Haven't put out a B/C model Mustang in quite some time!
So, its about time.
This aircraft was a special request from a modeller friend...
and it turned out to be an interesting subject for me.
One of very few "hack" B/C Mustangs...2 seat transports/trainers
...this airplane is well known by scale modellers and has been represented many times in miniature.
It is famous for its one time use as a two seat transport, carrying the General in Chief, Dwight D Eisenhower,
on a recon mission over French battlefields.
The aircraft had a long and storied career during WW2...
in fact it is believed to be the longest serving B model Mustang of the War.
And it went through a number of versions and appearances during that career.
After a crash landing, it was rebuilt and converted to be used as a Trainer with the 354th FS.
A rear seat was added in place of the rear Fuel tank, and a removeable canopy section was devised.
Unfortunately it is often represented by modellers in its later appearance (long after the Eisenhower flight)
with different aircraft codes GQ-(Pi), fresh paint, a newer modified rear cockpit canopy ...
and sporting new nose art, with the name "The Stars Look Down".
The aircraft did not look this way when it flew with Eisenhower and I decided to model the aircraft
in a more accurate manner...based mostly on what you can see in a video of the actual Eisenhower recon flight.
I created a number of screen clips and referred to those for markings, overall paint scheme, and visual details.
The model is in the store now....
at http://ift.tt/1ydbr7D
and here, at ecardmodels.com
I'll post some pics of the finished model when I see them.
Below, is how most scale modellers choose to represent this aircraft.
In a much later configuration, that is inaccurate if representing the "Eisenhower Hack".
And, most modelers also seem to keep adding the upper wing D-Day striping...odd.
So, its about time.
This aircraft was a special request from a modeller friend...
and it turned out to be an interesting subject for me.
One of very few "hack" B/C Mustangs...2 seat transports/trainers
...this airplane is well known by scale modellers and has been represented many times in miniature.
It is famous for its one time use as a two seat transport, carrying the General in Chief, Dwight D Eisenhower,
on a recon mission over French battlefields.
The aircraft had a long and storied career during WW2...
in fact it is believed to be the longest serving B model Mustang of the War.
And it went through a number of versions and appearances during that career.
After a crash landing, it was rebuilt and converted to be used as a Trainer with the 354th FS.
A rear seat was added in place of the rear Fuel tank, and a removeable canopy section was devised.
Unfortunately it is often represented by modellers in its later appearance (long after the Eisenhower flight)
with different aircraft codes GQ-(Pi), fresh paint, a newer modified rear cockpit canopy ...
and sporting new nose art, with the name "The Stars Look Down".
The aircraft did not look this way when it flew with Eisenhower and I decided to model the aircraft
in a more accurate manner...based mostly on what you can see in a video of the actual Eisenhower recon flight.
I created a number of screen clips and referred to those for markings, overall paint scheme, and visual details.
The model is in the store now....
at http://ift.tt/1ydbr7D
and here, at ecardmodels.com
I'll post some pics of the finished model when I see them.
Below, is how most scale modellers choose to represent this aircraft.
In a much later configuration, that is inaccurate if representing the "Eisenhower Hack".
And, most modelers also seem to keep adding the upper wing D-Day striping...odd.
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