P-51D Project (72) View: Slideshow Mosaic List 1 September 14, 2022
P-51D-5-NA 44-14017 flown aboard USS Shangri-La November 1944 by Lieutenant Bob Elder for carrier qualification trials.
2 September 14, 2022
P-51D-5-NA 44-14017 flown aboard USS Shangri-La November 1944 by Lieutenant Bob Elder for carrier qualification trials.
3 September 14, 2022
P-51D-5-NA 44-14017 flown aboard USS Shangri-La November 1944 by Lieutenant Bob Elder for carrier qualification trials.
4 September 14, 2022
P-51D-5-NA 44-14017 flown aboard USS Shangri-La November 1944 by Lieutenant Bob Elder for carrier qualification trials.
5 September 14, 2022
P-51D-5-NA 44-14017 flown aboard USS Shangri-La November 1944 by Lieutenant Bob Elder for carrier qualification trials.
6 September 14, 2022
P-51D-5-NA 44-14017 flown aboard USS Shangri-La November 1944 by Lieutenant Bob Elder for carrier qualification trials.
7 September 14, 2022
150412 Primer is Wal-Mart rattlecan grey polished with a cotton rag.
8 September 14, 2022
150412 Primer is Wal-Mart rattlecan grey polished with a cotton rag.
9 September 14, 2022
150412 Primer is Wal-Mart rattlecan grey polished with a cotton rag.
10 September 14, 2022
150412 Testors enamel OD green over various shades of Alclad.
11 September 14, 2022
150413 Painting mostly complete
12 September 14, 2022
150413 Painting mostly complete
13 September 14, 2022
150413 Painting mostly complete
14 September 14, 2022
150413 Painting mostly complete
15 September 14, 2022
150417 Basic markings from spare decals and film. Flaps and ailerons are Bare Metal foil.
16 September 14, 2022
150417 Basic markings from spare decals and film. Flaps and ailerons are Bare Metal foil.
17 September 14, 2022
150417 Basic markings from spare decals and film. Flaps and ailerons are Bare Metal foil.
18 September 14, 2022
150514 Prop tips masked for spraying.
19 September 14, 2022
151108 Need to scratch a replacement tail wheel...
20 September 14, 2022
151110 My interpretation (wire and punched styrene disk).
21 September 14, 2022
151110 P-51D. Note home-made decal for engine vent.
22 September 14, 2022
151110 P-51D. I'm pleased with the windscreen and canopy.
23 September 14, 2022
160226 P-51D Mostly complete
24 September 14, 2022
160226 P-51D Mostly complete
25 September 14, 2022
160226 P-51D Mostly complete
26 September 14, 2022
160226 P-51D Mostly complete
27 September 14, 2022
160226 P-51D Mostly complete
Comments 23 November 2024, 01:16 -
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.
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