Thank you gentlemen.
There are paint issues, self inflicted for the most part. . .caused by multiple masking/unmasking sessions. She’s got more paint than Tammy Faye Bakker in makeup!
Stuart, up close there are warts. Horizontal stabs do not join cleanly, lower cowling the same, wing roots not as badm but it is there. That damn antenna and the tailwheel both came free and have been glued. I resorted to using baking soda with CA to strengthen the joins. The canopy and windscreen fit pretty well. Pretty big step at the forward edge of the bottom wing join, and on and on, and on.
I ended up getting another kit for some parts, e ded up using those decals. Both sets came of the backing, no problems which surprised me, but the “original” set did not want to stick, even with Solvaset.
Monogram P-51D from 1977
Re: Monogram P-51D from 1977
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!"..
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Duke Maddog
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Re: Monogram P-51D from 1977
Despite the issues, this turned out quite well. You are doing excellent Lyle and I commend you on getting another one over the line.
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-Jayne Cobb, Firefly Episode 2 "The Train Job"
We are modelers - the same in spirit, in hunger to insanely buy newly released kits, hustlers in hiding our stash from our better halves and experts in using garbage as replacements for after-market parts.
Re: Monogram P-51D from 1977
Thanks, Mark.
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!"..
Re: Monogram P-51D from 1977
Looks good Lyle. It's one of my favorite Monogram kits actually, but it's probably not for someone looking for a quick build.
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Re: Monogram P-51D from 1977
Thanks for the heads up Lyle!LyleW wrote: ↑Wed Oct 25, 2023 12:48 pm Thank you gentlemen.
There are paint issues, self inflicted for the most part. . .caused by multiple masking/unmasking sessions. She’s got more paint than Tammy Faye Bakker in makeup!
Stuart, up close there are warts. Horizontal stabs do not join cleanly, lower cowling the same, wing roots not as badm but it is there. That damn antenna and the tailwheel both came free and have been glued. I resorted to using baking soda with CA to strengthen the joins. The canopy and windscreen fit pretty well. Pretty big step at the forward edge of the bottom wing join, and on and on, and on.
I ended up getting another kit for some parts, e ded up using those decals. Both sets came of the backing, no problems which surprised me, but the “original” set did not want to stick, even with Solvaset.
Stuart Templeton 'I may not be good but I'm slow...'
My blog: https://stuartsscalemodels.blogspot.com/
My blog: https://stuartsscalemodels.blogspot.com/
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And, I could not get the drop tanks to seat and stay in place.
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!"..
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LOL! So other than that it was perfect! 
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A real nice clean build, Lyle. Well done! 
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That looks pretty good, Lyle! You finished her and now can enjoy the fruits of your labor. Well done again! 
At our age, it's just not worth futzing around with an old, ill-fitting model. Give us something we can build and move on...quickly! 
You finished her and now can enjoy the fruits of your labor. Well done again! At our age, it's just not worth futzing around with an old, ill-fitting model. Give us something we can build and move on...quickly!