82FG/95FS "Judy Ann" of Lt. Charles E. Adams

[StokesAk]

The whole of the 82nd FG would love for someone to skin this.






As of yet i dont have a picture of the top of the wings just a profile and the noseart shot. If anyone could assist me in finding this it would be very nice.

[5PointOh]

i'll see what I can dig up, been kind of wanting to do a 38 skin,

personally I like this one better...

[StokesAk]

Thanks Copr, i got the profile from the website lyric gave you. If you can find any images its Ok. Cavalier ordered a book of the 82nd that has yet to arrive.

[oboe]

As a '38 driver and skinner, I like to see the active '38 squads have at least one squad skin for each version of the Lightning if possible.  

What is special or significant about "Judy Ann"?   IIRC I had started working on Ben Mason's "Billy Boy", also an 82nd FG 38J, but stopped for some reason and don't recall why...

[StokesAk]

Billy Boy is a 38J?

I just got what i could about a comfirmed 38J.

All we really want is a P38J to call our own, anyone will do.

[5PointOh]

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I like the redtail look...

[StokesAk]

That looks great Copr.

[oboe]

Schwwwiiinnggggg!   That's a beauty, Copr.     Never seen red tails on the 82nd though - what book is that from?

[5PointOh]

I pulled it from here http://wp.scn.ru/en/ww2/f/298/3/7#31 which there source is: Source: Air Magazine No.40, Magazine bimestriel. Janvier/Fevrier 2008. Est une publication bimestrielle de TMA SARL.75 rue Claude Decaen - Paris 75012.  I think thats French Going to take some research to find a real photo...Perhaps Dan will come along and assist

[StokesAk]

Man i can only imagine what that would look like in game.

[Fencer51]

I pulled it from here http://wp.scn.ru/en/ww2/f/298/3/7#31 Going to take some research to find a real photo...Perhaps Dan will come along and assist.

Do get a real photo for that one or other corroboration, that site is a wonderful starting place, but not the end all be all of "good references".

[StokesAk]

Do get a real photo for that one or other corroboration, that site is a wonderful starting place, but not the end all be all of "good references".

+1

When i was looking through the 82nd's site i didnt see any 38's with redtails.

[Guppy35]

The Red tail birds would be J-25s or L-1s(J-25 being almost identical with leading edge landing light, power assist and dive flaps) The 82nd J models didn't have the colored tails. As time went by and the war was winding down there was more time for painting.  Think Spring/Summer 44 for the J models and Spring 45 for the colored tail L models. 

 Billy Boy was the one Oboe was working on and it was a J-15 but no red tail at that point.

[Guppy35]

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I like the redtail look...

If it's accurate, which I'm not positive on, it's a 38L.

[5PointOh]

Thanks Dan, once again I am impresssed by your vast knowledge.  In my own attempt to gain knowledge, I went to the library the other night looking for a book that had technical data of the 38 and other planes.  I arrived at our public library at 5:45PM, as I walk in I hear "your public library will be closing in 10 min".  Grrr..I grab a book called Fighters of WWII by David Donald (Big picture of a I-16, Ki84, 109, Hurri, and 38 on it) check out my books and rush home.  I open to the table of contents and find P-38 on page 161,  except on page 161 is thw Meteor . Wow, what a disappointment,  I guess I should have got Bombers of WWII!

Thanks again,

Nathan