The painted cockpit area was masked off before spraying the rest of the fuselage interior silver. Separate structural detail is supplied for the tail wheel well. It was assembled according to the instructions. Here are all the parts separated from the sprues. The kit undercarriage is a thing of beauty. There's no such thing as too much test-fitting. The floor/radio sub-assembly was test-fitted again. Photo-etched parts were added before a flat coat to seal the paintwork. (Black), which is actually a dark brown shade. They also received a wash of water, Future Floor Polish and a drop of Vallejo Panzer Aces Acrylic 337 Highlight Ger. The cockpit parts were now dry-brushed with paler shades of their base colours. The black paint was then realistically worn away with a damp stiff brush. This acts as a washable / chipping agent for the subsequent paint coat. Hairspray was now sprayed onto the wooden-textured cockpit floor and allowed to dry.
The black areas have been dry-brushed here too. and sprayed with Tamiya XF-69 NATO Black. The floor and the lower armoured backrest were masked. The brush was dragged across the floor from rear to front until I was happy with the grain effect. then applied with a stiff brush to the painted floor. Winsor & Newton Raw Umber and Burnt Sienna oil paints were mixed and thinned slightly. Next, the masked floor was sprayed with Tamiya XF-55 Deck Tan. The cockpit floor was sprayed Interior Green, but only for a few patches. I liked the option of the seat being painted Olive Drab. It is 2 parts XF-3 (Flat Yellow) and 1 part XF-5 (Flat Green) . The base cockpit colour is a mix of Tamiya acrylic paints. This wedge-shaped part forms the inner well for the landing flap. The exhausts are mounted to separate parts glued to the fuselage interior. The cockpit floor sub-assemmbly is test fitted against the fuselage sidewalls. Sidewalls were glued to the fuselage interior prior to painting. Note that I have sanded off some of the raised detail in preparation for the photo-etched parts. The early-style seat was assembled too, but it was left separate from its armoured backrest at this stage.
The battery, radio and cockpit floor parts were glued together. Make sure that you are confident about the orientation and fit of parts well before you start applying glue.Ĭockpit parts were removed from the sprues and cleaned up before being sorted into sub-groups according to their assembly sequence and future colour.
If you are using any resin or photo-etched updates, check those instructions carefully before you start too.Īs with any modelling project, taking your time and constantly test-fitting are good policies. My early version test shot box did not include photo-etched parts, so I borrowed the PE fret from my Chattanooga Choo Choo sample.īefore you start working on the kit, I strongly recommend that you thoroughly acquaint yourself thoroughly with the instructions.
I am building the test shot sprues from the filletless P-51D-5 early version that is due for release in October.Īpart from the different fuselage halves and decals, the kit released at Chattanooga and these sprues should be the same. Will this kit be as impressive to build as it looks in the box? The kit looks excellent on the sprues, but the real proof is in construction. I filmed an unboxing video and also reviewed Eduard's excellent 1/48 scale "Chattanooga Choo Choo" Limited Edition P-51D-5 Mustang recently. North American P-51 Mustang (Early Version Without Fin Fillet)Įduard's 1/48 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IXc Late will be
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