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Online Devil 505

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You're gonna need a bigger boat.
« on: May 20, 2014, 02:41:54 PM »
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This shark, swallow you whole.

The head, the tail, the whole damn thing.

This was no boat accident!
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Re: You're gonna need a bigger boat.
« Reply #1 on: May 20, 2014, 02:55:50 PM »
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Re: You're gonna need a bigger boat.
« Reply #2 on: May 20, 2014, 03:22:49 PM »
What color did you use for the text underneath? I mentioned this before in the other P-40 thread, but after doing some digging around it sounds like by the wartime period it was actually the same color blue as the roundel (ANA605 Insignia Blue). It looks black in the pic.
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Re: You're gonna need a bigger boat.
« Reply #3 on: May 20, 2014, 04:25:45 PM »
I like it!   :aok
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Re: You're gonna need a bigger boat.
« Reply #4 on: May 20, 2014, 04:28:16 PM »
LOVE IT!!!!  :x

Thank You Sir!  :salute
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Re: You're gonna need a bigger boat.
« Reply #5 on: May 20, 2014, 05:02:27 PM »
That is very nice Devil.  :aok
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Re: You're gonna need a bigger boat.
« Reply #6 on: May 20, 2014, 07:57:50 PM »
Very Impressive!
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Re: You're gonna need a bigger boat.
« Reply #7 on: May 20, 2014, 09:16:03 PM »
Thanks guys.

Quote from: Saxman on May 20, 2014, 03:22:49 PM
What color did you use for the text underneath? I mentioned this before in the other P-40 thread, but after doing some digging around it sounds like by the wartime period it was actually the same color blue as the roundel (ANA605 Insignia Blue). It looks black in the pic.
Can you find where you saw this? It's very difficult to distinguish black from insignia blue on the undersides.
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Re: You're gonna need a bigger boat.
« Reply #8 on: May 20, 2014, 09:36:42 PM »
Quote from: Devil 505 on May 20, 2014, 09:16:03 PM
Thanks guys.
Can you find where you saw this? It's very difficult to distinguish black from insignia blue on the undersides.

It's part of Spec 98-24105-P, information available here:

http://librarum.org/book/31199/37

"Their markings were to conform to Spec 98-24105-P and amendments, except that the marking 'U.S. Army' on the under surface of the wing was to be applied with blue, Shade 47 of Bulletin No. 41. All other exterior markings were to be applied with either red, black or blue, Shades 45, 44 and 47 of Bulletin No. 41."

Shade 47 is the same as ANA605 Insignia Blue per Bulletin No. 157.
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Re: You're gonna need a bigger boat.
« Reply #9 on: May 20, 2014, 09:40:58 PM »
cool.
thanks.
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Re: You're gonna need a bigger boat.
« Reply #10 on: May 20, 2014, 10:32:03 PM »
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Re: You're gonna need a bigger boat.
« Reply #11 on: May 20, 2014, 11:13:08 PM »
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Re: You're gonna need a bigger boat.
« Reply #12 on: May 20, 2014, 11:28:40 PM »
Corrected stencil now in Insignia Blue.


Quote from: GhostCDB on May 20, 2014, 10:32:03 PM
:lol
Yeah, I'm confused here too. What's so funny? He provided some good documentation on the regulations, and I thanked him for it.
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Re: You're gonna need a bigger boat.
« Reply #13 on: May 21, 2014, 12:46:22 AM »
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Re: You're gonna need a bigger boat.
« Reply #14 on: May 21, 2014, 09:24:26 AM »
Quote from: perdue3 on May 20, 2014, 11:13:08 PM
What is so funny Ghost?

Quote from: Devil 505 on May 20, 2014, 11:28:40 PM
Yeah, I'm confused here too. What's so funny? He provided some good documentation on the regulations, and I thanked him for it.

The thank you, it seemed sarcastic. 

I don't know.

Don't mind me.

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