P-51A

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Were the wheel wells on these guys aluminum or interior green? I can’t seem to find a definitive answer.

-Thanks.

2

As far as I know the A and B model wheel wells were primered AKA interior green. Later on the during the D models they stopped primering the wheel wells to speed up production. Though I have seen alot of pictures where the main landing gear doors were primered and the center left bare metal. If you are doing a specific plane and have photos look for these type of details. If not finding similar models can help. Hope this is usefull to you.

Soulcrusher

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IPMSStockholm has a review of the AM P-51A kit, and the gentleman painted his wheel wells green. Also found a picture of a restored museum P-51A. As Soulcrusher said, the well appears to be interior green with the center of the interior door left bare metal.

4

I have this walkaround that I went by and they are green. But in the instructions in my kit as well as several other sources say that most were aluminum with a green main spar ( the back wall of the well). I painted mine all green and I think it looks alright even though it may not be accurate.

5

Detail and Scale says that they were painted zinc chromate green. The pictures seem to bear that out. There was a piece of sheet metal across the main gear doors that was left natural aluminum some times.

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Thanks guys. Looks like it will be painted zinc chromate then.