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[lancer]

Think this is the one ^&cool

This version I would have bought. {bravo}} -- Al

 

[lancer]

Think this would be worth doing ^&cool

Can't go wrong with John Meyer's aircraft. -- Al

 

[Terp152]

Think this is the one ^&cool

WHo could resist that classic checkerboard cowling? ^&grin Chris

 

[nmrocks]

I'm holding out for the Bubble top version and regardless of the paint scheme, when I'm done it will be Gabby Gabreski's from the 56th fighter group:wink2:

 

[uksubs]

I'm holding out for the Bubble top version and regardless of the paint scheme, when I'm done it will be Gabby Gabreski's from the 56th fighter group:wink2:

Good choice ,I've read his book and it a very good read

 

[Terp152]

I'm holding out for the Bubble top version and regardless of the paint scheme, when I'm done it will be Gabby Gabreski's from the 56th fighter group:wink2:

I flew with his son in pilot trng. Never got to meet the father :rolleyes2: Chris

 

[wwiibuff]

Now, a silver version of the P-51 Mustang would be awesome !

I agree. Lots of colorful markings to choose from as well. (Some P-51's I've built in the last year from various Tamiya, Revell and Testors kits, along with additional markings from Eagle Strike, Superscale and Sky Models decals.)

 

[Blowtorch]

The T-Bolt is handsome in its own way. Kind of the John Wayne of fighter aircraft.

Yeah, it's really a case of inner beauty when it comes to the T-bolt. Keep in mind that air superiority doesn't win wars...ground support does, and in every modern war, it's the ground pounders that take by far the most hits & losses. The T-bolt was the ideal ground attack plane with the technology of the time. It had the massive & powerful radial engine that could take a beating with gunfire & keep going even with chunks flying out of it, and a reinforced lower airframe with internal steel skid ribs designed for crash landings. Important because at ground attack, you don't have the altitude to bail out, which means you have to set it down. On an inline engined aircraft like the Spitfire, Typhoon, and Mustang, the engines could quickly seize from the slightest damage and on the latter two, the air intakes on the belly made crash landing a more dire proposition.

I would have preferred bare aluminum too (and bubbletop), but reality is that it was the legions of razorback OD P-47s that attritted the Luftwaffe out of existence in late 43 early 44...so this plane does have it's place on the shelf

 

[Mitch]

Nice pics
Mitch

I agree. Lots of colorful markings to choose from as well. (Some P-51's I've built in the last year from various Tamiya, Revell and Testors kits, along with additional markings from Eagle Strike, Superscale and Sky Models decals.)

 

[Louis Badolato]

I just picked up the "Yonkers Yankee" groundscrewman on the bicycle, the red sox fan with the clipboard and the pilot climbing the ladder, and they are excellent figures.^&cool^&cool

 

[PanzerAce1944]

I agree. Lots of colorful markings to choose from as well. (Some P-51's I've built in the last year from various Tamiya, Revell and Testors kits, along with additional markings from Eagle Strike, Superscale and Sky Models decals.)

Great examples of a "Silver" P-51.

 

[steel wheels]

This is the worlds only operational B-29. Snapped this baby Memorial Day Weekend at the Air Power museum. K&C needs one of these in their Airforce.

 

[steel wheels]

Not a cheap ride, but what a thrill it must have been to ride "FiFi" It was a something to see, as the B-29 took off for the Jones Beach Air show.