Thu May 24, 2007 2:07 am
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Rgds Cking
Thu May 24, 2007 7:41 am
bdk wrote:Was that Tallichet's old Mustang?King wrote:From a couple of years ago before we repainted the Mustang
Weren't they all Tallichet's old mustang?
Thu May 24, 2007 7:45 am
Here's my current desktop picture...
My sister took the shot of the aircraft from the tower while I was flying it at Cannon, and the background is part of our ranch. Kind of combines two of my favorite things.
Ryan
My sister took the shot of the aircraft from the tower while I was flying it at Cannon, and the background is part of our ranch. Kind of combines two of my favorite things.
Ryan
Thu May 24, 2007 7:58 am
Wow, that really looks like it was taken back in the war. I just got my photoshop elements in the mail yesterday, so I have not had time to play yet.
Thu May 24, 2007 8:17 am
That's a cool shot, Ryan. You should put little Army men on the ground so it looks like you're on a liason mission. 
Gary
Gary
Thu May 24, 2007 8:25 am
Paint looks like one he used to have at Chino. Just curious.King wrote:bdk wrote:Was that Tallichet's old Mustang?
Weren't they all Tallichet's old mustang?
Thu May 24, 2007 9:02 am
King wrote:
Off topic question - I notice this Mustang has a yellow Merlin, just like the Mustang "Dove of Peace" here in New Zealand. We asked the guys at AvSpecs who assembled Dove of Peace when it arrived here about the yellow Merlin and they were not aware of the reason why it was painted that way, though they believed it was painted that way in the factory as it was a new engine (the aircraft had been crated since the war and only flown a handful of hours).
Any ideas why the yellow? Was this done by a sub-contractor to Packard perhaps? Maybe Caterpilllar?
Thu May 24, 2007 9:05 am
Very nice Ryan.
Thu May 24, 2007 9:37 am
Ah, a topic I can actually contribute to...
Original:
Original:
Thu May 24, 2007 10:58 am
Dave Homewood wrote:Off topic question - I notice this Mustang has a yellow Merlin, just like the Mustang "Dove of Peace" here in New Zealand. We asked the guys at AvSpecs who assembled Dove of Peace when it arrived here about the yellow Merlin and they were not aware of the reason why it was painted that way, though they believed it was painted that way in the factory as it was a new engine (the aircraft had been crated since the war and only flown a handful of hours).
Any ideas why the yellow? Was this done by a sub-contractor to Packard perhaps? Maybe Caterpilllar?
The engine itself is red, the oil tank and intake trunk are painted yellow.