Eduard's Brand New P-51B Mustang | Full Build | 4K

Hey guys! Hope you enjoyed the latest build of mine, this really is just pure Eduard excellence! Let me know what you think down below!
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[@chazk5376]

Great narration. Not too loosey goosey, not too stiff. Subscribed!

[@Colin399]

Beautiful build

[@machmodels]

Thank you very much!🤟🏻

[@mart1916]

Congratulations👍 Great built to watch, beatifull model and many great tips for me to use with my P 51. Thank You 🙏

[@machmodels]

Thank you buddy! Glad that the video will be of some use😉

[@eddywells5689]

Awesome build and painting 🍺💪💞👍🙏

[@Rab_1967]

Get down to Hannants London to see this beauty in the cabinet. Well done, L!

[@machmodels]

You heard him!!!!

[@animalyze7120]

Nice build, Invasion stripes were painted last minute as to not be discovered by scout planes or spies, this was done with buckets of paint and brushes, mops, brooms whatever they had. Too many times I see folks taping them off for crispness but there's no need, just brush them on like the real deals for a very authentic look. Great video!

[@benhietbrink5799]

Excellent job. What a fantastic kit. Eduard really are getting closer to Tamiya every time they launch a new kit.

[@machmodels]

Thank you! Definitely, but arguably with finer detail😮😮🤔

[@Mors_Inimicis]

I disagree, I’ve noticed Eduard have plateaued, I’m currently working on this kit and it’s irritating in places and plagued with eduards seam problems. Their sprue attachment method is aggravating too .The last Eduard kit I built was the Wildcat and that had problems with the engine mounting and with one of my kits a bad fit for the propeller which had nothing to do with builder incompetence, it made me wonder how a new modeller would cope . The saving grace is if you can persevere they build into great models . This particular P51B has a join along the cowling as per the original but it ends up being too pronounced and will need slight filling . Also there is an annoying seam on the bottom of the scoop . I may try one of the Arma Hobby Mustangs albeit in 1/72 and if it’s better I’ll hope for a 1/48 version . In the meantime, it’s back to sorting the rear fuselage seam and restoring the lost lovely rivet detail .

[@pauka13]

@@Mors_Inimicis problems must be on your side because their FM-2 I've built last time came together so niceley that I actually forgot that it is an Eduard kit... Looks like this P-51 is even better. I agree though that Eduard kits do require some modeling skills because of the pe and delicate plastic parts. Tamiya offers more robust design in certain areas.

[@Mors_Inimicis]

@@pauka13 With the Wildcat there is nothing the builder can do wrong . The prop fit isn’t secure , I even double checked the instructions but the hole on the prop is too big. Their P51B is really nice ( the canopy fit on both is superb) but again the propeller is loose without any outside interference from the builder .

[@animalyze7120]

Closer? Eduard passed them up a long time ago. Tamiya is pure hype, their toys look like toys, nice but toys regardless. They did do well finally adding some PE to their kits, now I wonder who they stole that idea from?

[@grantmiller6570]

Nice build. The mustang is certainly a very nice looking airplane. My favourite version is that fitted with the Malcolm hood.

[@wampuscat7433]

Agreed!

[@machmodels]

Thank you sir! The razor back is just that little bit prettier in my opinion, and the Malcom hood is also darn hot!😉👌🏻

[@wrathofatlantis2316]

​@@machmodelsI presume you mean it made a difference under actual sunlight? If so, thanks for the insight😊

[@WW2Wayfinder]

Great video! My kit from Eduard arrived yesterday and I can’t wait to get stuck into it!

[@machmodels]

Thank you very much sir! Would love to know how you get on. Ps love the channel!☺️🫡

[@mattiascavero]

Exelent work! A must buy kit.👍

[@baanibarnes9711]

I don't know about you but Eduard are fast becoming my go-to kit manufacturer. Superb detail, lots of part options for different marks (Spitfire MV for example, lots of optional bits mmmmmmm!) I have just built the 1:72 scale Spitfire MKIXc, easily the best I have come across in this scale, amazing surface detail and parts with optional exhausts, cannon barrels, undercarriage legs and so on. The instructions are very nicely produced, clear and well drawn (I am an art-worker who produces instructions for kit companies including occasionally Airfix), the only weakish area are the decals, too much varnish, ie too wide a margin of over-print (again, I produce decal sheet artwork for the industry, tight is right!). Another Eduard kit in the stash is the FW190A-8/R2, what an incredible tooling, it has the armour plate around the cockpit, extra armour glass panels for the canopy sides, optional props, cowl guns and more, all for only £11.99 from Hannants, outstanding value for money (and it's a profi-pack kit too, don't know how they do it for the money. Very much enjoying your build, always a good way to see exactly what the potential buyer is in for, thanks for your efforts.

[@machmodels]

Everything I can 100% agree on in that, such superb value for top of the line kits. The decals I am coming to get along with much more now days, seemingly practise does make perfect with them! Many thanks for the comment👌🏻

[@stevenpuderbaugh821]

From St. Joseph, MO, USA. (40 miles north of Kansas City. I enjoyed your narration! I didn't have to depend on the captions to understand. I enjoyed your build and appreciate how you focus on the main aspects that draw the eye of the viewer in. I also appreciate the light weathering, after all we want to see how the actual aircraft looked, not an exercise in grime and wear & tear. You've made a a great looking aircraft. Kudos on you & your film.

[@machmodels]

From London, UK. Thank you, really appreciate the kind words. Great to hear that the video was clear and concise😉👌🏻

[@Aviation715]

I love the paintjob with the invasion stripes amazing build!

[@machmodels]

Thank you very much buddy! Really appreciate it👌🏻😉

[@neilhaas]

I enjoyed this kit build P-51B Mustang very nice fighter plane.

[@machmodels]

Thank you Neil!

[@lesthiele4921]

Good morning, the P51-B turned out absolutely perfectly, your work the the small detail was outstanding, thanks for sharing, best regards from a Kiwi living in Australia, Les

[@machmodels]

Thank you very much Les! Really appreciate the comment👌🏻😉

[@flyboy9367]

Another fantastic build!

[@machmodels]

Thank you very much!👌🏻

[@Unyielding_Modeller]

I really like what you have done to this nice kit.

[@machmodels]

Thank you sir! Really appreciate the comment👌🏻

[@kiwiruna9077]

Hi Luke, What a brilliant build and an enjoyable watch, I'll have to grab one when the Eduard shipment hits NZ. The B/C Mustang is IMHO the best looking of them all and OD/Grey makes it even better.😁

[@wampuscat7433]

Well said. I believe the Malcom hood version is in a class by itself.

[@machmodels]

Thank you very much sir! I cannot agree more, a razorback just makes it look so much more balanced as an aircraft. Let me know how you get on😉

[@robbo1068]

Stellar job, Luke....a beautifully finished and refined model. Spot on with the weathering. Eduard certainly has done this bird justice.

[@machmodels]

Thank you! Definitely, a subject that is potentially been overlooked in my opinion👌🏻👍🏻

[@stl-aviation]

Having these videos on in the background while working on my own projects is amazing therapy, beautiful kit, keep it up!

[@machmodels]

Haha perfect background noise! Really appreciate the support👌🏻😉

[@RicoBlaBla]

great build, you said people will look at the blue nose and stripes but i think if its a good colour combination the whole model will pop out and you did it!

[@PaulShrimplin]

Very crisp and clean paint job,l like weather mine more.

[@machmodels]

Thank you very much! Everyone has their own style👌🏻😉

[@ellbowski]

Great paint job and build. I'm new to Eduard - putting together a Wolseley bi-plane by them, very impressed by the quality.

[@machmodels]

Thank you very much! Biplanes have always scared me a little - best of luck!👌🏻

[@markc7002]

Excellent piece of Art!! Your subtle touches make everything ultra realistic!

[@machmodels]

Thank you very much Mark! Really appreciate it👌🏻

[@Henrywinswars]

Very nice build!

[@machmodels]

Thank you Henry!👌🏻

[@septiccalling8341]

That is a thing of real beauty! Excellent little film.....👍🏻👏🏻👌🏻

[@machmodels]

Thank you very much buddy!👌🏻

[@jeremysears9964]

Thank you for this video, great reference and look at this kit. I’ve picked up all the resin upgrades and plan on making this pair my main winter build.

[@machmodels]

No problem! Thanks for watching, let me know how you get on with the build😁

[@HerrSwede]

Really nice work! Lovely color scheme!

[@machmodels]

Thank you very much! I know, really stood out to me as the only marking I wanted to do😉

[@brianbrown1979]

Beautiful work!

[@machmodels]

Thank you very much buddy!👌🏻

[@mets1617]

Beautiful Job

[@machmodels]

Thank you very much!👌🏻

[@henrysanchez4810]

Excellent Build, she's a gem..

[@machmodels]

Thank you very much! Very kind👌🏻☺️

[@dropbear3434]

looks fantastic gday from Victoria Australia been looking at getting into modelling and this is inspiring me to do so

[@machmodels]

Thank you buddy! Get back into it - you won’t regret it👌🏻☺️

[@dropbear3434]

@@machmodels cheers I'm looking forward to it just need to find some good begginer or slightly harder ones now haha

[@Paul_Allaker8450]

Never too late or early to start model making, great hobby to get into. Good luck on your modelling journey. 👍🏻

[@garethjones9371]

Brilliant Build and great narration as always. Very interesting.

[@machmodels]

Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed it😁👌🏻

[@Paul_Allaker8450]

Another fantastic build Luke, as a relatively new modeller you are fast becoming a grand master! Looks ace and the paint scheme really pops! Kudos & props to you. 👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@machmodels]

Thank you very much for the kind words Paul - slowly working my way up there and bringing everyone along for the ride☺️

[@ljscalemodels526]

Great video MM - im currently building the Airfix p-51D, i have to say i like the Eduard engineering, however, i have to put the build on hold, not metallic paints for the scheme i want to do, looks fantastic, cheers Liam

[@machmodels]

Thank you! Keep me updated, I’d love to hear how you think the kit compares👌🏻

[@themodellingmuppet]

Very nice work and a great reference 👏

[@machmodels]

Thank you buddy! Really appreciate it😉

[@Mors_Inimicis]

A really enjoyable video 👍🏻 Just finished the first of the Eduard Dual combo and I’m very happy with the result. The canopy fit on both is superb and the best I have ever encountered. The decals largely behaved apart from a couple requiring judicious touch ups , I did cheat and paint the stars and bars though. The only gripes were around the prop fit , if you don’t want to glue it on the prop doesn’t sit flush and can droop slightly. I solved it by wrapping masking tape around the prop stem . I Some of the sprue attachments were irritating and I do experience problems mating surfaces like fuselages and wings on Eduard subjects. That all said , I love this kit and want to build more and it is THE 1/48 P51B to build now . The Tamiya example is still a good example after all these years and good for new modellers but Eduards B is now Number 1.

[@machmodels]

Thank you very much for the extensive information with your experience, I’m sure it’ll be valuable for many!👌🏻😉

[@neilhaas]

Love the P-51 Mustang nice aircraft. I have this aircraft of my own. Besides the RAF markings scheme. ❤😊🎉

[@machmodels]

Thanks for the comment Neil!

[@themajesticmagnificent386]

I can see me getting this kit..The only thing stopping me is concern about the Eduard decals..But I will get this kit anyhow..There’s always aftermarket decals.. As ever a super video explaining all very well and a pleasure to watch..Thank you and all the best✌️😃👍

[@machmodels]

Ah yes Eduard decals are a little bit like marmite, either love em or hate em! Thanks for the comment👌🏻☺️

[@duncanling2127]

Another wow, it’s your model you do what you want 👍💯

[@machmodels]

Thank you Duncan!👌🏻

[@Harryberryjerry-l3y]

Fire video I have the exact model and it’s so nice and high quality planning on buildings many options

[@machmodels]

Thank you sir! It well and truly overloads you with options that’s for sure👌🏻👌🏻😁

[@harley909]

Great job. Itching to get started on mine

[@machmodels]

Thank you! I bet, it’s such a superb kit👌🏻

[@Sidewinderhobbies]

Working on the same kit, really nice build!

[@machmodels]

Thank you very much! Looking forward to seeing your build😉

[@chrisbrown-ed6du]

Great build well done looks like a good kit

[@machmodels]

Thank you very much, it’s great!

[@gary33558]

Hi buddy, what a fantastic build and paint job. I'm glad you tell us what products you are using and what air pressure you are using. That is a big help. Thank you. i have ordered this kit, so your build is going to help big time. Cheers Gary 🇬🇧

[@machmodels]

Thank you very much sir! Let me know how you get on😉👌🏻

[@KGmodels]

Amazing build luke,the amount of detail on this kit is amazing as always with Eduard,and the way you managed to bring it all out was fab.At first I was quite hesitant with How you used the plastic cockpit instead of the photo etch one,however when you painted it up it looked much more authentic,and afterall everyone is meant to have their own personal model,and you made yours stand out from the rest.I will send you my first aircraft in around 3 years,and be free to judge it,it is Airfix’s Stuka 1/48,have a great weekend!

[@machmodels]

Thank you very much buddy! I’ll go check out that email now! As you said, everyone has their own little style👌🏻

[@johntreloar8203]

Nice work Luke, the kit looks great.

[@machmodels]

Thank you John! It definitely is!👌🏻

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

I'm a little late to watching this, but great build Luke, I'll be starting mine soon so this will be helpful to reference!

[@machmodels]

Haha better late than never! Thank you very much, looking forward to how you get on😁

[@darthhokum]

Perfect work 👍👍👍

[@machmodels]

Thank you very much buddy!👌🏻

[@Rpantherluzero]

Very nice

[@machmodels]

Thank you buddy!👌🏻

[@pranaykumar8305]

superb work )

[@machmodels]

Thank you very much sir!☺️👌🏻

[@namcat53]

"Starship Filth"...great name for a band.

[@machmodels]

Haha I’d jump at the chance if I had an ounce of musical ability🤣👌🏻

[@patricktim140]

Beau travail thanks

[@machmodels]

Thank you very much!

[@Bryan-cs9to]

Nice work!

[@machmodels]

Thank you sir!😉

[@sergiovasconcellosocriativo]

Excellent work! Cheers

[@machmodels]

Thank you very much buddy!😉

[@BrickMeet]

This looks much more complicated than my build of the P-51D 😊

[@machmodels]

Haha from one form of plastic to another - all equally as impressive! Love your work👌🏻☺️

[@danwilliams1686]

Really nice build. I, too, have given up on removing the carrier film on eduard decals, I've chipped them too many times. The carrier film disappears under a coat of flat varnish anyway, to my eyes at least. Well done.

[@machmodels]

Thank you very much! Agreed, I think many people are starting to give up trying to peel them… it’s just a pain!🤣

[@rickygreenslade7399]

Awesome job. Defo my next build.. won't be anything to your standard mind..

[@machmodels]

Thank you buddy! Take your time and I’m sure they’ll look identical👌🏻☺️

[@RazedModeling]

Lovely stuff yet again my friend 🔥

[@machmodels]

Thank you Matt!👌🏻

[@MileHighModels]

I used some of the decals on my Accurate Miniatures P-51B, built as a primer to going into Eduard's, and also left the carrier film on. The only place I've noticed it appears obvious is on the roundel on the invasion stripes. Part of that is my fault for not outlining it, but... Meh. They still look really good and adhered to all the detail quite nicely with Tamiya mark fit strong. Haven't gotten my varnish on them yet, so I'm hopeful the carrier film won't be obvious on the finished project. And goes without saying: Nice 'Stang! Dallas Darling turned out great.

[@machmodels]

Thank you very much! I agree, some little areas you can see some of that film - but no more than any other manufacturer. Best of luck on the rest of the build!👌🏻

[@baanibarnes9711]

Just noticed in your painting technique - the surface detial on Eduard kits is very fine, do you find that the multiple layers you apply smother the details? I noticed myself that, especially on the diddy little 1:72 scale kits, it's best to use very thin paint and not too many layers as the lovely rivet detail can quickly vanish under all that paint. And personally, I am not a fan of the current fad of pre-shading before spraying on the main cammo colour, I always think it looks too generic. I prefer to basically paint the kit as more or less 'factory finish' then use fine pastel powder and brush that into the surface panel lines etc. I then use a little ball of blue-tac to lift off random areas of the powder which looks exactly like the dirty surface a real aircraft would accumulate over time, then spray a light coat of varnish to fix it. Just my preference, we all have our own thing I know!

[@machmodels]

Yes sometimes I do think one or two of the details get a little softer, however, when I’m doing the fine work my paint is so thin and at such a low PSI I don’t feel it makes much difference. As you say each to their own, and I really enjoy the fading and different tones of the paint through my own method! But I’m sure your method gives equally as good results👌🏻😉

[@mmouseav8r402]

Great job, I'm still working on the Tamiya P-51B that I started two years ago. Annoyed that I can't get anything done.

[@machmodels]

Thank you! Whaaa??!! What’s been holding you up?

[@johnshallman508]

great work but I'm still puzzled why work is put into "modulating" and highlighting wing panels that were not visable?

[@machmodels]

Thank you and yes I do understand the concern here, I was unaware of the issue of having a laminar flow wing so the modulation is perhaps a little inaccurate in this regard. Thank you for letting me know!

[@MF-og1ct]

Do the flaps fit left up? Did you test how the landing gear covers fit on the wheel wells for in-flight display?

[@machmodels]

From what I could tell the flaps can’t be displayed up without major modifications, and I unfortunately didn’t test the wheel bays, sorry!

[@MF-og1ct]

@@machmodels Well darn, not being able to easily do flaps up is a problem for me. I like to display planes in flight with a pilot. I love eduards other kits. I will have to see how hard it is to do flaps up.

[@georgevprochazka5316]

Very nice. Why do the exhausts look like the original "plastic" ?

[@machmodels]

Thank you, haha I see what you mean… perhaps the iron colour looks a little grey on camera👌🏻

[@matthewprentice9015]

Awesome build. Great skill. What glue do you use when gluing painted parts together?

[@machmodels]

Thank you! I just use plain ol Tamiya Extra Thin Cement!

[@davidnickisson2555]

Might be good to use a manual white balance in your recording camera, I noticed a fair bit of temperature shifting! Otherwise wonderful video!

[@machmodels]

Thanks for letting me know! I’ll work on trying to sort it out👌🏻

[@xbpbat21x]

Great build! Looks terrific. Just curious why you didn't paint the exhaust and weather the propellers...

[@machmodels]

Thank you! The exhaust manifolds were painted in Mr Colours Burnt Iron, which seemingly now looks very much like the bare plastic! I assure you there is paint on them. The prop was chipped with some water colour pencils which you can hopefully see in the head on view😁👌🏻

[@NelsonAttwood]

beautiful model. forgive the utterly novice question, but is it not a problem to glue painted surface to painted surface? thanks again for the great video.

[@machmodels]

Thank you! It can cause problems, but scraping paint of attachment points usually helps🤟🏻

[@colinhenry3551]

Hi , I have seen a few of your videos,allways great to watch and learn new painting techniques, do you have tips for shaky hands when painting small details , Thanks.

[@machmodels]

Great to hear! In short, beer? Lots of it? Other than that, have you thought about trying to use 3D decals, they usually remove a lot of the tiny details?

[@tedbatchelor9638]

Im newish to scale modelling and about to start a Tamiya De Havilland Mosquito kit. It’s my first aircraft build with a detailed cockpit and after some advice/tips Do you generally assemble the entire cockpit/subassemblies first and then prime/paint or do you divide it up and assemble after painting? And do you use a primer on everything or just large surfaces e.g wings and body etc?

[@machmodels]

I think the more you model the more you understand how you like to work, for me however I try to assemble as much of the cockpit as I can before I start to paint and when possible I’ll prime most parts. That being said it definitely changes a lot between models, if you watch other videos on the channel I might alter my approach👌🏻☺️

[@tedbatchelor9638]

@@machmodels thanks for your response!!! I’ll give it a go and see what works :) On another note, love the videos! Love your attention to detail 👌🏻👌🏻

[@dominikvonlavante6113]

Never use matte or semi gloss varnish before weathering. I did that mistake once, too. I will never repeat that one 😂

[@heneagedundas]

Agreed for panel lines or any use of oils, but if you use pigments I find a matt surface works well.

[@machmodels]

Hahaha yeah I’ll have to do a tad more thinking next time🤣

[@artsmodelstation9396]

You should do a video build but no weathering. See how it comes out. Like Tamiya does.

[@machmodels]

Woah! That would be a bold move, but I’m weirdly intrigued! Thanks for the comment☺️👌🏻

[@baanibarnes9711]

Invasion stripes - I believe they were painted on the actual aircraft with alkali based paint which was NOT weather proof so your use of masking fluid was a good ruse, left a nice rough edge, looks great. Also, when the invasion bands were painted at the start of the invasion period, they were hurridly applied by hand, generally brushed on (ugh!), this left a very rough demarcation between the black and white. It looks ugly and it looks amateurish if you do it on the kit to be honest, just a point to note for authenticity (not sure if Squadron Leaders got them done properly at some point, one has to have standards!)

[@machmodels]

Thank you for letting me know! I did have some base understanding of them but I really don’t know a good technique to get them on yet without looking childish as you’ve mentioned! Perhaps oils could work

[@gregsutton2400]

The real challenge of building this kit would be removing all the rivet detail as it is not at all visible on the actual aircraft.

[@machmodels]

Very true!

[@danielbear9183]

I always rip paint off the model when I use masking tape... Any advice?

[@machmodels]

I used to have this issue! Having a good primer always helped a lot, if you can use lacquers that helps a lot as well! Another trick is putting the masking tape on your hand and ripping it off to get rid of the tackiness!😁

[@xWILZTAx]

Cracking job again mate. Still not as pretty as the 51d though.

[@wampuscat7433]

That’s one man’s opinion, mate.

[@machmodels]

Thank you very much buddy! I’m not too sure if I can agree with that statement though…🤣🤣

[@spookyryder6482]

What’s the measurements on the invasion stripes the instructions don’t explain it?

[@767aviation6]

Building this kit right now, the instructions are very confusing.

[@machmodels]

How’s it going?😁

[@jacksaloman9513]

I don't get why Eduard did not learn form their p-51D and fixed the rivets on the right fuselage body on the top of the engine cowl. I see they did not even add the prominent fasteners to the top again as well. 😒🙄

[@machmodels]

I personally haven’t build the D variant, but I understand what you mean… just required a small touch up with a rivet wheel I guess!

[@douglasstreet7304]

KILLED IT, great job.

[@machmodels]

Thank you very much!👌🏻☺️

[@MickSeddon]

Xwell done lad. Nice job.

[@machmodels]

Thank you buddy!👌🏻

[@garyyoung4074]

OH BOY! A N O T H E R mustang!!!! Where is my 1/48 B-47 or C-119????

[@machmodels]

I love a mustang!! Haha not too sure I’ll have to have a think👌🏻

[@themajesticmagnificent386]

One day it will happen mate..One day..A 1/48 C-119 would be great to have.!👍

[@daveheath3728]

Meanwhile where's my 1932 Flapston Tweeter in 1/32 scale ??! Lol 😆

[@KenHughes-un2lz]

Great work. Don’t sweat it on the decals but if you ever want to try removing the carrier film, follow Wasatch Modeler’s method. It has worked every time for me.

[@machmodels]

Thank you very much, I’ll check it out! Thanks for the recommendation👌🏻

[@IPMSOC]

Looks like a great kit - very nice build and a great paint job!

[@machmodels]

Thank you very much buddy👌🏻☺️