Inspired by Marko (Scaleliner78)
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89 23 June 2025, 17:03
Robert Podkoński AuthorFeel warmly welcomed, my friends! I'm happy to see you all 🙂
24 June 2025, 11:28
bughunterNice start 👍
Good luck with the decals. They are robust and good covering colors but on the thick side due to the UV printing method. At least in my experience once in 1:48.
1 28 June 2025, 16:12
MarkoI'm in, Robert. Good luck with the racer conversion.
You've chosen a truly beautiful early Mustang racer. I'm curious to see how the decals work.
I also ordered some from Draw Decals for a future project.👍
28 June 2025, 22:02
Robert Podkoński AuthorFeel warmly welcomed, my friends! @Marko - she is beautiful indeed, that's why I have started this project (I'm still too shy to begin work on HPM kit...)
29 June 2025, 18:22
Chilly BillyComing along nicely. My Thunderbird decal sheet arrived this past week. Super fast turnaround from DrawDecal. I have a couple other projects I want to finish first, then I'll be doing my own version of this beauty.
1 13 July 2025, 15:28
MarkoThat looks really good.
I'm really looking forward to the decals.👍
What kind of machine is that in the background? It looks very interesting.
17 July 2025, 18:30
Łukasz GlińskiWanted to ask exactly the same - what is that lil silver thingy? 🤔
17 July 2025, 19:10
Robert Podkoński AuthorI was wondering, who would be the first to ask about it 😉. It is just a little concurrent "fun" secret project. Maybe you can guess 😄
(I have just noticed that I installed the hood in the wrong direction... damn!)
17 July 2025, 19:30
Chilly BillyIt looks like a modern Formula 1 racer, but is too big compared to the Mustang. 🤔
18 July 2025, 00:14
Robert Podkoński AuthorHi there, Marcin! I like it too - looks even better in reality 😉
18 July 2025, 07:16
TimmieNice color. Nice work on rescribing lost panellines, they are looking nice and crisp.
18 July 2025, 16:42
bughunterAs I promised the decals seems to give a good coverage! Decals make a model look a lot more lively 👍
1 21 July 2025, 16:45
Robert Podkoński AuthorI always have liked to put the decals on the model, even when I was a kid and did not paint them 😉 I fully agree with you - they make a model look lively.
1 21 July 2025, 16:57
Robert Podkoński AuthorThank you all for your support, my friends! Much appreciated!
1 24 July 2025, 06:02
Casey BeckettThat blue.. LOVELY work! Starting my first racer, an easy build of Bardahl Miss.
2 17 August 2025, 01:16
Robert Podkoński AuthorThanks, Casey! I hope you will post the photos of your build here at Scalemates. I am going to build Mira Slovak's Smirnoff Bearcat 😉
1 17 August 2025, 05:46
Robert Podkoński AuthorThanks, Timmie! (surprisingly enough, it is a "Thunderbird" not a "Blue Angel"... 😉 )
1 24 August 2025, 09:21
bughunterI guess this is in real much smaller compared to the pictures on my monitor. So it will look in real even more impressive - nice result!
1 24 August 2025, 11:28
Robert Podkoński AuthorThank you both for your kind words, my friends 🙂
@bughunter - in real it is about 2/3rds of the photo of the starboard side on your monitor, I suppose 😉
1 24 August 2025, 12:56
Robert Podkoński AuthorThank you all, my friends, I feel happy that you like it 🙂 @Alex - the next in line is a racer too, stay tuned 😉
1 24 August 2025, 17:37
DarrenWhat an interesting project! It's a shame that the rise of the jet engine took away from the ability for these piston-powered wonders to contribute to aircraft development in the same way those of the interwar period did so crucially... Beautifully painted, doing absolute justice to Thunderbird
31 August 2025, 08:10
Krzysztof SzymkiewiczGreat work and, most importantly, an unusual topic 🙂 Congratulations
1 12 December 2025, 20:38
KyMustangQuite nice. Did you like the Draw Decal set? I'm considering doing this with the Accurate Miniatures racer boxing.
19 December 2025, 05:36
Robert Podkoński AuthorThanks, KyMustang! Generally, yes - they are a bit thick and rubbery (i.e. flexible), so the pieces with many 'blank' places, like a checkerboard on the tail need more attention.
1 19 December 2025, 09:14
Album info
As the title of the album announces 😉
