Tamiya 1/48 P-51D Mustang
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Stikpusher
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Re: Tamiya 1/48 P-51D Mustang
Looking very good Tom! Was the Oxidized Aluminum in the Polly Scale railroad colors line? I don’t remember that color in their military colors line up.
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Re: Tamiya 1/48 P-51D Mustang
Yes sir. I am getting a bit low on it but I’ve been experimenting with various Tamiya colors to achieve the Oxidized Aluminum shade. I’ve started with flat aluminum mixing with some black and grey. Just haven’t found the right combination yet. I might try a darker grey (German Grey), maybe NATO black instead of flat black. Aluminum mix with gunmetal? The possibilities are endless.
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Re: Tamiya 1/48 P-51D Mustang
Bare metal.silver is on!
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Re: Tamiya 1/48 P-51D Mustang
Olive drab on cowling and propeller done!
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Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
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“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Re: Tamiya 1/48 P-51D Mustang
Very nice! the OD looks super smooth.
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Re: Tamiya 1/48 P-51D Mustang
Thanks, Stuart. I used Gunze H78 Olive Drab 2 (semi gloss). The semigloss shine will.go away once clear dullcoat goes on after decals.
“Who controls the skies, controls the fate of this Earth”
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
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Re: Tamiya 1/48 P-51D Mustang
Very nice work on the paint! 
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Re: Tamiya 1/48 P-51D Mustang
Your spinner came out great Tom, Did you paint that stripe or is it a decal?
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Re: Tamiya 1/48 P-51D Mustang
Be careful with those rubber coated clamps. Those will very often chemically interact with the styrene, especially if they are from the dollar store! 
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Re: Tamiya 1/48 P-51D Mustang
Most excellent paint work!
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