Art needed

ukmil · Post by **ukmil** » 26 Jan 2007, 09:31

We are looking to get the new BBMF lanc, but we need to find some clearer images of the new nose art, â€˜Phantom of the Ruhrâ€™

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does anyone have any clear, colour images of this?

simtrac · Post by **simtrac** » 26 Jan 2007, 10:22

Best one I've got I'm afraid, but it shows a little bit more detail on the lettering. Looks to me like they were hand painted in a stylised 'ghoulish' font.

Note the mustard yellow gas detection patch, which had a dull red circle border around it and appeared both sides of the nose.

Also, some of the bomb mission markings look like they may be ice-cream cones which on many sqns indicated a trip to Italy ...

This pic was taken in 1944 when EE139 was part of 550 sqn (formed from 100 sqn when she was HW-R) as BQ-B. I suspect the BBMF may do PA474 as BQ-B as have they not already had HW-A (ND458) "Abel Mabel"?

As for colours - who knows? I wonder how the BBMF research these ...

Quixoticish · Post by **Quixoticish** » 26 Jan 2007, 10:46

She'll be HW-R on the port side and BQ-B on the starboard I believe.

Hot_Charlie · Post by **Hot_Charlie** » 26 Jan 2007, 17:42

Will this be a repaint for one of the commercially available packages, and if so, will it be for the good one?

ukmil · Post by **ukmil** » 26 Jan 2007, 20:30

it will be for which ever is requested

Hot_Charlie · Post by **Hot_Charlie** » 26 Jan 2007, 22:04

ukmil wrote:it will be for which ever is requested

Oh good...