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Jack Cook
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That would be a great paint scheme for a Reno racer!!
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I wonder how long it took 'em to paint that? :shock:

What's the story behind this one Jack?

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I dont think I would have wanted to be in a dog fight and see that coming at me! :?

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That's pretty cool. I bet it took them a long time to paint that. :shock:

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That is a flying piece of art work. :lol:

As far as a story behind it...I seem to recall hearing about an american squadron where the pilots tried to out do one another with wild paint schemes. I think this was in the immediate post war period. Or I could be totally wrong... :oops: :lol:

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This is an often published picture, and it has long been a frustration of modelers that nobody knows what colors it is.

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I want to know what they use for bait to catch such a big fish?
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wow!!! if a modeler tackled that paint scheme he'd have balls like boulders just to attempt it!!!! i wonder if the weight of all that paint on the fabric / dope factored in the plane's performance???

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I don't know anything about this image. I just saw it and grabbed it.
Since it's part bird and part fish I guess it'd be a fly'in fish??
This is post-WWI though. You can tell by the insignia on the wings.
This scheme would look great on a cowled Stearman, AT-6 or
a Sea Fury.

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It reminded me of this hungarian Mi-24

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It looks like something that you would buy the feed for at the Tractor Supply here in Waxahachie.....

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