Old Crow gets a dorsal

Chad Veich · **Posted:** Wed May 27, 2009 12:28 am

Have not seen it posted here, sorry if I missed it. From a thread over on the Hyperscale forum.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/ ... 030735.jpg

Ethan · **Posted:** Wed May 27, 2009 12:39 am

It looked better without it

Dan K · **Posted:** Wed May 27, 2009 1:45 am

All she needs now are the whitewalls...

http://www.starduststudios.com/AndersonOC.jpg

lmritger · **Posted:** Wed May 27, 2009 7:52 am

I wonder how Karen feels about that...

Maybe we should contact every Mustang owner and have ALL of them repaint their aircraft as 'Old Crow'. I mean, ya just can't have enough, right? :roll:

'Bud' Anderson is a good man, a worthy man, and I've had the privilege and honor of meeting him... no disrespect is intended to the man whatsoever by my saying this, but it grinds my gears when there were so many other pilots serving in so many other war theaters whose service is equally worthy of commemoration, and a warbird owner chooses to paint their aircraft in yet ANOTHER variation of an aircraft that's been done to freakin' death already.

But, until I hit the lottery or someone dumps a metric ton of cash in my front yard for some reason, there's not a thing I can do about it.

Here, someone else can have the soapbox, I guess I'm done with it for now.

Lynn

Holedigger · **Posted:** Wed May 27, 2009 7:53 am

...and fuzzy dice! :wink:

It is his plane, and if it helps with it's stability an strength....that's what it's for IIRC....I still like the looks of it.

Chicoartist · **Posted:** Wed May 27, 2009 8:05 am

lmritger wrote:

'Bud' Anderson is a good man, a worthy man, and I've had the privilege and honor of meeting him... no disrespect is intended to the man whatsoever by my saying this, but ...

I hear ya!

But - as many of us know, Bud is not only 'the real thing' in a soundbite world of pretenders and politicians, but he's still very much around, lucky for us, and IMHO I just think those with the means simply want to honor him - on several levels, wartime and personal - with the added bonus that you get to have him see and appreciate your machine in person.

But, yes, of course as you said there are many fine and worthy men who you'd do just as good to honor if you had your own machine, Lynn. If I had a razorback '51, I'd paint it in Hofer's markings myself. But that's just me.

Cheers!
Wade

lmritger · **Posted:** Wed May 27, 2009 8:48 am

Chicoartist wrote:

lmritger wrote:

'Bud' Anderson is a good man, a worthy man, and I've had the privilege and honor of meeting him... no disrespect is intended to the man whatsoever by my saying this, but ...

I hear ya!

But - as many of us know, Bud is not only 'the real thing' in a soundbite world of pretenders and politicians, but he's still very much around, lucky for us, and IMHO I just think those with the means simply want to honor him - on several levels, wartime and personal - with the added bonus that you get to have him see and appreciate your machine in person.

But, yes, of course as you said there are many fine and worthy men who you'd do just as good to honor if you had your own machine, Lynn. If I had a razorback '51, I'd paint it in Hofer's markings myself. But that's just me.

Cheers!
Wade

You know I'm a Hofer fan, but if *I* had that kind of cashflow, I'd pick a guy who might've been shot down on his first or second mission, or maybe someone who flew a full tour without ever engaging an enemy aircraft. Wars are not won by aces alone... other pilots did their fair share too. That's one of the reasons the situation with Dean's Mustang really stuck with me- here's a guy who served a tour and came back to the States to train other pilots, and wound up giving his life in the effort. How can one sidestep that sacrifice when rebuilding the very aircraft in which he died?

But yeah, Hofer's bird would make an equally attractive option... or 'Snoots Sniper', talk about an eye-popping scheme!!!

Cheers,

Lynn

Chicoartist · **Posted:** Wed May 27, 2009 9:12 am

Agreed on all fronts ... can't argue with your logic at all.

My main reason for 'selecting' Hofer in particular for 'my' Mustang is that not only was he was a standout ace like many others, and arguably Frank Luke come back to life if there's a chance of that :shock:

(reading Stephen Skinner's excellent THE STAND, THE QUEST, and seeing the accompanying DVD we pre-orderers recently received also makes me think that way even more), but not only has he not been honored in any official sense, but no warbird owners had chosen his rather attractive markings that I know of.

Until my oil well hits and I have a real one to paint - I have been "practicing" my Hofer markings, so to speak ...

Wade

EDIT - a couple more images of the man and machine ...

DoraNineFan · **Joined:** Fri Aug 12, 2005 3:37 pm **Posts:** 672

Wade,

You artwork looks very nice and thanks for sharing it.

Have you ever thought of doing a painting of Karen's uncle and his P-51? Or just his Mustang?

This P-51 is an emotive topic and I was wondering if it would be a nice gesture for her family. Maybe some of use who wish could contribute for your time and efforts, not that I have any idea of the price range for your commissions.

Food for thought......

Django · **Posted:** Wed May 27, 2009 10:46 am

The fillet mod at the time was certainly necessary, but does a currently flying (and pampered by comparison) B, C or early D model really need the fillet mod?

LARGEFLYER · **Joined:** Thu Aug 10, 2006 12:31 pm **Posts:** 181

Mr Roush thought that the modification was necessary. He had noted some handling issues without the fillet mod and requested the changes.

This aircraft will be at WWII Weekend in Reading, Pa next weekend June 5-6-7 if anyone is interested.

TAdan · **Posted:** Wed May 27, 2009 12:30 pm

LARGEFLYER wrote:

Mr Roush thought that the modification was necessary. He had noted some handling issues without the fillet mod and requested the changes.

This aircraft will be at WWII Weekend in Reading, Pa next weekend June 5-6-7 if anyone is interested.

I look forward to seeing it.

Robbie Roberts · **Posted:** Wed May 27, 2009 12:39 pm

If I was painting an early '51, then "Shangri-La" would be my choice of livery! I always thought it about the neatest looking paint job- before it got busted up by a bit of flat hatting...

Robbie

Warbirdnerd · **Joined:** Fri Apr 30, 2004 7:34 pm **Posts:** 2923

LARGEFLYER wrote:

Mr Roush thought that the modification was necessary. He had noted some handling issues without the fillet mod and requested the changes.

This aircraft will be at WWII Weekend in Reading, Pa next weekend June 5-6-7 if anyone is interested.

The story I heard was that the Airworthiness Certificate states that all Technical Orders must be complied with, and there is a TO requiring the dorsal fillet to be installed. But I'm wrong a lot-just ask my wife....

spookythecat · **Posted:** Wed May 27, 2009 1:03 pm

I think he was just jealous of the much better looking Impatient Virgin

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