Polish Mustang III (316 Sqn RAF)

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December 25, 2024
So the canopy fits very well, but it's not the one I had expected :/
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It's a nice simple kit, tooled in 1998
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The end of second evening - it's a real quick build kit 👍
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I managed to modify it using some UV resin, it will have to do the job.
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A bit of fingerprints, so everyone knows who painted it
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Camo ready for corrections and gloss varnish
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Lovely place for an ejection mark, isn't it?
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27 25 December 2024, 22:06

Thomas O'Eh
Looking good so far! I have the item on order, also planning to build a RAF Polish sqn from it, 315 in my case. Curious about your comment: What's wrong with the canopy? According to the manual a Malcolm canopy should be included?
Did you consciously choose the rear wheel bay color to be the same as the rest of the interior? My references show a zinc chromate yellow (e.g. Tamiya XF-4) for the rear wheel bay…

26 December 2024, 13:19

Łukasz Gliński 著者
Thanks Thomas.
Yes, the Malcolm hood (aka blown) canopy is not present in my kit, only the "straight" one.
However I managed to modify it using some UV resin, it will have to do the job.
Regarding the rear wheel bay - yes I went for the yellow chromate (in my case the AK marker). My reference is AH's instruction 🙂
scalemates.com/products/img/5/0/8/1394508-93-instructions.pdf

26 December 2024, 17:51

Nicolas
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26 December 2024, 19:58

Thomas O'Eh
Hi Lukasz, now that you say it I can spot the difference! Looking forward to seeing how this turns out!

26 December 2024, 20:01

Bas Tonn
I'm planning to do another Mustang at some point, so I'm curious abou every build. Not the easiest kit I think? Good luck !!

1 January, 22:14

Jennifer Franklin
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1 January, 22:19

Łukasz Gliński 著者
Welcome.
Bas, of course it's not AH, but it's well designed and goes together very quickly.
Similarly to Revell's Phantom, but way fewer parts to assemble, so the painting stage comes very fast.

1 1 January, 22:24

Cuajete
It is certainly a nice kit, although I changed it for the Arma Hobby one. Interesting experiment with the canopy bubble corrected with UV glue. I'll like to see the result.
Happy New Year, Łukasz!

2 January, 20:35

Jennifer Franklin
Tooled in 1998, that's going back a while. Looking great so far.

4 January, 10:53

Moreno Baruffini
Wow! A vintage kit with a very interesting improvement (UV glue). Following with plenty of interest!

4 January, 13:30

Michael Kohl
Me too

4 January, 17:29

Łukasz Gliński 著者
Hi there, good to see you.
I'm too old to call it 'vintage' I guess 😄
It is way simpler then these latest and greatest kits, but the quick progress is very satisfying.
Compared to IBG's IAR 80, which I find a bit overengineered.
And the decals are not stiff! Which is uncommon for the Revell kits from the 90s (see my Jug, built few years back).

3 4 January, 20:24

Moreno Baruffini
Finished? Well done 👍🏼

13 January, 19:14

Łukasz Gliński 著者
So it would seem 😄 Just uploaded the photos of the finished build. Enjoy!

1 13 January, 19:19

Cuajete
Well done, Łukasz! 👍
It seems that the UV glue to simulate the Malcolm canopy has done its job. This should now be called universal glue 😛
Congrats!

13 January, 20:37