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Seeking B-24D paint schemes?

Sun Jun 24, 2012 10:30 pm

I have scoured the pages of Google and Bing trying to come up with a unique paint scheme for a B-24D and am turning to you guys for help. It seems that all the really good paint schemes were on the later J models? Show me what you got, I am hoping to find something with colorful rudders :D


Thank you much,

Dust

Re: Seeking B-24D paint schemes?

Sun Jun 24, 2012 10:37 pm

You'll go blind doing it, but if you fish around in GOOGLE Images for B-24 pictures you'll come across one experimental scheme where they painted 4 gradually reducing outlines of the airplane on the fuselage and engines. There is a war weary formation ship with two profiles painted on the fuselage, there might even be a decal sheet for that one. And both are 'D's'

Re: Seeking B-24D paint schemes?

Mon Jun 25, 2012 1:26 am

The Italeri release of the Minicraft 1/72 B-24D came with those markings. Not sure if it's currently in production. but it shouldn't be too hard to find.

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Re: Seeking B-24D paint schemes?

Mon Jun 25, 2012 6:04 am

Colorful rudders?

Formation ships!

http://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&h ... piR90AL1r8

Re: Seeking B-24D paint schemes?

Mon Jun 25, 2012 8:52 am

Dan K wrote:Formation ships!
Indeed; "First Sergeant" is the one that immediately comes to mind although a bit OTT in my opinion :|

http://www.hyperscale.com/2012/reviews/ ... ewmd_1.htm (commercial link - hope that's OK).

Re: Seeking B-24D paint schemes?

Mon Jun 25, 2012 11:56 pm

Wow, they certainly are colorful, Thanks for the leads. I quickly perused the pics and stumbled across the "yellow monster". Might be cute and an attractive alternative if I can’t pull a good glass nose.

Keep the coming, I do appreciate it.

Dust

Re: Seeking B-24D paint schemes?

Tue Jun 26, 2012 8:08 pm

How about "Strawberry Bitch"?

It's not that unusual, but it is very colorful with lots of stuff on the tails.

There's lots of cool formation ships to choose from; I like "109" from the 466th Bomb Group and "Pete the POM Inspector" from the 467th BG.

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Pete the POM Inspector
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(all pictures from B24bestweb.com)
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