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Need help with Bill Fornoff's Mustang...

Tue Jul 03, 2007 11:44 am

I wanted to build a model of the late Bill Fornoff's Mustang N9149R and had a couple questions I'm hoping someone can help with... The only photo I've seen is a rear quartering shot and I can't tell if the accent stripe is black or the dark brown like on the Bearcats... Also does anyone have a photo that might show how the stripes are laid out on the wings...
Thanks in advance, Mike

Tue Jul 03, 2007 12:17 pm

Here are a couple of shots from my collection. Hope they will help.

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Re: Need help with Bill Fornoff's Mustang...

Wed Jul 04, 2007 1:42 am

[quote= The only photo I've seen is a rear quartering shot and I can't tell if the accent stripe is black or the dark brown like on the Bearcats... Also does anyone have a photo that might show how the stripes are laid out on the wings...
Thanks in advance, Mike[/quote]

It's been many years since I've seen it but f I remember correctly it was a dark brown metalflake. It was painted exactly the same as the Bearcat when Corkey was flying it. The 'Cats were both in the same scheme with a couple of minor detail differences.

The paint colors I have listed are for DuPont Lucite Acrylic Lacquers:
4035L - Cordovan Metallic (A dark Red-Brown)
4031L - Copper Metallic
4024L - White

Send me a PM and I'll send you a copy of the 'Cat paint scheme, the P-51 would have been the same.

Wed Jul 04, 2007 2:27 am

I remember that mustang! Where is that airfield? That sugarcane in the background says south lousisana, maybe out at the airbase in Houma?

It was Flake Brown on the stripe I think--but it's been 25 years. It was definitely a flake tho.

Wed Jul 04, 2007 3:32 am

another shot...

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cordially
Martin

Thu Jul 05, 2007 7:16 am

Many Thanks to all of you for these photo's and paint color info... Mike
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