Ok, I did most of the assembly, but he did most of the painting and glued on quite a few bits himself. We finally finished this guy last night. Was a bit of a delay after the fuselage codes on the starboard side failed to launch--or shall we say, broke up in flight? Big shout out to John Eaton for sending me a scan of the decal sheet, which I was able to load on my computer and create masks to cut on my silhouette cutter. My son painted on the letters last night and attached and painted the antenna mast and it was a done deal. I really love this hand painted Monogram Mustang. I feel like a kid again. I mean I want to pick the thing up and run around the house with shooting down 109's
My son's Monogra P-51B
My son's Monogra P-51B
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Re: My son's Monogra P-51B
Well done! Reminds me of my model painting method as a 6 year old.
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Re: My son's Monogra P-51B
Very nicely done! How many coats of white paint to get the stencils to look so nice? This kid is way ahead of the learning curve!
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Re: My son's Monogra P-51B
Thanks Stik. Three coats, of Polly Scale RLM 21 White.
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Re: My son's Monogra P-51B
Thanks Blacksheep! Nothing wrong with that!BlackSheep214 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 20, 2023 8:27 am Well done! Reminds me of my model painting method as a 6 year old.
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Re: My son's Monogra P-51B
Good looking Mustang (and pilot/crew chief)!
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Re: My son's Monogra P-51B
Wow that looks great,looks like it was a lot of fun.
Re: My son's Monogra P-51B
Thank you John, and thanks again for help with the decals!
Thank you Tojo72, Yes it was!
Thank you keavdog !
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Re: My son's Monogra P-51B
What a great looking build! And, as John said, the crew is sharp looking too!
To make each build less crappy than the last one. Or, put another way, "Better than the last one, not as good as the next one!"..