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Since it has roughly been a week since I posted my last photo update, I figured that I better get back on it. Over the past week I scribed in lost panel line and rivet detail that was removed during seam filling/clean up





then I masked off the canopy and glued it on place prior to airbrushing black onto the framework prior to the NMF exterior, so black will show from the inside. I also added the gunsight into its' proper location, but I forgot to get a photo of that before I installed the canopy





Next up is masking off the anti glare strip, then painting the fuselage BMF areas with AK Real Colors Aluminum...

Nice to see this still progressing Carlos!

Stuart wrote: ↑Fri Apr 25, 2025 12:10 pm Nice to see this still progressing Carlos!

Thanks Stuart! It’s starting to take proper shape now… just wait for the next update

So yesterday morning I airbrushed on a coat of AK Real Colors Aluminum onto the fuselage



then in the evening I glued the wings in place and the radiator intake scoop on the belly





Thanks to a good rubber band during the gluing process, there is not much gap at the wing root compared to the test fittings, so gap filling and seam clean up should go quickly. And then today, my decals came in the mail. I chose these markings from one of the P-51s flown in the movie Empire of the Sun, "Missy Wong from Hong Kong"





more to come in a few days...

Looking good!

Interesting subject! I googled a little bit about the "Missy Wong from Hong Kong" and very interesting information.

https://www.mustangsmustangs.com/p-51/s ... al/A68-192

It crashed 2011, luckily the pilot could eject but the Mustang was destroyed



So indeed, very special project you have found Carlos !

- Kari

Oh wow! Thanks for that Kari! I was curious as to the history of the airframe itself. Good to see that her last pilot was able to bail out and not auger in. Now we can see the whole tale. A Korean War vet apparently. Nice!

Here are a couple photos of her in Hollywood make up for Empire of the Sun

So I have been working on this over the past couple of weeks since my last update...

first up I did the seam filling and then sanding at the wing roots





the touch up painting on those areas got screwed up a couple of times due to my rushing of things... so over the past couple of days I fixed that up... after also adding the horizontal stabilizers and paint the fabric control surfaces in a different shade of aluminum.





I've also completed some other sub assemblies such as the landing gear, propeller, etc, but will get those in the next photos with the airframe. For now its pretty much ready for decals...

Looking very nice indeed Carlos!

Very sharp, Carlos!

Very nice!