phantom II
Master at Arms
Hello everyone. It seems my recent post of this old timer found favor with James Knaus so I'll post some pictures for him.
If you enjoy it as well, then we're to the good. :drinks
All comments are welcomed but bear in mind that this airplane is old enough that it was rebuilt before 1994 , so it's not state of the art.
Also it has been transported half way around the world so it has acquired some extra character.
This is pretty much what it looked like while sitting on old tires on one of our own flattops. Of course the pictures were black and white.
The article went on to explain that the factory was so short on paint pigments that they were only painting the metal under the markings.
I decided that this would make for an interesting build so here you have it.
The Army in turn was supposed to finish the paint in the field but I'm not sure if this actually took place since by the end of the war they were short on man power and supplies as well.
Assuming that the airplane survived long enough to consider doing it.
Thinking about all that, I bet they started skimping on the paint long before they ran out. Of course that's only conjecture from my part, so if you have some knowledge that would help I'd like to hear it.
Cheers, Christian B)
If you enjoy it as well, then we're to the good. :drinks
All comments are welcomed but bear in mind that this airplane is old enough that it was rebuilt before 1994 , so it's not state of the art.
Also it has been transported half way around the world so it has acquired some extra character.
This is pretty much what it looked like while sitting on old tires on one of our own flattops. Of course the pictures were black and white.
The article went on to explain that the factory was so short on paint pigments that they were only painting the metal under the markings.
I decided that this would make for an interesting build so here you have it.
The Army in turn was supposed to finish the paint in the field but I'm not sure if this actually took place since by the end of the war they were short on man power and supplies as well.
Assuming that the airplane survived long enough to consider doing it.
Thinking about all that, I bet they started skimping on the paint long before they ran out. Of course that's only conjecture from my part, so if you have some knowledge that would help I'd like to hear it.
Cheers, Christian B)