Warbird Information Exchange

Paint someone's face on it.

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I Love it!

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Magister Aviation
It's all in my book

I think it's a good use for the old Aerostar skin. Only thing that came to my mind was that the shot placement on the exhaust gives a little bit of a lie to the 3d effect, but it's still neat.

Ryan

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Wow,
Let me get this straight...

Your friend takes the time to get an old airplane part.
Bang the dents out of it, then shoot holes in it.
lay a base coat, paint some amazing artwork on it.
Get into some amazing detail, including oil streaks, and weld beads.
Go over to your place to give it to you, for FREE!
You take the time to shoot pictures of your new art piece.
Load them into your computer, then onto the web, then here.

Only to have people on here bash it like its crap, thats wrong!


I think it is amazing, I would definitely hang it on my wall.
Now, how can I paint up that King Air rudder I have in the basement to look like its off of a C-12.

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Well played, sir. Good show.

Mudge the smiling

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Land of the free because of the brave

It's not mine, the guy holding it is the owner. He just bought it over to show it to us.

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Those who can set that knowledge into motion in the physical world are rarer still.

The few who possess real knowledge and can set it into motion of their own hands are the rarest of all.

My opinion is he's passing it off as something it isn't.

As far as opinions, I respect your opinion to think it's a great work of art, but it doesn't require me to agree with your opinion.

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F-84F Simulator Project
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I don't think it is ment to represent any particular type of airplane. It doesn't look anything close to a P-40. Looks more close to a P-51. But here I go contributing to this rediculious rampage of this thread!

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I like it! And I sure didn't see where the artist is trying to pass it off as something it is not. Nice work, I'd like one for my office.

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Volunteer Coordinator/Curator - Military Aviation Museum - Virginia Beach, VA
"America's Flying Museum"
http://www.militaryaviationmuseum.org

He's passing it off as exactly what it actually is: a piece of artwork, nothing more, nothing less.



I'm thinking there may be some people on this board that would have a coronary if they saw the genuine warbird parts we throw in the trash....

Was going to bring home a bunch of knackered F7F brake stators this week to maybe weld into something to hang on the garage wall but I couldn't be bothered to take them out of the trash can...

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Those who possess real knowledge are rare.

Those who can set that knowledge into motion in the physical world are rarer still.

The few who possess real knowledge and can set it into motion of their own hands are the rarest of all.

The amount of time in work that went into that piece is just amazing. I would be proud to hang that up in my shop.

How? There no real exhaust stacks, no scale panels, no serial numbers, etc...If he's trying to pass it off as genuine, it would be an awful small scale warbird....
Good Lord, it's art! The guy painted everything on it. There is nothing remotely genuine on it being passed off. It's an artistic study, a representation, a way to show his skills, a way to make us stick figure drawers humble, a way to be close to possibly his love....warbirds. I'd be proud to have it.

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Civis Aerius Sum

I am a citizen of the Air

It's my own opinion, wow guys, let's just leave it at that. I'm not attacking your opinion am I? It's ok to have an opinion in this thread only if it's one that you approve of...great...I'll keep that in mind for future reference.

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www.f-84f.org

Bhawthorne:

They're pointing out not to be too serious about it, not that your opinion is wrong.

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"No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth!" R.R.

Welcome to the USSA! One Nanny State Under the Messiah, Indivisible with Tyranny, Higher Taxes, Socialism, Radical Environmentalism and a Loss of Income for all. Boy I'm proud to be a part of the USSA, what can I do to raise taxes, oh boy oh boy!