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Offline Mus51

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« on: November 24, 2007, 09:45:48 PM »
Hey guys,

A friend of mine did a skin earlier on ah-skins.com of 1 of the mustangs in the movie empire of the sun but i think they they lack details shadows and good merges. Though i really like that paintjob they did on the pony out of the movie and i know there were a couple of squads in WW2 who flew D pony's in the pacific but i never seen this paintjob on it, does anyone know wich squad this could be? Or if it ever existed?






Thanks in advance..
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« Reply #1 on: November 24, 2007, 09:50:38 PM »
I think I've seen a 51D with that lightning bolt insignia. The number on the tail doesn't seem right, tho. Generally you'd have the individual airframe number forward of the roundel, with a s/n on the tail.
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« Reply #2 on: November 24, 2007, 11:21:49 PM »
118th Tactical Recon Squadron from the CBI.

I've not seen that particular plane in a photo but that's the color scheme for their 51s.  CO's bird was numbered 600

It was used on both their C and D model 51s.
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« Reply #3 on: November 25, 2007, 08:47:56 AM »
Thanks for the info Guppy, these pony's strafed an japanese airfield in the movie wich was based on a true event. I dont know if it was the same squad in real life but if i can get the resources i might skin this plane.

EDIT: also, the nose cone seems different from profiles i found in real life, tho i like this nosecone over the ones in real life.
« Last Edit: November 25, 2007, 08:59:11 AM by Mus51 »
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« Reply #4 on: November 25, 2007, 10:27:42 AM »
Let me see what photos I can find.  Better to go with historically accurate over a warbird paint job for a movie.
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« Reply #5 on: November 25, 2007, 10:53:46 AM »




from the net.

I always liked that part of the movie.


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« Reply #6 on: November 25, 2007, 11:12:47 AM »
That's the CO's bird.  Ed McComas.  Tail number 600
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