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Title: 10 Shillin Annie
Post by: Greebo on November 15, 2013, 04:08:55 AM
Kenne requested this skin be made for the B-24 his uncle crewed as a gunner/radio operator during the second half of 1944. It is "10 Shillin Annie", a B-24H of the 389th BG, 567th BS based at Hethel in Norfolk. The 389th BG was formed in July 1943. After a brief stay in North Africa where it supported the Sicily invasion and took part in the Ploesti raids, it moved to Hethel for the rest of the war as part of the 8th AF.

Presumably the aircraft was named after a local....umm....service provider.  :D

(http://www.gfg06.dial.pipex.com/screenshots5/389th_BG_B-24_SC1.jpg)

(http://www.gfg06.dial.pipex.com/screenshots5/389th_BG_B-24_SC2.jpg)

(http://www.b24bestweb.com/images/B24/10SHILLINANNIE.JPG)
Title: Re: 10 Shillin Annie
Post by: Kenne on November 15, 2013, 10:18:44 AM
 :O
 :banana:
 :x
 :salute
 :rock
 :aok
Title: Re: 10 Shillin Annie
Post by: LCADolby on November 15, 2013, 10:30:26 AM
That's a great looking skin  :aok
Title: Re: 10 Shillin Annie
Post by: HornetUK on November 15, 2013, 12:44:01 PM
Great Skin Sir
Title: Re: 10 Shillin Annie
Post by: SmokinLoon on November 15, 2013, 12:46:20 PM
VERY nice!   :aok
Title: Re: 10 Shillin Annie
Post by: Devil 505 on November 15, 2013, 12:49:52 PM
Simply stunning.  :aok
Title: Re: 10 Shillin Annie
Post by: Bruv119 on November 16, 2013, 02:17:29 AM
beautiful work greebo. 

 :salute
Title: Re: 10 Shillin Annie
Post by: caldera on November 17, 2013, 06:57:56 AM
Looking at the original picture, you can faintly see the "A" in Annie is crossed (from the middle-left, slanting down to the near-bottom right) but your skin lacks it.  Great metal work. :aok
Title: Re: 10 Shillin Annie
Post by: Greebo on November 17, 2013, 10:27:15 AM
Thanks guys. Good spot Caldera, I'll fix that before submitting it.
Title: Re: 10 Shillin Annie
Post by: Volron on November 17, 2013, 10:56:05 AM
Looking at the original picture, you can faintly see the "A" in Annie is crossed (from the middle-left, slanting down to the near-bottom right) but your skin lacks it.  Great metal work. :aok

From what I can see, the slanted line looks like it goes across the entire letter, not from the middle.  I can barely see a bit of the line outside the A, on the left, as well.


Very nicely done Greebo. :aok
Title: Re: 10 Shillin Annie
Post by: caldera on November 17, 2013, 11:23:13 AM
From what I can see, the slanted line looks like it goes across the entire letter, not from the middle.  I can barely see a bit of the line outside the A, on the left, as well.


Very nicely done Greebo. :aok

That's what I said.  Middle-left, not middle.  As in, the middle of the left vertical line of the "A".  Or inverted "V" in this case.   :neener:
And I saw the little overlap to the left of the A, too.   :)
Title: Re: 10 Shillin Annie
Post by: Volron on November 17, 2013, 12:36:17 PM
That's what I said.  Middle-left, not middle.  As in, the middle of the left vertical line of the "A".  Or inverted "V" in this case.   :neener:
And I saw the little overlap to the left of the A, too.   :)

 :bhead  Yeah.  You actually DID have to point that out for my brain to wake up enough to go, "Oh.  Derp...". :lol
Title: Re: 10 Shillin Annie
Post by: lyric1 on November 18, 2013, 05:58:34 PM
 :aok