P-51D Project (72)
P-51D-5-NA 44-14017 flown aboard USS Shangri-La November 1944 by Lieutenant Bob Elder for carrier qualification trials.
P-51D-5-NA 44-14017 flown aboard USS Shangri-La November 1944 by Lieutenant Bob Elder for carrier qualification trials.
P-51D-5-NA 44-14017 flown aboard USS Shangri-La November 1944 by Lieutenant Bob Elder for carrier qualification trials.
P-51D-5-NA 44-14017 flown aboard USS Shangri-La November 1944 by Lieutenant Bob Elder for carrier qualification trials.
P-51D-5-NA 44-14017 flown aboard USS Shangri-La November 1944 by Lieutenant Bob Elder for carrier qualification trials.
P-51D-5-NA 44-14017 flown aboard USS Shangri-La November 1944 by Lieutenant Bob Elder for carrier qualification trials.
150412 Primer is Wal-Mart rattlecan grey polished with a cotton rag.
150412 Primer is Wal-Mart rattlecan grey polished with a cotton rag.
150412 Primer is Wal-Mart rattlecan grey polished with a cotton rag.
150412 Testors enamel OD green over various shades of Alclad.
150413 Painting mostly complete
150413 Painting mostly complete
150413 Painting mostly complete
150413 Painting mostly complete
150417 Basic markings from spare decals and film. Flaps and ailerons are Bare Metal foil.
150417 Basic markings from spare decals and film. Flaps and ailerons are Bare Metal foil.
150417 Basic markings from spare decals and film. Flaps and ailerons are Bare Metal foil.
150514 Prop tips masked for spraying.
151108 Need to scratch a replacement tail wheel...
151110 My interpretation (wire and punched styrene disk).
151110 P-51D. Note home-made decal for engine vent.
151110 P-51D. I'm pleased with the windscreen and canopy.
160226 P-51D Mostly complete
160226 P-51D Mostly complete
160226 P-51D Mostly complete
160226 P-51D Mostly complete
160226 P-51D Mostly complete
Comments
3 14 September 2022, 21:21
Album info
P-51D from Hasegawa kit c. 1980, started at the time (rescued from Shelf of Doom).
Crudely dropped flaps. Alclad coatings with BMF Ailerons and flaps; Testors enamel OD.
Represents P-51D-5-NA 44-14017 as flown aboard USS Shangri-La (CV-38) in November 1944 by Lieutenant Bob Elder for carrier qualification trials.
