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She is really a beauty. Are you planning any final transparent layer?

kind regards,

Dan

Current build : Mayflower - AL 1:64Lady Nelson - Amati Victory 1:64

Completed non-ship builds : Spitfire MK I - 1:48Arado 196B - 1:32, Sea Fury - 1:48F-15C Eagle - 1:48Hawker Tempest Mk.V - 1:48F104S Starfighter - 1:48

 

"The most effective way to do it, is to do it" - Amelia Earhart

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The P-51 is an aircraft that is beautiful in design, no matter where she is... On the ground or in the air...

 

Especially when wearing red.... 

 

Beautiful job.... She looks the part...

Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale

In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale

Completed: M8A1 HST  1930 Packard Boattail Speedster  M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer  F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C

Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433  F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale

Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter

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Great looking model.  

Mark
"The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me

Current Build:                                                                                             
Past Builds:
 La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD           Triton Cross-Section   

 NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit                                                                            HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64               

 

Non-Ship Model:                                                                                         On hold, maybe forever:           

CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed                                                   Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)         

         

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

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Well done. And I'm partial to airplanes with red paint.

Ken

Started: MS Bounty Longboat,

On Hold:  Heinkel USS Choctaw paper

Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1

Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section

 

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Excellent work  - really nice.

 

OC.

Current builds  


28mm  Battle of Waterloo   attack on La Haye Saint   Diorama.

1/700  HMS Hood   Flyhawk   with  PE, Resin  and Wood Decking.

 

 

 

Completed works.

 

Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic.

HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts.

HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine  plastic.

Black Pearl  1/72  Revell   with  pirate crew.

Revell  1/48  Mosquito  B IV

Eduard  1/48  Spitfire IX

ICM    1/48   Seafire Mk.III   Special Conversion

1/48  Kinetic  Sea Harrier  FRS1

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You got a clean, sharp looking, head turner model there. A very complex, multi-colors scheme that looks very well done which, as I said above and in the title, it is a beauty. Well done!

Dan

PS: I am also impressed by the short time that you needed to build this model. Compared to my glacial pace you are extremely fast. 👍

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Current build : Mayflower - AL 1:64Lady Nelson - Amati Victory 1:64

Completed non-ship builds : Spitfire MK I - 1:48Arado 196B - 1:32, Sea Fury - 1:48F-15C Eagle - 1:48Hawker Tempest Mk.V - 1:48F104S Starfighter - 1:48

 

"The most effective way to do it, is to do it" - Amelia Earhart

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I thank all of You for the kind comments and those that sent out likes.I am starting to run flat on Mojo though ATTM.I looked and looked at kits last night 250/300 unbuilts but it just was not happening for me.I worked on the wife's truck yesterday 6 hrs non-stop my body and neck were caving.I have an appointment this week to setup another nerve burn for T1/T2 and C4 probably come September/October.I may move to the other side of the shop start some wood work she does need some filing boxes for kiddies work at school bought the wood today easy-peasy.I think some of ya'll (i'm deep south) remember back when I cleared out a cache of SOD kits I will post those in the future.:imNotWorthy:

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13 hours ago, Danstream said:

Compared to my glacial pace you are extremely fast

Dan this felt slow and time consuming once I hit the decal stage I start to lose interest.I have to many kits that are unbuilt that need my attention hence the reason sometimes I pass up the engine and gunbays in this one,once in the cabinet no one but those that walk into the shop will ever see it.;)

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We live life first brother, there is a whole big world out there...

 

Whatever you decide to do we are with ya...

 

(and yeah once it goes on my shelf as well)...

 

I've been known to leave things out when they are redundant or never seen once the fuselage is closed as well, I consider myself in good company brother...

Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale

In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale

Completed: M8A1 HST  1930 Packard Boattail Speedster  M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer  F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C

Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433  F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale

Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter

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I'll just say that I'm in total agreement with EG.   

Mark
"The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me

Current Build:                                                                                             
Past Builds:
 La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD           Triton Cross-Section   

 NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit                                                                            HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64               

 

Non-Ship Model:                                                                                         On hold, maybe forever:           

CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed                                                   Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)         

         

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

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47 minutes ago, mtaylor said:

I'll just say that I'm in total agreement with EG.   

And me.

 

OC.

Current builds  


28mm  Battle of Waterloo   attack on La Haye Saint   Diorama.

1/700  HMS Hood   Flyhawk   with  PE, Resin  and Wood Decking.

 

 

 

Completed works.

 

Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic.

HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts.

HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine  plastic.

Black Pearl  1/72  Revell   with  pirate crew.

Revell  1/48  Mosquito  B IV

Eduard  1/48  Spitfire IX

ICM    1/48   Seafire Mk.III   Special Conversion

1/48  Kinetic  Sea Harrier  FRS1

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12 hours ago, Javlin said:

once in the cabinet no one but those that walk into the shop will ever see it.

This is also valid for me. I have fun in building, painting and reading about the plane and the model, but once done, I hardly look at them any more. Actually, my latest models are in permanent loan with my LHS. He is happy so he can show them as examples of what can be done with the stuff he sells and I am happy because I do not clutter shelfs with them. Also for this reason, I keep a very limited stash and I build only the ones that I really like and that mostly I buy on the spot. At any rate, anybody has his own way to enjoy the hobby and in the moment you do not have fun anymore, you should stop with no remorses and do other things that in that moment you feel are better for you 😉.

Kind regards,

Dan

 

Current build : Mayflower - AL 1:64Lady Nelson - Amati Victory 1:64

Completed non-ship builds : Spitfire MK I - 1:48Arado 196B - 1:32, Sea Fury - 1:48F-15C Eagle - 1:48Hawker Tempest Mk.V - 1:48F104S Starfighter - 1:48

 

"The most effective way to do it, is to do it" - Amelia Earhart

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16 hours ago, Danstream said:

This is also valid for me. I have fun in building, painting and reading about the plane and the model, but once done, I hardly look at them any more. Actually, my latest models are in permanent loan with my LHS.

Dan for me it's the end part my mind is usually already working on the next project just not this time.I do go back and look at times it's all right there in the same room as I build.I was thinking last night this room represents 40yrs of work I wish I had a LHS to donate too the Library up the road use to display some at one point 20 years ago not anymore.The auto-gyro will be completed in the next week or two I fixed the F-up i had moving forward.;)

 

Some pics of the office/hobby room shop Dan.;)

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Impressive model display and beautiful cabinets! 👍

Dan

Current build : Mayflower - AL 1:64Lady Nelson - Amati Victory 1:64

Completed non-ship builds : Spitfire MK I - 1:48Arado 196B - 1:32, Sea Fury - 1:48F-15C Eagle - 1:48Hawker Tempest Mk.V - 1:48F104S Starfighter - 1:48

 

"The most effective way to do it, is to do it" - Amelia Earhart

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Your P-51 is fantastic and it brought back memories of the Red Baron P-51 that the late and great Daryl Greenamyer flew at the Reno air races and his quest for the altitude record in the F-104.   I worked for PPG Coatings and Resins division back in those days which provided the technology and paint itself for the 104 and had the privilege of meeting him several times.  Four of us flew up to Tonapah, Nevada from SNA in Orange County and was up close and personal at Mud Lake in 1976 when he was going for the low altitude speed record.    He broke it unofficially that year, but made it official the following year.

 

Allan

 

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Hey Kevin, how did I miss this one??  What a beauty!  Nice job my friend.  A wonderful addition to your already stellar collection of models.

Mike

 

Current Wooden builds:  Amati/Victory Pegasus  MS Charles W. Morgan  Euromodel La Renommèe  

 

Plastic builds:    Hs129B-2 1/48  SB2U-1 Vindicator 1/48  Five Star Yaeyama 1/700  Pit Road Asashio and Akashi 1/700 diorama  Walrus 1/48 and Albatross 1/700  Special Hobby Buffalo 1/32   IJN Notoro 1/700  Akitsu Maru 1/700

 

Completed builds :  Caldercraft Brig Badger   Amati Hannah - Ship in Bottle  Pit Road Hatsuzakura 1/700   Hasegawa Shimakaze 1:350

F4B-4 and P-6E 1/72  Accurate Miniatures F3F-1/F3F-2 1/48  Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat built as FM-1 1/48  Special Hobby Buffalo 1/48  Eduard Sikorsky JRS-1 1/72

Citroen 2CV 1/24 - Airfix and Tamiya  Entex Morgan 3-wheeler 1/16

 

Terminated build:  HMS Lyme (based on Corel Unicorn)  

 

On the shelf:  Euromodel Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde; Caldercraft Victory; too many plastic ship, plane and car kits

 

Future potential scratch builds:  HMS Lyme (from NMM plans); Le Gros Ventre (from Ancre monographs), Dutch ship from Ab Hoving book, HMS Sussex from McCardle book, Philadelphia gunboat (Smithsonian plans)

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On 8/26/2022 at 3:40 PM, Aero said:

Beautiful Mustang!

 

On 8/23/2022 at 3:39 PM, Landlubber Mike said:

 What a beauty!

Thanks fellas the decal issues I should of caught earlier just from having done so many recon crates and the "Flying Dutchman" which I think belong to the same FG same scheme.I think all in all it worked out one day I finish the 1/24 P-51.;)

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