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I'd paint it what ever color the next owner wanted it to be, then sell it as soon as possible. Then I would go buy a TBM, DC-3, and get our Harpoon flying.
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painted correctly in OD

What do ya mean OD? It should be blue!

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I just saw an illustration from a diecast plane with an OD B model with a blue nose in the background. I think the main plane was Preddy's D. But it occured to me that I don't think I've ever seen a full Blue Nose in OD. Anyone have any pics or was it artistic license?
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Definately in the colors of this particlular aircraft:

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I can think of other nice paint schemes as well, but this one probably means the most to me.

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Interesting & rare choice.
Those Iwo Jima Mustang groups had some of the toughest single pilot missions in WW2. Some missions were 7+ hours long; pilots would need to be lifted from their cockpits upon return to base. Weather forcasts were poor in that part of the Pacific; one mission lost 40+ aircraft solely from flying into a weather front enroute to Japan.
What color tail band do you favor? Blue-Green or Yellow?
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Green with Black edges on the stripes. That's 45th FS markings, and an aircraft that I'm almost (but not quite) obsessed with.

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Django wrote:
I just saw an illustration from a diecast plane with an OD B model with a blue nose in the background. I think the main plane was Preddy's D. But it occured to me that I don't think I've ever seen a full Blue Nose in OD. Anyone have any pics or was it artistic license?


Not artistic license, I've seen a few blue nosers with full OD.

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Too many great paint schemes to choose from. 8) I would lean toward Happy Jacks Go Buggy... but really want to pick something different... something that has never been on a Warbird Mustang. TEX-ANG would be fitting... or maybe a FF-### scheme. TOO MANY CHOICES! :D

Just added a gallery of my Mustang pics to my Picasa account. These are just a few from my collection. Some older ones from the 80's up to this year.

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Here's my choice.

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2nd choice.
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painted correctly in OD

What do ya mean OD? It should be blue!


Hope you are pulling my tail!

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