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May 24
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I'm getting supplies together to build a Tamiya 1/32 scale P-51.
The version I want to depict will have a bare metal fusalage and I want it to be accurate
However, I have a couple of questions .
1) Did all P-51s have the wing riviets puttied over and sanded smooth with the wing painted (excetpt for flaps, alerons and gun bay covers) or, was it just the early versions?
2) The ones that did have the rivets puttied.... with a bare metal fusalage...... what color was the wing usually painted.. a generic silver or just a light grey? From all the pics on the net, this is not clear to me.
BTW,To be exact, I want to depict "Blondie".
I read that some crews removed the putty as it often cracked as the wings flexed. So, I assume that all restored aircraft have the putty removed .
Any info at all is appreciated.
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May 24
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Keep It Simple wrote
on May 24
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, 2012 at 7:01pm:
I'm getting supplies together to build a Tamiya 1/32 scale P-51.
The version I want to depict will have a bare metal fusalage and I want it to be accurate
However, I have a couple of questions .
1) Did all P-51s have the wing riviets puttied over and sanded smooth with the wing painted (excetpt for flaps, alerons and gun bay covers) or, was it just the early versions?
2) The ones that did have the rivets puttied.... with a bare metal fusalage...... what color was the wing usually painted.. a generic silver or just a light grey? From all the pics on the net, this is not clear to me.
BTW,To be exact, I want to depict "Blondie".
I read that some crews removed the putty as it often cracked as the wings flexed. So, I assume that all restored aircraft have the putty removed .
Any info at all is appreciated.
From what I have seen of the new P-51 and Spitfire kit from Tamiya, the kits themselves answer your questions. These two kits have had rave reviews even from the uber-hardcore model makers. The only thing that has stopped me from buys either is the cost of them, I can afford to buy both, but I just can't get over the hurdle of the basic price just yet. I am sure I will though.......eventually
Matt
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May 25
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^ ^ ^
Actually no.
There is only one wing supplied and it depicts the rivets. After seaching the net after my first post, it seems that there are others who have the same questions as I do. Historically, ether way would be correct for a generic p-51, particularly a "D".
I was just wondering if anyone had any info on "Blondie". The few historic photos of Blondie that I have seen are not clear enough to show much detail. However, I am leaning towards the puttied rivets/panel lines.
I stiil do not know exactly what color to paint the wings however (to be historically accurate) as it will no longer be bare metal except for the gun bay doors and flaps.
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May 26
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I got my answer on another forum from someone who used to work on a few P-51s. Acording to him, the "filled" wings were paintined with silver laquer.
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