Well amidst building the TBD-1 have done a little work on the RF-51D.
Assembled all the bits that make up the gear wells on an Eduard Mustang. Glued part G34 to the bottom of H34 as Tom @tcinla suggested. Not gotten to the point of joining major assemblies yet to see how it shakes out on the alignment.
As for the gear well colors, check photos and not trust Eduard. One photo I have of 'Oh-Kaye Baby' have the clamshell doors up but the landing gear doors are silver or aluminum. A photo of a different Polka-Dot Mustang shows the clamshell doors are silver or aluminum, the yellow zinc chromate is absent.
2 attached images. Click to enlarge.
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1. Looks bare metal to me.
2. Rocket stubs.
3. Cuffless prop.
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1. Bare metal
2. Cuffed prop
3. Not on instructions or decal sheet.
4. Overall the metal is a dull color except where the name is.