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Title: Skin, P-51D – “ Double Nothin’ ”
Post by: MachNix on February 10, 2004, 07:29:50 PM

325th FG, 318th FS, P-51D-20-NA, 44-63165, “ Double Nothin’ ”
Assigned Pilot: Grant R. Smith

(http://www.concentric.net/~grumbaug/p51d/325fg/p51d_1.jpg)
(http://www.concentric.net/~grumbaug/p51d/325fg/p51d_2.jpg)
(http://www.concentric.net/~grumbaug/p51d/325fg/p51d_3.jpg)
(http://www.concentric.net/~grumbaug/p51d/325fg/p51d_5.jpg)


MachNix

Title: Skin, P-51D – “ Double Nothin’ ”
Post by: Octavius on February 10, 2004, 08:29:08 PM

awesome rivet detail, wtg! :cool:

Title: Skin, P-51D – “ Double Nothin’ ”
Post by: DYGCaps on February 11, 2004, 12:10:00 AM

wow, thats an awesome skin, great job bud :aok

Title: Skin, P-51D – “ Double Nothin’ ”
Post by: MachNix on February 13, 2004, 01:55:31 PM

I altered some of my graphics settings and it cleared up some of the “fuzziness” that was showing on the pervious images.  The images where then updated.  If these images are in your browser’s cache, you will have to Right-Click/View Image/Shift-Reload to see the new image.

I also added the inner gear doors on this version.

MachNix

p.s. Sorry about the "Punt" but it was too late to edit the original post.

Title: Skin, P-51D – “ Double Nothin’ ”
Post by: Sway on February 13, 2004, 02:31:46 PM

Looks VERY nice, and I think p51 is uuugllyy plane, WTG :)

Title: Skin, P-51D – “ Double Nothin’ ”
Post by: o0Stream140o on February 15, 2004, 12:14:20 AM

Hummmm eye candy... Look really good... hope it makes it into the game...   Very nicely done.... wish the P-40 was like that too







(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/ah_269_1076871870.jpg)

Title: Skin, P-51D – “ Double Nothin’ ”
Post by: Kegger26 on February 18, 2004, 09:20:02 AM

I thought Double Nothin was a Bravo model.

Title: Skin, P-51D – “ Double Nothin’ ”
Post by: o0Stream140o on February 18, 2004, 11:34:23 AM

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Originally posted by Kegger26
I thought Double Nothin was a Bravo model.

actually it is a D model.... "Nervous Energy"

(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/ah_269_1077125533.jpg)

Title: Skin, P-51D – “ Double Nothin’ ”
Post by: MachNix on February 18, 2004, 04:16:50 PM

“Nervous Energy V” was not a 325th aircraft.  You can review their inventory at: http://www.325thfg.org/inventor.htm

The owner of this aircraft just took bits-n-pieces from the 325th to make a nice paint scheme.  From Squadron/Signal Publications, “P-51 Mustang in Action”, page 44, there is a picture of “Double Nuthin’.”  The picture is black and white but you can tell there is a thick black band after the nose color.  If you look close at the picture, you can tell the “00” is not outlined in yellow and the color band separating the checker tail is not red – my guess was the same blue they used in their crest or shield.  Also, as far as I know, “Double Nuthin’” was never credited with any kills.  So this leads me to think the paint scheme of “Nervous Energy V” is not based on an actual aircraft.

Individual paint schemes tended to “evolve” over time and it is sometimes difficult to find enough images to fully know what a plane really looked like.  My goal with this skin was to match the black and white picture as closely as possible.

MachNix

Title: fyi...
Post by: Shane on February 18, 2004, 05:37:20 PM

just in case no one has this...

http://www.web-birds.com/15th/325/325th.htm

Title: Skin, P-51D – “ Double Nothin’ ”
Post by: SELECTOR on February 18, 2004, 05:37:25 PM

fantastic wtg:aok

Title: Skin, P-51D – “ Double Nothin’ ”
Post by: o0Stream140o on February 21, 2004, 06:52:41 PM

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Originally posted by MachNix
“Nervous Energy V” was not a 325th aircraft.  You can review their inventory at: http://www.325thfg.org/inventor.htm
MachNix

I did some research on this... Nervous Energy V was a 325th ride...  It was a P-51C-RE15  Sn#44-20153 don't know who the actual pilot was, but Lt Colonel R.L. Basler flew it in 1946 for the Peace Keeping Force after he was stateside...

One of my pilots has done research on the 325th from the Air Force Archives,  he actually has 4 hours in a P-40E, and might be flying the Jug this weekend... lucky son of a gun...

But on the skin, Great Job on it :aok ... my guys want to fly it in AH2  :)

Title: Skin, P-51D – “ Double Nothin’ ”
Post by: CurtissP-6EHawk on February 21, 2004, 07:44:48 PM

Lucky SOB!

I flew in a TBM once!

Title: Skin, P-51D – “ Double Nothin’ ”
Post by: o0Stream140o on February 21, 2004, 08:10:29 PM

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Originally posted by CurtissP-6EHawk
Lucky SOB!

I flew in a TBM once!

Well it's that or the Spit... Big Stud is coming to his area and thinks he might get to fly that... a BIG might...