PandaCub
Active Member
My relative and namesake, John V. "Scarsdale Jack" Newkirk, was Squadron Leader of the famous Flying Tigers during World War II (he was KIA in 1942, so I never actually met him).
I recently bought a flying RV-8 with the idea of keeping Jack's memory alive by marking it up to resemble, as closely as practical, his Curtiss-Wright P-40 Warhawk. I had grand visions of stripping the existing paint from the -8 and cloning Jack's scheme, but the quotes and lead times I'm getting are in the stratosphere ($15K+ and two years' wait).
In the meantime, I thought I'd at least put on some vinyl. The toughest part, frankly, are the jaws. Shark's teeth on EABs are almost cliché these days, and the cowl of the -8 is very different from the P-40. I'm experimenting with a stock decal from Aerographics, but am not sure I like it, and it's easy to wrinkle vinyl on a curved cowl surface.
Can anyone recommend an artist who could at least paint on some decent shark's teeth? I'd appreciate ideas on this - as well as any other aspect of this project.
I recently bought a flying RV-8 with the idea of keeping Jack's memory alive by marking it up to resemble, as closely as practical, his Curtiss-Wright P-40 Warhawk. I had grand visions of stripping the existing paint from the -8 and cloning Jack's scheme, but the quotes and lead times I'm getting are in the stratosphere ($15K+ and two years' wait).
In the meantime, I thought I'd at least put on some vinyl. The toughest part, frankly, are the jaws. Shark's teeth on EABs are almost cliché these days, and the cowl of the -8 is very different from the P-40. I'm experimenting with a stock decal from Aerographics, but am not sure I like it, and it's easy to wrinkle vinyl on a curved cowl surface.
Can anyone recommend an artist who could at least paint on some decent shark's teeth? I'd appreciate ideas on this - as well as any other aspect of this project.