Author Topic: Sunny VIII (Read 478 times)

BluAngl · « **on:** March 13, 2004, 09:37:26 AM »

I'm making a model of Col. Stewart's Sunny VIII, All I can realley find are pictures of the left hand side profile, but I also remember seeing a picture from the right hand fron, and saw something yellow on the rudder of it, does anyone know where I can find a better pictre that will show me what that was?( or was it the insignia?)

thanks guys

RBug · « **Reply #1 on:** March 13, 2004, 11:18:49 AM »

This one?

BluAngl · « **Reply #2 on:** March 13, 2004, 11:32:16 AM »

thanks, can you tell what the yellow is on the tail?

RBug · « **Reply #3 on:** March 13, 2004, 01:45:04 PM »

Finally!!! After 2 hours searching.

Its really "TeddyBear".

BluAngl · « **Reply #4 on:** March 13, 2004, 04:07:42 PM »

it looks like a teletubby,... hahahaha thanks guys,
here's the picture I've been sing, (found out why I thought it was only on one side, been looking at diffrent versions( time period), I'm makin the WWII one, the teddy bear teletubby is the restored version,...

Guppy35 · « **Reply #5 on:** March 17, 2004, 02:59:07 AM »

Wish I'd seen this sooner. Two scans of wartime color photos of Everett Stewart's Sunny VIII. Why go with the restored when the real deal will do

Dan/Slack

RBug · « **Reply #6 on:** March 17, 2004, 07:45:39 AM »

Because he asked a picture from the right hand fron.

-RBug-

BluAngl · « **Reply #7 on:** March 17, 2004, 10:54:47 AM »

lol, the other side of wartime sunny is a mystery.... what I did, was duplicated the left-hand side on the right except for the kill markings, but sometimes nose art changes colors (i.e the memphis belle is red on one side and blue on the other)

Guppy35 · « **Reply #8 on:** March 17, 2004, 12:51:14 PM »

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Originally posted by BluAngl
lol, the other side of wartime sunny is a mystery.... what I did, was duplicated the left-hand side on the right except for the kill markings, but sometimes nose art changes colors (i.e the memphis belle is red on one side and blue on the other)

I think that applied more to bombers then fighters. Going through my 4th FG books, I don't see any that carried nose art on the right side. I believe the accepted practice in the 4th was just nose art on the left side so the right side of Sunny VIII wouldn't have anything on it. It would also explain the lack of photos of Sunny VIII from the right side. Just another 51 from that perspective.

In other fighter groups, the right side was the Crew Cheif's side for nose art and often times you'd see two different names on a fighters.

Dan/Slack

BluAngl · « **Reply #9 on:** March 17, 2004, 01:46:23 PM »

ok thanks, anything else about the other side that you can think of?

Guppy35 · « **Reply #10 on:** March 17, 2004, 02:04:46 PM »

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Originally posted by BluAngl
ok thanks, anything else about the other side that you can think of?

I'm sure you already know it, but just in case. The VF would be in front of the star and bar on the right side too.

The aircraft data block would be on the left side below the windscreen, none on the right. It also looks like in the photos that Stewarts name as well as his crew cheif and armorer are above the data block below the windscreen

Very bare with just the Squadron codes and star and bar on the right side.

image is a profile I did a while back of another 4th FG 51D. Note the data block under the windscreen.
Dan/Slack

BluAngl · « **Reply #11 on:** March 17, 2004, 02:09:20 PM »

ok got the data block and names, had the VF swapped, there's no radio wire from post to tail on sunny though I don't think

Guppy35 · « **Reply #12 on:** March 17, 2004, 02:20:40 PM »

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Originally posted by BluAngl
ok got the data block and names, had the VF swapped, there's no radio wire from post to tail on sunny though I don't think

Yep, you are right. No radio wire.

You going to be able to get a photo and post the final result? It would be fun to see

Dan/Slack

BluAngl · « **Reply #13 on:** March 17, 2004, 02:22:24 PM »

actually was taking a picture when you just posted

just joined picturer hangar so I can upload the images for you and some other people to see:D

here's a link to the zip file> http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/300_1079556404_sunnyviii.zip

Guppy35 · « **Reply #14 on:** March 17, 2004, 02:54:07 PM »

I'm curious as to what scale and what kit you used? 1/48th?

Dan/Slack