The genesis of blue Lou

[Steve Nelson]

Oh, I agree the blue version looks really cool..I just don't believe it's historically accurate.

SN

[jasonp51d]

All the serious research points to Lou IV being two different shades of green/brown.

Craig Quattlebaum has just done this wonderful model which perhaps shows how she really looked...



We are building a P-51 cockpit section as a tribute to Colonel Thomas JJ Christian and it is going to look very much like Craig's model.



Cheers

Jason
www.bottishamairfieldmuseum.org.uk

[Steve Nelson]

Now that's a cool model project! I assume it's fiberglass..did you take molds off an actual Mustang?

SN

[Chappie]

Sigh....I think it looks like dark OD.


Chappie

[mazdaP5]

I built a model of it too recently, and I say it looks blue!

[jasonp51d]

Steve,

Yes its a fibre glass fuselage made from gateguards UK who took a mold from the P-51 at the RAF Museum at Cosford.

We have collected a large number of original items to fit it out inside but are still on the hunt for for the following items if anyone can help:

N9 gunsight
canopy rails
canopy latches
throttle quadrant
SCR 522 radio
radio rack
fuselage fuel tank
IFF box

Any help very much appreciated.

Cheers

jason
www.bottishamairfieldmuseum.org.uk