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Offline Greebo

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677th BS B-29 Sky Chief
« on: March 06, 2011, 06:29:06 AM »
This is my skin of a 444th BG, 677th BS B-29 named Sky Chief. VonKost requested this skin as his great uncle 1st Lt. Robert Finneran served as a member of the crew on this aircraft. VonKost's Sky Chief thread.

I've toned down the shininess and upped the dirt for this aircraft compared to the default, as its a CBI bird. Note I can't carry the red band onto the top rear dome surround as this part is also used for the front dome.



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Offline Kazan_HB

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Re: 677th BS B-29 Sky Chief
« Reply #1 on: March 06, 2011, 06:53:17 AM »
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Re: 677th BS B-29 Sky Chief
« Reply #2 on: March 06, 2011, 10:45:16 AM »
Looks good Greebo!  :aok
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Re: 677th BS B-29 Sky Chief
« Reply #3 on: March 06, 2011, 10:56:10 AM »
Really nice Greebo, you are an artist!
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Re: 677th BS B-29 Sky Chief
« Reply #4 on: March 06, 2011, 12:49:44 PM »
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Offline VonKost

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Re: 677th BS B-29 Sky Chief
« Reply #5 on: March 06, 2011, 01:51:42 PM »
Wow Greebo looks great! thanks for all the work that went into this! I can't wait to get her into the air!

S!

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Offline Helm

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Re: 677th BS B-29 Sky Chief
« Reply #6 on: March 06, 2011, 02:51:39 PM »
stunning!!! ......awesome work!


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Offline jolly22

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Re: 677th BS B-29 Sky Chief
« Reply #7 on: March 06, 2011, 04:38:13 PM »
Great skin!!

<S> 1st Lt. Robert Finneran
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Offline EskimoJoe

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Re: 677th BS B-29 Sky Chief
« Reply #8 on: March 06, 2011, 06:32:36 PM »
Great looking bird!

I have a question though - what do the camel markings represent?
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Offline jolly22

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Re: 677th BS B-29 Sky Chief
« Reply #9 on: March 06, 2011, 06:34:04 PM »
Quote from: EskimoJoe on March 06, 2011, 06:32:36 PM
Great looking bird!

I have a question though - what do the camel markings represent?

I was thinking that too
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Offline Delirium

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Re: 677th BS B-29 Sky Chief
« Reply #10 on: March 06, 2011, 07:27:07 PM »
The camels are referring to them flying 'the hump'.

The hump is the mountain ranges between China and India, it was flown while land/sea based resupply was impossible for a time.
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Offline Guppy35

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Re: 677th BS B-29 Sky Chief
« Reply #11 on: March 06, 2011, 08:23:05 PM »
29s had to fly in their own gas over the hump. 
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Offline EskimoJoe

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Re: 677th BS B-29 Sky Chief
« Reply #12 on: March 06, 2011, 10:22:45 PM »
Very cool. Thanks for the info  :)

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Offline Kazaa

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Re: 677th BS B-29 Sky Chief
« Reply #13 on: March 07, 2011, 10:45:15 AM »
Top job Greebo, I really like your exhaust dirt technique.
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Offline donna43

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Re: 677th BS B-29 Sky Chief
« Reply #14 on: July 11, 2011, 10:14:44 PM »
I've been a member of this group for a few years on yahoo groups and they put out alot of good pics and info.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/B29-Superfortress/

Web site also:http://b-29.org/   :aok
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