Need your help picking a P-51 Scheme.

[The Inspector]

Maybe a Dean Hess ROK tribute scheme?

[T J Johansen]

First of all, glad to hear that red nosed, blue nosed and red/ yellow checkers are out. They are well represented!

If you're looking for 8th AF examples, what about these, from groups not regularly seen:

Photos from http://www.littlefriends.co.uk

Gordon Graham's "Down for Double", 355th FG.




John B Lee's "Geronimo", 20th FG.




Ed Pogue's “Chattanooga Choo Choo”, 20th FG.


From http://www.webshots.com

Ohio ANG.
http://entertainment.webshots.com/photo ... 7580feIipq

If you want colorful, KY ANG.
http://entertainment.webshots.com/photo ... 7580NhskmG

http://entertainment.webshots.com/photo ... 7580WuSPBC

If you're looking for something a little more subtle.

Indiana ANG.
http://entertainment.webshots.com/photo ... 7580JiHHfB

T J

[MKD1966]

I don't have a picture to post, but "Contrary Mary" - like Jimmy Hunt's P-51D used to wear...
Mike

[Lynn Allen]

I don't have a picture to post, but "Contrary Mary" - like Jimmy Hunt's P-51D used to wear...
Mike

Wish I could run into Jimmy as I have a great shot of him landing at Breckenridge one year I would like him to sign.....

[battle]

Hi if you want something really different , historic and 100% original and would turn heads , what about a captured luftwaffe mustang.

cheers dave

[WallyB]

This would stand out
http://entertainment.webshots.com/photo ... 7580WuSPBC

[Mark D]

While talking to General Strait at WW2 Weekend, he wishes someone would replicate his "Jersey Jerk". The nice thing about this is he is still alive (at 93) and I think would be a great honor.

Mark D

http://www.thepilot.com/news/2011/feb/2 ... rts-porch/

[StangStung]

I'm going to go out on a wing here and pose this question:

I assume you've checked the provenance of this particular airframe and found nothing inspirational there?

I'm definitely in the camp of searching the provenance of a plane first, followed by representative examples second. Just wondering if an original historical scheme unique to the aircraft was considered.

[CAPFlyer]

My idea would be something a little different. Pick a scheme from the Korean war. Here are a couple I found on the web. Is there an active 51 in USAF / Korean war scheme?

Joe T.'s "Crusader" is a hybrid Korea scheme. It was originally a pretty good one, but he had to add the racing numbers for Reno which makes it a "hybrid" although I think the numbers may be removable.

http://www.warbirdregistry.org/p51regis ... 74582.html

Also Lewis Shaw's P-51 is in a full Korea scheme

http://www.mustangsmustangs.com/p-51/su ... 3704.shtml

[Django]

I like that 355th for an ETO scheme.

I also like the Iwo suggestions.
506th FG
http://www.506thfightergroup.org/index1.asp



15th FG



I don't think there are any CBI Mustangs currently. I am also partial to the 23rd FG.



http://www.asisbiz.com/il2/P-51D-Mustan ... 44-01.html





1st Air Commandos



2nd Air Commandos

[Jack Cook]

Lewis Shaw's P-51 is in a full Korea scheme

It carries the basic AF markings of the period but has the tail badge states Webb AFB.
Mustang unit marking in Korea were very colorful! 39th or 40 FIS blinker nose markings would look great!!

Joe T.'s "Crusader" is a hybrid Korea scheme.

It carries some of the previous 72nd FS markings, the 50s era FF code and
80th FBS sqd F-80/86 tail flash. Very hybrid

[gregv]

lots of nice post-WWII schemes:

http://modelingmadness.com/others/featu ... 192fbs.jpg

http://modelingmadness.com/others/featu ... g12fbs.jpg

http://www.ipms-phoenix.org/gallery/dis ... m=38&pos=3

could always be ahead of the curve and do an early civil scheme:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/81918828@N ... hotostream

http://www.flickr.com/photos/81918828@N ... hotostream

good luck!

greg v

[Trey Carroll]

Jack Cook suggests a dead-on accurate 55th FG scheme...

[Hunter1]

Good one Trey!!! .... also including the vomit green plush pleather interior for accuracy !!

[WallyB]

could always be ahead of the curve and do an early civil scheme:

Heresy !

The first few times I went to Rockford/Oshkosh there wasn't a military schemed P-51 in sight, and mighty pretty they looked in civil dress too. Unfortunately that would be regarded today as passe if not downright gauche.

As I illustrated above, a military scheme doesn't have to be another same-old bare metal or olive drab.