My fave P-51 after “ Big Beautiful Doll”, LOU IV and it’s color scheme debatable variants through the years. This Modeler’s take is awesome, as the blue depicted in many schemes is wrong, it is olive drab, and the way this Modeler hues the top camo is just plain awesome !! The whole completed Model is awesome and really draws me towards modeling again. i have the ‘ole double action airbrush and compressor in the garage … just need a model, glue, puddy and paint … awwwww here we go … again … lol
Thank you very much for your comment, I am glad to know that you liked the model and that you will return to modeling soon. I'm sure you will enjoy it!👍
G'day Javier, Thank you for this excellent build video. I learned quite a few tips from watching you work. I'll subscribe and catch up on your other aircraft videos. I was surprised to learn that the early P-51Ds also had 'bubble top' canopies. I thought they'd have the same canopy as the 'B Models', but there it is, you show the picture of the actual aircraft at the start of this great video. That's one of the fantastic things about this hobby; one can always keep learning. Thanks again. Cheers, Bill H.
Hello Bill, Thank you very much for your comment, I am glad to know that the video has been useful, I agree, every day we learn something new thanks to tools such as the internet. In this space there are only videos of finished models, in this link there are more models in process, perhaps they may also be of interest to you, the text of the site is in Spanish, but the videos do not have text or voice, Thanks again. facebook.com/HistoriasaEscala Cheers, Javier Ordóñez J
Muchas gracias, para las placas de acero hice una copia en resina de una pequeña sección de un kit de Eduard de esta superficie. En el mercado hay diferentes opciones de resina, fotograbado, o inyección, se puede buscar por Marston mat" en 1/48, ese es el nombre de las piacas
Fantastic work ! Awsome result 😍😍😍... Congratulations. Can you please give me some informations about the drill you are using to shape your needle and the rear mirror (is it a flex shaft drill type ... it seems to be a great tool).
Thank you very much !. You are right, it is a flexible accessory for a Dremel motor tool, like this one, can be used with many tools www.amazon.com/-/es/Aditamento-Dremel-de-eje-flexible-225-01/dp/B0000302Y8?language=en_US
I had this kit! :) Watching your build is both enjoyable and poignantly evocative. The background noise for the first three minutes is distractingly discordant.
LOU IV: I'm Not Singin' the Blues ... by Wade Meyers (c) 2009 (ipms stockholm publication) There is no shortage of controversy regarding the 361st Fighter Group's paint jobs, more specifically Col. Christian's P-51 Mustang LOU IV. This in spite of excellent color photography of the now-famous "Bottisham Four" (the 361st was based at the time at Bottisham, Cambridgeshire), a representative group of four 361st FG machines called upon by higher headquarters to formate with a 91st Bomb Group B-17 above England for a series of official publicity pictures in late July 1944. These beautiful color and black & white photos are very well known to those of us in the 'trade', so to speak, but far from solving riddles these photos have opened long-standing debates that will probably never be resolved to everyone's satisfaction. A little background: around the May/June timeframe, just before the D-Day invasion on 6 June 44, many 8th Air Force fighters - based in England - had a coat of camouflage color applied to their topsides by individual units to help hide their 'shiny' natural metal finishes in anticipation of operating from bases on the continent after the invasion front was secured. This was a short-lived directive from on-high, and in the end only a few units actually followed through with the time-consuming task. The 361st FG is known to have had more than a few of their 'kites' so adorned. Later, when it was deemed safe to do so, the decision was made to overpaint the bold black and white "invasion stripes" (applied on 5 June) on the upper surfaces to avoid compromising the camouflage any further. The debate that has raged is this: was a 'blue' color used at any time as part of this ad hoc camouflage application - specifically on some 361st Fighter Group Mustangs - instead of the standard USAAF Olive Drab and/or RAF British Dark Green used by other units? Noted 8th Air Force historian the late Roger Freeman mentions in a few of his books that "several" 361st machines "most definitely" had patches of blue paint applied. This is based solely on the observations of a few civilian 'spotters' at the time who recorded their sightings in notebooks, but no definitive evidence has been put forth to back up their claims. Their personal observations should not be dismissed outright, of course, but there is no other fireproof evidence that blue of any shade was used in lieu of Olive Drab and/or Dark Green on 'Yellowjackets' planes. A group of others, some historians and a group of serious modelers, have since joined the chorus and climbed aboard the "blue" bandwagon and have subjected the Bottisham Four series of photos to extensive eyeball analysis, pointing out how, yes, we are indeed seeing blue on Col. Christian's LOU IV - and Capt. Glankler's SUZY-G - which of course implies that there may indeed have been more 'blue' aircraft, per the spotter's notebooks. As a representational artist I am well aware that warm and cool light - a factor of time of day, cloud conditions, and time of year - can greatly affect perceived colors to the naked eye. Indeed, one of my challenges as I paint is to properly 'shift', sometimes quite radically, the local colors on a plane to 'fit' the ambient atmosphere and lighting. This has been one of the strongest arguments against the observations of the spotters; that and the lack of any corroborating evidence. The 361st FG veterans themselves, including the ground crews, who knew every square inch of these machines, and would have been the ones to actually apply said blue to their charges, and the pilots, including Ben Drew, flying E2-S during the "Bottisham Four" photo session (see photos below), have to a man stated that a "blue" of any kind was not used on their aircraft as part of the field-applied camouflage. I tend to go with the vets for one main reason (besides the obvious): you would think that Ben Drew, flying 'Easy Two-Sugar' in close formation on Christian's plane for the photo shoot, would have noticed blue - an oddity, to say the least - on LOU IV ... you think? Another (yes, there's more!) little matter regarding LOU IV - in particular - stems from the fact that Col. Christian's plane displays two distinct shades/tones of the field-applied paintwork, with the lighter of the two covering the mid and upper portions of the fuselage invasion stripes - and the area covering the upper wing invasion stripes. One unpublished black & white photo that was shared with me shows Christian’s plane parked on her hardstand circa mid-July and it’s obvious that there are two different tones of - presumably green - field-applied paint. This is not an optical illusion since the same “demarcation” line between the darker and lighter shades on the upper fuselage and upper wings can be seen in other photos of LOU IV from different angles and lighting conditions, including high-rez versions of the famous airborne photos that I gathered from the US National Archives collections.
GEEZZ the thumbnail used in this vid I thought was a real plane. Great Model p51! 🔥🔥
Thank you very much
I use your technique for gun barrels and I like your wiring work. Really adds to the build. Well done!
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Finished model looks like the real plane - wow - great work.
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My fave P-51 after “ Big Beautiful Doll”, LOU IV and it’s color scheme debatable variants through the years. This Modeler’s take is awesome, as the blue depicted in many schemes is wrong, it is olive drab, and the way this Modeler hues the top camo is just plain awesome !! The whole completed Model is awesome and really draws me towards modeling again. i have the ‘ole double action airbrush and compressor in the garage … just need a model, glue, puddy and paint … awwwww here we go … again … lol
Thank you very much for your comment, I am glad to know that you liked the model and that you will return to modeling soon. I'm sure you will enjoy it!👍
You do some amazing work.
Thank you very much
Great video
Really nice build!
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Nice Job on the homework!! fantastic build, I learned a ton watching this great build thank you!!
Thank you very much for your comment, I'm glad it was useful
Buen trabajo amigo mío, FELICIDADES!!!
Muchas gracias!
Beautiful! Where can you get needles for the gun barrels?
Thank you very much. In pharmacies, you can get disposable syringes.
@@jariordoyt Thanks. I didn't think you could get things like that without some kind of prescription. Thanks again!
Nice!
G'day Javier, Thank you for this excellent build video. I learned quite a few tips from watching you work. I'll subscribe and catch up on your other aircraft videos. I was surprised to learn that the early P-51Ds also had 'bubble top' canopies. I thought they'd have the same canopy as the 'B Models', but there it is, you show the picture of the actual aircraft at the start of this great video. That's one of the fantastic things about this hobby; one can always keep learning. Thanks again.
Cheers, Bill H.
Hello Bill, Thank you very much for your comment, I am glad to know that the video has been useful, I agree, every day we learn something new thanks to tools such as the internet. In this space there are only videos of finished models, in this link there are more models in process, perhaps they may also be of interest to you, the text of the site is in Spanish, but the videos do not have text or voice, Thanks again. facebook.com/HistoriasaEscala
Cheers, Javier Ordóñez J
Bonito Modelo y Diorama. Donde conseguiste las placas en acero de la base? Gracias
Muchas gracias, para las placas de acero hice una copia en resina de una pequeña sección de un kit de Eduard de esta superficie. En el mercado hay diferentes opciones de resina, fotograbado, o inyección, se puede buscar por Marston mat" en 1/48, ese es el nombre de las piacas
Fantastic work ! Awsome result 😍😍😍... Congratulations. Can you please give me some informations about the drill you are using to shape your needle and the rear mirror (is it a flex shaft drill type ... it seems to be a great tool).
Thank you very much !. You are right, it is a flexible accessory for a Dremel motor tool, like this one, can be used with many tools www.amazon.com/-/es/Aditamento-Dremel-de-eje-flexible-225-01/dp/B0000302Y8?language=en_US
me ha encantado!
Muchas gracias!
I had this kit! :) Watching your build is both enjoyable and poignantly evocative.
The background noise for the first three minutes is distractingly discordant.
Thank you very much for your comment
I agree..totally unnecessary
Wow!
When i saw the preview i think it was picture of real plane
Thank you very much
What paints were used? Brands and specific colors? Thanks
Humbrol 149 "Matt dark green", Testors 1165 "Olive". and FS13538 insignia yellow
What's with the two tone green ? Is there any photographic evidence for this ?
LOU IV: I'm Not Singin' the Blues ...
by Wade Meyers (c) 2009 (ipms stockholm publication)
There is no shortage of controversy regarding the 361st Fighter Group's paint jobs, more specifically Col. Christian's P-51 Mustang LOU IV. This in spite of excellent color photography of the now-famous "Bottisham Four" (the 361st was based at the time at Bottisham, Cambridgeshire), a representative group of four 361st FG machines called upon by higher headquarters to formate with a 91st Bomb Group B-17 above England for a series of official publicity pictures in late July 1944. These beautiful color and black & white photos are very well known to those of us in the 'trade', so to speak, but far from solving riddles these photos have opened long-standing debates that will probably never be resolved to everyone's satisfaction.
A little background: around the May/June timeframe, just before the D-Day invasion on 6 June 44, many 8th Air Force fighters - based in England - had a coat of camouflage color applied to their topsides by individual units to help hide their 'shiny' natural metal finishes in anticipation of operating from bases on the continent after the invasion front was secured. This was a short-lived directive from on-high, and in the end only a few units actually followed through with the time-consuming task. The 361st FG is known to have had more than a few of their 'kites' so adorned. Later, when it was deemed safe to do so, the decision was made to overpaint the bold black and white "invasion stripes" (applied on 5 June) on the upper surfaces to avoid compromising the camouflage any further.
The debate that has raged is this: was a 'blue' color used at any time as part of this ad hoc camouflage application - specifically on some 361st Fighter Group Mustangs - instead of the standard USAAF Olive Drab and/or RAF British Dark Green used by other units? Noted 8th Air Force historian the late Roger Freeman mentions in a few of his books that "several" 361st machines "most definitely" had patches of blue paint applied. This is based solely on the observations of a few civilian 'spotters' at the time who recorded their sightings in notebooks, but no definitive evidence has been put forth to back up their claims. Their personal observations should not be dismissed outright, of course, but there is no other fireproof evidence that blue of any shade was used in lieu of Olive Drab and/or Dark Green on 'Yellowjackets' planes. A group of others, some historians and a group of serious modelers, have since joined the chorus and climbed aboard the "blue" bandwagon and have subjected the Bottisham Four series of photos to extensive eyeball analysis, pointing out how, yes, we are indeed seeing blue on Col. Christian's LOU IV - and Capt. Glankler's SUZY-G - which of course implies that there may indeed have been more 'blue' aircraft, per the spotter's notebooks.
As a representational artist I am well aware that warm and cool light - a factor of time of day, cloud conditions, and time of year - can greatly affect perceived colors to the naked eye. Indeed, one of my challenges as I paint is to properly 'shift', sometimes quite radically, the local colors on a plane to 'fit' the ambient atmosphere and lighting. This has been one of the strongest arguments against the observations of the spotters; that and the lack of any corroborating evidence.
The 361st FG veterans themselves, including the ground crews, who knew every square inch of these machines, and would have been the ones to actually apply said blue to their charges, and the pilots, including Ben Drew, flying E2-S during the "Bottisham Four" photo session (see photos below), have to a man stated that a "blue" of any kind was not used on their aircraft as part of the field-applied camouflage. I tend to go with the vets for one main reason (besides the obvious): you would think that Ben Drew, flying 'Easy Two-Sugar' in close formation on Christian's plane for the photo shoot, would have noticed blue - an oddity, to say the least - on LOU IV ... you think?
Another (yes, there's more!) little matter regarding LOU IV - in particular - stems from the fact that Col. Christian's plane displays two distinct shades/tones of the field-applied paintwork, with the lighter of the two covering the mid and upper portions of the fuselage invasion stripes - and the area covering the upper wing invasion stripes. One unpublished black & white photo that was shared with me shows Christian’s plane parked on her hardstand circa mid-July and it’s obvious that there are two different tones of - presumably green - field-applied paint. This is not an optical illusion since the same “demarcation” line between the darker and lighter shades on the upper fuselage and upper wings can be seen in other photos of LOU IV from different angles and lighting conditions, including high-rez versions of the famous airborne photos that I gathered from the US National Archives collections.
@@jariordoytThanks! Perfectly summed up, backed up and displayed.
All it needs is some people.....crew figures or a pilot for improved scale.
Thanks. At the end of the video you can see the pilot, how he is painted and placed next to the plane
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