Cubs2jets

Ahn Dai, Be careful with the Eduard P-51D-15 interior in your TF-51D build. The Eduard set represents a WWII configuration / coloring. and the TEMCO / Cavalier TF-51D is a later upgrade / creation. It is hard to find period pictures of the TEMCO / Cavalier TF-51 to corroborate correct colors. Most pictures are of more recent restorations with gray interior. Original may have been flat black. The yellow striping and red cautions on the instrument panel were definitely WWII and may not carry over to the TF-51. C2j

Dai Those are modern antennas (VHF comm and ADF) and placement represents "current" or "later" placement. Are you sure of this placement in the "Ben Hall" paint scheme? C2j

Xin chao, Dai In the close up picture of the windshield you posted above you can clearly see that the glass is in a "V" shape NOT a flat piece of glass. The frame follows this. In the other, more distant pictures, the angle from which the plane is photographed only allows you to see one half of the "V". The far side half "falls out of view" behind the side you see. C2j

Alain All I can voice about your work is....COOL! I love it when somebody "stretches the envelope" and brings new skills and techniques. C2j

Hope this isn't coming too late in this neat build... When the main landing gear retracts, the landing gear leg is towards the ground. Flap deployment angle might be a bit too much. I really like the dynamic pose this is turning into! C2j

hsr That's a really nice build! Your paintwork came out super smooth. A friend of mine has a civilian C-195 and I got to fly with him several times. What a blind beast of an airplane. LOL. C2j

Ray, It's an interesting tangent that you bring up the Eastern / NASA 757. In Sept 1988 I flew one of 3 Learjets out of Miami to Costa Rica with mechanics and new tires to get this Eastern Airlines 757 off the runway after a rejected takeoff that collapsed the nose gear and broke the fuselage. Boeing repaired the aircraft on site and it went back into service then on to NASA. You can see replaced skin between doors 1R and 2R. This never made the news in the US and pictures are still hard to find. https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/200310

All the jets I used to fly they were sacrificial items. A long strip of clear tape with "dots" or "dashes" of metal imbedded in it. Each end was secured with a screw. C2j

Just a guess but... radome latch (bottom) and alignment pin (top)?? C2j

An interesting "play" on the Reno racer "Thunderbird". Nicely done paintwork! Not a nitpick but a question - If a civilian P-51 why leave the "stuff" behind the seat? C2j

A prodigious output. Them Otters look like Beavers. Must be the blue background throwing off the contrast. LOL! C2j

I'm still trying to figure out the aerodynamics of the boxart. C2j

Are you building two kits or is the dorsal radome removable? C2j

But, do you play one on TV or did you stay at a Holiday Inn last night? C2j

Rob An incredible finish to a tiny scratch built model! The build, the paint and the decals all add up to a model I'd love to have in my collection (but in 1/48). Thanks for sharing the journey... C2j