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Title: French Boston
Post by: Greebo on November 12, 2004, 02:48:29 AM

I've just uploaded another Boston skin to The Skin Department (http://www.ah-skins.com/index.php). This is a DB-7 of the French Armee de l'Air from 1940. There is not much info out there for DB-7s of this period, the photos I have looked at show no squadron numbers or badges and no standard colour scheme layout. Later, when these aircraft were operated from North Africa by the Vichy government they sported white ID stripes and squad markings. So this is a generic 1940 scheme rather than any particular aircraft.

(http://www.gfg06.dial.pipex.com/frenchdb7s.jpg)

(http://www.gfg06.dial.pipex.com/frontquarterdb7s.jpg)

Title: French Boston
Post by: oboe on November 12, 2004, 06:57:36 AM

Mon ami!   Fantastique!

Get a P-47D and a Yak in French colors as well, and they actually have quite a potent little strike force...

Title: French Boston
Post by: Mitsu on November 12, 2004, 12:33:18 PM

WW2OL. :D

Title: French Boston
Post by: Guppy35 on November 12, 2004, 12:37:02 PM

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Originally posted by oboe
Mon ami!   Fantastique!

Get a P-47D and a Yak in French colors as well, and they actually have quite a potent little strike force...

Throw in the P38s, P51s and Mustangs as well as the B26s and they aren't doing too bad either :)

Dan/Slack

Title: French Boston
Post by: thebest1 on November 12, 2004, 01:23:05 PM

its awesome, but ... its ... french ...

Title: French Boston
Post by: SunKing on November 12, 2004, 09:46:24 PM

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Originally posted by Mitsu
WW2OL. :D

DOH! thats why they look so familiar.

Title: French Boston
Post by: Replicant on November 15, 2004, 06:26:42 AM

Very sweet indeed! :)

Title: French Boston
Post by: straffo on November 15, 2004, 07:05:53 AM

Look like I'll finaly spend some time in bomber :)

Merci Greebo

Title: French Boston
Post by: rabbidrabbit on November 15, 2004, 02:02:34 PM

does it have a "Push to Surrender" button?

sorry.. could not resist..>

Title: French Boston
Post by: MRPLUTO on November 15, 2004, 11:00:38 PM

I love your work, Greebo.  Many thanks.

MRPLUTO

Title: French Boston
Post by: straffo on November 17, 2004, 03:36:45 AM

Geebo could you make a skin like this one for the A20 ?

(http://lespotesajosse.free.fr/A20-BostonIV-Lorraine-AO-B.jpg)

I can ask for the profile if you need it.

Title: French Boston
Post by: Greebo on November 17, 2004, 05:52:08 AM

(http://www.gfg06.dial.pipex.com/frencha-20j.jpg)

Airmess kindly sent me a profile on this particular aircraft. What put me off is that it isn't an A-20G, its a glass nosed A-20J. I wasn't sure if Skuzzy would pass it or not. Still, I'll put it on my list of future projects, but I'll ask Skuzzy before starting it.

Currently I'm working on a D Day striped A-20G, but first I've got to repackage all my submissions with an info.txt file.