Aussie Mustangs - Page 6

GrubbyFingers · #51 (**permalink**) 3rd October 2008, 10:57

Here's a bit of an overall of the whole kit and caboodle so far. The jpegging isn't helping much, but you get the idea.

santynus · #52 (**permalink**) 3rd October 2008, 13:11

Wow

Mad Grubby is return back

Great work my friend

realy nice details

GrubbyFingers · #53 (**permalink**) 5th October 2008, 13:46

Time for a progress report. At least it is starting to look like a Mustang now.

GrubbyFingers · #54 (**permalink**) 7th October 2008, 06:55

Further progress on the Austangs. Wheels have been lowered and we are on final approach. Still have to drop the flaps, give it some bombs, tanks and rockets and a gunsight or two.

Oh, and both Aeroproducts and cuffed and uncuffed Hamilton props.

Oh, and the seat.

Oh, and the markings.

.. and some wear and tear ...

... and I think the camo needs an extra stripe of grey ...

Alright then, I'm still in the circuit after all...

gamary · #55 (**permalink**) 7th October 2008, 09:35

Looks very promising already!

IMHO you might want to make the outer gear panel less bulged. It's exasperating to us profilers because it's very flat and looks like some solid mass of grey right smack in the middle of the drawing but I think you should add oil stains and mud only if you want to make it less dull. The bulged appearance conveys the wring info about the shape.

GrubbyFingers · #56 (**permalink**) 7th October 2008, 09:44

Good point, Gaetan, thanks. The shading on the door was meant to be just shadow, not form. Again, a second pair of eyes saves the day!

Jarink · #57 (**permalink**) 8th October 2008, 05:43

There's a couple of corrections I think you should make to the inside of the gear door.
The bottoms of the dents are not that wide and the highlight on the big circle seems a little strong to me. Here's my version of it; all the lines are taken from some factory drawings that were posted over at the P-51 Special Interest Group Forum by Bomarc.

GrubbyFingers · #58 (**permalink**) 8th October 2008, 09:57

Thanks, jarink. I'll look into it.

GiantFlyingRobots · #59 (**permalink**) 8th October 2008, 13:13

Lookin great, do you have an image of this particular Mustang? I would love to see it, as I have never seen a RAAF Mustang in camo before, other than those of 3sqd in the MTO of course.

santynus · #60 (**permalink**) 8th October 2008, 13:41

great work Grubby

I like so much your details on this subject

@Jarink your gear door looking nice

it's very detailed