Official FMS 1500mm P-47D Razorback Thread

[jetfool]

Grossman,
A good guess on the spelling. My mind didn't catch Daves little letters. LOL
It's beautiful country out there but I remember driving long distances and seeing very few people. The winters must be hard when it snows and temps go low. Had to work in Minot ND in the winter and the temps were 21' below with blowing wind and snow. Thought I'd never get out of there. I like Indiana, just wait a day and the weather will change. Your pilots are beautiful and I will spread the word on your endeavors
Best Regards, Rex

[Grossman56]

Grossman56,
Dave Schilling will look great in the cockpit. EXCELLENT JOB!
Dan, I'm working on my table presentation with names of model, builder ext. Could you pm me your last name or post it so I can include you on this. Thanks, Rex

Hi rex, the last name is 'Gross", but I see you got it all ready, BTW, good catch as my first name is spelt in Caps, wonder how you knew that??
Yep, we're one hour and 45 minutes from Billings. Drove it 21 times there and 21 times back a few years ago when the wife was in the hospital.

DAN

[jetfool]

Davegee,
If I had to explain ,I might have to shoot you. LOL
I will go back and give both of you Top Billing. Glad you saw it, you Grumpy OLE MEN.

Looking at an old road atlas last week I see you're. not far from Billings. In 1983 I visited a customer in Billings and spent 2 weeks in that area, beautiful country, I see why you like living there. My first time visit and I expected to see the Calvery and Indians riding over the hill.
Best Regards, Rex

[davegee]

Dave and Dan,
This is the table placard and in my docs book for display. Do you guys approve and do I have your names correct. Wife is sewing wing, tail and prop covers for the trip. Almost ready to go. Rex

Looks good to me, but why does Dan get ALL CAPS for his first name?? HA! Just kidding, looks great and thanks for mentioning us as loyal supporters of your project. We are both foursquare in support of your entry!

[jetfool]

Dave and Dan,
This is the table placard and in my docs book for display. Do you guys approve and do I have your names correct. Wife is sewing wing, tail and prop covers for the trip. Almost ready to go. Rex

[davegee]

Davegee
Glad to hear this. It takes quite a bit of force to remove but slides easily.
Best Regards, Rex

It should work fine like that. Always closed in flight, and you can open it for display on the ground. I'm not absolutely convinced that flying with the canopy open would make it depart the aircraft, but why take a chance? Plus, in the ETO, they rarely took off or landed with the canopy open from all the pics I've seen. One of my flying buddy's dad flew the N model out of
Ie Shima Japan in the last year of the war in the Pacific, and the manual instructs the pilot to Always take off and land with the canopy locked open, similar to standard procedure with Navy/Marine aircraft in theatre.

Cheers

Davegee

[jetfool]

Davegee
Glad to hear this. It takes quite a bit of force to remove but slides easily.
Best Regards, Rex

[davegee]

Davegee,
Bob looks great in Penrod and Sam. Both models look good too
Best Regards, Rex

Thanks, Rex. After the show and you are flying Lucky again, I don’t think you have any worries flying the canopy Closed just on magnets. This was probably my 15th flight with canopy on magnets and it is solid as a rock!

[davegee]

Can't wait to see him in his 'office'

Grossman56
(Dangerous Dan)

Right now, his “office” is an empty efficiency walkup like in New York City. But that will all change, in time!

[jetfool]

Davegee,
Bob looks great in Penrod and Sam. Both models look good too
Best Regards, Rex

[davegee]

[jetfool]

Grossman56,
Dave Schilling will look great in the cockpit. EXCELLENT JOB!
Dan, I'm working on my table presentation with names of model, builder ext. Could you pm me your last name or post it so I can include you on this. Thanks, Rex

[Grossman56]

Can't wait to see him in his 'office'

Grossman56
(Dangerous Dan)

[davegee]

Schilling is finished!!




It's just so hard to get a good pic, but anyway, he's ready for ops.

Grossman56
(Dangerous Dan)

Indeed, he IS!!!

Davegee

[Grossman56]

Schilling is finished!!




It's just so hard to get a good pic, but anyway, he's ready for ops.

Grossman56
(Dangerous Dan)

[Grossman56]

I still have my two Avirex jackets, on is a Flying Tigers winter jacket and the other is your standard A-2. Got the F.T. one in L.A. years ago, like the 80's so it's close to 50 y.o.
Great jackets and I love them!!

Grossman56
(Dangerous Dan)

[davegee]

Dan,
As Bob has aged, I think the colors are getting a real look to them. Maybe as the paint flashes off the different hue's show up better in the shadows and such. I"m pleased with the job you did and will mention both of you in my display sheet, if you guys don't mind. It's a team effort from across the USA.
Best Regards, Rex

Go for it, Rex! We really are a team of friends helping each other out, especially with neat shows like the one in Toledo that you will soon be attending.

Davegee

[davegee]

Dave sent over a six pack with Dave Schilling, the boys say, "Thanks Dave"

BTW, the pics are a great example of how the leather jackets have evolved and each has their own look as I'm sure they did in reality.

Grossman56
(Dangerous Dan)

Beautiful work, Dan! I have a book on uniforms and equipment for WWII USAAF personnel. It said the original A-2 jackets were made of horsehide, and later had to go to goatskin, and cowhide as they ran out of horses, I guess. I have one that I bought 45 years ago (replica) from some company, and it is still in excellent shape, although I mostly have it hanging in the closet. It is such a neat jacket! Detailed and accurate to the patterns from WWII down to the pockets and snaps.


davegee

[jetfool]

Dan,
As Bob has aged, I think the colors are getting a real look to them. Maybe as the paint flashes off the different hue's show up better in the shadows and such. I"m pleased with the job you did and will mention both of you in my display sheet, if you guys don't mind. It's a team effort from across the USA.
Best Regards, Rex

[davegee]

Better have Dave send over a couple more cases of beer for those guys. They all look great Dan.
Best Regards, Rex

Always more beer available in the 3D printer! Speaking of which, our loyal beer fridge in our basement finally gave out after 14 years of faithful service in our "O Club." I think it had a massive coronary as it made an awful noise and then went silent. We took it to the local dump, but they refused it due to the refrigerant had not been removed. So, we took it to a steel scrap yard, were directed to dump off the fridge with a several other forlorn ex-appliances of all kinds, and said good bye to it there.

We ordered a new one, finally got here from Billings yesterday. But as soon as I took it out of the packaging after wrestling with it down the stairs with a hand cart, there was a Big dent and scratch right in the middle of the door! For a beer fridge, I would have taken it had it been anywhere else, but this was unacceptable. So, we took it to Walmart to return it, and ordered another one which should be here early next week. Meanwhile, my beer bottles sit on the floor, getting warm....

Cheers

davegee