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North American F-51K Mustang
« on: August 04, 2010, 03:39:52 PM »
Hi mates,  :-salut :-salut :-salut

Here is an old kit out of the early 1960's. This is the Hawk model of the P-51D Mustang in 1/48 scale reissued in 1980 by Italeri. As for the Hawk model, there was the possibility to get a chrome plated kit... Mine is standard.
All metal rendering is made with Humbrol Metalcoat "Polished aluminium" buffed with SNJ aluminium powder. The rendering of the actually painted wings has been ogtained by painting a matt varnish on the polished Metalcoat. I had to get an Aeroproduct propeller in place of the standard Curtiss airscrew of the P-51D...
My kit presents an F-51K of the GR 2/33 "Savoie" based at Cognac in 1950-1951. The kit has been build during July of this year.













Cheers,

Jicehem  :-wave :-wave :-wave
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Re: North American F-51K Mustang
« Reply #1 on: August 04, 2010, 06:00:03 PM »
Splendid work!!! So good, so clean, precise....  :-clap :-clap :-clap :-clap

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Re: North American F-51K Mustang
« Reply #2 on: August 05, 2010, 12:08:58 AM »
Great work mate  :-clap :-clap :-clap
I am still sttuned how you menage to do so great NMF with handbrush method :-clap :-clap :-clap  :-obey :-obey :-obey

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Re: North American F-51K Mustang
« Reply #3 on: August 05, 2010, 12:13:12 AM »
I am still sttuned how you menage to do so great NMF with handbrush method :-clap :-clap :-clap  :-obey :-obey :-obey

Me to! Great work!!!

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Re: North American F-51K Mustang
« Reply #4 on: August 05, 2010, 06:24:29 PM »
Beautiful! And, I must say, I really enjoy this site and the models you folks build because I get to see the diverse markings. Being here in the U.S.A. it is always "stars and bars" over and over again. Not a bad thing, but it is more fun to see a variety of markings in my opinion.

Those photos bring back fond memories for me as I built a couple of the original Hawk kits when they were current production. :-wise I still have some parts of those models in my spares boxes.......

Scott

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Re: North American F-51K Mustang
« Reply #5 on: August 05, 2010, 07:55:31 PM »
Great work mate  :-clap :-clap :-clap
I am still sttuned how you menage to do so great NMF with handbrush method :-clap :-clap :-clap  :-obey :-obey :-obey

Yes, handbrush but after the paint has been hand-brushed I buff the paint with an alumium powder...

Cheers,

Jicehem   :-wave :-wave

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Re: North American F-51K Mustang
« Reply #6 on: August 07, 2010, 12:53:11 PM »
It's beautiful model, Jicehem! :-ok
Go along with Samuraj and No.1 - splendid paintbrush work on NMF, along with buffing :-clap

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Re: North American F-51K Mustang
« Reply #7 on: August 07, 2010, 04:53:28 PM »
Thank you, mate.  :-obey :-obey

Jicehem  :-wave :-wave :-wave

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Re: North American F-51K Mustang
« Reply #8 on: August 16, 2010, 11:44:46 AM »
Another beautiful gem in your collection. Outstanding! :-obey :-clap :-clap :-clap :-clap :-clap :-clap :-clap :-wave