Tuesday 3 July 2012

new tool 1:72 Airfix P-51 D Mustang is here ! Progress on the Airfix Spitfire Mk 22 (2)




..great, one of my favourite types in a nice new tool at half the price of the Tamiya kit! Detailed cockpit, poseable flaps, tread detail on the tyres, superbly rendered wheel wells etc etc. No need to struggle ever again with the Italeri and Academy P-51 Ds in this scale, performing surgery on the wings, trying to get the windscreen to fit. ..ahh, the windscreen; probably the one area where the Airfix kit falls down a little since it is moulded separately to the front coaming and was damaged in this particular kit. Nonetheless I look forward to finishing my first one soon ! Here are some sprue shots and a little bit of progress on the cockpit - yep, that bottom shot below is an Airfix cockpit!










Italeri and Academy P-51Ds on this blog


http://falkeeinsmodel.blogspot.co.uk/2010/06/more-mustangs.html
http://falkeeinsmodel.blogspot.co.uk/2010/04/ray-littge-352nd-fg-miss-helen.html
http://falkeeinsmodel.blogspot.co.uk/2010/04/urban-drew-361st-fighter-group-detroit.html





..and some progress on the new tool Airfix Spitfire Mk 22, day 6. My first one will be a natural metal finish using the kit decals, making it possible to do much of the construction prior to painting. Over on the Airfix Tribute forum one modeller finished his, painted and decalled, in an afternoon and evening! Tricky areas; fitting the cockpit, getting the wings on, fitting the undercarriage, the legs being somewhat too big for the locating holes, while the tail wheel doesn't seem to have a locating hole. I've cut out the elevators, attached a fuse-wire whip aerial, drilled out the head armour support;











6 comments:

  1. That new Airfix P-51D is very tempting, especially since it's in 332nd FG markings!

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  2. Hello "Falk" my name is Ricardo da Silva from Caracas Venezuela and now I'm follow your interesting blog.
    Please, visit my blog too.
    Sorry for my school English.
    Bye

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  3. Hi Ricardo,

    thanks indeed!..what is your blog address please? I can't access our profile..

    cheers

    Neil

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  4. Hello Falk is Ricardo, this my blog:
    fanaticodelmodelismoplastico.blogspot.com

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  5. cheers Ricardo, there's some great work there!

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  6. Very well kit and most cheap to Tamiya and Hasegawa! ,but my kit I came without clear canopies,a bad service of Airfix

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