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Old 10-16-2009, 03:22 AM
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P 51 Halinski/ModelArt

Howdy

Yes, the P 51, it was on my mind quite a long time in many versions,
but i guess this one was just balance 'tween get-it-asap and make
it presentable.
And yes im beginning to changing my ways a little - I mean paper
grade. With this one, it is still some 80 g which on later shots would
prove "disaster" generally in the cocpit area (and some other places
to for that matter).
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Old 10-16-2009, 03:33 AM
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P 51 part II

As the kits are downladed ones from the internet, I was wondering how close in the terms of scale they would be.
As it turned out, in case of Halinski kit, I printed out needed parts of
the cocpit and wheel wells via the Paint.
By jove it did take some time - one page per 3 minutes (perhaps my PC is
to balme), but as it turned out it came out in right scale.
Now I didn't remember why, but the printouts were done with the printer
set to lower quality and thus most of the details are gone (in the cocpit).
I know, yes, that wasn't brilliant...
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P 51 Halinski/ModelArt-20091006801.jpg   P 51 Halinski/ModelArt-20091006810.jpg   P 51 Halinski/ModelArt-20091007814.jpg   P 51 Halinski/ModelArt-20091007819.jpg   P 51 Halinski/ModelArt-20091007829.jpg  

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Old 10-16-2009, 03:44 AM
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P 51 part III

With the cocpit ready (up to a seat and side walls) the whole thing
ended up shelved for some three months.
Finally having succesfully finishing the Ka 50 (the fact that I ended
a kit boosted my morale tremendously) the P 51 come back to life.

Due to the fact that the Halinski instrument panel didn't show much
beacuse of the way that i printed it, I use the ModelArt part
combined with bits of Halinski.
The gunsight (done accordingly to manual) comes with a glass
but You won't see it - as usual.
Ok with the cocpit ready, comes the easiest part - fuselage.
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Old 10-16-2009, 04:08 AM
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P51 part IV

Generally easy and quick built.
One setback, underneath the cocpit, ModelArt have half bulkhead to
which later on will be assembled air intake unit.
I admit, I didn't glue it right on the money (it is offset less than a mm
to one side) but the hole fuselage south of the wing lower surface is bent
toward left (as I later measure this on the uncut part there seems to be
some discrepancy of 0,5 mm).
So perhaps it's just me or the kit.
Be my judge.
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Old 10-16-2009, 04:21 AM
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P 51 part V

The wheel weels have few parts from Halinski, the just look to bare
for me, so have the wheels covers.
As the wings are fragile with this kind of paper, different approach was
needed when it comes to wheel legs.
I didn't put any wire into the legs, just glue the wheels stright to the legs.
It definately isn't going anywhere, but at least it hold it's weight (for now).
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Old 10-16-2009, 04:34 AM
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P 51 part VI

I was to lazy to paint the wheels, so instead I use charcoal on them.
Of course most of it would rub off but some would stay, fine with me.
Bomb racks done, with these I take the shortcut too.
Guards which protect the ordnance from swinging sideways should be
made from wire, phew too sophisticated, double layer of paper strap would
do perfectly for me.
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Old 10-16-2009, 05:11 AM
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P 51 part VII

The prop arrangment looks a bit crude but at least it works.
In case of excessive play there, extra layer of cardboard could be
put between fuselage and prop hub.
The weathering.
I was wondering about using the charcoal for that to, but I decided
to stay with proved ways.
So as a semi qualified arsonist I managed to burn some plastic without
setting everything around on fire, while holding some alluminium foil
above fire to catch my weathering medium.
It goes pretty fast now on, gun powder stains, engine exhaust,
some vents on the fuselage, the area of wings near the cocpit on which
pilot tread while climbing into his office.
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Old 10-16-2009, 05:27 AM
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P 51 part VIII

And so we have it. All in all it takes a little les than 28 hours during
a week or so (excluding those three months when I didn't do anything
on this kit).
Not that bad imho.
Some errors of course but mostly due to the paper thickness.
And even a real weathering - I bring it to company to show off a bit
and of course on this day it have to snow.
The first snow so early in the year.
Thanx, despite my effort to protect it, the model get some.
Fortunately not much but the camouflage already dissolve in the
contacted area.

On the last pictures the P 51 is accompanied with some expetionally
long term project.
As far as I remember it start in 2001, and with pretty slim chances
for finish.
The scracth built Fw 190 D9, with one single aim - to make the best
Dora.
Pretty modest I know.
Some 1100 parts total in 1:33 scale.
If Youre interested I could post som pictures of it.

Cheerio
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Old 10-16-2009, 07:02 AM
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Great work! I like the weathering detail.... Nice touch with the dirt around the cockpit area!
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Old 10-16-2009, 07:37 AM
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Still wish those squadron codes weren't wrong. Good looking job on the kit though!

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