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Doctor Noodle
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Doctor Noodle's Recession Buster '09 Build FINISHED
I've had this sitting on the shelf for years and now I have a reason to build it. This is Academy-Minicraft's 1/144 scale P-51D Mustang. This is one
I'll be building OOB with the kit's decals. Should be simple enough for me to get done in time with everyone else in on this build.
“Give a man a fish, and you'll feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he'll buy a funny hat. Talk to a hungry man about fish, and you're a
consultant.” - Scott Adams
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Doctor Noodle
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Here's what I'll be working with. This is a small and simple kit. The entire model will be 2 3/4 inches long when finished.
“Give a man a fish, and you'll feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he'll buy a funny hat. Talk to a hungry man about fish, and you're a
consultant.” - Scott Adams
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Steve
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LOL! To quote John: "Don't lose her." Should be a nice build.
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chopperlover
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Wow, that is small!
I resemble that comment!
My name is Lee, and I\'m a plastiholic.
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rossjr
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I said that or a different John did???
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Doctor Noodle
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No carpet in my building room! 
“Give a man a fish, and you'll feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he'll buy a funny hat. Talk to a hungry man about fish, and you're a
consultant.” - Scott Adams
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Doctor Noodle
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Fuselage dry-fit. This is going to be really simple. (Something I need.) Looks like I won't be needing any filler putty for this little
beauty. I'll build it as I've built other aircraft in my collection, with the gear up and in flight.
Hey, is this thing small enough? The BIG parts are small enough to get lost in a shag rug! My eyes hurt already! 
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Doctor Noodle
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Here's the decal sheet. Looks pretty good considering the image below covers 1 3/4 inches from side to side.
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chopperlover
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Man, I have a 1/72 TH-55 helicopter that I tink is bigger than that baby!
I resemble that comment!
My name is Lee, and I\'m a plastiholic.
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Doctor Noodle
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The wing underside with one of the gear doors dry-fit into place. Most of the other aircraft kit's I'd built had gaps in the gear doors that needed
lots of putty to fill. This might be one of the first kits I've built in a long time that required no gap-filling whatsoever.
“Give a man a fish, and you'll feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he'll buy a funny hat. Talk to a hungry man about fish, and you're a
consultant.” - Scott Adams
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Jafo
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Doctor Noodle
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Going together fast. If anyone was wondering, I won't be super-detailing the cockpit.
“Give a man a fish, and you'll feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he'll buy a funny hat. Talk to a hungry man about fish, and you're a
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Jafo
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whoa thats tiny!
def " a bird in the hand".....
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Doctor Noodle
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This kit is going together very nicely. No fit problems, no visible sink holes or pin marks.
“Give a man a fish, and you'll feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he'll buy a funny hat. Talk to a hungry man about fish, and you're a
consultant.” - Scott Adams
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Jafo
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looks like its gonna be a good one
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Doctor Noodle
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I'm looking forwarding to painting it up. I'm planning to use the simple paint scheme shown on the box art along with the kit decals, whether they be
historically accurate or not.
I want to treat this as a "Build-Along" and not as a
"Build-and-Add-Stuff-To-And-Then-Agonize-About-the-Accuracy-and-Make-the-Whole-Project-Take-Several-Years-Along."
“Give a man a fish, and you'll feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he'll buy a funny hat. Talk to a hungry man about fish, and you're a
consultant.” - Scott Adams
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Doctor Noodle
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I have a website page for the P-51D already up HERE.
“Give a man a fish, and you'll feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he'll buy a funny hat. Talk to a hungry man about fish, and you're a
consultant.” - Scott Adams
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Doctor Noodle
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The only modification I'll be making to the model, the "pilot" is a piece of rounded over 1/16-inch diameter acrylic rod.
“Give a man a fish, and you'll feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he'll buy a funny hat. Talk to a hungry man about fish, and you're a
consultant.” - Scott Adams
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rossjr
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Wait, I have a PE set for that....  
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chopperlover
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Wow. I just cant believe how small it is. Our hummingbirds are far bigger! You HAVE to super detail the c0ckpit!
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My name is Lee, and I\'m a plastiholic.
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