New guy - Aircraft of World War II

gsx®7-11 · 08-25-2009, 03:47 PM

Hello everyone! My name is Joey, I am from GA, and have always been a big WWII enthusiast. I have been enjoying reading these forums lately, and decided to join.

Also... Maybe someone could help me (or at least tell me what section to post this under.)

I am looking for a decent piece of a warbird skin panel that I can make into a cowl for a cafe-racer style motorcycle project. The whole bike is somewhat warbird-themed, and having parts made from real airplane skin would be icing on the cake!

Any help would be very appreciated!

Airframes · 08-25-2009, 04:41 PM

Hello and welcome from England. Good luck with your hunt for a piece of warbird panel, but I think a genuine part would be very expensive if available, and more likely be a museum exhibit - but you might be lucky enough to find someone willing to part with something !

Geedee · 08-25-2009, 04:49 PM

Thats gonna be interesting...fitting a panel (modified) to Gixer !. Lets see some pics !!
And welcome aboard

diddyriddick · 08-25-2009, 06:28 PM

Welcome aboard, Sir! Good luck w/ your quest!

Thorlifter · 08-25-2009, 08:23 PM

Welcome

Someone on this board used bomber nose art and framed them. Does anyone remember who that was? He might have some skins for you.

vikingBerserker · 08-25-2009, 08:31 PM

Hiya Joey, welcome aboard!

ccheese · 08-25-2009, 08:35 PM

Welcome aboard, Joey. Good luck finding a piece of a warbird...

Charles

B-17engineer · 08-25-2009, 08:59 PM

Hi Joey, welcome!

Doughboy · 08-25-2009, 09:29 PM

Welcome to the forum.

Gnomey · 08-25-2009, 09:30 PM

Welcome.

gsx®7-11 · 08-25-2009, 09:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thorlifter

Welcome

Someone on this board used bomber nose art and framed them. Does anyone remember who that was? He might have some skins for you.

That sounds amazing! Those would look amazing in my office.

Thanks for the warm welcome guys.

RabidAlien · 08-25-2009, 11:48 PM

Where in Georgia? My Dad retired from Moody AFB (Valdosta) back in '91, I spent 7.5 years sweltering down there before I graduated HS!

Oh, and Welcome Aboard!

Lucky13 · 08-26-2009, 02:47 AM

Welcome to the family mate! Cafe racer, eh? BSA, Norton, AJS, Triumph?

A4K · 08-26-2009, 03:43 AM

Welcome aboard mate!

Bashing up original warbird skin for a bike?? BLASPHEMY! BLASPHEMY!

You could look around to see if anyone's anyone's doing any restorations and replacing the skins, the originals often get turfed in the process (I have some original Mosquito fabric to prove it!).

Evan

BikerBabe · 08-26-2009, 04:27 AM

Hi Joey and welcome from Denmark.

A few thoughts for your project there:
I'm well aware that you've prolly thought it through already, but have you considered the fact that it might not be so smart security-wise, if you accidentally crash with your bike and that panel goes where it shouldn't go?
You can be the best biker in the world, but if you run into Mr. Accident-Waiting-To-Happen, you might have a problem.
And how about getting your bike street-legal? Is that possible with such a modification to the bike?
One last question: Will it be possible for you to get your bike insured with a body mod like that, or will it increase the price of your insurance?

I don't blame you for wanting to upgrade the "Cool"-factor on your bike - I love the idea of using a piece of warbird-skin - but think it through, make inquiries about what it'll do to your bike and your insurance, and then go ahead.

Oh, and btw - let's see some pics of the project, when/if you set to work on it?

And how about a paint job for the helmet to match?

P-51 Mustang helmet:

Messerschmitt Bf-109 "Galland" helmet:

08-25-2009, 03:47 PM	#1
gsx®7-11 Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 4	New guy Hello everyone! My name is Joey, I am from GA, and have always been a big WWII enthusiast. I have been enjoying reading these forums lately, and decided to join. Also... Maybe someone could help me (or at least tell me what section to post this under.) I am looking for a decent piece of a warbird skin panel that I can make into a cowl for a cafe-racer style motorcycle project. The whole bike is somewhat warbird-themed, and having parts made from real airplane skin would be icing on the cake! Any help would be very appreciated!

08-25-2009, 04:41 PM	#2
Airframes Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 9,062	Hello and welcome from England. Good luck with your hunt for a piece of warbird panel, but I think a genuine part would be very expensive if available, and more likely be a museum exhibit - but you might be lucky enough to find someone willing to part with something ! __________________

08-25-2009, 04:49 PM	#3
Geedee Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 765	Thats gonna be interesting...fitting a panel (modified) to Gixer !. Lets see some pics !! And welcome aboard __________________ Cheers Gary Not only am I a master of suspense, but I... http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/sta...ect-18113.html "I’ll never worry about meeting a FW 190 in a 51 since I was able to outturn, outdive and generally out-maneuver him at all altitudes, from 23,000 feet to the deck; I could follow him in anything and do a lot more besides.” Richard D Bishop, 11 Sept 1944, 55th FG

08-25-2009, 08:23 PM	#5
Thorlifter Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Dallas, Tx Posts: 4,346	Welcome Someone on this board used bomber nose art and framed them. Does anyone remember who that was? He might have some skins for you. __________________

08-25-2009, 08:31 PM	#6
vikingBerserker Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: South Carolina Posts: 3,764	Hiya Joey, welcome aboard! __________________ "Those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it" "Those who dwell in the past, condemn the future"

08-25-2009, 06:28 PM	#4
diddyriddick Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Hamlet, NC, US Posts: 723	Welcome aboard, Sir! Good luck w/ your quest!

08-25-2009, 08:35 PM	#7
ccheese Older Than Dirt Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia Posts: 7,309	Welcome aboard, Joey. Good luck finding a piece of a warbird... Charles __________________ I can only please one person per day. Today is not your day. Tomorrow doesn't look good either....

08-25-2009, 08:59 PM	#8
B-17engineer Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 5,689	Hi Joey, welcome! __________________ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pe36UMRkRbk

08-25-2009, 09:29 PM	#9
Doughboy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 885	Welcome to the forum. __________________ "This is the day which the lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it." Psalms 118:24

08-25-2009, 09:30 PM	#10
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08-25-2009, 11:48 PM	#12
RabidAlien Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Hurst, Texas Posts: 2,826	Where in Georgia? My Dad retired from Moody AFB (Valdosta) back in '91, I spent 7.5 years sweltering down there before I graduated HS! Oh, and Welcome Aboard! __________________ Pillage, then burn. Argue not with dragons, for thou art crunchy and go well on toast.

08-26-2009, 02:47 AM	#13
Lucky13 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A Swede living in Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 15,144	Welcome to the family mate! Cafe racer, eh? BSA, Norton, AJS, Triumph? __________________ JAN "Felicis Tredecim" "I´m going back to the front to relax" "THE BLACK CATS FLIES TONIGHT" "Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant!" "When you're out of F-8's... You're out of fighters!"

08-26-2009, 03:43 AM	#14
A4K Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 3,224	Welcome aboard mate! Bashing up original warbird skin for a bike?? BLASPHEMY! BLASPHEMY! You could look around to see if anyone's anyone's doing any restorations and replacing the skins, the originals often get turfed in the process (I have some original Mosquito fabric to prove it!). Evan

08-26-2009, 04:27 AM	#15
BikerBabe Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Denmark. Posts: 964	Hi Joey and welcome from Denmark. A few thoughts for your project there: I'm well aware that you've prolly thought it through already, but have you considered the fact that it might not be so smart security-wise, if you accidentally crash with your bike and that panel goes where it shouldn't go? You can be the best biker in the world, but if you run into Mr. Accident-Waiting-To-Happen, you might have a problem. And how about getting your bike street-legal? Is that possible with such a modification to the bike? One last question: Will it be possible for you to get your bike insured with a body mod like that, or will it increase the price of your insurance? I don't blame you for wanting to upgrade the "Cool"-factor on your bike - I love the idea of using a piece of warbird-skin - but think it through, make inquiries about what it'll do to your bike and your insurance, and then go ahead. Oh, and btw - let's see some pics of the project, when/if you set to work on it? And how about a paint job for the helmet to match? P-51 Mustang helmet: Messerschmitt Bf-109 "Galland" helmet: __________________ Kein Anderer als ein Jäger spürt - Den Kampf und Sieg so konzentriert, Das macht uns glücklich, stolz und froh - Der Jägerei ein Horrido! " Last edited by BikerBabe; 08-26-2009 at 04:31 AM.

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