Mike, your skills continue to amaze, thank you very much.
I now have to order a Mk1 or two to use the other card
Mike, your skills continue to amaze, thank you very much.
I now have to order a Mk1 or two to use the other card
Lest we forget
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Really nice Kittyhawks Darryl, and so nice to see the faces behind the glass
Lest we forget
Very nice personal planes, Darryl. Great job that man.
"We do not stop playing when we get old, but we get old when we stop playing."
Nice work Darryl, REP inbound.
Very nicely done, Darryl!
I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!
Beauties Darryl. Very nice to see the pilots too!
Nice work. I like the idea with the pictures of pilots.
Thanks, everyone. This project started after looking into the story of how one of Stocky Edward's HS-Bs crash-landed in the Western Desert while being flown by another 260 Squadron pilot and disappeared until being discovered in good condition about five years ago. A picture of 260 Squadron aircraft at Castel Benito mentioned Squadron Leader Osgood 'Pedro' Hanbury, so I had to find why he had that nickname and have a model of his aircraft, while Canadian James 'Stocky' Edwards (who I think is still alive) was perhaps the Desert Air Force's most successful Kittyhawk pilot.
Last edited by DarrylH; 10-04-2017 at 15:49.
Nice paint job and as stated good to see a photo associated with the plane.
Here's two more of the iconic P-40 ...
Painted as planes of the shortlived 17th Pursuit Squadron (Provisional), 49th Pursuit Group, USAAF. They were based at Blimbling Field near Djombang, East Java ( SouthWest of Soerabaja), Netherlands East Indies. They were based there from mid February till early March 1942 to help bolster the Dutch defense against the Japanese onslaught.
The planes are repaints of the Ares P-40's (Lott and Gisclon).
And yes, I know that historically the planes should not have been P-40F's but P-40E's. And yes, the roundels still should have the red dot ...
But .. this scheme makes them more useable for later battles as well and not just the "official" three weeks
Anyway, I hope you like them ...
cheers,
Guus
"zet 'm op ... witte muizen !" (strijdkreet van 1e JaVa, Luchtvaart Afdeling, Nederland 1940)
"let's go get them ... white mice !" (battlecry of the 1st Fighter Group, Army Air Force, Netherlands 1940)
Hmmm... I did cards for these, well one of them for my paper model of Edwards' Kittyhawk, but I should redo them with backs:
OldGuy59's WWII Allied Fighters - 'Pedro'
OldGuy59's WWII Allied Fighters - 'Eddy'
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"Flying is learning to throw yourself at the ground and miss" Douglas Adams
"Wings of Glory won't skin your elbows and knees while practicing." OldGuy59
Just for the record .... thanks to a PM from Cats Eyes I now have painted the wheels / hubcaps of the P-40's "neutral grey".
Thanks Lex
cheers,
Guus
it's rather weird to see the difference in colour on the undersides of the original posted pic and this one ... both have the same "neutral grey" colour
"zet 'm op ... witte muizen !" (strijdkreet van 1e JaVa, Luchtvaart Afdeling, Nederland 1940)
"let's go get them ... white mice !" (battlecry of the 1st Fighter Group, Army Air Force, Netherlands 1940)
nice ! well done Chris
cheers,Guus
"zet 'm op ... witte muizen !" (strijdkreet van 1e JaVa, Luchtvaart Afdeling, Nederland 1940)
"let's go get them ... white mice !" (battlecry of the 1st Fighter Group, Army Air Force, Netherlands 1940)
They really look the business. Lovely paint jobs by all on this thread
Thanks Mike,
cheers,
Guus
"zet 'm op ... witte muizen !" (strijdkreet van 1e JaVa, Luchtvaart Afdeling, Nederland 1940)
"let's go get them ... white mice !" (battlecry of the 1st Fighter Group, Army Air Force, Netherlands 1940)
Nice work Chris and Guus. Good looking aircraft.
Thanks Dave,
I'm glad you like Chris' and my work
cheers,
Guus
"zet 'm op ... witte muizen !" (strijdkreet van 1e JaVa, Luchtvaart Afdeling, Nederland 1940)
"let's go get them ... white mice !" (battlecry of the 1st Fighter Group, Army Air Force, Netherlands 1940)
Great looking aircraft --gotta love those P-40s !!!
Here are 3 AVG Flying Tigers, P-40B. Planes by AIM, decals Miscmini. Paint is from the Vallejo set, US Army Air Corps China-Burma-India (CBI) Pacific theater WW II. These three are painted in the Curtiss colors used when the planes were originally destined for use in the RAF.
This plane has the USAAF Neutral Grey underside.
Nicely done Peter. With all the Oscars in already in your arsenal and now these beauties are you planning a Burma Theatre scenario for next year?
They are beautiful Peter
cheers,
Guus
"zet 'm op ... witte muizen !" (strijdkreet van 1e JaVa, Luchtvaart Afdeling, Nederland 1940)
"let's go get them ... white mice !" (battlecry of the 1st Fighter Group, Army Air Force, Netherlands 1940)
Nice job, shiny!!
Superb Pete.
The only failure I have had was trying to paint jaws on my Warhawk which did not look like a foolish grin rather than a frightening maw.
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
Thanks Karl.
I will have a look at them.
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
Lovely job Pete. Great painting and great aircraft
Peter those are pretty stunning paint jobs, very impressive.
Bob you've made a great job on you plane as well, the jaw decals have come out very nicely indeed.
Another very nice rendering of this iconic aircraft Dave.
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
From what my limited vision can tell they look splendid Dave.
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
Lovely job, Dave!
I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!
Looking good Dave!
Thanks guys, I appreciate the positive feedback. I tried something new on these. If you look close, you can see a shadow on the canopy that represents the pilot. You can see it best on the first picture that has only early Hell’s Angel’s #68. I think it looks pretty cool.
Here is my first P40B Card. It matches frame #68. Since all the camo patterns on these are exactly the same, and the tail stripe is not that easy to see when it is the size of a card, I put the frame number in white next to the plane. That is for ease of game play so you don't have to use a special marker on the base to ID the planes. What do you guys think of that idea? I was also wondering if making the number larger would be even better.
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"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
Hey Rob,
Nice job on that Spitfire card. How did you get the glare lines to curve so nicely to conform with the leading edge of the wing?
Dave
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