top gun Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 hello, I am looking for information for the aircraft, why did this drawing it on the nose? you have other pictures? I planned to use a resin cockpit "wolfpack" decals "afterburner" fod cover "stealbeach." On an aircraft carrier diorama with a navy tractor EPU "verlinden", what was the exact purpose of this tractor? do you know? I would put 2 pilots on my diorama, do you know the a good brand for these figures? thanks !!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ScotVA36 Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Durin the gulf war airlant allowed use to paint on jet with nose art i 'll try and dig up some photos Scott Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andre Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 EPU denotes External Power Unit, AFAIK. Cheers, Andre Quote Link to post Share on other sites
top gun Posted March 27, 2013 Author Share Posted March 27, 2013 Durin the gulf war airlant allowed use to paint on jet with nose art i 'll try and dig up some photos Scott real thanks !!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Benner Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 (edited) hello, I am looking for information for the aircraft, why did this drawing it on the nose? you have other pictures? What I've heard is that CVW-8 had a nose art competition, they allowed one plane in each squadron to have nose art. Here's the Prowler entry http://www.dstorm.eu/pictures/nose-arts/ea-6b/163527_1.jpg I can't recall who the winner was but all the squadrons except the Hornet squadrons participated. Edited March 28, 2013 by Benner Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 First off, some of these are REALLY old and have not been dusted since well,,,,a long time. VF-41 VF-84 VA-65 VA-36 used mission marks. VAW-124 VAQ-141 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
top gun Posted March 28, 2013 Author Share Posted March 28, 2013 What I've heard is that CVW-8 had a nose art competition, they allowed one plane in each squadron to have nose art. Here's the Prowler entry http://www.dstorm.eu/pictures/nose-arts/ea-6b/163527_1.jpg I can't recall who the winner was but all the squadrons except the Hornet squadrons participated. Thanks !!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kiowafixer Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 (edited) VA-36 also sported a nice piece of female nose art as well for a while before the mission marks were moved to the position on the nose. http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GbPcI30qhvQ/TR6wbel-mFI/AAAAAAAABkc/Js2WtksuHqA/s1600/A-6E+Nose+Art+Desert+Storm+2.jpg VS-24 threw into the mix as well on one of their S-3s. http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GbPcI30qhvQ/TIWBIaocVOI/AAAAAAAABSU/M0HcEqOYLOc/s1600/s-3b+1.jpg If I remember correctly VAW-124 won that contest. I was partial to "Queen of Spades" and the fact I was in VF-41 at the time had no influence at all on my thinking in that regard. :rolleyes:/>/> KiowaFixer Edited March 28, 2013 by kiowafixer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
top gun Posted March 28, 2013 Author Share Posted March 28, 2013 If I remember correctly VAW-124 won that contest. I was partial to "Queen of Spades" and the fact I was in VF-41 at the time had no influence at all on my thinking in that regard. :rolleyes:/>/>/> KiowaFixer you were a pilot? Is that true? on Tomcat? do you have pictures? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HAMMER32 Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Remember it's a metal wing A-6E, if you want to do a fold wing version, the kinetic new A-6A/E is your only choice. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brian P: Fightertown Decals Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Here's the back of our instruction sheet with the nose art info. If you do an online search of navy records, the airwing history has the info we concised from. Here's a good shot of the front end -brian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
top gun Posted March 29, 2013 Author Share Posted March 29, 2013 Remember it's a metal wing A-6E, if you want to do a fold wing version, the kinetic new A-6A/E is your only choice. yes, of course !!! ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
top gun Posted March 29, 2013 Author Share Posted March 29, 2013 Here's the back of our instruction sheet with the nose art info. If you do an online search of navy records, the airwing history has the info we concised from. Here's a good shot of the front end -brian sorry but i have the "Afterburner" :-(( Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kiowafixer Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 you were a pilot? Is that true? on Tomcat? do you have pictures? :jaw-dropping:/> No, I was a Tomcat fixer top gun. I worked on the electrical stuff on the F-14 for the whole time I was in the U.S. Navy. KiowaFixer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
top gun Posted March 29, 2013 Author Share Posted March 29, 2013 No, I was a Tomcat fixer top gun. I worked on the electrical stuff on the F-14 for the whole time I was in the U.S. Navy. KiowaFixer lucky !!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brian P: Fightertown Decals Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 Realized the file was hard to read. Here's the text: Late in the war in early March 1991, VF-41 applied nose art to their CO jet and so it began. According to official Navy History Office records, CAG liked it so much that he authorized each squadron to paint nose art on one jet. Only the Hornet squadrons failed to participate. These nose art aircraft continued to fly combat missions until a port call in late May when all artwork was to be removed prior to the fly-in in June 91. The E-2 squadron was announced the winner and in a bold and daring move, were able to hide their aircraft until after the fly-in. Legend holds that the artwork was inspired by WWII nose art, or 1940’s movie stars... or CO’s wives...or the girl that got away, or... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kiowafixer Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 I know the inspiration for the artist of the "Queen of Spades" came from an early 1991, maybe late 1990, issue of Playboy that had a section of Olivia DeBerardinis art in it, the model for that art being Bettie Page. I have looked for years for the painting, but have been unable to find the one I remember the "Queen" being based on but I have found some similar stuff, such as the link below. http://pessimisticidealist.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/7959155_olivia_de_berardinis_cat_and_mouse_resize1.jpg KiowaFixer P.S. If this link is too risqué for this forum let me know and I will, or you moderators can pull it down. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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