Author Topic: Big Stud was bare metal??? (Read 516 times)

TexMurphy · « **on:** August 29, 2005, 07:50:39 AM »

I always thought that Big Stud was painted in black. At least thats from all the scale model pics Ive seen.

But looking at this pic it was just the nose that was black.

Anyone got the story behind that?

Tex

rogerdee · « **Reply #1 on:** August 29, 2005, 09:51:12 AM »

tex i dont know if you been to this web site but try here

http://www.web-birds.com/15th/325/325th.htm
they have a couple of pictures of big stud if its the same one,maybe that will help

TexMurphy · « **Reply #2 on:** August 29, 2005, 10:14:31 AM »

Yeah and as you see there is a black and a baremetal "Big Stud".

I know there was a stud (p40), big stud (jug) and a litttle stud (pony). But Im wondering if the black and the baremetal "Big Stud" jugs are the same plane with different paint jobs or two different jugs.

Tex

rogerdee · « **Reply #3 on:** August 29, 2005, 11:15:58 AM »

if u look closley the two bublbe top studs are different,one has the card facing the other direction,i think ther are two different ones but thats only from looking at the photos, good luck trying to find out sorry i couldnt help

TexMurphy · « **Reply #4 on:** August 29, 2005, 11:55:57 AM »

Yeah the card and the text are different. Still this could be physicly the same plane but with different paint jobs. Where is Dan when you need him?

Tex

gnubee · « **Reply #5 on:** September 03, 2005, 03:41:27 PM »

I don't think that they were the same planes... the black big stud was a Razor back and the bare metal stud was a bubble top. I know that they conveted some razor backs to bubble tops during the production change... but I've never heard of that retrofit being done after a plane has been entered into service. But I'm by no means an athority, so take it for what it's worth.

Both look sweet anyway, so either way you wont lose!

Guppy35 · « **Reply #6 on:** September 03, 2005, 09:11:00 PM »

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Originally posted by TexMurphy
Yeah the card and the text are different. Still this could be physicly the same plane but with different paint jobs. Where is Dan when you need him?

Tex

Silver Big Stud was the aircraft Robert Baseler used when he was stateside after his combat tour.

Apparently he had more then one if the one posted below is any indication

His wartime Jug was OD/Gray razorback.