and builds into a good model. It is not perfect though, and I can see why I like other designers works a little better. While generally a well thought out design, the inner structure could be improved to provide better support. And, while I like lots of detail, this kit could have been improved if some of the moving or posable features were eliminated.

Recommend this one as a stepping stone in to intermediate level models.

Greg

[Don Boose]

Turned out nicely!

It was fun watching you build this one.

Don

[Mike1158]

Agreed, you produced a very fine airframe.