Entry #5: 1/72 P-51D Mustang

[nicholassagan]

Just couldn’t help myself!!! I’ve gotten a few of these gems in the past few weeks and they just kept calling me. This is my first Mustang so I figured go easy, test it out. The build was straight-forward.

I riveted this kit, too, and I think they turned out just right for the scale. A little bit of fine sanding knocked them down enough to not be eye-sores.

I only had to fill the tail gear opening.

AND this was my first chance to use some brush-on Mr. Surfacer to clean up the seams.

Final pics coming later this week…

 

[WebbyNZ]

Wow
That quality in such a short period of time is truly a credit to your skills and dedication.

 

[rookie]

Sweet

 

[JohnSimmons]

Nice one Nick! Can't wait to see the studio pics of this pony!

 

[Grendels]

Nice to see this kit built. I have one in the stash. Well done!

 

[nicholassagan]

Thanks gents! I really do love Tamiya kits....they just go together so well!!

 

[Quaralane]

Excellent work, Nick

 

[nicholassagan]

Final shots!

full 46 image gallery: http://nicholassagan.wordpress.com/2013/05/29/sma-bsc-5-172-p-51d-mustang-last-minute-entry-pt2/

 

[Jaitea]

She's a beauty Nich

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[Fredrik64]

Very nice!

 

[JohnSimmons]

Looks like the box art!!!

 

[bdr65]

Cool pics...... for a Cool plane. 8)

 

[LrdSatyr8]

For such a small scale the detail is amazing! Abosultely love what you've done with this! Way to go!

 

[nicholassagan]

thanks guys! i'm glad i took a bunch of photos of it because there was a nasty mishap last night and she was destroyed beyond repair

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[JohnSimmons]

No way! What happened? It must be a mustang thing because last years SMA my mustangs decals got ruined!

 

[nicholassagan]

well, i had it nicely packed for transit between home and the photo studio at work. even a little cardboard tent to protect the wire. first, when i got home to unpack it, the tape holding the tent down accidentally touched the belly striping and tore it off (so there's your decal curse!). so in my frustration i set it down to go eat and come back later with a cool head. however, i didn't quite pay attention to exactly where i placed it in my space...i mean i did, but didn't consider it too much. so after dinner i went and got a couple of semi-large, heavy-ish boxes that came in the mail and walked them over to my desk area and carelessly dropped/placed them to hear *crunch*. it was compressed just hard enough to twist the fuselage and snap the seam AND bend it right behind the exhaust....ugh.

at least i got pictures and at least it wasn't as much of a time investment as other builds.

 

[JohnSimmons]

I feel your pain...I had just finished my 1/144 Slave 1 (featured in SMA issue 2 ;D ;D ;D lol) and walked out the shed to bring it in the house and dropped it....in the grass....I was on my hands and knees for ages, I found everything though and fixed it back up. Only to have it dropped again by the grand judge at Euromilitare!

 

[nicholassagan]

...Only to have it dropped again by the grand judge at Euromilitare!

Boom! At least you still have it in one piece!!! LoL

 

[Glorfindel]

Nice work Nick! Where's the R2 unit?

 

[nicholassagan]

next one. 8)