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Title: P51d
Post by: WldThing on November 01, 2002, 09:54:43 PM

Here is Mine.. Way too many problems on this plane, but i did try to hide them.

Title: P51d
Post by: WldThing on November 01, 2002, 09:55:20 PM

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Title: P51d
Post by: WldThing on November 01, 2002, 09:59:02 PM

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Title: P51d
Post by: WldThing on November 01, 2002, 09:59:42 PM

aaaa

Title: P51d
Post by: Sancho on November 01, 2002, 11:14:15 PM

looks a little too saturated blue compared to the photo, but otherwise I like it. :)

Title: WLDTHING!
Post by: HeLLcAt on November 02, 2002, 08:01:14 AM

Salute Wldthing!
        That is a pretty awesome P51, I am very impressed of the work that you can achieve :) I hope to be flying with you in the MA soon, maybe once I get a job.

Title: P51d
Post by: WldThing on November 02, 2002, 12:13:37 PM

Thanks :)

Title: P51d
Post by: AtmkRstr on November 02, 2002, 10:05:31 PM

Looks great!

Title: P51d
Post by: frank3 on November 04, 2002, 07:22:58 AM

looks like a spit, I always tought P51 was American....:eek:

Title: P51d
Post by: JaniKu on November 04, 2002, 07:57:46 AM

Darn that thing looks spit... But great skin work there.

Title: P51d
Post by: WldThing on November 04, 2002, 09:28:40 AM

Its actually a RAF.. Mustang I, a British 51 ;)

Title: P51d
Post by: frank3 on November 05, 2002, 12:10:47 PM

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Originally posted by WldThing
Its actually a RAF.. Mustang I, a British 51 ;)

from after the war I assume? maybe GB has stolen one:D

Title: P51d
Post by: TheCage on November 05, 2002, 02:24:36 PM

LOL the Americans before the P-51 made the scene used Spits (w/American emblems) and Mossies.   The Spit pilots were not happy giveing up their steads for the new Mustangs.

Cage
VMF-27 Blackcats

Title: P51d
Post by: frank3 on November 05, 2002, 02:26:50 PM

P51 not better than Spittie?:confused:

Title: P51d
Post by: TheCage on November 05, 2002, 03:38:29 PM

The pilots that flew the Spits were not happy changing over to something that was untested in combat.   Although once the change over did happen they were very pleased with the P-51.

As for the British planes that were made in the US, we did send them to Great Britain, but they were the export versions that were bastages of the real thing.  

For example we sent over the P-38 Lightning (an adopted British name) it was without the super turbo chargers, differnt engines, and non-counter-rotating props.   It about made the plane all but useless.  

Again we sent over the P-51 Mustang (also an adopted British name) again with no turbo chargers.   It was the British who experimented with the Merline engine that made the P-51 the plane it was.  

The Spitfires were well liked by the American pilots because they were fast and very maneuverable.   They did not like the idea of giving up this ability with the new Mustang.   How ever once they got the feel for them in combat they eventually liked them over the Spit.

Title: P51d
Post by: udet on November 05, 2002, 08:15:41 PM

wldthang, do u own a P51 scaled replica???