Warbird Information Exchange

I like it. It is just paint. As long as they are not passing it off as a "true" warbird.
It is just fun.
It is always better to see something with some color... instead of the same old thing...




What is the limit?
Are painting Roundels crossing the line? Or the full paint job?

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Ryan if you look close at your photo at Boerne behind the Fat Faced Rocket you can see the pseudo SWA trainer in proper colors for 737 pilots.

Like I said, I intentionally kept the poll simple. I didn't add an option for sometimes, or it depends on the situation, because I wanted to keep everyone from riding the fence.

I guess the reason I posted this, is because love 'em or hate 'em, pretty or ugly, they can all be interesting and fun to see. Even the ones that may make you cringe a little.

Interesting tidbit on the Grumman factory option. I guess that would explain why it is so common.




Thanks for the Edit James

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I've seen too many airplanes destroyed by the term "Static Restoration."

I really think it's all about having fun. Then I remembered seeing Jack Roush's Cessna Sovereign jet ,or what ever it is painted in 357th markings. I really love what the guy is doing for the warbird community but that painted up like that, was a little hard on the eyes.
As long as the theme is consistent it looks good on most airplanes.

Ober be sure to tell Scott his ride is now been shown worldwide now and Brannock is looking a bit older now in that picture....

Lynn

fake but fun, it brings out the walter mitty in the owner, & it's additional eye candy for the observer.

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Ryan, I just checked Baugher for the serial on that Luscombe:



Maybe it's the same one?

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Now this one, I REALLY like.

Mudge the aesthete

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Warbird schemes on civi planes is fine and I see it as a small tribute to the big boys and there is nothing wrong with a little day dreaming.

I think it's fun, but if I see ONE MORE civie OR real warbird with the post war national insignia and invasion stripes...

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The inside of the jambs & hood etc is olive green I still need to add the black/white checker nose...
Eventually it will look like this:

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This Yak 52 is an interesting example. I flew it a few times before it was sold. It was painted in the Empire Test Pilots School colours because they used it occasionally as part of their training. When it had to transfer from the Lithuanian register to the UK one, the CAA didn't like the scheme at all as there had been no "official" permission to apply it in the first place. So it had to be changed. A real pity as it looked good.