P-51 scale exhaust dilemma
So I am trying to decide on how to complete my Great Planes P-51 exhaust so it looks OK at scale. The actual scale of this build is 1:7.75 as close as I can figure. The plane came with preformed exhaust and gun pieces. I was not too crazy about the exhaust stack pieces supplied and a couple years ago or so, I purchased what was supposed to be a 1:7 scale exhaust kit from Pacific Scaled Aircraft (see previous post), but they just seem too large overall for this plane, and the plastic pieces that came with the kit seem blase to say the least. The manifold pieces are going to be difficult to cut and shape properly, and they need to be symmetrical.
If the Pacific Scaled Aircraft manifolds were 20%-30% smaller, they would be just right. Maybe I could find someone out there (here?) that has a 3D printer that could scan the manifolds, reduce the image and 'print' a pair out for me? HHHhmmmmmm......
Here are pictures of the two types against the plane.
What do you think??
