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Oh yeah Ken, I don’t even consider cockpit masks and even camo masks for my first paint jobs aftermarket... more like necessities for me! I’m going to look into those cockpit kits, I got one for the P51 cause I ruined the kit decal, but I think I will look at some others too...
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Yeah I agree OC, I love the engine details and some interior wing stuff that shows guns and ammo - that’s how I plan to depict the Typhoon I’ve got, but most of that is designed in the kit. But the Brassin stuff sure does look a lot better!
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Thanks Mike, yeah I’ve seen that site - that’s how I found out about Kitlinx.com , an online seller that is local to me, well sorta, about 50 miles one way...
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Do you guys think P.E. and other media detail kits are worth the investment? If it’s cockpit or areas that will be displayed I think yes but seems like there is a lot that gets covered up.... is it just the fun of building and knowing it’s there or do you use pics to preserve the existence? I’m trying to decide if I should detail out the Revell B-25 I have.... plus are there special tools or anything I need to get if I decide to do it?
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1/48 Airfix P-51D Plastic Venture II. by Asat
ASAT replied to ASAT's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Mark, I have been ordering from a pretty popular online vendor that is local for me but a drop shipper I think, kitlinx.com - some stuff says in stock but most of it says 2 weeks- is there a stateside ”go to” store that has great inventory and reasonable shipping? -
B-25J Mitchell by Tom E - Revell - 1:48 Scale
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Hi Tom, any more progress on this? Sent you a PM.... Lou -
1/48 Airfix P-51D Plastic Venture II. by Asat
ASAT replied to ASAT's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
So, there are a lot of assemblies that connect to the main cockpit frame, the cooling ductwork and exchangers, the tailwheel housing etc. Due to a big screw up on the instrument panel decal I am now at a work stoppage on this one too... I didn’t have any decal solvent or setting solution and this decal just would not conform to the instruments and was lifting... I read on the old internet that you can use acetone as a setting solvent...... NOT!! Man it dissolved it as soon as I touched it with the wet brush..... heart kind of sank but I found a Eduard cockpit detail set (FE 1074) for $13 but it’s gonna take a couple weeks to get here. I also did a preliminary painting of the cockpit sides but need to wait for the detail set to move on.... wellllll....... I am learning a lot and that was the intent of these builds so...... -
1/48 Airfix P-51D Plastic Venture II. by Asat
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Ken, I’ve seen it used on wing walkways and such but not in a contemporary cockpit, at least not on the ones I worked on.... F4, A7, F16, etc... although there was a lot in a C-130.... -
1/48 Airfix P-51D Plastic Venture II. by Asat
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Thanks Lou, I started by painting the floorboards in front a medium brown and after it dried I painted the black over it, then I took some isopropyl on a brush and exposed the brown paint, mixed in some light tan and yellow highlights and used a dry brush technique to blend them till it looked like a worn down plywood floor... I didn’t know P-51’s had a wood floor till I started doing research for these builds, I read somewhere that they were painted with flat black paint mixed with sand for a non skid surface, so that’s what I envisioned..... -
Ok with me, should I delete these posts? Can you move the reply’s to the new thread?
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So this is my second foray into plastic aircraft, I am trying to get some skills with plastic and paint so I can build the 1/24 Airfix Typhoon. This is in conjunction with my P-40 build on here as well... Started with the cockpit, this one has the belts molded into the seat, came out OK. Man! I don’t know how anyone could fold and make PE belts look that good! Know I know the P40 belts are way too big these things are tiny! Probably 1mm or even less!! Instrument panel and try some wiring on the radio stack up next....
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Started with the cockpit, this one has the belts molded into the seat, came out OK. Man! I don’t know how anyone could fold and make PE belts look that good! Know I know the P40 belts are way too big these things are tiny! Probably 1mm or even less!! Instrument panel and try some wiring on the radio stack up next....
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Wow! Nice work! Detail to the max! You need to tell me how you did all that detail - ever want to do a tutorial build? 😀 I guess references are half the battle? Is that all eduard detail stuff or do you use wire,solder etc to enhance?
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Thanks guys, I have been watching all kinds of vids on it and our own James H. Did a step by step build for a modeling book on typhoons and for Scale Modeler International’s mag, got the cover of both! I found a copy of the book plus some other great resources on a subscription service Scribed.com - that guy can build!! I am waiting again for stuff for the P40 so I am going to start the Airfix P-51 till I get the mr.surfacer and masks I got for the P40.
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Look what the Amazon Man just brought! (Disinfecting wipes not included) 😎 Build log coming soon!
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