P 51D 10NA Mustang (on the workbench)
"Old Crow" Capt. Clarence Anderson - 357 th FG Late 1944

This fantastic kit is the P 51D Tamiya in 1/72 scale. What to say about the kit: It´s a pleasure to build, it´s perfect. No troubles at all. Fit is excellent and the gral shape looks like a P 51D.
The decals are from the kit anf the paints are enamels, Humbrol: Olive drab and Model Master: Neutral grey. The spinner was painted with Humbrol: Insignia red and Yellow. For the invasion stripes I used Humbrol: Matt Black and Matt White.
First I painted the stripes, then the undersides and finally the upper fuselage. As usual a gral. coat of Future and then the decals.
For masking the canopy I´ll use Tamiya masking tape.

PROFILE:



More pics when finished...

ROBERT TAYLOR PAINTINGS:
Wonderful paintings of this great artist. This time about the Mighty Eight.

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Bringing the Peacemaker Home

P 47 D Bubletop - 56th FG

This is a Thunderbolt P 47D from the famous 56th Fighter group "Wolfpack". The kit is Academy brand, scale is 1/48. The build is completely OOB. I only added the seatbelts made of lead foil and the machine guns made of metal tubing. Paints are Model Master Enamels. I used Mr. Surfacer 1200 for priming. I gave a couple of "Future" coats prior to the decaling proces. Decals are from Aeromaster.
For weathering first I gave the chipped paint effect and then a good oil wash all over the fuselage. After the mate coat was applied I enhaced the panel lines with chalk powder applied with a very thin brush.

Here are some step by step pics and the finished model: