| Image Comments |
| Don C | 27-Aug-17 17:12 |
| A little fill and some sanding to go. |
| Creosotewind | 29-Aug-17 14:16 |
| This looks really nice. As a point of information, the air scoop on the top shows this to be a P-51A, with an Allison engine. The -B/C models had the scoop under the chin, like the -D model, to fit the Packard Merlin engine.
Some of the -A models were used as dive bombers, and some had machine guns that fired through the prop. Early on they were called "Apaches" before the "Mustang" name caught on. |
| Don C | 29-Aug-17 15:29 |
| Thank you, and that is correct. Thanks.There was no A model in the list so I suppose I should ask James to fix that. The plans are sort of ambiguous, but I just got a most wonderful Squadron book, "Walk around of Allison powered Mustangs". There were so many variations in the A model that I have several choices to make. There's a wild hair (or hare?) around that really likes the experimental "dazzle" camoflage design.
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| Creosotewind | 01-Sep-17 16:17 |
| The "dazzle" is a cool finish. Plus, didn't those planes have the 20mm guns in their wings?
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| Don C | 02-Sep-17 13:17 |
| From the 2 pictures I have found, yes and those just look cool. You know, that hare could turn around and bite me. |
| poppy | 03-Sep-17 04:44 |
| The P-51 had 2 20mm cannons in each wing. I think it was just labeled as a P-51. British Mustang 1A according to Jane"s.
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| Don C | 03-Sep-17 10:42 |
| Good catch, Poppy! The P 51 had wing canons were dropped in the A. Just spent 1/2 hour digging and the Dazzle experiment apparently was with P51s, not P51As.
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| John M Oshust | 03-Sep-17 15:11 |
| Poppy. How did Harvey treat you and yours? |
| poppy | 05-Sep-17 04:47 |
| Both my children and families live in Houston, all dry and safe, although destruction around them is huge. We got nothing of it in Dallas. Thanks for asking. |
