CANicoll Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 (edited) Always wondered what would have happened in the Pacific if the Mustang had shown up much earlier. What if the P-51D had been used by the American Volunteer Group and a new plane showed up in China for the group? Going to use the Dragon 1/32 kit dressed in Flying Tigers colors, Chuck Older's aircraft, and in a departure from most of my builds, will be strictly OOB. Just getting started on the cockpit detail. Ohhh so different from the Tamiya kit! The engine is the bare minimum I think is needed to get the prop and all installed since I'll keep the cowls buttoned up. Using the PE instrument panel as I just could not figure out how to use the clear plastic piece. But FIFTEEN separate decals!! Painted the bottom a variation of the British Sky Blue. On the wing top I've put down the Earth Brown, currently showing some initial weathering (maybe a hastily applied paint job before the plane was dispatched to China?) Will be VERY interesting trying to fit the P-40 sharks mouth onto the P-51 tho. Hoping to finish this up before the end of August. Edited July 20, 2015 by CANicoll Rick K, BiggTim, xmh53wrench and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leaning_Dog Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 Fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANicoll Posted September 9, 2015 Author Share Posted September 9, 2015 Sorry guys, a lot of travel and a bit of illness has sidelined me for a while. Back as soon as I can, see you in October. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 Ah, now THIS I can get behind! Such a cool idea....................... Id say you might even want to make the sharksmouth using paint masks. It might be slightly easier than trying to conform the decal. BUT if you have several decals to try, I cant see it hurting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANicoll Posted December 6, 2015 Author Share Posted December 6, 2015 So 'end of August' was a pipe dream! Started traveling for business in Sept. and finally just now got two straight weeks at home. Hoping to make more progress this month, maybe finish in January? Don't give up on me! Chris BiggTim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Great idea. Looking forward to following along. Sincerely, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssculptor Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Sounds like a fun project. "What-Ifs" are often a lark as they let one's imaginations flow unimpeded by the necessity of reproducing the original exactly. Go for it! Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANicoll Posted January 16, 2016 Author Share Posted January 16, 2016 For some reason I went ahead and started another build thread on this. Here is the link: http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=60264 Sorry guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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