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I have to hand in the forms to the CAA in regards to the colour scheme for the P-40. I am stuck between 4 schemes:

Option 1:
Flying Tigers
http://www.rjcote.com/roger/ShipsForSale/P-40-2.jpg

Option 2:
SAAF
http://www.asisbiz.com/il2/P-40-RAF-SAA ... 942-0A.jpg

Option 3:
USAF North Africa
http://www.defencetalk.com/pictures/dat ... G_1784.jpg

It's hard to go without teeth on a kittyhawk

I'm leaning towards option two over optoin one, given it's more reflective of your background.

xsspeed wrote:It's hard to go without teeth on a kittyhawk

Yeah thats true, they look uber sexy

Paint job 2 + teeth

i voted for 2

but teeth are awesome

Who editied it with picture 4???? I didnt put that there

Teeth... Seriously it would be a crime not to, and I have spent more of my fair share around WW2 planes.
My uncle was the chap heading the build on the Hurricane that they just finished restoring, and another uncle built the replica Spitfire at the begining of the Chch airport. Old man was in the airforce for 25 years and mum was in the airforce for a decade so got to spend a lot of tme around planes

^ Details on hurricane...link?

where is the option where you make up your own mind about your project and stop flaunting your wealth?

Its the option where I leave this forum, which is what I am thinking about doing.

kiwi4agze wrote:Its the option where I leave this forum, which is what I am thinking about doing.

Cool Story

xsspeed wrote:^ Details on hurricane...link?

Pass... it's the one that they restored from pretty much scrap, gave to ummm forgot that old guys name, had heaps of WW2 planes, crashed a spitfire.
All the guys that built it got real pissy cause he wanted to sell it and it looks like it's going to go overseas

d1 mule wrote:where is the option where you make up your own mind about your project and stop flaunting your wealth?

Bit harsh... who cares if he's flaunting his wealth? I see EMZ Supra and jealous of it because of what it's worth and what she's done with it, obviously she has worked very hard to get there though, same with Kiwi4agze...
I'm enjoying reading up about his P-40 project, makes a nice change from all the same old cars (no offence there are some very nice cars on here!).

I would love to come up to Nelson and take a gander at your P-40. Spent my whole life around planes and looking forward to seeing this one getting on

I like the first one but you should use the colour scheme that suits you and your heritage

Option 3 looks cool.
Whats with all the haters?

Sounds like some people just jelly

MR2SIK wrote:Option 3 looks cool.
Whats with all the haters?

FST4RD wrote:

xsspeed wrote:^ Details on hurricane...link?

Pass... it's the one that they restored from pretty much scrap, gave to ummm forgot that old guys name, had heaps of WW2 planes, crashed a spitfire.
All the guys that built it got real pissy cause he wanted to sell it and it looks like it's going to go overseas

heard about the hurricane it was a IIb correct???

yeah that guy wrote off a spitfire, he should be arrested for murder!!

Tim Wallis.
He crashed because he was used to his early Spitfire that was Merlin powered. The one he crashed was powered by a Griffin (?) which rotates the other way. So on take off you need to correct the rotational torque of the engine and he automatically did it for the Merlin. With the result of ending up parked on his head. He suffered brain damage from that crash and I'm pretty sure that was the end of his flying.
He pretty much is single handedly responsible for the amount of warbrids in NZ. With out him Warbird over Wanaka would not exist.
He was also the patron of my ATC squadron and helped pay for us to go flying!
So IMO he is a legend.