Thu Sep 02, 2010 7:58 am
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mustangdriver wrote:$3 will get you some fishcod Zack!
Thu Sep 02, 2010 9:02 am
Steve Nelson wrote:Barbie III, looks great in its CBI Air Commando scheme with white diagonal fuselage stripes
Speaking of the National Insignia, one of my pet peeves is the way the bars are often applied. Aside from being misproportioned, I often see the insignia painted as a simple star-in-circle with the bars tacked on the sides, like this:
The insignia is actually a star-in-circle, with white bars, and a blue border surrounding the whole thing (replacing the red that was added in the spring of '43) like this:
SN
Thu Sep 02, 2010 9:04 am
Thu Sep 02, 2010 9:14 am
RyanShort1 wrote:I'd like to offer an idea here... there's a certain L-5 that I'm aware of that has a hideous non-historical paint scheme mentioned earlier in the thread... We currently have 4995 listed members here on WIX. If half the membership could come up with $3.00 each, I could have the guys at the Alamo Liaison Squadron get it repainted. I'd bet, if we got enough support there, that we could also do something cool, like maybe have the inside of the stretcher area door (not visible in flight like a "tramp stamp") with a nice advertisement for WIX. We could also make a "fake" wartime style bit of nose-art like this:
Maybe we could make it a once-a-year deal to help put an aircraft into decent markings.
Ryan
Thu Sep 02, 2010 9:44 am
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Thu Sep 02, 2010 12:05 pm
mustangdriver wrote:The funny thing is a Corsair in Boyington's markings would be a change. I don't know of any that fly in his markings. I know of a few static ones only. I think it would be cool to do one in his real markings not Lucy Belle which he never actually flew in combat.
Thu Sep 02, 2010 12:10 pm
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Thu Sep 02, 2010 3:06 pm
Zachary wrote:Regarding shiny paint...I'll be the first to admit I know absolutely nothing about painting full-size aircraft, cars, etc., but being a small-scale plastic modeler, I've got to ask...is there any paint manufacturer that makes a dull coat for full-scale machinery? Something that could dull the shine, but leave a smooth, easy to clean finish?
Zack
Thu Sep 02, 2010 3:44 pm
APG85 wrote:I know I'm going to get "beat-up" for this but...
I've never been a fan of painting a plane silver when it should be natural metal finish. It never looks right. Better to go with another paint scheme i.e. OD green, black, (whatever other scheme that type may have worn) than to go with the painted silver look...