SE Aviation's 'Special Mustang' *Finished in under 24 Hours*

[SouthEast Aviation99]

Is the undercarriage in the crate, fresh from the refurbishment specialist?

Yes, it is, just been fitted, photos shortly

[SouthEast Aviation99]

Undercart on

A spot of dinner was had by the volunteers before work continued:



Then came the fitting of the newly refurbished undercarriage. Tires freshly inflated:



After being tested on a rig, raising and lowering several times, the new landing gear was deemed ready:



What's next....wait and see

[TimJ]

Looking good. Nice work on the nose art.

[SouthEast Aviation99]

Pretty much done...or am I

Painted the fuselage invasion stripes and applied the code letters and stars and bars:



The prop was finally fitted as some work was done on the engine in preparation for it to fly:



The aircraft is due to start engine tests in the next couple of days, under the watchful eye of the volunteers:

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But just when it seemed it was all over. I think this mustang needs a base. If I can find my fake grass and some card.

The excitement never ends...

[Kevan Bailey]

Wow, that was fast! I've only just got back home and I've missed all the excitement. That was a real Blitzbau!

A good choice, too; I love that Mustang kit and I like the way you've used it as a blank canvas. Have you thought about doing one for your mother-in-law?

[SouthEast Aviation99]

Wow, that was fast! I've only just got back home and I've missed all the excitement. That was a real Blitzbau!

A good choice, too; I love that Mustang kit and I like the way you've used it as a blank canvas. Have you thought about doing one for your mother-in-law?

It's not quite done yet Kevan, don't worry, I'm working on some finishing touches so you haven't missed it all
The Mother in law idea is good, I'll remember that, haha.

[SouthEast Aviation99]

Finale

I decided to knock together a bit of a diorama base to display the newly restored Mustang whilst it isn't flying.
I included some odds and ends, a spare flap from the kit, spare canopy etc made up to look damaged and obviously replaced, awaiting disposal as the Mustang prepares for it's next mission:



This was great fun and and the museum crew and I really enjoyed ourselves. The plane is an absolute dream to be honest and we only had some minor fit issues with the wings.

A great thank you to all who looked in and commented, I greatly appreciate it. I hope to take part in many more group builds on this site.

So What's next? I have a Dauntless on order, but I'll save that for another day.

That's all for now, I will post a couple of shots in the gallery.

Goodnight from all at the South East Aviation Museum

[beany]

I'm sorry I missed most of your build while it was "live" Chris. That's some excellent work going on there; I really like your approach and can-do attitude (I loved your airfield and hangar in your introductory post as well).
Good show mate, look forward to seeing this one in the Completions Gallery soon!

Cheers
Al.

[jssel]

A blitz with a base. Well done,

[fredk]

Good job there SEA99

[SouthEast Aviation99]

Thanks chaps, I feel very welcome here indeed

[splash]

Excellent work the nose art is brilliant.

You must be a natural blitzer to be able to build a kit paint nose art and build a base within the allocated time slot.

I look forward to seeing more of your work.

Regards Splash

[JohnRatzenberger]

Good work, it's good to see you join a Blitz.

[IronMan129]

Sorry I missed this one mate.
Nicely finished and I really like the nose art, looks like they used to paint them in action.

[iggie]

Excellent result, and massive brownie points as well I have no doubt! Very shrewd move....

Now order the 1/24 Typhoon while you can get away with it