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Title: Finnish Beerster
Post by: Greebo on November 23, 2016, 11:55:19 AM

I've updated another of my older skins to AH3 standards, this time its a Brewster B-239 first submitted in 2009. BW-393 of 1/LeLv 24 was flown by Captain Eino Luukkanen in the Continuation war in 1942. One uniquely Finnish feature are the kill markings on the fin, which were actually beer bottle labels.

(http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c155/Jonchaz/Screenshots%20other%20countries/BW-393_B-239_SC1_zpsfpwgxufx.jpg)

(http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c155/Jonchaz/Screenshots%20other%20countries/BW-393_B-239_SC2_zpsuf1sgcgr.jpg)

(http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c155/Jonchaz/Screenshots%20other%20countries/BW-393_B-239_SC3_zpsllsg3pea.jpg)

Title: Re: Finnish Beerster
Post by: Nefarious on November 23, 2016, 07:39:41 PM

Nice work!

Title: Re: Finnish Beerster
Post by: Devil 505 on November 23, 2016, 07:51:21 PM

Making an ugly airplane look cool.  :aok

Title: Re: Finnish Beerster
Post by: lyric1 on November 23, 2016, 11:45:13 PM

 :aok

Title: Re: Finnish Beerster
Post by: Wmaker on November 25, 2016, 01:55:22 AM

*Sniff*

Oh so pretty! Awesome Greebo! :aok

The original fin:
(http://www.ipms.ch/files/public/1359408485_37_FT2278_imgp4824_edited_.jpg)
The beer bottle labels got removed/painted over as the aircraft was handed to Hans Wind after Luukkanen transferred to command LLv30. Traces of the labes can still be seen.

The label:
(https://img.rcgroups.com/http://www.antikvariaatti.net/tuotekuvat/isot/645935.jpg?h=9Nkl_fVysYxyRKJuDGHXQA)

Title: Re: Finnish Beerster
Post by: oboe on November 25, 2016, 08:21:50 AM

Terrific work, Greebo.   Attention to detail in your skins is amazing.