B-18 Big Ugly

[JMSmith]

knob head,
thats Canadian, do you know nuffin

[Supah]

O tempora, O mores, eh John?

[wildr]

I'm not sure of the colors of the Canadian "Digby", the brown might be more of a chocolate color, the RCAF rec'd 20, for #10(BR) sq stationed in Halifax and Gander Nova Scotia in 1940. Serial #'s 738-757.

[BLOWHARD]

THOSE PHOTOS ARE ALL WRONG!!! Just kidding
Those are cool. I had no idea any else used these. Did China use them?

[wildr]

Brazil

[JMSmith]

hi paul,
the colours were Dupont, so they should be close enough to the RAF colours, yours looks just right, the roundle colours were brighter than the RAF, so again yours look ok, still checking for position of underwing serials and letters.

[inkworm]

knob head,
thats Canadian, do you know nuffin

when did we let the colonies fly?

[GiantFlyingRobots]

Fantastic images. But I think that they only reinforce the point that I was trying (failing?) to make about the highlight running along the top of the airframe.

It really needs to be softened/toned right down, there appears to be a considerable amount of curvature rear of the second mast. forward of that the roof is quite flat and more in keeping with the highlight as it stands, tho its still way too bright.

[JMSmith]

ok paul,

after further studying i bow down to you better judgement with regard the nose

also found the photo of the underside and your marking are in the right place.
just go's to show i am not right all the time

[wildr]

Thanks John, I'm still dealing with the air frame curves. From another forum you know how I painted my first profile ( B5M Kate), like I was using a brush. My highlights are muddy, to opaque, and heavy handed and in the wrong spots. Blowhard.... they should have sold them to china, they did every other odd A/C. GiantFlyingRobots I'm still trying to work out the highlight, I'll post more photos... By the way, why are there not more images posted.... I have collected many myself. inkworm it does look flat but you will see this old ugly broad was awfully flat, not clean and rounded like her step sister the DC-2 and DC-3. You will also note how difficult a NMF for this beast would be. The first two images are from LIFE magazine, the others I own a copy and in many cases the negative.