P-51H glare shield

[Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy]

Anyone have any images of P-51H's with a glare shield that curves at the front? Was getting ready to mask mine and noticed the ones in the unit I'm doing (134th Vermont ANG) have a curve to the front instead of going more or less a straight line all the way to the spinner. I don't know if this results in a rounded front center, or if it curves and still meets the spinner, or what? 

I welcome your thoughts!

 

[Drifterdon]

That bottom pic almost looks like it would come to a point and be short of the prop spinner.  Can't tell from the top pic.  I think you could probably do whatever you want to and it would be right.  

[Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy]

Thanks Don; you know how it goes, though, whatever I pick in good faith will be proven wrong in newly-found photos right after I finish it! 

 

Was kinda hoping there was a standard to it, sort of like there was a general standard to the antiglare shields on, say, F-14's, most of the time. 

[tourist]

The anti glare always curves on NMF Mustangs.

The low angle at which most photos are taken combined with shape of the plane's nose make it appear straight but it's an illusion.

 

Here is the factory drawing for the P-51H anti glare:

 

[Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy]

Wow, can't ask for much better than that. Thank you, thank you so much!! 

[Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy]

Although...lol...now that I review other photos of 51H's, it seems that on the Vermont birds above the curvature at the front is definitely more pronounced, definitely different from the others....?

[Finn]

Here are a few more examples:

 

http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/1ae70e40c91ad60c_large

http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/0352bc01d58332b1_large

http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/fa8e06b2ca8be704_large

http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/a7c71fafae9bc60b_large

http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/715d7f279f24ee01_large

http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/e8ebe75ff117f714_large

http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/c26a8f0e731a7339_large

 

Jari
 

[tourist]

5 hours ago, Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy said:

Although...lol...now that I review other photos of 51H's, it seems that on the Vermont birds above the curvature at the front is definitely more pronounced, definitely different from the others....?

You are correct, the curvature is more pronounced at the front and almost forms a point just behind the spinner.

Keep in mind that the factory drawings are not meant to accurately represent the shape of an object, they just show the different parts with the dimensions.

Follow the dimensions and it should end up looking like the photos.

Of course these are just guidelines not absolutes, there could have been slight variations at the factory and some planes could have been repainted at some point.