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Old 09-03-2009, 05:56 PM
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Thanks for the kind words Lancer!

It looks like Dave has a great pictorial sequence to illustrate one way to accomplish the basic idea of joining model sections using only one former per section. Great job Dave!

I agree with you though. Butt joints can give you problems with the section edges not meeting up perfectly around the section edges. It is very hard to cut along a curved edge without a small jog here or there. A very steady hand (and perfectly designed piece) is absolutely required to have the sections match up without any gaps. Various building techniques (good edge coloring, etc) will help hide very small gaps. Textures that are multi-colored (such as camouflage) will also help (pun intended) hide small gaps.

Dave, thanks for sharing this build with us. I really like the way every builder has their "tricks" to build the models and I learn something new every day reading them.

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Old 09-03-2009, 08:45 PM
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yes, I am continuing with the joiner strips and the fuselage is looking a lot better.
(I'll post some pics soon)

Not perfect, but thats as a result of my impatience.
I'm guess you would call me a rush builder.
Usually I give up a little quality
to get to the eye-candy quicker!


While glue dries, I fiddle around with other small parts of the plane.
Like the nosecone and prop parts.

The nosecone is 2 parts, with a "petal" closure for the end.
(I think thats what its called?)
I had no clue how to do that! lol
I just curved each "petal" with the tweezers till they all curved inwards,
then I filled up the inside with tacky glue
and used my fingers to hold all the "petals" together and in place
until the glue set enough.
Then I just cleaned up the glue on the outside and filled in all the gaps with a red marker!



The prop pieces are ready to be cut and assembled.
I haven't figured out the mounting procedure yet
but I really like the way the artwork turned out for the prop blades.
Hopefully I won't mess them up.
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Old 09-05-2009, 08:09 AM
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I am having some trouble with the Image Uploader...can't upload any more images.
I'll give it a day or two to sort itself out.

In the meantime, I have a couple of photos already uploaded...


I have completed the new fuselage.
(or arrived at about the same point as the first fuselage)
This one, assembled using joiner strips and slightly modified formers.

Other than a stain (I think from some dirty finger oils)
I am happier with this construction.



I am going to continue assembly using this second fuselage,
I'll try the canopy parts next.
For this canopy, I used a couple of photos of the Macon Belle
and created this silhouetted cockpit image.
I decided to not include a pilot this time
since I am planning on assembling this plane "gears down" for a parked view.




I have also started assembly of the Tail Stabilizer and Elevators,
but the "instructions" aren't clear on the assembly
so I doing a little of the "trial and error" fit right now
and hopefully I will have some photos to show shortly.



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Old 09-05-2009, 09:40 AM
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Man, this is one sweet build. You gots some Mad Skillz! :D

Lots of great technique here that can be applied to other genres of model!
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Old 09-06-2009, 07:49 AM
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odd...I posted all this following info last night!?...
and this morning its not here!
I know it was here, because I edited twice...
somehow, I must have deleted the entire post?

lets try it again (lol)...


Tinkered with a few different areas yesterday
and tried to fit the canopy to the fuselage.
There seems to be a size issue...the rear window section



not sure why this is a problem, but I am going to try a small resize on the canopy...I'll keep you posted.


In the meantime, I decided to assemble the props and nosecone.

The propellors are made of two pieces (front and rear facing)
and a small rectangular piece thats rolled to form a stubby mounting shaft.
I decided to use another idea with toothpicks...

I laid one side of the prop blade down, coated it with glue
and laid the toothpick up the center, about 1/3 of the way into the blade.
Then fit the other side of the blade and finger form the base of the blade
until the tacky glue has set.



A little trim and clean up.
Then use a black marker on the exposed toothpick and edges of the blades.
And four nice looking prop blades!



The little rectangle mount piece is now rolled around the exposed toothpick
forming a slightly larger prop blade shaft and a more substantial mounting point for the propellor blade.
All I need to do now is carefully mark the four positions (for the prop blades)
on the nosecone,
and create four holes to mount the props.
Once all four blades are fitted tightly in place and positioned correctly
I filled up the rear of the nosecone with glue and let it set.



The whole nosecone assembly came out real nice
and nicely resembles the actual plane.
(You can see one of the reference photos I used to paint the props.)
I'll wait to butt joint the nosecone/propellor assembly in place
once the aircraft is complete, so as not to damage the props.

Some Wing assembly next!!!
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Old 09-07-2009, 08:15 AM
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Happy Labour Day everyone!

Yesterday was Nascar Race Day!
and you know what that means!...
paper model building excuse time!

Worked on many areas last night...

Fitted the Tail Rudder and Elevators...pics to come.

Wing Assembly...pics to come

Canopy resize and fit...
printed out four new canopies and found a size that fitted better.
not perfect, partly because I fitted the rear window section incorrectly
and it is affecting the height of the main canopy.
(my impatient build skills again)




Landing gear assembly...
Got the gear support assembly finished using some large size vinyl coated paper clips.



all parts ready, just need to shape the wheels a little bit



and heres the completed assemblies with the gear doors attached.




Next, I took a look at the Exhaust manifold area...
there are 12 little exhaust "hood" tips and an upper "flange" or body moulding piece.
These 12 exhaust tips are very small! Too small for me! lol
I can't imagine how small they would be at 1/48 scale?!!
(I think this plane should only be built at 1/33 scale lol!!!)

Anyway, as I started to cut out these tips I realized that I should check
and make sure the "Macon Belle" did, in fact, have 12 cylinders.
And thats when I found out that the exhaust tips are not "hoods"
but actually round tube pipes (mounted through a bulged panel - not a an upper flange)



For the size of this model and for the visual representation at this scale
these 12 little hoods and upper flange will look pretty good.
The similarity to the actual plane would be close enough for the average modeler.
Not everything is technically accurate and perfect on a model of this size and quality...thats understandable.

But I thought it might be interesting to see if I could scratchbuild some exhaust "tubes" instead
and form a manifold flange to mount them.
Model building small parts at this scale is not my strength,
so this might be an exercise in failure
...but before I continue with the provided exhaust parts,
I'm gonna give it a try!
Keep you informed....
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Old 09-07-2009, 11:38 AM
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This is a most enjoyable build. Many thanks for sharing the problems, frustrations, and solutions with us. It is really valuable to be able to see exactly how another model builder copes with these kinds of issues.

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Old 09-07-2009, 12:14 PM
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Thanks Don!

One other thing I like to do (with Chris' and the original designer's permission)
is to modify some parts in the process of doing these repaints.

These models are never 100% perfect and we can't expect them to be.
Experienced modelers know that it takes a certain amount of flexibility
and adjustment to build most of these models.
And always a lot of imagination.

But since I am in the middle of "re-designing" a kit
why not take advantage of the opportunity to adjust some parts?

In this case, I have increased the scale of this model to make it a more impressive model when built
and to make it a little easier for less experienced modelers to build.
(Does anyone want this kit in 1/48 scale? or would everyone prefer the 1/33?)

I'd also like to re-size a couple of parts to make them fit better.

I have already noticed, at this increased scale, that the Tail Rudder is a little too small, and needs to be enlarged a little, to better fit the fuselage.

I don't mind admitting my own faults, errors, impatience or lack of experienced build skills
...but that doesn't mean we can't also recognize the problems within the model itself.

So far this Mustang seems to be a damn good kit with a minimal amount of imperfections or inconsistencies...nothing a good test build can't fix!

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Old 09-07-2009, 12:24 PM
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If this repaint and revised model were ever to be made available, I would certainly buy it. Preferably in 1/48 or 1/50, although I understand that 1/33 tends to be more popular.

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Wow! One the first paper models I ever did was to help younger son with a school project three or four years ago. For Black History Month, he was assigned to work on a biography of Col Benjamin O Davis, the CO of the unit. It was the Tuskeegee Airmen P51 "Creamer's Dream" from Fiddler's Green - their North American P51 collection that I built. I was blown away with how well it went together and how good the results were. My son had a blast doing "Duchess Arlene" and his report was very well received, delivered as it was while wearing some of my Dad's old WW2 uniform.

I have since often found that schools are very receptive to paper models, especially history, science and sociology classes.
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