Floor of the P51 b, Wood or painted?

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.

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

All the best

Ray

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 :-)

TomZ2

Looks like wood:   

Looks like wood:   

Renobabis:

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

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

I'll haveto check those out for sure.

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.

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.

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.  

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

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