Tonys chinese liberation air force mustang

[yak face]

Went to put the decals on today and straight away came upon a problem . The aftermarket sheet has lots of stars and bars in different sizes BUT …. The 4 that I needed for the wings ( about 26 mm) , the sheet only had three !? The same went for the fuselage ones ( about 30 mm) but obviously I only need two of those . Why only put an odd number on the sheet , if four are needed for the top and bottom of the wings youre screwed. So the spare decal stash was rummaged through and i found a couple of about the same size but a bit chunkier and brighter in colour . These were used for under the wings . Youre never going to see the top and bottom of the wings at the same time so the difference doesnt matter.
I wanted to do aircraft no 3302 as in the picture but again the decal sheet didnt provide enough numbers to have any duplication , plus even the smallest numbers were a bit big so the stash was used again and aircraft no 03 was chosen instead .
The few decals are now settling down , I’ll have a look tomorrow to see if they need any solvent .

[The Smythe Meister]

Well Tony,.....
Whether they are right or not,I for one would never know the difference anyway!!
Above all,and what matters to me,it looks superb so far :smiling3:
Andy

[Airborne01]

Well Tony,.....
Whether they are right or not,I for one would never know the difference anyway!!
Above all,and what matters to me,it looks superb so far :smiling3:
Andy

Amen to that! Blury good that man!
Stwvw

[Lee Drennen]

Tony that came out nice I like because it’s so did glad you chose such unique subject.

[yak face]

Its now had a final coat to seal everything in . I decided on a satin finish as the chinese aircraft looked quite weather beaten in the few photographs available. The olive drab anti glare panel was masked and sprayed with Tamiya xf86 flat clear for a matt finish. The nav lights and identification lamps were added with Tamiya clear red, green and orange.

Ive now fitted the undercarriage and rudder , and now the cockpit has been unmasked trying the canopy for size. To have it in the open position a bit of the canopy frame and part of the fuselage have to be shaved down a bit so it sits correctly.

[Tim Marlow]

Looking very lovely Tony.

[Jim R]

That is very nice Tony. Great paint job and the decals look spot on. Such an unusual subject I doubt we'll ever see another for comparison :smiling:

[yak face]

With a Great leap forward , ive got the
last few fiddly bits done today. The exhaust stains were sprayed with a thin black brown mixture and the control surfaces had a dark wash to emphasise them a bit . Im not going to do a panel line wash as the recessed lines are very visible already . The drop tanks have been glued on and the fuel lines added from stretched sprue .Ive given the inner undercarriage doors some retraction jacks , using some old telephone cable wires , the solid ones . The canopy has been added and the sliding rails on the cockpit edges were made using evergreen strip. The aerial was shaped from a piece of rod ( the kit one was poorly formed ) and the DF loop was made using a section of plastic drinking straw ( remember them !?) and a bit of my old faithfull nail art jewel . Guns were also fitted using brass tube .
Im calling this done now so heres a few pics to finish off this thread and Ill put some completed ones on tomorrow , thanks to all who have been watching , you are a credit to the peoples republic
Yours Mao Zedong

[stillp]

Well well, hydraulic cylinders from electrical cable, who'd have thought it!
Pete

[The Smythe Meister]

Bloody lovely that is
....... "I like it a  lot" !!

[Jim R]

That, Tony, is a great result. A real credit to you. Detailing and finish is excellent, especially for 1/72.

[yak face]

Well well, hydraulic cylinders from electrical cable, who'd have thought it!
Pete

Bloody lovely that is :smiling3:
....... "I like it a  lot" !!

That, Tony, is a great result. A real credit to you. Detailing and finish is excellent, especially for 1/72.

Thanks guys , might not be getting the completed pics on today , bit busy , cheers tony

[Lee Drennen]

Outstanding work Tony great thinking outside the box looks nice