trickyrich Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 Post your reference information here. Please note if posting artwork or photos you must either be the copyright holder or have the copyright holder's permission to post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg in OK Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 Let's start out with a link to a PDF copy of the P-51 Pilots Manual. Some useful reference info. http://wiki.hoggit.us/images/8/83/North-American-P-51-Mustang-Pilot-Training-Manual.pdf Greg in OK 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg in OK Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 This IPMS Stockholm link should be handy for anyone building an Allison engine Mustang. http://www.ipmsstockholm.org/magazine/1999/11/stuff_eng_p51early.htm Greg in OK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg in OK Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 This site appears to be another useful web-based reference site for Mustangs... http://www.mustangsmustangs.com/p-51/home Greg in OK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg in OK Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 Here is Cyber Modeler's excellent Mustang reference page. http://www.cybermodeler.com/aircraft/p-51/p-51_all.shtml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 I took these pics of a flyable warbird in Chino, CA earlier this year for the express purpose of providing an example of the contrast between the aluminum lacquer finish on the wings and and the natural aluminum everywhere else. Hopefully, they'll be useful to others as well. The wing panel lines have been filled and smoothed, except for the gun access panels. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg in OK Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 Those re great photos that show that effect very well. Thank you for posting. Greg in OK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joss Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 The American air museum website is quite useful for photos of the aircraft, a lot of them as well. http://www.americanairmuseum.com/archive Joss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyZ Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 Reference info on gear bay paint colors http://www.ipmsstockholm.org/magazine/2004/02/stuff_eng_interior_colours_us_part2.htm P-51 close to the bottom. I naturally assumed gear bays were interior green till I read this on the above link: "Similarly to other aircraft types, the camouflaged P-51 most probably had wheel wells painted in Neutral Grey. On later-production natural metal aircraft, the wheel wells were Interior Green." Is this true? I see evidence of camouflaged Mustangs with both interior green and grey/silver wheelbays. My interest is mainly for my P-51B I'm building in this STGB painted in OD & invasion stripes over grey. Cheers Jimmy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolwe82 Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 (edited) Hey Jimmy, some years ago i was searching for same thing and this is what i found - it is part of the orders saying what colours should be used for various areas of P-51D. Edit: Now i see you have asked about P-51B - on some WW2 colour shots of P-51B, like Shangri-la and others, you can see the inner side of the leg doors being left in the NMF (or maybe painted by silver laquer) and the wheel wells being in zinc chromate yellow colours. Edited November 13, 2016 by Wolwe82 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolwe82 Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 Something i found literaly few minutes ago - http://migrate.legendsintheirowntime.com/LiTOT/P51/P51_Av_4507_Refinements.html following the links you get some very nice photos and some kind of "manual", where you can find some nice info about many things from cockpit details, undercariage details, plumbing, inner construction and so on 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolwe82 Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Some nice cockpit shots i have just found, hope it can help to someone else too http://www.network54.com/Forum/149674/thread/1305301708/P-51+cockpit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Thanks for the photos Wolwe, I expect that your 1/32 cockpit will be identical. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolwe82 Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 (edited) Mmm i would like to but i dont think so - actualy i m in deep depression after i saw this : http://www.spitfireinmyworkshop.net/mustang.php The guy is building Mustang in 1/5 scale and it is totaly the best work i have ever seen.. EVER! (you can browse various stages of the build on the links on the right side of the page) So you ll surely understand, i m never happy with my details and now i have to find way how to take up my jaw as it droped down so fast and does not want to get back up Edited November 29, 2016 by Wolwe82 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 I ( and I'm sure many others ) have total confidence in your abilities, so carry on please. You probably know this already but by the time of Korea the cockpit interiors of US aircraft had been overpainted with black, with interior green showing through in the scuffed areas. Looking forward to more of your Mustang. John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mach Turtle Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 What color were P-51D floors? I see the specification that Wolwe82 posted above says "Spec NA-2 1301 Surfacer." What color is that? I have seen models with grained wood floors visible, and also floors painted interior green. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RZP Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 Floors in B/C and D/K Mustangs were plywood, painted in a black non-slip finish. It would be similar to black paint with fine grit. Before that, in the Allison powered Mustangs, the floor of the cockpit was the roof of the wing, and would have been painted green. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mach Turtle Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 A question about the pilot's seat. My Z-M kit came with these plastic seats: (One has molded seatbelts, the other does not). I see that there is no padding or upholstery on the lower part of the seat, but a cushion on the back. I bought the Z-M etch set for the cockpit, and it has this (disregard the painting): There is no provision for any padding on the back (there are PE seatbelts). So, the pilot sat on his parachute pack, right? Was there a cushion on the back? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolwe82 Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 I think the seat on second image is for P-51B/C, maybe some realy early P-51Ds, but very most of the D versions used different looking seat (the one which you have on 1st image). There was no cushion on the back during the war times (there is usualy some cushion in warbirds today) as there was usualy dinghy "packed" (srry for my english ) . The pilots were siting on their parachute i think, ye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mach Turtle Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 No padding, really, wow! They're not called the Greatest Generation for nothing. So, maybe Z-M made an error here. Thanks for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolwe82 Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 No problem And i dont think Z-M made an error, i think the "padding/cushion" on their seat is actualy the packed dinghy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mach Turtle Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Does anyone know what color canopy frames were, inside and out? Were they black, or olive drab, or some combination? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolwe82 Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 I believe canopy frames were black inside. At least the windscreem frames were painted black as far as i know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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