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A P-40 from airshow of 2008, such detailing in the mouth. I want to do something like that, I think it would be so much fun.Related content
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i think all planes should have this paint job!
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Ahhh the P-40. It is only recently getting recognition for the actual contribution it made to the war.
Lacking the superchargers to give it the high altitude capability of the P-51, it recieved an undeserved reputation of being a mediocre aircraft by historians and writers after the war. The P-40 has only recently had a renaissance of sorts, and becoming appreciated for more than the Flying Tigers.
It is a wicked looking bird, isn't it?
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yeah the P-40, 38 and 51 are my fav
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I met a guy at an airshow who bailed out of a Lightning during the war. You had to invert the aircraft so you hung upside down, and then release your seatbelt to fall out of it. Apparently if the P-38 is right side up, the twin tail almost always hits you when you jump.
Just some cool trivia that not many people care about anymore, LOL.
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Thats very interesting and ouch at the same time. Thanks for that
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Get good with an airbrush and you can. Even the original nose art was done with an airbrush by one or two of the ground crew who were artistically talented.
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yeah Ive never used one Oo. But know people have done it, thats got to be the coolest nose art on a p-40 teeth wise ive ever seen
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I use one from time to time, mainly to paint the occasional model kit. The shark mouth on this one is rather well done.
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It's fairly easy to learn the basics. Pick one up and a book and/or some DVDs and give it a try. Better yet, get the BF to get it for you.
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haha yeah I should, that would be interesting
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