Jim R
SMF Supporter
Nice kit and a great start. Those pre-painted instruments do look good.
Karls Tamiya 1/48 RAF Mustang III (P-51-B)
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Researching colours and found this.
Interior colours.
Interior colours.
Interesting stuff
Worth rereading Rick’s comment on the first page of Ian’s build thread in this GB Karl.….he gives first hand experience of using interior zinc green…..
Just a small update tonight, having an issue with my vision in my left eye so finding things a bit of a strain. Working from home this week so hopefully can get an opticians appointment before going away for another two weeks.
Solved the interior detail on the cockpit floor being absent in the d, Merlin powered Mustangs have fuselages that are 4" deeper to accommodate the bigger engine, so the cockpit floor was sheeted in wood to raise it up, the earlier Allison powered birds actually had the top of the wing form the cockpit floor, hence the rivet detail in the kit.
Primed the interior bits and pushed some Kristal Clear into the dials on the IP, still have to paint the grey plastic bits black.
Now going to open a beer.
(Or have a whiskey, or maybe even both.....)
Solved the interior detail on the cockpit floor being absent in the d, Merlin powered Mustangs have fuselages that are 4" deeper to accommodate the bigger engine, so the cockpit floor was sheeted in wood to raise it up, the earlier Allison powered birds actually had the top of the wing form the cockpit floor, hence the rivet detail in the kit.
Primed the interior bits and pushed some Kristal Clear into the dials on the IP, still have to paint the grey plastic bits black.
Now going to open a beer.
(Or have a whiskey, or maybe even both.....)
You and me both, I had an infected cornea a few months back, just hoping no permanent damage as a result, due an eyetest anyway.
Had a friend go through it, but it was caught early enough so he ended up fine. He described it as "looking at wall paper with a tear in it". Has stuck with me as something to be very aware of.
Looking good Karl.
Karl, that instrument panel is a ting 'o beauty. I was looking back on your build and noticed you had been researching interior colors for your build. Here's a snap of a Stress Panel Repair I worked on for a P2 Neptune. If you look closely you will see at least four different shades of Zinc Chromate. Not surprising as most of these birds were built in the late 40's early to mid 50's. As you can see there are some pretty distinct differences in the colors........I wouldn't lose any sleep over which shade to use, they all work the same. Hope this helps. 
I know zinc chromate isn't actually a colour but a treatment, so does vary a lot. Should of seen the hate I got for that on a FB page.Karl, that instrument panel is a ting 'o beauty. I was looking back on your build and noticed you had been researching interior colors for your build. Here's a snap of a Stress Panel Repair I worked on for a P2 Neptune. If you look closely you will see at least four different shades of Zinc Chromate. Not surprising as most of these birds were built in the late 40's early to mid 50's. As you can see there are some pretty distinct differences in the colors........I wouldn't lose any sleep over which shade to use, they all work the same. Hope this helps.
Repeat after me….scale colour is a myth……and so is accurate colour matching batch to batch before the mid 1980’s…..
Looking good Karl.
I'm well entrenched in the, "Looks right." camp. There's been times I've bought a paint and thought, "I could of used what I had." too.
Just a few bits to hit with the hairy sticks, radiators, battery and restraints to attach and I can zip this closed, though I was going away tomorrow morning for 2 full weeks but it's been put off until Tuesday so should get a good bit done this weekend.
Think my subtle pin was may be a bit too subtle......
Think my subtle pin was may be a bit too subtle......
Coming along very nicely.
