tankerguy72
SOH-CM-2023
Wow that is making my hand cramp just looking at it! Superb work! 
Flight Replicas B-24 preview
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MustangL2W
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Gorgeous!!!!
tgycgijoes
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Most People Forget
A big salute to all the members of the greatest generation. My grandparents best friends husband served in both WWI (lied about his age) and then was drafted in WWII and wounded at Normandy. He had shrapnel in his leg that they couldn't remove so he couldn't drive. Either my grandfather or my dad and I would pick him and his wife up for all the family gatherings and then take them home. He never talked about it. My grandfather told me when I asked one time. I don't know what the PBY Catalinas looked like that my dad operated with because he said that they couldn't take any pictures. The only pictures he had are of Panama, Baranquilla Colombia and the Galapagos Islands he took on liberty.
Most people forget a lot of the theaters that our men and women served in. My dad served on U-boat patrol in the Panama Canal Zone (North American Campaign Medal); others in the Aleutians or Greenland or Iceland or Italy where our 461st BG(V) is honoring those veterans. The Mighty Eighth and Europe is usually the most famous of war zones and every bit of honor goes to all of them but to all the other WWII vet's as well."All gave some and some gave ALL".
A big salute to all the members of the greatest generation. My grandparents best friends husband served in both WWI (lied about his age) and then was drafted in WWII and wounded at Normandy. He had shrapnel in his leg that they couldn't remove so he couldn't drive. Either my grandfather or my dad and I would pick him and his wife up for all the family gatherings and then take them home. He never talked about it. My grandfather told me when I asked one time. I don't know what the PBY Catalinas looked like that my dad operated with because he said that they couldn't take any pictures. The only pictures he had are of Panama, Baranquilla Colombia and the Galapagos Islands he took on liberty.
tgycgijoes
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Great Work
Hey Matt,
You just continue to create great repaints. I can't wait until Mike releases the B24 package and everyone can share these on the aircraft and fly them. Ed and i are looking for a lot of new pilots when that happens but whether they join us or just buy it for their own hangers, anyone who loves the B24 needs to support Mike's efforts and those of all the repainters here who gave tirelessly of their time and endured all the "cramps" of long hours with the mouse in Photoshop or whatever you use. Hats off to mike_cyul and all the repainters from one of you.
Hey Matt,
You just continue to create great repaints. I can't wait until Mike releases the B24 package and everyone can share these on the aircraft and fly them. Ed and i are looking for a lot of new pilots when that happens but whether they join us or just buy it for their own hangers, anyone who loves the B24 needs to support Mike's efforts and those of all the repainters here who gave tirelessly of their time and endured all the "cramps" of long hours with the mouse in Photoshop or whatever you use. Hats off to mike_cyul and all the repainters from one of you.
tankerguy72
SOH-CM-2023
Fantastic! Great work
Great work
Josh Patterson
SOH-CM-2023
Throwing some assembly ships into the mix! Awesome!
anyway done
Josh Patterson
SOH-CM-2023
Great! A 90th BG bird!(Still hoping for Moby Dick version 1 to make the cut though!)
tgycgijoes
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461st Bomb Group Repaints
Mike asked me to include my 461st/764th repaints as well which I am happy to do and be in such company as Jankees, Jeansy and others. Thanks guys for raising the bar and making me keep trying to do better.
Mike asked me to include my 461st/764th repaints as well which I am happy to do and be in such company as Jankees, Jeansy and others. Thanks guys for raising the bar and making me keep trying to do better.
tgycgijoes
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How'd he do that?
Hey Jeansy,
How did you get the group together or is it Photoshop magic?
Hey Jeansy,
How did you get the group together or is it Photoshop magic?
tgycgijoes
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Back To The Paintshop with Stinky #3
While I was looking for better and more pics of a new noseart for the original 461st/764th B24J's I came across a new photo of Stinky's nose in B24s of the Fifteenth Air Force by Schiffer Publications. So I reopened up the fuselage psd's and went back to work making it more accurate before I finalize my contributions to Flight Replicas. Here are the new screenshots:
It's interesting that the starboard and port side noseart are very different. Also, originally I did not have the port (left) side noseart positioned correctly nor did I have the correct type font for #3 or the mission markings. I'm glad that I caught all the discrepancies from my original efforts.
While I was looking for better and more pics of a new noseart for the original 461st/764th B24J's I came across a new photo of Stinky's nose in B24s of the Fifteenth Air Force by Schiffer Publications. So I reopened up the fuselage psd's and went back to work making it more accurate before I finalize my contributions to Flight Replicas. Here are the new screenshots:
It's interesting that the starboard and port side noseart are very different. Also, originally I did not have the port (left) side noseart positioned correctly nor did I have the correct type font for #3 or the mission markings. I'm glad that I caught all the discrepancies from my original efforts.
Originally flown by the James O. Bean crew, this airframe eventually had all turrets removed for use as a squadron "hack". Removing the turrets to drastically change the model is beyond my skills or desire. I like her as she is after having flown 30 missions.
Hey Jeansy,
How did you get the group together or is it Photoshop magic?
I use flight1's airtrafficfx to do formations
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Gone but
I have to admit that I forget about all the nations that banded together to defeat the Axis. When I was in Rio de Janeiro as our ship transited to the South China Sea in 1968, among the places I toured with my friend was the WWII museum honoring the Brazilians who fought in Europe and the Atlantic. Brazil was one of the Allies of World War II. It was also the only Ally from South America to provide troops. The country made significant contributions to the war effort. ... The Brazilian Navy and Air Force helped the Allies in the Atlantic from 1942 until the end of the war in 1945. Children today, sadly, are learning next to nothing about WWII history. My generation knew much because our parents (both my mother who worked in the office of the Secret Service and my father who I said above served in the Panama Canal Zone) were actively a part of it. As a ship modeler I built a number of ship models for families to give as gifts or individuals as a reminder of their service. I built: USS Colorado BB; a number of DD's: an LST; and an LSI: One of the most interesting commissions I did was a freighter and a tanker for the merchant marine captain who carried supplies back and forth from the U.S. to England. the freighter was torpedoed and he survived. After his recovery leave he was assigned to the tanker which I modeled for him to do likewise. It too was torpedoed and he miraculously survived. He requested and was allowed to retire after that. He said that he felt that was enough...3 strikes and you're out he said. It was disgusting to me that it took too many years for our country to recognize that the merchant marine were true combatants and as such deserved like recognition as the other services. We wouldn't have been able to fight the war without them. Likewise, the WASPS and the famous Tuskegee Airmen who contributed so much took years to truly recognize their contributions as well. A BIG salute to all of the unsung heroes from every country.
I have to admit that I forget about all the nations that banded together to defeat the Axis. When I was in Rio de Janeiro as our ship transited to the South China Sea in 1968, among the places I toured with my friend was the WWII museum honoring the Brazilians who fought in Europe and the Atlantic. Brazil was one of the Allies of World War II. It was also the only Ally from South America to provide troops. The country made significant contributions to the war effort. ... The Brazilian Navy and Air Force helped the Allies in the Atlantic from 1942 until the end of the war in 1945. Children today, sadly, are learning next to nothing about WWII history. My generation knew much because our parents (both my mother who worked in the office of the Secret Service and my father who I said above served in the Panama Canal Zone) were actively a part of it. As a ship modeler I built a number of ship models for families to give as gifts or individuals as a reminder of their service. I built: USS Colorado BB; a number of DD's: an LST; and an LSI: One of the most interesting commissions I did was a freighter and a tanker for the merchant marine captain who carried supplies back and forth from the U.S. to England. the freighter was torpedoed and he survived. After his recovery leave he was assigned to the tanker which I modeled for him to do likewise. It too was torpedoed and he miraculously survived. He requested and was allowed to retire after that. He said that he felt that was enough...3 strikes and you're out he said. It was disgusting to me that it took too many years for our country to recognize that the merchant marine were true combatants and as such deserved like recognition as the other services. We wouldn't have been able to fight the war without them. Likewise, the WASPS and the famous Tuskegee Airmen who contributed so much took years to truly recognize their contributions as well. A BIG salute to all of the unsung heroes from every country.