P-51D Project (72)
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P-51D-5-NA 44-14017 flown aboard USS Shangri-La November 1944 by Lieutenant Bob Elder for carrier qualification trials.
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P-51D-5-NA 44-14017 flown aboard USS Shangri-La November 1944 by Lieutenant Bob Elder for carrier qualification trials.
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P-51D-5-NA 44-14017 flown aboard USS Shangri-La November 1944 by Lieutenant Bob Elder for carrier qualification trials.
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P-51D-5-NA 44-14017 flown aboard USS Shangri-La November 1944 by Lieutenant Bob Elder for carrier qualification trials.
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P-51D-5-NA 44-14017 flown aboard USS Shangri-La November 1944 by Lieutenant Bob Elder for carrier qualification trials.
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P-51D-5-NA 44-14017 flown aboard USS Shangri-La November 1944 by Lieutenant Bob Elder for carrier qualification trials.
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150412 Primer is Wal-Mart rattlecan grey polished with a cotton rag.
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150412 Primer is Wal-Mart rattlecan grey polished with a cotton rag.
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150412 Primer is Wal-Mart rattlecan grey polished with a cotton rag.
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150412 Testors enamel OD green over various shades of Alclad.
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150413 Painting mostly complete
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150413 Painting mostly complete
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150413 Painting mostly complete
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150413 Painting mostly complete
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150417 Basic markings from spare decals and film. Flaps and ailerons are Bare Metal foil.
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150417 Basic markings from spare decals and film. Flaps and ailerons are Bare Metal foil.
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150417 Basic markings from spare decals and film. Flaps and ailerons are Bare Metal foil.
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150514 Prop tips masked for spraying.
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151108 Need to scratch a replacement tail wheel...
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151110 My interpretation (wire and punched styrene disk).
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151110 P-51D. Note home-made decal for engine vent.
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151110 P-51D. I'm pleased with the windscreen and canopy.
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160226 P-51D Mostly complete
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160226 P-51D Mostly complete
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160226 P-51D Mostly complete
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160226 P-51D Mostly complete
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160226 P-51D Mostly complete
Kommentarer
3 14 September 2022, 21:21
Album info
P-51D from Hasegawa kit c. 1980, started at the time (rescued from Shelf of Doom).
Crudely dropped flaps. Alclad coatings with BMF Ailerons and flaps; Testors enamel OD.
Represents P-51D-5-NA 44-14017 as flown aboard USS Shangri-La (CV-38) in November 1944 by Lieutenant Bob Elder for carrier qualification trials.