PBY "Pistol Packin Mama" - Aircraft of World War II

ontos · 07-06-2009, 10:34 PM

This is a long shot, I searched the web but could not find a good picture of this nose art. Does anyone have a good copy of this nose art, "Pistol Packin Mama", it was on a PBY. The only one I could find is not very good for making a copy for IL2. I know you can't fly it, I just like the looks of it.

vikingBerserker · 07-07-2009, 12:24 AM

This is the best one I could find and hopefully the PB4Y is the model you were looking for. If not please let me know.

http://chromatism.net/current/images...cking_mama.jpg

ontos · 07-07-2009, 03:04 AM

The one I'm looking for is a PBY Catalina of the Black Cat Squadron. I'm hoping that there was more than one picture of it. If not I'll try and use what I have. Thanks

ontos · 07-07-2009, 06:18 PM

This is the nose art I'm trying to find. Even a higher resolution picture would be great.

wheelsup_cavu · 07-08-2009, 04:47 PM

I've been looking around Ontos but I keep coming up empty.
The one you are showing is the best I have seen unfortunately.
I know I have seen nose art similar to the one you are showing but I can't find it either.

From what I can see in your picture it looks like she is wearing a leather helmut with goggles pushed up above her eyes.
She also has a white scarf wrapped around her neck that flows out to the back on the right hand side (her left side).
Her shoes look like they have bows on the front at the top too.
I'm guessing she has a 45 strapped on her left side (her right side) because it doesn't look like a six shooter holster to me.

I'm still looking...

Wheels

ontos · 07-08-2009, 04:53 PM

Thanks Wheels, I appreciate your effort in trying to find this young lady. I'm still looking too. I might just have to use this one and try and get it right. I have a long way to go on the template before I put the nose art on. I have to redo a lot on areas on the PBN-1 template to make it a PBY-5. I'm using pictures of a PBY I took at the Palm Springs Museum. I'm trying to find a detail schematic drawing to get the panel lines and Rivets right. I might have to order them. Thanks to you all for your help, it's greatly appreciated.

wheelsup_cavu · 07-08-2009, 05:36 PM

I found this here on the PBY-5.

http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/air...ages-6378.html (PBY-5 1942 C.A.C. Images)

Hope it helps.

Wheels

Lancaster630 · 07-08-2009, 06:35 PM

you can fly the PBY if you get yourself the All Aircraft A(somthing can't remember now) mod from All Aircraft Arcade :: View topic - [MOD ACTIVATOR] PRIMARY MOD 5.2 [MOD ACTIVATOR]

ontos · 07-08-2009, 07:15 PM

Thanks Wheels that helps alot, Great information.

Thanks for the information on the Mods, Lancaster. I have the latest 4.08 in IL2, but I'm just afraid or Chicken you might say to load the 4.09 mods. I guess I'm afraid I'll screw up what I have in IL2. I'm not to computer knowledgeable and I probably screw things up in the set up.

ontos · 07-10-2009, 10:51 PM

Just for information I found some schematic drawings of the PBY-5 on a Russian Blueprint site if anyone is interested I can upload them. There not perfect but not to bad either. This is one of them.

07-06-2009, 10:34 PM	#1
ontos Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Riverside, California Posts: 348	PBY "Pistol Packin Mama" This is a long shot, I searched the web but could not find a good picture of this nose art. Does anyone have a good copy of this nose art, "Pistol Packin Mama", it was on a PBY. The only one I could find is not very good for making a copy for IL2. I know you can't fly it, I just like the looks of it. __________________

07-07-2009, 12:24 AM	#2
vikingBerserker Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: South Carolina Posts: 3,768	This is the best one I could find and hopefully the PB4Y is the model you were looking for. If not please let me know. http://chromatism.net/current/images...cking_mama.jpg __________________ "Those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it" "Those who dwell in the past, condemn the future"

07-07-2009, 03:04 AM	#3
ontos Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Riverside, California Posts: 348	The one I'm looking for is a PBY Catalina of the Black Cat Squadron. I'm hoping that there was more than one picture of it. If not I'll try and use what I have. Thanks __________________

07-07-2009, 06:18 PM	#4
ontos Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Riverside, California Posts: 348	This is the nose art I'm trying to find. Even a higher resolution picture would be great. __________________

07-08-2009, 04:47 PM	#5
wheelsup_cavu Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Corona, California Posts: 1,534	I've been looking around Ontos but I keep coming up empty. The one you are showing is the best I have seen unfortunately. I know I have seen nose art similar to the one you are showing but I can't find it either. From what I can see in your picture it looks like she is wearing a leather helmut with goggles pushed up above her eyes. She also has a white scarf wrapped around her neck that flows out to the back on the right hand side (her left side). Her shoes look like they have bows on the front at the top too. I'm guessing she has a 45 strapped on her left side (her right side) because it doesn't look like a six shooter holster to me. I'm still looking... Wheels __________________ Cheers Wheelsup_cavu Wheels's Photos - Time lapse build of an F/A-18 Super Hornet - Lock N' Load

07-08-2009, 04:53 PM	#6
ontos Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Riverside, California Posts: 348	Thanks Wheels, I appreciate your effort in trying to find this young lady. I'm still looking too. I might just have to use this one and try and get it right. I have a long way to go on the template before I put the nose art on. I have to redo a lot on areas on the PBN-1 template to make it a PBY-5. I'm using pictures of a PBY I took at the Palm Springs Museum. I'm trying to find a detail schematic drawing to get the panel lines and Rivets right. I might have to order them. Thanks to you all for your help, it's greatly appreciated. __________________

07-08-2009, 05:36 PM	#7
wheelsup_cavu Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Corona, California Posts: 1,534	I found this here on the PBY-5. http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/air...ages-6378.html (PBY-5 1942 C.A.C. Images) Hope it helps. Wheels __________________ Cheers Wheelsup_cavu Wheels's Photos - Time lapse build of an F/A-18 Super Hornet - Lock N' Load

07-08-2009, 06:35 PM	#8
Lancaster630 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 125	you can fly the PBY if you get yourself the All Aircraft A(somthing can't remember now) mod from All Aircraft Arcade :: View topic - [MOD ACTIVATOR] PRIMARY MOD 5.2 [MOD ACTIVATOR] __________________ Curses Foiled Again!

07-08-2009, 07:15 PM	#9
ontos Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Riverside, California Posts: 348	Thanks Wheels that helps alot, Great information. Thanks for the information on the Mods, Lancaster. I have the latest 4.08 in IL2, but I'm just afraid or Chicken you might say to load the 4.09 mods. I guess I'm afraid I'll screw up what I have in IL2. I'm not to computer knowledgeable and I probably screw things up in the set up. __________________

07-10-2009, 10:51 PM	#10
ontos Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Riverside, California Posts: 348	Just for information I found some schematic drawings of the PBY-5 on a Russian Blueprint site if anyone is interested I can upload them. There not perfect but not to bad either. This is one of them. __________________

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