Author Topic: Would you like to help paint a Warbird??? Win free stuff! (Read 6150 times)

Bodhi · « **on:** April 08, 2006, 10:33:08 AM »

As most of you know, I restore warbirds for a living.

At current, we have an F4u-4 (the airframe has no notable history) that is approaching completion. The owner has not chosen a paint scheme and I would like to ask you fellow AH'rs to help provide me with some ideas to propose to the owner.

The participant whose scheme that the owner picks, or is most representative, will receive three free months of AH from me.

The only rules I propose are this:

The scheme MUST be from WW2.

The colors MUST be American.

The base color MUST be glossy sea blue.

Have fun doing this and thanks for your assistance!

Hoarach · « **Reply #1 on:** April 08, 2006, 10:42:17 AM »

<---looks for someone from last year's CT con

The f4u4 there had a nice paintjob on it. I only have a few pics on the hogs and they are all rear views so cant tell which hog is which.

Bodhi · « **Reply #2 on:** April 08, 2006, 10:47:41 AM »

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Originally posted by Hoarach
<---looks for someone from last year's CT con

The f4u4 there had a nice paintjob on it. I only have a few pics on the hogs and they are all rear views so cant tell which hog is which.

obviously we will not be duplicating another birds scheme.....

KTM520guy · « **Reply #3 on:** April 08, 2006, 11:08:57 AM »

Man, I wish I was good at design. I am however, an aviation pigmented plasticized polymer application specialist.

midnight Target · « **Reply #4 on:** April 08, 2006, 11:13:06 AM »

Always been partial to "Marine's Dream", but that has probably been done to death.

Dux · « **Reply #5 on:** April 08, 2006, 11:26:13 AM »

Bodhi, I'm curious as to why there is no known history to this airframe...? No S/N to be found anywhere?

Bodhi · « **Reply #6 on:** April 08, 2006, 11:52:32 AM »

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Originally posted by Dux
Bodhi, I'm curious as to why there is no known history to this airframe...? No S/N to be found anywhere?

The serial number is known. I should have said there was no "notable history" on the airframe. Just a stateside training bird that never deployed. The history on it is only a sentence or so.

Brenjen · « **Reply #7 on:** April 08, 2006, 12:23:44 PM »

That's better than no bird at all, I wish I had it & the owner had a.....never mind. My wife is quite the artist & loves to do things like that & I could use three months of free AHII ( not really but what the hay ) but neither of us really understands what you want. What should I tell her to shoot for? An established Squadron scheme or a one of a kind scheme?

The only reason we are confused is the "it must be from WWII - but not duplicating another birds scheme"

How would you wish the scheme presented? Pastels/ink/paint on paper scanned in to you or photo-shopped?

Furball · « **Reply #8 on:** April 08, 2006, 12:27:25 PM »

i think he means find a real f4u-4 scheme used in wwii, that is not currently being used on any restored f4u-4

Bodhi · « **Reply #9 on:** April 08, 2006, 12:41:43 PM »

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Originally posted by Brenjen
The only reason we are confused is the "it must be from WWII - but not duplicating another birds scheme"

How would you wish the scheme presented? Pastels/ink/paint on paper scanned in to you or photo-shopped?

Do not duplicate an existing, flying aircraft's paint scheme.

The paint scheme must be from WW2 and used on -4's.

As for history of the bird. It does not show being assigned to ANY squadron, so it makes it very difficult to come up with it's original colors.

DJ111 · « **Reply #10 on:** April 08, 2006, 01:09:54 PM »

Random Model

Another

Same as above, different angle

Here's a site that shows what schemes are being used right now

Bodhi · « **Reply #11 on:** April 08, 2006, 04:43:53 PM »

please keep them historical...

Debonair · « **Reply #12 on:** April 08, 2006, 04:53:24 PM »

Which type of -4 is it? B, C, N, P or other?

sharp8th · « **Reply #13 on:** April 08, 2006, 05:03:10 PM »

how about this paintjob?

sharp8th · « **Reply #14 on:** April 08, 2006, 05:14:12 PM »

i think that is a seablue i cant tell with the lighting on it