DONE @p.4: 1:72 Reims Aviation MH.352 "Bastang II", Rhodesian Air Force, 1972

[Tophe]

Do you remember Fred Yves (PYF42) started to build a twintriplex-engined P-51? (in 2010-2011):

[Dizzyfugu]

Oh, no. But a nice idea to use Whirlwind wings, they are small enough. But adding engines could be tight...

[zenrat]

Solution to stalky leg issues could be to cut the wings off and glue them back on upside down with new wheel openings cut though the wings.

[Old Wombat]

Dizzy, I was actually suggesting contra-props as a solution to the long legs issue because by using contra-props you could get the same thrust for a shorter blade length, thus allowing you to make the legs less ... leggy.

[ericr]

it is looking impressively good !

[Dizzyfugu]

Painting started yesterday, and an aircrfat with all dark-earth undersides looks SO wrong... The coat of paint also revealed some surface flaws, but this was to be expected after all the surgery, and I hope that I can hide some weak points under paint effects. Looks good in the green/brown cammo, though, very natural.

[Dizzyfugu]

Some pics from the early paintinmg stages, I also added pics on the previous page concerning the canopy issue.


1:72 Reims Aviation MH.352 "Bastang II" (Whif/modified Italeri P-51D) - WiP by dizzyfugu, on Flickr


1:72 Reims Aviation MH.352 "Bastang II" (Whif/modified Italeri P-51D) - WiP by dizzyfugu, on Flickr


1:72 Reims Aviation MH.352 "Bastang II" (Whif/modified Italeri P-51D) - WiP by dizzyfugu, on Flickr

[Dizzyfugu]

Further progress is slow but good. With some paint (in the meantime I gave the kit a black ink wash, some fake panel lines with a pencil and some post-shading) the whole thing looks much better now.

[Dizzyfugu]

Some documentation pics:


1:72 Reims Aviation MH.352 "Bastang II" (Whif/modified Italeri P-51D) - WiP by dizzyfugu, on Flickr


1:72 Reims Aviation MH.352 "Bastang II" (Whif/modified Italeri P-51D) - WiP by dizzyfugu, on Flickr


1:72 Reims Aviation MH.352 "Bastang II" (Whif/modified Italeri P-51D) - WiP by dizzyfugu, on Flickr

[PR19_Kit]

That looks remarkably UN-Mustang-like. 

[Tophe]

That looks remarkably UN-Mustang-like. 

Congratulations anyway...

[nighthunter]

Looks like a concept I came up with a few years ago, great minds and all that...

[Dizzyfugu]

That looks remarkably UN-Mustang-like. 

Doesn't it? 

"It's a Mustang, Jim, but NOT as we know it..."

[PR19_Kit]

That looks remarkably UN-Mustang-like. 

Doesn't it? 

"It's a Mustang, Jim, but NOT as we know it..."

Precisely! 

[Dizzyfugu]

More from the bench, progress is still slow, but I am about to apply decals and do some detail work, e.g. painting the props and the ordnance:


1:72 Reims Aviation MH.352 "Bastang II" (Whif/modified Italeri P-51D) - WiP by dizzyfugu, on Flickr