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spookythecat
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I got my present to myself today. It's about a foot wide and is gonna look sweet hanging in the kitchen.

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If you're interested, go here---> www.rtfosterart.com/

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spooky, very cool, you deserve a present for yourself!!! was that done by velasco?? he does great work. met him in 2003 at the mt. comfort corsair gathering. very nice guy too.

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Hey Spooky, it looks like it's kinda cold in yer kitchen! :lol:
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I'd like two pickets to tittsburg... 8)

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I was just perusing the website and my girlfriend just said "wow that would look great in the kitchen!" :lol:
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TAdan wrote:
I was just perusing the website and my girlfriend just said "wow that would look great in the kitchen!" :lol:
would your girl friend give my wife a pep talk??

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Looks like it was done by RT Foster. Nice rendition of Korean B-26 nose art. The original was painted in Miho, Japan by a Japanese artist. He did most of them in that style with Old English lettering. I understand he was paid about $15.00 ea . They were all with the 17th BG at K-9, Pusan.

Some of her contemporaries were My Mary Lou, Monie, and, Toni There were many more but can't remember them right now.

Monie was the mount of the late Robert Mikesh, most of the color shots of the 34th BS and 37th BS can be attributed to him.

Warren Thompson did a great Korean Invader book with many photos for Osprey a few years back.

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rick, when did mr mikesh pass away?? i heard nothing!!

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tom d. friedman wrote:
TAdan wrote:
I was just perusing the website and my girlfriend just said "wow that would look great in the kitchen!" :lol:
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Heck with that noise, can I have your girlfriend? :shock:

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RT Foster did the nose art on my L-5 and has done four leather jackets for us. He is top notch!!

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sdennison wrote:
I'd like two pickets to tittsburg... 8)

Reminds me of a line about "change for a dime"..........

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RickH wrote:
Looks like it was done by RT Foster. Nice rendition of Korean B-26 nose art. The original was painted in Miho, Japan by a Japanese artist. He did most of them in that style with Old English lettering. I understand he was paid about $15.00 ea . They were all with the 17th BG at K-9, Pusan.

Some of her contemporaries were My Mary Lou, Monie, and, Toni There were many more but can't remember them right now.

Monie was the mount of the late Robert Mikesh, most of the color shots of the 34th BS and 37th BS can be attributed to him.

Warren Thompson did a great Korean Invader book with many photos for Osprey a few years back.


Thanks for the info. That is a great book!

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Al, glad you liked that man. I got the Fire Eaters nose art from Always that they did for me. Both Al's and mine is done on real A-26 skin. I also got Special Delivery done on a B-25 skin while at Oshkosh.

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Where is he cutting the skins from? :?

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