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| Creosotewind, Comment for image # 18439 | 04 Jul 10 12:39 |
| DD, not sure about the validity of the Guillows color scheme, but there were some blue painted Mustangs. The photo recon planes were a non-specular blue that, when applied correctly, made them really blend with the sky. The book, "The Mighty Eighth In Color" writes about a P-51D flown by Col Tom Christian, CO of the 361st Fighter Squadron based in Bottisham, England. "Named after the pilot's wife, Lou IV had Insignia Blue paint on much of the upper surfaces to meet the requirement that where possible those fighter types received in natural metal finish should have some camouflage colour applied.... Insignia Blue was only applied to a few aircraft of the 361st at Bottisham, presumably as the supply of a more suitable green was limited at the time. Lou IV was also the first P-51 in the 361st to have the Group's identifying yellow nose marking extended well back along the cowling." |
| David Duckett, Image # 18503 | 03 Jul 10 15:51 |
Micro-fill-ets |
| David Duckett, Image # 18502 | 03 Jul 10 15:50 |
Heading to the paint shop |
| David Duckett, Image # 18481 | 01 Jul 10 12:02 |
Comparing the size of the stars & bars decal from the Guillows B-17 to the ones for this P-51. The circle is the same size for both. |
| Heinrich Dorfmann, Comment for image # 18444 | 30 Jun 10 10:31 |
| How about a "Glamorous Glennis III"? To honour the old man? |
| David Duckett, Image # 18468 | 29 Jun 10 17:24 |
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| David Duckett, Image # 18467 | 29 Jun 10 17:23 |
Enough! I think the bottom of the wing is finished and ready for covering. I'll sand and shape the stabilizer tomorrow morning when it's human friendly outside again. |
| CPN, Comment for image # 18443 | 29 Jun 10 14:55 |
| Great paint scheme - I think this is the one for your Mustang. The graceful sweep of the paint scheme complements the beautiful curves and perfect proportions of the plane. |
| David Duckett, Image # 18444 | 29 Jun 10 11:00 |
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| David Duckett, Image # 18443 | 29 Jun 10 10:42 |
The "artists" version. |
| David Duckett, Image # 18442 | 29 Jun 10 10:41 |
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| David Duckett, Image # 18441 | 29 Jun 10 09:08 |
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| John Cooper, Comment for image # 18439 | 29 Jun 10 06:36 |
| Here are some more British camo patterned Ds:
RAF 112 Sqn Sharkmouth RAAF 3 Sqn RAAF 3 Sqn |
| David Duckett, Comment for image # 18439 | 29 Jun 10 06:31 |
| Ooohhh! I like the one with the red rudder and I like the darker blue. I should have said the instructions call for a light blue spinner which I think was used on British planes. I don't care for any of the box art in this series and the colors used on the others certainly do not do the planes justice. The Zero and P-40 are particularly unpleasant and the Spitfire could use a bit of tweaking, as well. The decals in the P-40 don't match the box art. Many builders paint their planes to match those on the box cover which can lead to some, uh, interesting paint jobs. It would be wise to remember that box art, in this case, is only an artist's concept. Actual contents may be different. |
| mleduc, Comment for image # 18439 | 29 Jun 10 06:19 |
| Most USAAF "D's" were natural metal...here is a RCAF one in camo that is pretty interesting.
http://www.thescale.info/news/publish/edmonton-special-mustang.shtml |
| BillParker, Comment for image # 18439 | 29 Jun 10 05:44 |
| Dave, I've always thought that that cover illustration was a "composite" of ideas for finishing the aircraft. To me it looks like the paint job from 4 different planes. Take a look at this reference for info on the "Blue Nosed Birds..." |
| David Duckett, Image # 18439 | 29 Jun 10 04:52 |
From the instructions: " Entire upper surface a camouflage combination of light and dark greens mixed with light and dark blues. The upper surface camouflage colors blend into the bottom surface colors which is a combination of pale blue and light gray...spinner is light blue". Drawing on thevast knowledge of our members savvy in such matters, does anyone have an actual reference to such colors actually being used? I know a red spinner is correct for the Mediterranean theater but where was blue used? Are there any references for the markings used on USAF Mustangs during the Korean War? And finally, were any of the bubble top Mustangs in British camo? Thanks. |
| JohnG., Comment for image # 18416 | 27 Jun 10 13:18 |
| Thanks for the heads up..Poppy and David. |
| David Duckett, Image # 18417 | 27 Jun 10 11:32 |
Wow! It dries in about 20 minutes and sands easily with 220 waterproof sandpaper. Great product, reminds me of Micro-Fill. I figured Poppy was right so I bought 3 tubs. :-) |
| David Duckett, Image # 18416 | 27 Jun 10 11:29 |
On Poppy's advice, I'm trying this as filler. It was $3.79 at the local store. |
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