Thanks all!
Frosty-- I look forward to seeing pics of your project-- let me know if you need anything else-- I bought a few Tuskegee books and got a couple DVDs for Christmas as well....
garydmason-- I liked Alclad...it was the priming part that was a pain in the ..... well anyways-- I had to deal with some orange peel and it still isn't 100% in my book-- but the paint was easy to use- albeit it did go on very thin....never used Model Masters in the airbrush so I am not sure...
AJACKETSFAN-- the nose band and insignia were part of the Three Duys Tuskegee Airmen in Italy set-- but I custom painted black over the white on it....made the nose art and was able to print it with Ed's help...and the fuselage codes are also custom jobs for Col. Dart's plane.
Thanks madda, ModelNerd, and TANGO-- much appreciated