Le Lapin Mal Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 I know this may be a stupid question, but when I was a kid, this Mustang was very popular in the UK thanks to the Matchbox 1/72nd Kit. At the time, Dooleybirds upper cockpit surround were always shades of blue. Nowadays though, they seem to be invariably yellow with an OD anti-glare shield. Is this based on anything concrete, or simply Back and White Photo translation? I can understand why the OD Glare shield is now common currency, but having seen this plane in profiles and models which have DF loops which the original did not have, I am just trying to figure out if there is anything definitive... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 I think they're based on B&W photos https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=dooleybird&newwindow=1&espv=2&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0CDQQ7AlqFQoTCMql5ebr_ccCFYq3FAodL00Ftw&biw=1067&bih=527 Le Lapin Mal 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Lapin Mal Posted September 18, 2015 Author Share Posted September 18, 2015 Thanks Kaegemusha, that backs up my thoughts. It's strange but I have just seen a newspaper article about the pilot on release of the original Matchbox kit. There's a photo of Mr. Doley holding up the original Matchbox kit and he looks remarkably happy with it. There is also no comment from him that the colours were wrong...not definitive I know but... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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