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Don, Dave thanks.
Dave, I was placing my bets on that set up as well based on good close-up photos I saw of the arrangement on the -D. However, poorer quality pics of the -B setup seemed to indicate just one connection in front of the pylon so I did some digging and found the P-51B Illustrated Parts Manual on line. Here's a screen capture of what I found:
This drawing confirms that, indeed, the fuel line (78) and pressure line (79) were not together on the -B. The pressurizing line was slightly aft and inboard of the fuel line which was in front of the pylon. With that info, I proceeded with more confidence to install the tanks. First, I drilled holes to received the lines. In the pic below, you can also see that I drilled holes in the pylon arms to receive some jack screws which I made from stretched sprue.
Next, I drill two holes in the rear cap on the tanks, which had previously been painted with Alcad Aluminum with Magnesium straps. The lines are 0.4mm lead wire with bands of aluminum foil to represent the tube connectors.
The final series of pics show the complete installation. The lines are inserted in the pre-drilled holes and the jack screws are installed and painted. The final pic shows the guns drilled out and painted as well.
Dave, I was placing my bets on that set up as well based on good close-up photos I saw of the arrangement on the -D. However, poorer quality pics of the -B setup seemed to indicate just one connection in front of the pylon so I did some digging and found the P-51B Illustrated Parts Manual on line. Here's a screen capture of what I found:
This drawing confirms that, indeed, the fuel line (78) and pressure line (79) were not together on the -B. The pressurizing line was slightly aft and inboard of the fuel line which was in front of the pylon. With that info, I proceeded with more confidence to install the tanks. First, I drilled holes to received the lines. In the pic below, you can also see that I drilled holes in the pylon arms to receive some jack screws which I made from stretched sprue.
Next, I drill two holes in the rear cap on the tanks, which had previously been painted with Alcad Aluminum with Magnesium straps. The lines are 0.4mm lead wire with bands of aluminum foil to represent the tube connectors.
The final series of pics show the complete installation. The lines are inserted in the pre-drilled holes and the jack screws are installed and painted. The final pic shows the guns drilled out and painted as well.