Warbird Information Exchange

The update. Here is the final list of nose art of folks that would allow us to use their nose art, or were original WWII artwork


Grissom Air Museum-B-17G "Miss Liberty Belle"
Liberty Foundation B-17G "Liberty Belle"-lost in fire
Experimental Aircraft Association-B-17G "Aluminium Overcast"
war time B-17G "Nine O Nine"
Air Mobility Command Museum B-17G "Sleepy Time Gal"
General Lyons Museum B-17G "Fuddy Duddy"
Palm Springs Air Museum B-17G "Miss Angelina"
Planes of Fame Air Museum "Picadilly Lilly II" As used in 120'clock high
Yankee Air Museum "Yankee Lady"

I want to work with Scott about calling the decal sheet "The Final Cut" sheet.

I am working with the folks at draw decals to get these done. Just bear with me as we are all doing thiese in our spare time in order to keep costs low.

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Chris Henry
EAA Aviation Museum Manager

Sounds great! Was hoping for texas raiders (stupid CAF) decals, screw it, I'll just make my own, already did sentimental journey.

i would like these 3 set's myself.

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I'd definitely love decals for Fuddy Duddy, since I got my first B-17 ride on her. Yankee Lady would be nice as well, since she's kind of a "hometown girl" (only lives an hour up the road from me.)

SN

Not to detract from Chris' efforts and you may have seen this already, but there's a Yankee Lady kit available from Lindberg.

http://www.historicaviation.com/product ... n?ID=17688

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what scales are these decals going to be in? i need ine in 1/72'nd.

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The only problem with the Lindberg kit is that it's a really weird off-scale, something like 1/64. That means you couldn't even use the decals for another kit. Actually, I'm a bit surprised that Lindberg didn't make some sort of exclusive deal with Yankee for the rights to the markings for modeling purposes.

I'll put in another vote for 1/72.

SN

Yeah, I saw the 1/64 scale thing and thought that was a bit odd myself.

I'm also most interested in 1/72 scale but I wouldn't mind 1/144 either. That would keep cost and storage space down if you're planning on building the whole fleet.

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i am not going to do the whole fleet, just the ones i have seen in person. of course i do get to see them all, well..........

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I'm deffinately gonna be doing Nine O Nine. 48th scale.

FYI, liberty foundation's "liberty Belle has been done, kits-world in the UK has a sheet out now.

http://www.kitsworld.co.uk/index.php?CA ... RNZ=487732

Thanks guys we are doing 1/72nd scale and 1/48th

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Chris Henry
EAA Aviation Museum Manager

what price range are we talking about for the 1/72nd ones?

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I am still working on price but we are hoping for like a $10-$12 range

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Chris Henry
EAA Aviation Museum Manager

The NMUSAF B-17G "Shoo Shoo Baby" just joined the list.

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Chris Henry
EAA Aviation Museum Manager

The CAF needs to get over it's self...granted they had done a lot in the field of Warbird Conservation, sure is a dumb idea not to join up...They are missing a marketing opportunity to sale 1/48th scale models of their B-17 at airshows where the folks that pay out the nose for a B-17 ride, and still may buy a high priced model to built and look at and reflect on the ride of a life-time, and may in-turn pay for another flight in the future.....some heads are really stuck up in the bomb bay

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Kind Regards,
Gary Lewis
J.A.F.O.