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Title: Twin Tailed Dragons
Post by: Raptor on February 08, 2005, 11:04:54 PM

Capt. Willard Webb's aircraft, of the 459th FS, 80th FG, in Chittagong, India
The source I got this from said this skin was on both G and J, so I put it on the G because J is bound to get alot more skins than G or L
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/201_1107924299_p38.jpg)
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/201_1107924604_start.jpg)
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/201_1107924434_p38g.jpg)

(http://www.largescaleplanes.com/articles/MarkSprayberry/p38j/P38h.jpg)
(http://www.largescaleplanes.com/articles/MarkSprayberry/p38j/P38d.jpg)

Just realized after getting all those pictures uploaded (dial up so it took a few minutes...) that I left out alot of small details such as the kill markings, and need to move the eyes a little forward. Also forgot the USAAF markings on wing and booms

Title: Twin Tailed Dragons
Post by: Kev367th on February 08, 2005, 11:10:30 PM

Glad you put it on the G, I had started a J one -
Lt H.H. Sealy "Haleakala II"

(http://www.cyberonic.net/~kreed/dragon.jpg)

Title: Twin Tailed Dragons
Post by: Guppy35 on February 08, 2005, 11:51:39 PM

Problem is the 459th activated on H models.  Webb's first bird was an H-5 and I've seen a B&W photo of his J model with the twin tailed dragon paint scheme.  I've never seen the dragon scheme on a small intake bird of the 459th.  The first 38H of H.H Sealy that Kev is doing had no Dragon scheme, but his second J did.

Guessing it's a J and if we can't skin H's it's all for nought :(

Thinking it's his J model though.  Picture hanger is not working well right now but I'll post the photo of Webb's J too when I can

Dan/Slack

Title: Twin Tailed Dragons
Post by: Kev367th on February 08, 2005, 11:59:42 PM

Ahh, maybe that would explain why the J I am doing is called "Haleakala II".
That would make it his 2nd J I guess?
Just hadn't got round to the name yet. Doing this one in dribs and drabs in between other stuff.

Title: Twin Tailed Dragons
Post by: Guppy35 on February 09, 2005, 01:14:14 AM

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Originally posted by Kev367th
Ahh, maybe that would explain why the J I am doing is called "Haleakala II".
That would make it his 2nd J I guess?
Just hadn't got round to the name yet. Doing this one in dribs and drabs in between other stuff.

There's a photo of the first Haleakala and it's an H without the dragons :)

Dan/Slack

Title: Twin Tailed Dragons
Post by: Guppy35 on February 09, 2005, 12:14:59 PM

Here are the images I mentioned previously.  Webb's P38J with the Dragon scheme on top and  the first "Haleakala" on the bottom

Dan/Slack
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/810_1107972564_webbjdragon.jpg)
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/810_1107972515_38121.jpg)