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Allison Mustang Stencils
Posted by lzdaily@comcast.net on Sunday, August 24, 2014 6:30 PM
Hello, all. I am currently on a 1:48 P-51 building jag. I've "completed" an Accurate Miniatures A-36 (I'm not entirely happy with the build an may just have to get and build a replacement). I'm in the middle of an AM P-51 (no bloody A, B, C, or D, to paraphrase Scotty)and I find myself with a question that I hope you can help me with. I have several sets of Superscale decals for P-51 B/C's. They all include a lot of stencils. The decal sets for the AM kits, though, include no stencils and I haven't been able to lay my hands on any aftermarket decals for the Allison-engine P-51's. Did they have similar stencils? If I were to have extras of the Superscale B/C sets, would any of those be appropriate? Thanks, Larry
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Posted by stikpusher on Wednesday, August 27, 2014 1:12 AM

Looking at period photos, there do not seem to be any stencils visible

 

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Posted by lzdaily@comcast.net on Wednesday, August 27, 2014 5:40 AM

Great set of pictures! Thanks for sharing.

Larry

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Posted by Texgunner on Wednesday, August 27, 2014 7:40 AM

Hey Stik, what are the white "dots" on the plain OD Mustang?  And, yeah, thanks for those pics.Beer

Gary


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Posted by stikpusher on Wednesday, August 27, 2014 10:50 AM

Like some folks say, google is your friend. I love to do image searches, see what I can find and share it. I am glad that you guys like it.  The Allison Mustang sure was a sleek bird! Gary, I have no idea about the white dots. On the nose area they seem to be where fasteners wouldbe for some access panels, but on the rest of the fuselage your guess is as good as mine.

 

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Posted by Texgunner on Wednesday, August 27, 2014 11:06 AM

Could they be lights?   It seems like I've read of aircraft that carried lights on different parts of the plane that were somehow used in marksmanship training.  


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Posted by Timdude on Wednesday, August 27, 2014 11:54 AM

They are inspection stickers put on at the factory to close out sections of the aircraft.

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Posted by stikpusher on Wednesday, August 27, 2014 12:32 PM

Texgunner

Could they be lights?   It seems like I've read of aircraft that carried lights on different parts of the plane that were somehow used in marksmanship training.  

The infamous "flying pinball machine". Look it up. IIRC, they were a P-63s with extra armor, painted in a bright color. Aerial gunner students fired .50 calber machine guns at them using wooden bullets that would shatter on impact rather than damage the aircraft. If the aircraft was hit. It had some sort of flashing light to let the gunner and instructor know that the gunner student was hitting the target.

 

F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

       - Plankton

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