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"P-51 Mustang - Study 8" | ||
| General Robin Olds flew P-51D (specifications) “Scat VI”, number 4-472922 (L2 W), when he was assigned to the 434th Fighter Squadron, 479th Fighter Group, 8th Air Force in Europe. He shot down 13 enemy fighters, including nine while flying the P-38 Lightning. He also shot down four Migs while flying the F-4 Phantom in the Vietnam War. | ||
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Original Painting 10" x 8" - Acrylic on Masonite | ||
| Signed by Robin Olds - P-51 Ace (17 air to air) | ||
| Robin Olds is a member of our Rogue's Gallery |
| Progressive stages of painting development. |
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| 1. I drew the symbol for the 479th Fighter Group on an 8” x 10” white masonite board. Once I finished painting in the squadron symbol, I covered it with paper and started working on the P-51 Mustang. | 2. Drew the P-51, and painted the red tail, tail color for the 434th Fighter Squadron. Completed the cockpit, and USA insignia. Painted in the black of the propeller, wheels, and L2 W. Added dark forest green anti-reflection to engine cowling. |
| 3. Painted in silver on the fuselage and wings, then added highlights and shadows. Added in the panel lines, and the “Scat VI” on the engine cowling, completed the exhaust pipes and added the exhaust stains down the side of the fuselage. Painted in the air-to-air symbols on the canopy railing, and the tail number. I signed the painting and General Olds signed at an art exhibit in Washington D.C. | |
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