Floor of the P51 b, Wood or painted?

Interesting tip, does the floor texture go for the P-51A also?

No, the floor of the Allison-engined P-51's was the top of the wing assembly.

Thanks for the tip.  I was just going the use testor's "wood" arylic and dry brush a little flat black in streaks to simulate grain.  I didn't think that was very accurate though.  

A recent photo taken by my son in the cockpit shows the floor in this particular P51 b/c a "fruitwood" brown, but I'll stand by my research from old Eighth Air Force information. Standard usage was not necessarily followed.

I have built several WW1 models that had a lot of varnished plywood in the interior. I am into making inkjet printed decals. So I used my camera to shoot some varnished oak doors, and used the photos to create a wood grain decal. I am now starting to see commercial decals of wood grain appearing at hobby shops.  To me that is easier than painting wood grain.

I'll haveto check those out for sure.

This is what the floor looked like. Covered in Sandtex.

Renobabis:

What exactly is 'emory sanding strips on cell'? Is that a brand or just a description of the product?

Looks like wood:   

TomZ2

Looks like wood:   

Indeed there is a wide variety of authenticity in museum aircraft.  Some museums I know go to great lengths to get materials and finishes correct.  However, the goal of some museums seems to be to make their exhibits look as "pretty" as possible :-(  Nice pipe and roll on the upholstery :-)

Sure does!  But, this aircraft has been upgraded.  While not actually "restored", it is refurbished and, very nicely, too!

All the best

Ray

I'm sure you know "emory paper" I hope I'm spelling it correctly. It is a very fine sanding paper, The pieces that I acquired came (I think) from landscape architect materials sold by Michaels. I believe it was made to look like asphalt driveway, or some such surface. The scale of it is perfect for "wing walks" and, alas, P51 flooring of 1/48 scale kits.