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The suspense is killing me!

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She looked great this morning with the engines running...... and she looked equally well, after the unveiling, with the engines being runup by Gary.... Myself, Scott, Ellen, and a bunch of others will let Gary post the first pics......... Keep waiting guys and girls!!!!!!!!!!! Alan

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Maybe I should have posted pics here. I spoke to Gary and he said go ahead as he won't be able to it for several hours, if today at all.

It's offical now! So hold on to your hats!

Here we are all finished with today's man of the hour. From left to right, Mike Hede, Sean Cowger, Gary, me and my Dad, Gary Hill.

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Can you tell it had been a long 4 days?

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Hope y'all like it. It was a lot of fun, an honor and a privilege, and like everything else on the ol' girl, a lot of work too.

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Looks excellent. Can't wait to indulge in the "Ol 927" merchandise.
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AWESOME!

I know some of the other WIX members may not like me saying so, but I love this trend. First LSFM puts the Doolittle Raiders patch on Special Delivery, and now CAF goes with Ol' 927 for Diamond 'Lil... I LOVE IT.

As a Christian, who believes that Matthew 5:27-29 is still relevant, I am sooo happy about this decision. Congratulations to everyone involved.

These kind of decisions make me very happy. It's still in the old style, makes sense, and is family friendly as well.

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Icing on the cake that is. Hmm funny how noone could have guessed even with Gary himself using "Ol 927" several times!

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Looks awesome :D

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It looks magnificent ! :drink3:

Congratulations for to everyone involved !

Hmmm ~ Just imagine having that image on the back of an A-2 jacket :D

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Looks GREAT sorry I couldnt make it out today

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Well, I didn't get many pictures today, but I'm sure someone will post something soon. I know not everyone will like the new noseart, but no matter what we did, there's no way everyone would like it. However, I'm glad that there are at least some of you out there who do.

Here's the few pictures I took.....

I know it's out of focus, but here's a view from the cockpit while running the engines up at night. The flames are an easy thing to see, but also notice the exhaust stacks, just starting to turn cherry red......

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And here's the only two pictures from outside that I took. Sorry about that........

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So now it's time to get back to work. I have to rip out the crap we threw together to get this unveiling and fix it right. Floorboards and doors are going to be the things I lose sleep over for the next month or two. I'm not really looking forward to the rest of this.

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Gary, I don't know that you can even imagine how impressed we are of your work and how grateful we are that you've taken it on.

What you've done with her is amazing.

Hang in there.
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I think the Ol 927 is one of the best and most authentic looking bombers around now. Amazing transformation. And the nose art is just perfect. Kudos to all. :D
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While i was somewhat attached to "Diamond Lil", this new look is simply awesome.In the days of $5/Gallon av-fuel, a nice cartoonesque emblem on a t-shirt may be really marketable. Great choice! Don't forget to get a lot of the t-shirts in small :D Kids'll love this nose art. Great job Mr. Austin!

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Looks great Gary! Any chance we can get some interior shots of everything?
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