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Title: VMF-124 F4U-1C
Post by: Greebo on July 10, 2011, 10:31:31 AM: Lyric1 found me some information on this C Hog scheme. This aircraft was flown by Lt Col William A Millington, CO of VMF-124. This squadron was embarked with VMF-213 on the USS Essex and were the first Marine squadrons to operate from a carrier. They took part in numerous raids on the Philippines and Japan during the spring of 1945.

(http://www.gfg06.dial.pipex.com/screenshots4/VMF-124_F4U-1C_SC1.jpg)

(http://www.gfg06.dial.pipex.com/screenshots4/VMF-124_F4U-1C_SC2.jpg)
Title: Re: VMF-124 F4U-1C
Post by: lyric1 on July 10, 2011, 11:27:37 AM: Sweet. :aok
Title: Re: VMF-124 F4U-1C
Post by: Devil 505 on July 10, 2011, 11:35:11 AM: Nicely done Greebo. Another great skin for a navy bird. :salute

BTW: did you also do the default skin for the C-Hog?
Title: Re: VMF-124 F4U-1C
Post by: JOACH1M on July 10, 2011, 11:35:37 AM: Very cool Greebo! :aok
Title: Re: VMF-124 F4U-1C
Post by: Shane on July 10, 2011, 03:08:09 PM: Quote from: Greebo on July 10, 2011, 10:31:31 AM
Lyric1 found me some information on this C Hog scheme. This aircraft was flown by Lt Col William A Millington, CO of VMF-124. This squadron was embarked with VMF-213 on the USS Essex and were the first Marine squadrons to operate from a carrier. They took part in numerous raids on the Philippines and Japan during the spring of 1945.

(http://www.gfg06.dial.pipex.com/screenshots4/VMF-124_F4U-1C_SC1.jpg)

(http://www.gfg06.dial.pipex.com/screenshots4/VMF-124_F4U-1C_SC2.jpg)

nice, but the lighter blue (whether 1-2-3 toned) hogs always look better imho...

doubt the navy was using the lighter blues by the time the C-Hog came around.

<work on more lighter blue hogs!!!> :aok
Title: Re: VMF-124 F4U-1C
Post by: Shane on July 10, 2011, 03:09:13 PM: Quote from: Greebo on July 10, 2011, 10:31:31 AM
Lyric1 found me some information on this C Hog scheme. This aircraft was flown by Lt Col William A Millington, CO of VMF-124. This squadron was embarked with VMF-213 on the USS Essex and were the first Marine squadrons to operate from a carrier. They took part in numerous raids on the Philippines and Japan during the spring of 1945.
Title: Re: VMF-124 F4U-1C
Post by: MotleyCH on July 10, 2011, 03:22:07 PM: :rock :aok
Title: Re: VMF-124 F4U-1C
Post by: lyric1 on July 10, 2011, 03:41:48 PM: Quote from: Shane on July 10, 2011, 03:08:09 PM
nice, but the lighter blue (whether 1-2-3 toned) hogs always look better imho...

doubt the navy was using the lighter blues by the time the C-Hog came around.

<work on more lighter blue hogs!!!> :aok

Only 1 three tone C-hog was painted in that manner & this is it.

(http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af142/barneybolac/showimage.jpg)

I could not find what unit this was shipped to. So it is very hard to convince people to accept it as an operational aircraft even though it has shipping numbers painted on it.

I even tried to get it set as a default skin.

http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,307996.0.html
Title: Re: VMF-124 F4U-1C
Post by: Greebo on July 11, 2011, 04:45:25 AM: Thanks for the kind words guys.

I did the default skins for the F4U-1, 1A and 4, Waffle did the 1C and 1D.

I'm going to skin another C Hog and also a F4U-4 in the all-over dark blue scheme. I am also doing an F4U-1 in the early light blue and grey scheme. The three colour scheme is pretty much restricted to the F4U-1A, it arrived around the time the A did and was superceded at about the same time as the D replaced the A. The A slots are getting close to full but I'll have a think about doing another one in the three colour scheme as well.

After that Lyric's found me an F4F to do and then, time permitting, I'll look at doing a few A6Ms.
Title: Re: VMF-124 F4U-1C
Post by: Gary26 on July 11, 2011, 07:29:47 AM: That looks great Greebo. They, along with the 213 were part of air group 4. you are going to make a VMF-213 F4u1 skin, but can you make an F4u1a skin or 213? I cant find any images for it, but i know they flew them. I have found plane and pilot rosters that show it. If you need them I can post the link so you can see it.
Title: Re: VMF-124 F4U-1C
Post by: Greebo on July 11, 2011, 07:39:27 AM: I have to have ideally a photo or at least some sort of painting of the aircraft in question, with some history to back it up. Otherwise it would not be accepted by HTC. I'll have a look through my books and see if I have anything on a VMF-213 F4U-1A.
Title: Re: VMF-124 F4U-1C
Post by: Gary26 on July 11, 2011, 12:27:35 PM: Thank you for your time. Very giving and talented as always. :salute
Title: Re: VMF-124 F4U-1C
Post by: Megalodon on July 12, 2011, 11:43:20 AM: F4U-1 VMF-213
(http://i325.photobucket.com/albums/k384/west-front/F4U-1VMF-2138G-canal1943.jpg)

F4U-1As VMF-213
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v730/fugari/F4U-1AsVMF-213.jpg)

F4U-1 VMF-213 Corsairs on Munda Airstrip, New Georgia Sept 1943
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v730/fugari/f4uvellalavellanov143thumb.jpg)
Title: Re: VMF-124 F4U-1C
Post by: Greebo on July 13, 2011, 03:31:46 AM: Thanks Megadolon, I'll add one of those VMF-213 F4U-1As to the list then.
Title: Re: VMF-124 F4U-1C
Post by: Megalodon on July 15, 2011, 09:55:37 PM: Quote from: Greebo on July 13, 2011, 03:31:46 AM
Thanks Megadolon, I'll add one of those VMF-213 F4U-1As to the list then.

YW... cool I think 8Ball "Dangerous Dan" should be made aswell :) never know might convert a 38 dweeb :D

On the 1a's Brewster bombracks nice photo

:salute
Title: Re: VMF-124 F4U-1C
Post by: Gary26 on July 16, 2011, 10:55:36 AM: Also it looks like the last plane in the air formation is Defabio's.
Title: Re: VMF-124 F4U-1C
Post by: Megalodon on July 17, 2011, 12:06:14 PM: Quote from: lyric1 on July 10, 2011, 03:41:48 PM
Only 1 three tone C-hog was painted in that manner & this is it.

(http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af142/barneybolac/showimage.jpg)

I could not find what unit this was shipped to. So it is very hard to convince people to accept it as an operational aircraft even though it has shipping numbers painted on it.

I even tried to get it set as a default skin.

http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,307996.0.html

Otherside
(http://www.savagesquadron.com/USpage/USFighters/Corsair_F4U1C.jpg)
Title: Re: VMF-124 F4U-1C
Post by: lyric1 on July 17, 2011, 11:18:07 PM: Quote from: Megalodon on July 17, 2011, 12:06:14 PM
Otherside
(http://www.savagesquadron.com/USpage/USFighters/Corsair_F4U1C.jpg)
I have about 3 or 4 photos of this aircraft.
Title: Re: VMF-124 F4U-1C
Post by: Citabria on July 18, 2011, 11:30:30 AM: excellent greeboized chog skin... check.

chog checklist complete.
Title: Re: VMF-124 F4U-1C
Post by: Nr_RaVeN on July 18, 2011, 11:52:11 AM: Holy great skins :aok
I like em all... texture work is really nice :cheers: