Tamiya 1/32 P-51 Mustang - progress so far...

[Guest]

Hi all;

I couldn't wait to start my Tamiya 1/32 P-51! Here's a few progress shots. I'm building it as 44-13893 'Caroline' as flown by Lt T P Smith of 359 FG, East Wretham:

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[Guest]

Wow, looking good !

Will be watching this build closely.

Theuns

[papa 695]

Looking very good snapper 41 keep it up

[Guest]

been wanting to get this since i heard about it. definitely interested to see your thoughts and the finished product.

[BarryW]

Looks very good to me. I will follow this build with a lot of interest be good to see what you think of it.

I have ordered the Tamiya 1:32 Spit XVI from John and intend to also make their Mustang and Zero as well.

For the big question is what will they come up with next in this series and how on earth will they manage to top the Mustang?

[Vaughan]

Looking good.

Vaughan.

[Guest]

Thoughts so far on this - it's every bit as good as you'd expect. I've done the Spit IX and the Zero, and this one carries on the excellence. Get one - you won't regret it!!

[stona]

Very nice work. I've got one in the cupboard so I'm going to be following your progress with a vested interest!

Cheers

Steve

[Guest]

It looks as if you have this one knocked down to size. One of the most realistic ones I have seen in a while.

[Guest]

Thanks for the comments so far. This is the aircraft I'm making:

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I live close to East Wretham, and I did part of my RAF officer training there in the late 80s, so I have a bit of an association with the place.

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[Guest]

And a bit of progress this weekend; there's still loads of parts in the box, but I think I'm at a painting stage - the rest are the bits that go on after, like the undercarriage, the prop, canopy etc.

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[Vaughan]

That's looking very nice can't wait to see the paint go on your moving at a pace now!.

Vaughan

[Guest]

Hi snapper41,

We are at about the same stage roughly but I've run into a major problem. When I joined the two halves of the fuselage together, the interior and engine must have somehow been placed slightly too far forward. This has now resulted in major issues with fitting the other parts around the engine and irreversible as far as I can see. Id din't think it would be possible and every connector inside the fuselage halves seemed to match up at the time, even impossible to fit incorrectly. Anyway, just wanted to see if you caught that in a dry-fit or something. Your Mustang is looking good so far (which version are you going for?)

best

Per

[Guest]

The only fit problem I've had is with the engine cowlings - there is a slight gap between the top cowling and the side ones, forward of the exhaust stacks. Other than that, it's all been ok - and I think I can rectify it!

[Guest]

The only fit problem I've had is with the engine cowlings - there is a slight gap between the top cowling and the side ones, forward of the exhaust stacks. Other than that, it's all been ok - and I think I can rectify it!

As it turns out I'm ok! I had to file down the width of the part on the supercharger the screwed together with the cockpit to shorten the whole package and now I'm ok. My cowlings actually fit really snug. This is one amazing model! Just wished I had more experience in spray painting before starting it. Looks so much better.. anyway, sorry for hijacking your thread and good luck with the rest of the build. Looking forward to seeing your paint scheme.

best

Per