Reno Unlimiteds & T-6's

cluvara · **Joined:** Thu Jun 30, 2005 8:19 am **Posts:** 100

The winner, followed by some T-6's and some Unlimited pics.

enjoy.

Chris

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SPANNERmkV · **Posted:** Tue Sep 22, 2009 7:45 pm

Man... I've GOTTA go next year!

Thanks so much for posting...

Holedigger · **Posted:** Tue Sep 22, 2009 8:42 pm

Some great pics there! Gotta just love the paint on some of those birds! Authentic Warpaint or zany color splashes, some very nice jobs there! That gaggle of T-6's has got to have had a great sound! Growling around the pylons!

Lynn Allen · **Posted:** Tue Sep 22, 2009 9:36 pm

Outstanding photo's Chris, thanks for sharing them. I still like Mustang Love the best.... :wink:

Lynn

Oscar Duck · **Posted:** Wed Sep 23, 2009 12:47 am

engguy · **Joined:** Wed Mar 29, 2006 10:45 am **Posts:** 442

And Dreadnaught pulling some G's with 4,000 ish pounds of engine and prop, tugging on the front of that airframe, wow. I guess some of the pulling forces kinda balance it out some though.

garbs · **Posted:** Wed Sep 23, 2009 7:14 pm

Great shots, Chris!

I never made it off the airport so most of mine will be planform view from underneath, which in the case of Rare Bear isn't all that bad. Has there ever been a better paint scheme applied to a pylon racer?

I expect to see more of this "Grandstand View" paint in years to come.

I have a few more, including some of the Blues:

and some other general interest:

I still need to sort, crop and upload to Photobucket, but will stick them here soon if no one minds.

Later;

Jack Cook · **Posted:** Wed Sep 23, 2009 7:39 pm

Quote:

Has there ever been a better paint scheme applied to a pylon racer?

I'm probably the minority vote but I can't stand it and like the older schemes much better.
It looks like some computer geek dreamed it up in his basement:!: :hide:

Tim Adams · **Joined:** Sat Apr 08, 2006 7:17 pm **Posts:** 301

Jack Cook wrote:

Quote:

Has there ever been a better paint scheme applied to a pylon racer?

I'm probably the minority vote but I can't stand it and like the older schemes much better.
It looks like some computer geek dreamed it up in his basement:!: :hide:

It does look a hell of a lot better than the paint by numbers crap it had on it two years ago though.

T J Johansen · **Posted:** Thu Sep 24, 2009 7:09 am

I kinda liked it when it was white/ purple with a bear on the tail.

T J

garbs · **Posted:** Thu Sep 24, 2009 8:18 am

Well, can't please everyone I guess. I loved the way it looked going by in a steep bank, lit by the sun. Sort of a salute to the fans, as you could read it with the naked eye. Kinda limits them to a counter clockwise race pattern, though

I thought Riff Raff's makeover was long overdue as well.

Robbie Stuart · **Posted:** Thu Sep 24, 2009 8:38 am

Very nice pics, thanks for posting.

richkolasa · **Posted:** Thu Sep 24, 2009 12:02 pm

Jack Cook wrote:

Quote:

Has there ever been a better paint scheme applied to a pylon racer?

I'm probably the minority vote but I can't stand it and like the older schemes much better.
It looks like some computer geek dreamed it up in his basement:!: :hide:

I'm with you!

Rich

Roger Cain · **Posted:** Thu Sep 24, 2009 7:31 pm

Nice stuff Chris and Garbs. I never got a chance to see the belly view on Rare Bear, that actually looks better than the top side IMHO.

garbs · **Posted:** Thu Sep 24, 2009 9:02 pm

OK - got a few uploaded - here's the first installment; Unlimited Gold field for Sunday taxi-ing out:

And on takeoff:

Flinched a bit on Rare Bear and Voodoo, and didn't get Riff Raff :cry:

Did get Hoot on takeoff the other way one day though:

Here's a few in planform:

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