SCRATCH BUILT No.4.
I blew up the first photo of a P-51D Mustang that was taken in WW-II (1941-1945). With my art talent I drew the “duck” which was fashioned after Walt Disney’s movie cartoon character then had a decal made, which was put on my 2nd kit called “test model.”
For the wheel well parts I was given permission to set under a restored P-51D at our local airport in San Jose, CA/USA. I spent several hours making a drawing and taking photos. My finished “wells” are about 97% accurate to the real airplane.
In the end, it took a few award’s at model shows.
Enjoy…RJW
22 additional images. Click to enlarge.
neil foster said on March 26, 2020
I’m pretty sure The second world war started in September 1939………..
Rodney J. Williams said on March 26, 2020
“U-R” right on…..for ’39. but for America, the people of this country wanted no part of Europes’ war as we had another of it with WW-I. We began sending war material to England from ’39 to when we got into the whole war…….first with Japan, then with Germany in early 1942.
When an American warship sank a 2 man Jap sub just out side the entrance of Pearl Harbor,(on/about the 5th/6th of December) the Japs then bombed our fleet on the 7th . America has never admitted that “WE” started the war with Japan.
I was a local “paper-boy” and I got to deliver the first paper of the bombing so I went around my paper route shouting out-loud at 11 pm: “EXTRA, EXTRA, READ ALL ABOUT IT: JAPS BOMB PEARL HARBOR!”
Customer’s ask: “Where in the hell is Pearl Harbor?” Remember that the Hawaiian Islands was just a place where we had a Naval/Army base.
I have a few more S/Built photos to send and remember this:
“IT’S CUT AND FIT UNTIL IT FITS!”……RJW…………..
Michel Verschuere said on March 26, 2020
Simply astounding! Thanks Rodney for sharing this exquisite work with us!
Spiros Pendedekas said on March 26, 2020
Unbelievable craftmanship Rodney. I cannot stop looking at the photos. Thank you , Sir, for sharing with us.
All the best!