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oscardeuce
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I was a bit sick of the old OD look, so I got out the airbrush. Here it is so far.
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hey doc, nice work!!! you must not drink much coffee!! :rolleyes:

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Raven 20 flew my O2-A in Viet Nam, so I picked the name to honor the Ravens and all FACS!
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What kind of paint did you use?

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I'm almost embarrassed to say I used good old Rustoleum!
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Good and rustolem should never be used in the same sentence. :shock:
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You must be "King of the rattle cans"!!

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Almost done!
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hot darn doc!!! precision painting just like surgery!!

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Yes, I based it off the old Maverick helmet I liked the "screaming chicken " look. Similar to the hood of my 1977 Trans Am.
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