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I'm building the Tamiya 1/32 Mustang as a P-51D-5. I think, based on the research I've done, that the main gear wells "should" be unpainted aluminum with a yellow zinc chromate main spar. At some point, due to corrosion problems, they would have started painting the wheel wells green zinc chromate, but I think this was after the D-5's were built. Does this sound reasonable? I'd like to get it as accurate as I can.
Thanks,
Tom
It would be safe to say they were overall either/both (depending on the aircraft) yellow and/or green zinc chromate. Either one is suffice and I wouldn't worry too much about spot on accuracy.
Here are some photos of the wheel well on a very authentic restoration, later than a D-5. Not Kimmberly Kaye at the top, Daddy's girl lower down.
http://www.yolo.net/%7Ejeaton/Propplanes/p51/p51.htm
John
To see build logs for my models: http://goldeneramodel.com/mymodels/mymodels.html
Thank you both for your responses. With the changes that were made during the production runs and the field repairs and repainting it's hard to pin down. "Nobody knows for sure" is a pretty good answer. I think I'll go with overall yellow zinc chromate with green zinc castings.
"Can you fly this plane and land it?...Surely you can't be serious....I am serious, and don't call me Shirley"
That's what my research showed also. Dana Bell says "At some point" in the P-51D/K production runs they started painting them due to reports of corrosion problems, but exactly when is undeterminable.
lawdog114Indeed.....I'm considering painting the whole bay ZC on my F-51 for the same reason.
Mate, do you have a specfic colour your going to use for the ZC. I'm building a P-51D/K for the Comenwealth GB and will also need the exact same paint.
Thanks
Damian
Since I'm kind of a dinosaur, I still spray lacquers and enamels. I use Model Master green zinc chromate and Testors 1/4 oz. small bottle yellow zinc chromate. I add just a little green to the yellow zinc to make it a bit less yellow.
tomwatkins45 Since I'm kind of a dinosaur, I still spray lacquers and enamels. I use Model Master green zinc chromate and Testors 1/4 oz. small bottle yellow zinc chromate. I add just a little green to the yellow zinc to make it a bit less yellow. Tom
I prefer acrylic or lacquer based paint, due to ease of cleanup. The variety I have found for the two types of Zinc Chromate are:
Yellow ZC
Tamiya XF-4
Mr. Paint MRP-129
Model Master ?
Mission Models MMP-067
Green ZC
Tamiya XF-3:2 XF-5:1
Mr. Paint ?
Model Master 4852
Mission Models MMP-068
damouav lawdog114 Indeed.....I'm considering painting the whole bay ZC on my F-51 for the same reason. Mate, do you have a specfic colour your going to use for the ZC. I'm building a P-51D/K for the Comenwealth GB and will also need the exact same paint. Thanks Damian
lawdog114 Indeed.....I'm considering painting the whole bay ZC on my F-51 for the same reason.
Yep...Tamiya XF-4 Yellow Green is the perfect ZC shade to my eye.
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