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The Phantom Musang is coming along quite nicely, I think.











Couldn't resist. I did buy this Junkyard piece of yee-haw for a few parts that seem to be missing from my kit. Plus, I may see if I can re-purpose the remains into something else. Keep it around to futch with when I'm bored or waiting or paint to dry.

Be my friend… Godfather.

Are we going to the mattresses?

Is Paulie gonna cook us all spaghetti just like mama used to make?

Two kills, I mean kits, to be made in the family of all those model builders who took the challenge; this concept may be new to SPA Modeler (I think of this forum as SPAM in a can), however, this is a perfect GB for SPAM and it’s official to boot. Wonderful.

So.

Here’s what I propose for the first task: a silver Mustang that was lo and behold, based in Italy. Mama mia! So near and dear to my heart, Godfather. This kit is from 1967, 56 years ago. That’s the date on the box. It’s a survivor. It’s been around the block, a proud graduate of the school of hard knocks. How many of these kits were initially built right from the box with glue and bottle brush paints and in the previous example from these pages, how many were tied to the ceiling with a piece of string, always in motion, vigilant and ready for combat?

There’s always something inside an old kit, something restless, an older energy. A way of viewing things that has dimmed over the years, swallowed by the technological terrors of our time, insignificant to the power of imagination itself. Let me go all out A New Hope and force choke anyone building a kit made in the past decade. Anything designed by CAD. Anything made with pebbled gray plastic.

1/72 Monogram P-51B



Betty Jane
P-51B, 42-106941
Col. Charles M. McCorkle, CO
31st FG, 15th AF, Italy, 1944

In July 1943, McCorkle took command of the 31st Fighter Group (Spitfires, later P-51s) in Sicily. He participated in air actions during the landings at Salerno and Anzio, fighter support of air attacks in Italy and Central Europe.

speedgraflex wrote: ↑Thu Mar 02, 2023 1:04 am

1/72 Monogram P-51B

Good Choice Bruce - that's a nice little kit. I built one ages ago and really enjoyed it. IIRC it was a pretty good build OOB. The only issue I had was fitting the Malcolm Hood - I ended up breaking a rear window whilst separating the parts. Apologies for the poor photos, the originals have been lost in the dark and foreboding realms of photobucket.

lol! True Bruce, but like all of the best laid plans, mine's already go out of the window! The only thing I am determined to do this year is to build something in 1/35.

You can stick it in the WIP thread, but most people have started their own in the WIP sub-forum - here: https://www.spamodeler.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=124

Nice to see that you're going to be partaking in this family affair Bruce. A Mustang in the old country is a fine choice.

speedgraflex wrote: ↑Thu Mar 02, 2023 1:04 am Be my friend… Godfather.

Are we going to the mattresses?

Is Paulie gonna cook us all spaghetti just like mama used to make?

Two kills, I mean kits, to be made in the family of all those model builders who took the challenge; this concept may be new to SPA Modeler (I think of this forum as SPAM in a can), however, this is a perfect GB for SPAM and it’s official to boot. Wonderful.

1/72 Monogram P-51B



Betty Jane
P-51B, 42-106941
Col. Charles M. McCorkle, CO
31st FG, 15th AF, Italy, 1944

Bruce I thought for sure that I'd responded to you before, but I can't see it. I just want to say I'm thrilled you're posting again and I am even more thrilled to see you joining La Familia! I'll be watching this build with great eagerness; whichever thread or subforum you put it in!

Bring it on my friend!

Would anyone have the decal sheet for the Monogram F-106? Either as surplus that I could get or as a scan and send it to me? I need the red/white striped decals for the marking behind the cockpit.