Official FlightLine 1600mm P-51D Mustang Thread

[Elbee]

Grossman56 davegee

Nicely done, gentlemen.

Best, LB

[Davegeee]

Grossman56 davegee

Nicely done, gentlemen.

Best, LB

Thanks, LB! Dan and I are working on a another scale printed part but it is too early in the developement to "unveil" it yet. Stay tuned...

Cheers

davegee

[Elbee]

Thanks, LB! Dan and I are working on a another scale printed part but it is too early in the development to "unveil" it yet. Stay tuned...

Cheers

davegee

Dave,

Bet I can guess what it is.

I know I would do it without hesitation.

Best, LB

[Davegeee]

Here are a couple pics with the completed canopy reinstalled in the cockpit. Winds still too high to try any outdoor ground or flight testing. Watching for better weather, whenever that is!

Davegee

[Hugh Wiedman]

Danger Dan and I have been working on some detail scale improvements to the cockpit area of the new P-51D Flightline airplane. I modified a pilot figure sized in the correct scale more or less, and Dan did his masterful job of painting it. The pilot came from Max Grueter. Had to chop him off at the waist for this iteration to work, but it should, for now. Not much room to make a full size cockpit but that could be a subject to consider down the road. For now, it should be fine for the maiden and initial test flights to dial everything in.

I'll attach a few pics just after I glued him into the cockpit just now. I did add some scale detail like printing up Dan's creation for a scale N-9 gunsight, wiring for the helmet and mask microphones, and simulated phone jack cords colored black and red. Found a P-47 control grip that I made the right size to fit in his hand and added a hardwood dowel to serve as the top part of the stick. Suffiicient for now, I think. This pilot represents First Lieutenant (later Major) Richard "Pete" Peterson of the 357th FG out of Yoxford, England in WWII. He was one of five triple aces in the unit, he with 15.5 kills. In this 1944 photo, Peterson is on the far left, with Leonard "Kit" Carson next to him and then Johnny England, and Clarence "Bud" Anderson on the far right. Great pic of them!

Cheers

Davegee

WOW, what masterful work. Simply amazing, his eyes look so real! How about a stogie in his mouth still smoldering waiting for take-off with his mask off?

[Davegeee]

WOW, what masterful work. Simply amazing, his eyes look so real! How about a stogie in his mouth still smoldering waiting for take-off with his mask off?

Yeah, Dan does amazing work on these figures. I am especially taken with how realistic the leather A-2 jacket looks. The faces as you say are amazingly real looking for a printed piece of nylon. Back then, I bet most all of them smoked and they had the convenience of the flare gun smoke port on the left side of the fuse that they used to clear out the smoke from their cigarettes or cigars or throw the butts out when they were done.

Could be an idea for a future pilot to hook up a small tube that runs to his mouth so he can blow out cigarette or cigar smoke, though. Duly noted! Hope you're having a good summer in the Miami area. You guys have a great field down there when the weather cooperates!

Cheers

Davegee