Alec K
Very nice! Practice for the Eduard release I presume 😉 😄

Michael Kohl
Looking sharp.

Maciej Bellos
Niiice!

Jakub Fiala 作者
Thank you, mates!
Alec, correct deduction 👍 I see that you are not only a great modeler, but also an experienced detective 😄
Just to clarify, I will not build the new edition in 1:72 scale, but the 1:48 kit, which I have had in my stash for some time.

Nicolas
Great start.👍

Mr D
Nice metal finish 👌.
Glad you showed paints,
I'm struggling to find a good white paint that doesn't need a stupid amount of coats to look white... Any recommendations from anyone be appreciated.
Smart Mustang scheme 👍

Jakub Fiala 作者
Thank you Nicolas and Mr D!
to Mr D: I use Tamiya LP and Gunze H aplied in several thin layers.

Mr D
Thanks 👍 for the tip, will look into it now.
Cheers Jakub.

CaptGPF
I agree with Jakob, Tamiya LP white is much easier for me to use. Another trick is to black base the part first, and then lightly coat on the white. For some odd reason, it's easier for me to avoid over-spraying white on that.

Jakub Fiala 作者
Black base is certainly a good tip 👍

Clement
Mr Surfacer 1500 White is also a good option if you need a white "paint" with high coverage.
You can polish it afterwards or layer a coat of regular white paint if need be.
Being 1500, it's pretty smooth anyway.
Great mustang, Jakub. I'm looking forward to see it done 🙂

Bas Tonn
Love that yellow nose !!

Moreno Baruffini
Well, since I'm also building a p-51 (different molds), I can only say that I have still to learn and practice a lot 🙂

Guy Rump
Looking great, following. 👍

Jakub Fiala 作者
Thank you, gentlemen!

Marek Nagy
Máš to pěkný.

Jakub Fiala 作者
Dík, Máro! V pondělí ho dotáhnu na klub. Stojím před velkým dilematem a budu potřebovat hromadnou konzultaci 😄

Juergen Klinglhuber
Great result sp far.... - 👍 👍

Jakub Fiala 作者
Thank you, Juergen!

bughunter
Always impressed by your clean paint jobs 👍

Jakub Fiala 作者
Thanks a lot, Bughunter! Happy, you like it.

Lukas Muller
zatím krásná práce... jen tak dál 👍

Jakub Fiala 作者
Dikec....snad to nezmrvim 😄

Sergej I
Great looking little bird! What did you coat over the alclads with? If anything?

Jakub Fiala 作者
Thank you, Sergej!
There is no coat over any color. The silver color on wings (LP-11) is polished, Alclads are untouched. I hope no varnish is needed. But i will see after decals....

Sergej I
Thank you for the answer... brave, hoping all goes well and looking forward for results 👍

Jakub Fiala 作者
Thanks.
Decals on.

Alec K
…and they look great 👍

Zbynek Honzik
This looks more like 1/48th scale than 1/72nd scale. Really cool! 👍

J35J
Very clean paintjob! Looking forward to see the final result👍🏻

Jakub Fiala 作者
Thanks a lot, mates!

Patrick Hagelstein
The decals do look stunning! Did you encounter any issues with setting solutions on the bare NMF parts?

Jakub Fiala 作者
Thank you, Patrick. Luckily, no problem occurred with the setting solutions. But the decals are not fully set in panel lines yet. Photos are taken immediately after applying the decals. It is not visible on pictures, but there is still a lot of work to do.

Juergen Klinglhuber
Like the paint job. Very accurate & clean - 👍

Jakub Fiala 作者
Thank you, Juergen!
Some weathering done. Final completion is near 😄

bughunter
Another masterpiece is emerging 👍

Alec K
Agreed!

Jakub Fiala 作者
Thanks a lot, mates!

Jarda Malý
no co Ti budu lhát, máš to zase parádní. prostě umíš.

J35J
Great build and paintwork!👍🏻

Vincent
Great Metal finish!!

Neuling
Yes!

Jakub Fiala 作者
Thank you, gentlemen!
I´ve uploaded first pictures of a finished model. I hope, i will be able to present the whole gallery soon.

Jakub Fiala 作者
Jardo díkec! Úplně se červenám 😄

bughunter
Wonderful result! Looking forward for the final pictures.

Alec K
This turned out excellent. Looks like a much large scale model 👍

Moreno Baruffini
Simply perfect!

Maciej Bellos
Oh wow! Fantastic Mustang!

Jakub Fiala 作者
Thanks a lot, mates, for your kind comments!
Finally i uploaded a set of photos of finished model.

Guy Rump
Great result, congrats! 👍

Neuling
Top build and presentation!

bughunter
Nice pictures of a great model 👍

Spanjaard
wow, fantastic job. Alclad still looks fantastic after all the decals, detal setting weathering etc, simply perfect. and no clear varnish, amazing.

Patrick Hagelstein
I totally agree with Spanjaard! The finish looks immaculate! Good to know that Alclad can withstand a beating.

Jakub Fiala 作者
Thank you very much, mates! I'm really happy, that you like it. Of course, the quality of this kit is not the same as the new Arma hobby or Eduard kits, but finally, it looks like a Mustang 🙂
To Spanjaard and Patrick: yes, Alclads are very good. But be careful, not all Alclads are the same. For example polished aluminium or airframe aluminium ( which i used for external tanks) are not resistant to weathering agents and need to be varnished! I also had to overspray decals on the fuselage with Tamiya LP- 24 semi gloss clear, because thare were visible edges of decals. But that's not a problem of alclad, it's a problem of decals.

Nicolas
Congrats, great result.

Spanjaard
thanks a lot for the info Jakub, I was wondering what I did wrong in my own P-51.... I guess my only error was to use airframe aluminium in most of the airplane 😄 😄
well, I believe it was my first use of Alclad 😉

Jarda Malý
borec!

Jakub Fiala 作者
Oh, that was really a bad luck, Spanjaard 🙂
Děkuji, děkuji Jaroušku 🙂

Patrick Hagelstein
Thank you for the detailed explanation, Jakub! Very good to know! 👍🏼