LSP_Ray

If I win it, who wants to pick it up for me?

Wow, that looks nice!

Amazing to watch this build...simply amazing. :bow:

Cool! All resin or are the fuselage and wings fiberglass?

3D CAD can render shadows.

Geez III...

Sweeeet!! I have heard those Kit Form Services kits are excellent. It should make a great base for your conversion.

I got mine! Direct from PCM, the US distributor.

Sweet SBD, John!!!

Great job, Tim!!! You have to bring that to McMinnville!!!

Starting to look like an airplane!!! Closing in on it, Peter! Good stuff!

Looking good, Teresa! You guys are having too much fun!

Show us a pic of the screen and I will see what I have in the spare parts bin...

I hope they stick to Japanese subjects. I think they understand the niche as everyone else is covering German, US and other allies, and they mostly sell to home market, I believe. Would love to see a Nick in our scale.

I have that kit and plan on doing it as a Portugal machine, with the Zotz sheet. Let me check and see if I need any of the stencils, but you can have the US stuff for sure.

Really looking good, Michael!

Man, that's rough, Jennings. I know there is so much I would lose in a fire that simply could not be replaced.

Fillets helped with lateral stability in any situation. Helped more with the D's because of the cut down fuselage, but obviously they figured it would help with the B/C's too. The P-51's were pretty wobbly when fully loaded with fuel, at least the D's, and there was a specified order of which tanks to empty first when flying because of this. If the order wasn't followed it got worse. And of course, as Jennings mention, better lateral stability meant better accuracy with the weapons.

I believe you are right.

Sweet photos! Strange I have never come across them. But shows you can never say never.

I think you are right, Ron, as early D's did not originally have a fillet.

..and I would like to know what 'documentation' there is that says Soviet crew NEVER short-cutted the insignia, at least in short term, by painting out the white with red? There is very little photo documentation of Soviet aircraft, and even less of lend-lease aircraft, which Soviet propaganda did not like to show they need help from the allies. I have Russian photo books that also include the red and blue markings also, although I still have not found a clear photo showing it.

:clap2: :bow:

Hmmm...nice pic! Huge markings on the wings...do you think those are red surrounds, looking dark due to WWII film? Or is it dark blue painted over red, and the inner blue is severely faded. Do you think we will ever know for sure?

Don't think the Isracast Kfir conversion can be used on the IIIC. Like Jennings said, different airframes. Fuselage length is different, for one thing.