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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: G0ALY on June 01, 2013, 05:58:57 PM
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I purchased several sections of C-47 engine cowlings a short time ago. My plan was to put WWII nose art on them and hang them in my garage. While cleaning this cowling, I found that the original olive drab paint was in good enough shape to use.
(http://imageshack.us/a/img268/9141/81948480.jpg)
Since the cowlings are from radial engines, I decided to focus on nose art from P-47s. For the first one, I am doing Don Gentile’s P-47 “Donnie Boy”.
More people know about Gentile’s P-51 called “Shangri-La”, but he also flew a Spitfire and P-47. All of his aircraft featured the same boxing eagle. But the P-47 was called “Donnie Boy” and the spitfire was called “Buckeye Don”.
(http://imageshack.us/a/img33/1071/97762591.jpg)
Here the white nose band has been added and the outline of the nose art has been applied.
I have to give a lot of the credit to my daughter, she is doing the detail work.
(http://imageshack.us/a/img19/8163/10557290.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img855/3315/35511744.jpg)
I’ll post a photo of the finished work.
I want the 2nd cowling to face the opposite direction. I’m thinking about the logo and cowling colors from the 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron. Any other suggestions?
CHEERS!
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Cool project! Keep us updated. :aok
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Very nice! :aok
Maybe I'll wait till it's done before I come to "borrow" your table!
:salute
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Very nice! can't wait to see the finished product :)
Seems like you'd want a 56th bird to compete with your 4th
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Very cool.
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Get stuff :aok
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WOW, I like!
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OK, now that is cool! :rock
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After one day of painting...
(http://imageshack.us/a/img811/2523/cowl2.jpg)
My daughter worked on this for about two hours today. We're guessing about 3 more days until it is ready to hang in the garage.
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How much do the C-47 cowlings cost?
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May i suggest scuffing up the white so it matches the OD.
Otherwise, looks good.
Nefarious, I was looking for parts for our C47 and saw some lots for like 15 pieces for just a few hundred bucks
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How much do the C-47 cowlings cost?
I have about fifty bucks each in the full sized cowlings, and that includes the gas it took to go get them. But I don’t know if I will ever be able to get a deal like that again.
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I have about fifty bucks each in the full sized cowlings, and that includes the gas it took to go get them. But I don’t know if I will ever be able to get a deal like that again.
I ask because painting nose art would really fun to do, especially for more than just a hobby :)
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Outstanding! :aok :aok
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I love the idea and the execution! Tell your daughter that she's doing really fine work!
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Fantastic idea!
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Thanks for the compliments. When my daughter found out that I intended to pay her for the work, she told me she was just hoping that I would grill a bunch of chicken wings as a reward. She quickly and shrewdly negotiated for the money - with a chicken wing bonus.
I’m very happy with how it is turning out. The last thing she will paint is the black outlines, and that will really sharpen the edges up.
(http://imageshack.us/a/img818/5219/cowl3.jpg)
CHEERS! goaly
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Excellent! Nice Job!
Where have I seen that before :headscratch: :lol
Thats Cool!
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Nice job!
As a side note, I reskinned some C-47 cowlings back around 04 and charged almost $5K. Mind you they were natural aluminum finish and cherry.
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the title to post is misleading......it should read
"My AWESOME daughter started the first nose art for me...."
:neener:
looks great BTW :aok
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the title to post is misleading......it should read
"My AWESOME daughter started the first nose art for me...."
:neener:
looks great BTW :aok
Ink, You are absolutely correct! She is doing most of the work.
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Sweet just freaking sweet!!! :aok
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Your daughter has a lot of talent; it looks great. :aok
Now granted; I am kinda biased on this one but, if you are still looking for ideas to paint it would be cool to see the nose art of my grandfather's C47 leaflet bomber done up.
(http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q569/bryguyw/1326922662.jpg) (http://s1164.photobucket.com/user/bryguyw/media/1326922662.jpg.html)
wish I had a better picture though.
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Very cool! :salute
Tell your artist she's got alot of cartoon pilots smiling! :x And bonus points for chicken wing clause in the contract! :devil
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This is where the “Donnie Boy” cowling will go. It will replace an unpainted cowling that I hung on the garage wall. I put that one up there so that I could troubleshoot the mounting process. It also showed me that I needed to shorten the shelf that holds the TV, and I dropped it about fifteen inches.
(http://imageshack.us/a/img5/9772/cowl4v.jpg)
The 2nd cowling will be on the same wall, but on the left side of the pop machines. I want it to face the center, so whatever nose art we choose with may end up being reversed.
The red chairs are old theater seats. We occasionally spin them around, fix a bunch of snacks, and have a “Movie night” out in the garage. The TV screen may not be the biggest, but the sound system rocks.
CHEERS!
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My AWESOME Daughter just finished her first nose art!
(http://img839.imageshack.us/img839/5092/97416956.jpg)
I will probably hang it in the garage tomorrow. She is going to do one more for me. But the second one will not be historical. Instead she is going to design it to match my personality. Sort of a ‘fantasy’ nose art. I’m thrilled with how this one turned out, and anxious to she what she can do on her own!
CHEERS!
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Very cool. I would love to try something like that.
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very very nice :aok
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Looks like it's time for me to visit and "borrow" a few items....... :devil
Very cool and a great job on the painting! :aok
:salute
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Nice man cave, Goaly. :aok. Impressive displays.
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I have about fifty bucks each in the full sized cowlings, and that includes the gas it took to go get them. But I don’t know if I will ever be able to get a deal like that again.
Shame, because painted they would be a good seller on Ebay. Great project looking really good.
<S>...-Gixer