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jankees
August 13th, 2011, 02:24
I promised Iwo Mustangs, so here's the first: #44-73623 #300 was flown by Major Harry C. Crim of the 531st FS/ 21st FG, the only ace of the 21st.
The name of the aircraft referred to the length of the VLR mission, spending over 8 hours in the cramped cockpit of a P-51 can not have been much fun...

It's still wip, as I seem to have been a bit too enthousiastic with paint on the ailerons...

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Belgie/FX12230.jpg

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Belgie/FX12225.jpg
Thunderbolt
August 13th, 2011, 06:32
:applause: great work, super :)
MudMarine
August 13th, 2011, 06:33
Awesome, you the man!! Love Iwo paints!
jankees
August 13th, 2011, 10:31
a bit more attention to detail, and this is what we get:

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Belgie/FX12231.jpg

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Belgie/FX12233.jpg

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Belgie/FX12235.jpg

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Belgie/FX12241.jpg

Can you imagine, three hours like this, or more, to get to Japan, and then three more to get back....

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Belgie/FX12243.jpg
Barnes
August 13th, 2011, 10:34
The master is at work :salute:
skyhawka4m
August 13th, 2011, 11:23
looking forward to this and your black tailed aircraft...great work.
jankees
August 14th, 2011, 00:37
Meatball:

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Belgie/FX12269.jpg

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Belgie/FX12263.jpg
sokotai
August 14th, 2011, 06:00
Don't forget the pin-up girl on the left gear door of "Achin"!

Great work!
jankees
August 14th, 2011, 07:19
pin up girl?
Thunderbolt
August 14th, 2011, 11:02
Meatball:

:applause: wow :applause:
jankees
August 18th, 2011, 04:16
a few more from the 462nd FS/506th FG:

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Belgie/FX12271.jpg

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Belgie/FX12273.jpg
michaelblackbird
August 18th, 2011, 05:01
Always impressing !!! :applause: Well done Jankees :medals::medals::medals:
jim
August 18th, 2011, 07:21
:jump:When will they be available for download?
jankees
August 18th, 2011, 12:32
There's a few now at OZx, but my new internet connection is sloooooooooooow, so the rest follows tomorrow.
No pinup on My Achin!, as I couldn't find a photo of the pinup...
Greenhouse357
August 18th, 2011, 19:42
Very nice Jan Kees!
jankees
August 19th, 2011, 00:43
all done, on to the next project.
I hope you'll enjoy them, all screenshots will be appreciated!

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Belgie/FX12270.jpg
jim
August 19th, 2011, 04:05
Thanks a lot; much appreciated.
skyhawka4m
August 22nd, 2011, 19:21
46531

46532
jankees
August 22nd, 2011, 22:53
now where does this pic come from?.
I have since found a picture of the aircraft with the girl on the side, but never one with the girl on the gear doors. The girl on the side was apparently overpainted later on, since I do have a very clear pic of the side with all the mission and victory markings, but without the pinup.
I could do an update of course...
skyhawka4m
August 23rd, 2011, 03:34
Its a scan from the Kargeo series TOPCOLOR "Fighters over the Pacific pt.2"....an update would be awesome!
jankees
August 23rd, 2011, 05:22
found the book, and guess what, it even has a photo of the original, with two girls...off to the painting shed..
skyhawka4m
August 23rd, 2011, 07:02
awesome...can't wait!
jankees
August 23rd, 2011, 09:45
there you go:

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Belgie/FX12328.jpg

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Belgie/FX12329.jpg

the book also contained some nice pics of the Raiden, something to shoot at for major Crim:

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Belgie/FX12332.jpg
skyhawka4m
August 23rd, 2011, 20:24
very cool!
jankees
August 24th, 2011, 23:59
You can now take both of them for a spin, the paints are on OZx