North American P-51 build thread

[space boy]

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when I did a Google search for P-51 bald eagle, I saw dark blue ones and Olive ones too.

 

[Rc51dude]

Im even finding the plane with the same registration #NL51JB in both green and blue? So maybe its been painted a few times?

Here is one taken in 2019
NL51JB | North American P-51D Mustang | Private | Connor Cummings | JetPhotos

And another from 2019 Looks like they left the blue on the wingtips and bee stinger on the engine cowl.

Either way she is beautiful.

 

[U-Bird]

I am building the model so it can use any CS (with minor tweeks) from the g5 P-51D mustang and newer so it is a place holder. The one shown is the bald eagle scheme (my favorite). I will either make a full custom scheme or use the raf scheme as a starting point.

Any color issues at this point in the build can be taken up with who ever made the bald eagle scheme of knife edge software.

By doing what your doing, skinning the plane with P-51D skins, the plane will not represent any real A Series P-51 as panel lines etc will never line up properly. However as is makes for a fine Stand Off Scale and an apprecible likeness. with more work on your part, one could toggle between a Mk1A and a Mustang II which could carry wing tanks or 550 lb bombs .
Pics are bare metal with some changes in panel lines, a whole lot of work, and also the base color for Tunisa in 1942. Keep chipping away at it.

 

[U-Bird]

By doing what your doing, skinning the plane with P-51D skins, the plane will not represent any real A Series P-51 as panel lines etc will never line up properly. However as is makes for a fine Stand Off Scale and an apprecible likeness. with more work on your part, one could toggle between a Mk1A and a Mustang II which could carry wing tanks or 550 lb bombs .
Pics are bare metal with some changes in panel lines, a whole lot of work, and also the base color for Tunisa in 1942. Keep chipping away at it.View attachment 128504

Just a quick question, how much of the P-51D "n" map do you plan on keeping on the final completion?

 

[legoman]

Just a quick question, how much of the P-51D "n" map do you plan on keeping on the final completion?

I found a nice of drawings that have excellent panel lines. so I am updating some stuff on the plane. As far as the _n map most likely none. but the layout will be compatible with the P-51D maps for compatibility.

 

[U-Bird]

more views. just additional reference.

 

[legoman]

For the sky terror mk III I have some ideas for designs. They are some very obscure planes that I took a liking to that might not need a full build. and if people had a preference one could be finished quickly
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now that you have gotten to fly them see this post here

any thoughts on which one you like better

 

[legoman]

redid multiple parts so I took some pictures of it. the pictures in rf are an older av but shows the "rearview" mirror sadly it is not "mirrored" left to right

 

[PilotAt6]

Amazing ... another trick from up the sleeve of the "RF Magician".

 

[legoman]

Reworked the radiator scoop and cut flaps and ailerons

 

[uncle twist]

SWEET...!!!!

 

[asj5547]

Looks great.

 

[U-Bird]

Looks great.

Looks great.

Some tempting color schemes as we wait for a shot at painting your model

 

[uncle twist]

For your viewing pleasure...>>>

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=295160592273235

 

[space boy]

For your viewing pleasure...>>>

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=295160592273235

wow. that is such a beautiful airplane.

 

[space boy]

observations:

• Nobody was holding smartphones. That had to have been made in the 2000s or earlier.
• I really noticed how the pilot can't see anything directly in front of the plane while taxiing! I noticed a lot of white objects on the side of what must be his runway, which are probably all that he has to guide where he's going when he's on the ground.

 

[uncle twist]

Yeah, it was 2007, visibility has always been a problem with tail dragging warbirds, all of them were, minus the P-38 & P-39, until the jet age. One thing they also did was to weave the plane left and right to stay on track while taxiing, it would give them a sightline down the taxi way, while the plane was angled in either direction while doing that.

 

[PilotAt6]

Great video .... great sound !
Aircraft sure looks good all polished up ... nice landing.
Thanks for sharing !!!

 

[PilotAt6]

Color scheme for upcoming RF P-51A

 

[legoman]

Yeah, it was 2007, visibility has always been a problem with tail dragging warbirds, all of them were, minus the P-38 & P-39, until the jet age. One thing they also did was to weave the plane left and right to stay on track while taxiing, it would give them a sightline down the taxi way, while the plane was angled in either direction while doing that.

all tail draggers have that problem to different degrees. There are ways to lower the nose while taxiing with brakes, throttle, and up elevator but brakes and gasoline tend to disappear when doing that

observations:

• Nobody was holding smartphones. That had to have been made in the 2000s or earlier.
• I really noticed how the pilot can't see anything directly in front of the plane while taxiing! I noticed a lot of white objects on the side of what must be his runway, which are probably all that he has to guide where he's going when he's on the ground.

the barrels show the edges of the runway/taxiways (the rolled/not cow pasture). When landing you kind of want smooth grass no big potholes. They also give depth perception and speed perception on approach. typically, 35-to-50-gallon barrels at 150-to-200-foot intervals. although I have seen one gallon Clorox bottles at 40-foot intervals and that can be deceiving on runway size