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 Post subject: this is Vicky
PostPosted: Sat May 08, 2010 10:48 am 
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a few days from release

Republic P-470-6-RE Thunderbolt 274657:WZ-D. 'Vicky' of the 84th Fighter, 78th Fighter Group, 8th Air Force based at Duxford, 1944

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 Post subject: Re: this is Vicky
PostPosted: Sat May 08, 2010 11:57 am 
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Vicky looks cool!

Nice shots too!

One small note: if they overpainted the stripes on the fuselage, they would have overpainted the stripes on top of the wings too?

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 Post subject: Re: this is Vicky
PostPosted: Sat May 08, 2010 1:18 pm 
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the image I had only showed the tail white stripes painted over and the D-Day added to the wings and fuselage , could not find much info about it either, I liked it because Vicky is my Sister's nickname :)

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 Post subject: Re: this is Vicky
PostPosted: Sat May 08, 2010 1:38 pm 
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Exactly. Stripes or no stripes. There was a directive in late summer, as I recall, that ordered the invasion stripes to be removed from upper surfaces.

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 Post subject: Re: this is Vicky
PostPosted: Sat May 08, 2010 1:40 pm 
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It's a good paint, regardless. :)

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 Post subject: Re: this is Vicky
PostPosted: Sat May 08, 2010 2:47 pm 
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thanks !!! :)

in another skin, I did just that

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this one would be how it would have looked soon after the stripes were applied, that would explain why the tail bands were painted over.

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 Post subject: Re: this is Vicky
PostPosted: Sat May 08, 2010 3:23 pm 
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Vicky's a big girl, but she looks fine in her smart clothes! :mrgreen:

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 Post subject: Re: this is Vicky
PostPosted: Mon May 10, 2010 1:17 pm 
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I've uploaded it and one based on it

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