MESHER Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 Shrouded and unshrouded exhausts, and diamond, block and radial tread tires. How do you which to use? I am building a P-51B. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
greatgonzo Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 Just watch the pictures. Tyres have been mounted as they came. Quite often you could see both types on one craft. Very common in Europe, but took me a while to find out if something like that happened in Japaneese front too. This case happened to take place on the one of most famous photos of the area - a Mustang with Tex Hill on the wing. Oh boy, I could have started with this. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John Krukowski Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 Which specific one are you building? Maybe we can find some pictures... John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MESHER Posted November 22, 2009 Author Share Posted November 22, 2009 To be honest I am not sure yet, I am building the Tamiya P-51B kit but I will not be using the kit decals. I still have to shop for a cool decal sheet for this bird. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John Krukowski Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 (edited) To be honest I am not sure yet, I am building the Tamiya P-51B kit but I will not be using the kit decals. I still have to shop for a cool decal sheet for this bird. Picking out a scheme and researching it are half the fun. Careful, Mustangs are addictive! John Edited November 22, 2009 by John Krukowski Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Slartibartfast Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 (edited) It helps that all Packard-Merlin Mustang left the factory with the shrouds. You quandary occurs when you've selected your subject, then you have to research whether the shrouds were removed in-theatre. Edited November 23, 2009 by Slartibartfast Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MESHER Posted November 26, 2009 Author Share Posted November 26, 2009 Would you be able to research which style of tires a plane had? In war time would they not just use what was available?..if yes then I should be able to use whatever style of tires I like, correct? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Huey Gunner Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 I went through Roger Freeman's book "Mustangs at War". Seems the B & C's almost all had the shrouds removed while the D's and K's retained them. Except for the RAF version, which mostly had smooth tires, most if not all of the Mustangs pictured had the diamond pattern. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Terry McGrady Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 (edited) Would you be able to research which style of tires a plane had? In war time would they not just use what was available?..if yes then I should be able to use whatever style of tires I like, correct? By Looking at Photo's basically . For example I've had a P51K-1 /Kittyhawk IVA on the go for a while . It is KH716 of 3 RAAF in Italy Late 1944 . Block tread tyres and un- shrouded exhausts .So try to find a good photo and remember that the photo shows that A/C at a particular moment in time Cheers Terry McGrady Edited November 26, 2009 by Terry McGrady Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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