otis252 Posted January 23, 2019 Author Share Posted January 23, 2019 Many thanks guys for the great info. Ordered a couple of the books and the sprues with the zero length rocket launchers. Next the decals. Thanks. Chuck R Palimaka and MikeMaben 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Here is one with the vents and extra gear behind the seat: no vents and nothing visible behind the seat: Jari MikeMaben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 13 hours ago, Finn said: Here is one with the vents and extra gear behind the seat: no vents and nothing visible behind the seat: Jari Thanks Jari. I’m getting cold just looking at those pictures! Looks like there was no “standard” F-51D. I’m going to have to see if there are any pics of the subject I’m planning to build out there so I can verify it’s exact configuration. I guess I’ll need to determine radio fit, vents on fuselage side, type of prop and what style canopy was used. I doubt I’ll find a pic that shows the wings very well (assuming I find any pics at all) so I’m going for wings w no putty. R Palimaka and MikeMaben 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 You can see two different props here: Jari Kagemusha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 If anyone has pics of F-51D FF-602 (Little Beast II) of the 12th FBS / 18th FBG, please feel free to post, they will be much appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Palimaka Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 (edited) I found this. Not very close or sharp but it's a start to figuring things out. Looks like you might be in luck with the radio equipment. Also note that the tailwheel is fixed down, and the doors removed. It does have cooling slots though... Edited January 24, 2019 by R Palimaka MikeMaben and Kagemusha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 31 minutes ago, R Palimaka said: I found this. Not very close or sharp but it's a start to figuring things out. Looks like you might be in luck with the radio equipment. Also note that the tailwheel is fixed down, and the doors removed. It does have cooling slots though... Interesting, it went through an upgrade to add those vents but apparently still had WW2 vintage radios? Is that a canvas boot around the tail wheel? Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Palimaka Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 47 minutes ago, John1 said: Interesting, it went through an upgrade to add those vents but apparently still had WW2 vintage radios? Is that a canvas boot around the tail wheel? I would think the radios would be the SCR-695 and SCR-522, but again I'd have to do some digging. I enlarged the tailwheel area in the photo, and I can see the cut-outs and oleo struts, so looks like no canvas boot. You would think they would definitely have the boot in Korea on those mucky wet airfields! Seems like many post-war Mustangs are a case of, "Well, it should be like this, but..." Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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