Hacker photos?

[T33driver]

Now just plain DA-N cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Good For you Hacker!

The thanks all go to T33driver (Paul Keppler), who gave me the opportunity.

Thanks Paul!! I'm hooked!

You're welcome Hacker! That was a blast flying a T-33 four ship with you! Way to avoid the T-Bird first-timer "aileron dance" and took to it right away steady and smooth on the controls but that's no surprise. Glad you enjoyed some "old school" jet flyin! Now to get you a T-Bird checkout...

As to restoring the original Canadian markings...three years ago a friend of mine asked and received the official blessing of Canadian Forces Chief of the Air Staff Lieutenant General J.S. Lucas to reapply original Canadian Forces markings to his T-33. I have a copy of the letter and the General was very enthusiastic and supportive to learn of his and other owners' intent to reapply the markings. A couple of WIXers were most helpful in getting me information that led me to a Canadian scale model decal company that had the capability to make full size paint masks and decals. They've (CanMilAir) since done a number of other markings for other T-33 owners.

[Tim Adams]

No pics from me of that, but I finally did get to meet the more famous of the Haskin brothers. Hope you make it to Reno, somebody needs to put Speedy in his place.

[Speedy]

No pics from me of that, but I finally did get to meet the more famous of the Haskin brothers. Hope you make it to Reno, somebody needs to put Speedy in his place.

I'm not sure if I should be honored or offended by that, Tim.............

[wmburns]

A couple of WIXers were most helpful in getting me information that led me to a Canadian scale model decal company that had the capability to make full size paint masks and decals. They've (CanMilAir) since done a number of other markings for other T-33 owners.

Thanks Paul for helping to spread the word about CanMilAir Decals. I have been wanting to post a few messages here in WIX as I know there are a lot of potential contacts surfing through here on a regular basis, but I didn't want to make it look too much like a simple advertisement of my services. Not even sure if that would be frowned upon or not by the mods. I asked regular WIXer Al Sauer (aka "spookythecat") his opinion and while he was enthusiastic, he was unsure where such a post should be placed. So I have procrastinated until I decided what to do. Since you brought CanMilAir up in the post, I thought I would take a stab at letting everyone know a bit more about CanMilAir Decals and what I can offer. Sorry if this all seems too promotional.



I started CanMilAir Decals (I often shorten it to CMAD) in the summer of 2005 and originally my target customers were scale model builders. I have created a catalogue of over 500 scale decal sets for those modellers building replicas of Canadian military aircraft. I haven't counted lately, but I believe the total is for about 120 various aircraft types dating from 1920's to today - all (except about a half-dozen) are Canadian or have a Canadian connection.



By the time Paul approached me the only "full-size" work I had done was to supply full size vector graphic artwork to an Museum of Flight in Langley BC, who needed to repaint their CF-104 Starfighter. They used my artwork to cut stencils and spray paint the CF markings back on the 104. I sent them that artwork free of charge as I thought it was a one-off job and there wouldn't be any continuing demand for such a service. My first wrong assumption!



It was Paul who really started a facet of CMAD that now occupies about 25% of my business activities! Thus far, I have provided Canadian or American markings in solid vinyl, removable vinyl spray paint masks and vinyl digitally printed graphics for the T-33, F-86, F-104, CF-100 and one Mini Cooper. Here is my very latest project seen at EAA AirVenture 2010:



Apart from the principle markings and national insignias, I have also developed a full suite of service/maintenance markings for the Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (T-33) and the Canadair Sabre 6 (F-86).

Rather than bore you all with it here, I invite you to look though my "Warbird Restoration" page where you can read more about the images (teasers?) I've included above and some of the other projects I've done. I always try to show a "before" and "after" photo to show how much work has been done to the aircraft.

CanMilAir Decals Full Size Warbird Gallery

Back to Lurking Mode.

[Stormin]

Who's flying the other aircraft ? LOL

[T33driver]

Who's flying the other aircraft ? LOL

"Aviator X", lost brother of "Racer X". Good thing he's not a media ho.