Wed Dec 06, 2006 3:02 pm
This has got to rank as one of the most expensive restorations on record. Wow, the amount of work and number of folks working at one time - it makes me even more amazed at the amount of work Gary is doing on Diamond Lil - I promise if I lived closer to Midland I'd be there every chance I got to help with sweeping or what ever.
Tom P.
Tom P.
Wed Dec 06, 2006 3:08 pm
welll... they spent $26M on restoring their DC-6, so you can imagine the sort of detail they put into their projects. Nelson's crew are miracle workers too... I have always been amazed at their skills, and the pace of their work.
Richard
Richard
Wed Dec 06, 2006 3:10 pm
RMAllnutt wrote:welll... they spent $26M on restoring their DC-6
Is it really possible to spend that much on a single restoration?
sdkbkdsafg
Wed Dec 06, 2006 3:40 pm
What has been the most expensive Mustang restoration? I've heard of 5 mil. for Miss Marylin (sp?). I bet Paul Allen topped that with Upupa Epops. I'm just curious.
Wed Dec 06, 2006 4:24 pm
When it's completed, it will be done to a level that not even the Lockheed engineers could have done.
Wed Dec 06, 2006 5:05 pm
Connery wrote:When it's completed, it will be done to a level that not even the Lockheed engineers could have done.
It'll certainly be shinier! Hardly a stock aircraft though, so we're not really comparing like with like - the finished result will have more similarities to a Learjet than an operational wartime P-38.
Thu Dec 07, 2006 11:09 am
I suppose this fits the old adage of "Cheap, fast and correct" - you choose two of three and the results will follow!
Tom P.
Tom P.
Thu Dec 07, 2006 11:23 am
I like it. I was never a big fam of the paint scheme that it wore. I know that it was Lefty's aircraft, but it was only painted that way, becasue the CAF had all of their airplanes painted white at one time. I say go for the cool restoration, and the high polish.
Thu Dec 07, 2006 5:58 pm
mustangdriver wrote:I like it. I was never a big fam of the paint scheme that it wore. I know that it was Lefty's aircraft, but it was only painted that way, becasue the CAF had all of their airplanes painted white at one time. I say go for the cool restoration, and the high polish.
I agree...
Mon Dec 11, 2006 2:48 pm
Bet they put a cool paint scheme on it 
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Mon Dec 11, 2006 3:50 pm
aeroeng wrote:Bet they put a cool paint scheme on it
Bet they don't.
Mon Dec 11, 2006 5:31 pm
aeroeng wrote:Bet they put a cool paint scheme on it
There is a good reason that monkey skin is all over it.
Mon Dec 11, 2006 6:31 pm
Interesting T-shirts worn by the shop crew showing project progress and goals (visible in the website progress shots). Obviously good for inspiration and motivation!
Mon Dec 11, 2006 7:55 pm
aeroeng wrote:Bet they put a cool paint scheme on it
Depends on whether you like the words "Red Bull" or not.
Mon Dec 11, 2006 8:58 pm
mjanovec wrote:aeroeng wrote:Bet they put a cool paint scheme on it
Depends on whether you like the words "Red Bull" or not.
My thoughts exactly
Although, the Red Bull B-25 is polished metal finished with only the Red Bull logo under the cockpit on each side. So it's not as garish as the Sea Vixen above.