Gary ~ What's The Plan For Diamond Lil ? 2006 and Beyond!

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A place where restoration project-type threads can go to avoid falling off the main page in the WIX hangar. Feel free to start threads on Restoration projects and/or warbird maintenance here. Named in memoriam for Gary Austin, a good friend of the site and known as RetroAviation here. He will be sorely missed.
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retroaviation
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Fri Mar 30, 2007 9:44 am

Hint.........no nose art girl. :wink:

Gary
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nose art

Fri Mar 30, 2007 9:56 am

hmmm large american flag?
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???

Fri Mar 30, 2007 10:04 am

Hint.........no nose art girl.

To continue with the idea of putting her back in original condition.
It hope the nose art reflects the time. Simple, straight forward & sorta plain.
Jack who thinks the Glacier Girl artwork mars the paint job.
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Fri Mar 30, 2007 10:05 am

retroaviation wrote:Hint.........no nose art girl. :wink:

Gary



Ummmm...could it be that you granted Col. Mosquito's wish and are using his personal nose art for Lil?

John

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Fri Mar 30, 2007 12:40 pm

Jack Cook wrote:
Jack who thinks the Glacier Girl artwork mars the paint job.


I agree, Jack. THe Glacier Girl nose art looks too modern. I also dislike a lot of the nose art I see today that is perfectly airbrushed. Not a lot of that in the field during WWII, although I'm sure there were a few.
Jerry
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Fri Mar 30, 2007 1:49 pm

I vote for the Big A$$ American Flag or Col. Mossie! I'll give you $50 cash to put the bomb cat on it! :wink:

Fun stuff!

The airplane is looking good!
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Fri Mar 30, 2007 2:00 pm

I vote for the cat or a nice 40's style pin up, no stick figures. To quote a song"Fat bottom girls you make my rockin' world go round".
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Fri Mar 30, 2007 2:03 pm

Ztex wrote:I vote for the Big A$$ American Flag or Col. Mossie! I'll give you $50 cash to put the bomb cat on it! :wink:

Fun stuff!

The airplane is looking good!


I'll pitch in $50 for me and another $50 for Col. Mosquito if you go with his artwork!

John

I think this picture says it all..."This is my aircraft!"
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Fri Mar 30, 2007 2:16 pm

This has all the makings of a fundraising windfall!

Gary, imagine if you went with Col. Mossie on the nose. The real Mosquito could then tour with the plane, and for $5 folks could have a polaroid of Mosquito and themselves by the Lib's nose. Another $15 gets one a noseart t-shirt.

I think it's about time our favorite hangar cat got an agent. :wink:
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Fri Mar 30, 2007 2:26 pm

Dan K wrote:This has all the makings of a fundraising windfall!

Gary, imagine if you went with Col. Mossie on the nose. The real Mosquito could then tour with the plane, and for $5 folks could have a polaroid of Mosquito and themselves by the Lib's nose. Another $15 gets one a noseart t-shirt.

I think it's about time our favorite hangar cat got an agent. :wink:


That's a great idea Dan! Gary could also fashion and install a special litter box for when nature calls on those long flights to airshows. :lol:

John
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Fri Mar 30, 2007 2:46 pm

Dan K wrote:The real Mosquito could then tour with the plane, and for $5 folks could have a polaroid of Mosquito and themselves by the Lib's nose. :wink:


Geez, and I thought Mosquito was difficult to work with now. :roll: :lol:

Sorry guys, but the elected staff made the vote weeks ago regarding the nose art for Ol 927, and there were no cats involved...especially Mosquito. :lol:

Gary
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Fri Mar 30, 2007 3:18 pm

install a special litter box


That's what the bomb bay is for! :shock:
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Fri Mar 30, 2007 4:58 pm

Dan K wrote:This has all the makings of a fundraising windfall!

The real Mosquito could then tour with the plane, and for $5 folks could have a polaroid of Mosquito and themselves by the Lib's nose.

I think it's about time our favorite hangar cat got an agent. :wink:


Dan
While I don't know about Mosquito, I do know that his predecessor, Col. Spitfire, did not do well when he stowed away on FIFI several years ago, and it was not fun to clean up...... :?

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Fri Mar 30, 2007 5:07 pm

Having also a couple of cats ( Airbus and Boeing ) and going on tour every year with the squadron for a couple of weeks, I'll be happy to take care about Mosquito while on tour :D :D :D
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Sat Mar 31, 2007 2:58 am

retroaviation wrote:I gotta get me one of those hats! :lol: I already have the socks and shorts. :shock: :lol:

Does my bum look big in the Empire outfit?
GrumpE wrote:I've got five bucks, who else is in for the "Gary needs a pith helmet" fund..... 8)

Now THAT would be a classic look while on the show circuit.

Are you taking the Pith?

Thorry. :D
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