P-51 B/C by Egilman - FINISHED - Revell - 1/32nd scale - Rub n Buff finish test build; Experiment Completed

[Canute]

Very nice non-airbrush finish. Looking forward to seeing your P-51D. 👍

[popeye the sailor]

the molds for this kit likely covered several other kit subjects......some will even go as far as to include parts to make other variants too.  you came out with a superb mustang E.G..........the paint looks great!  it's a very smooth finish.  it is still a little on the reflective side though......look at it a week or so down the road......it will tone down.  the paint needs time to fully cure.  I'm sure the main recipient of the process will much easier without all the rivets  

[Egilman]

16 hours ago, Canute said:

Very nice non-airbrush finish. Looking forward to seeing your P-51D. 👍

Thanks Ken, I obtained a Tamiya P-51D, I'm gonna do a Red Tail scheme for her... but I also want to do it justice... so it might be a bit....

[Egilman]

12 hours ago, popeye the sailor said:

the molds for this kit likely covered several other kit subjects......some will even go as far as to include parts to make other variants too.  you came out with a superb mustang E.G..........the paint looks great!  it's a very smooth finish.  it is still a little on the reflective side though......look at it a week or so down the road......it will tone down.  the paint needs time to fully cure.  I'm sure the main recipient of the process will much easier without all the rivets  

Thanks dennis, yeah that kit has been redone many times over the years and remains a popular kit for those on a lower budget... Thank you for the compliment...

 

One of the points of using RnB is that it never loses it's reflectiveness, according to Paul, his birds retained their shine and reflectiveness for 25 years on his first one and his B-29 looks the same as it did when he finished it... (20 years ago) if anything they seem to age the same way the metal ages when protected, the color will just darken slightly according to him......

 

I don't know, it's going on my shelf right now and if it's still around in ten or so years I guess we will see... Next one will be a smooth skinned bird...