Mustang and Pete move on

As you can see, tempus has really fugit for the '51. Since you last saw it, it has undergone Alclad, weathering, glossing, decals, some more glossing and a bit more weathering. I must sit down for a moment.

The only real problem was with Tamiya's decals. They are always a bit on the thick side, so getting the check pattern to line up around the curvature of the nose involved giving it a good telling and a lot of setting solution. More on this later.

Coming up fast behind the '51 is the 'Pete'. Here are a couple of photos. The first colour coat is now dry, though this means it looks a little flat at the moment.


In the second view, things have livened up a bit as 'Pete' has his first weathering stage. Getting your paint mix right and having complete airbrush control are essential components in getting this dead bang to rights.


'Pete' has more weathering to endure yet. Also, look out for the big finish on the P51. It's very nearly complete and it looks pretty good. Photos soon.

Coming soon: The Fonderie Super Mystere.