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03-02-2009, 09:02 AM
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| "Shooter"   Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA
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 | CAF SoCal Wing, Camarillo I talk about this museum a lot, obviously. Here are a couple of shots that I was asked to do over the weekend. I love the fact that I could have the aircraft put where they needed to be for the shot. I was up on a 15 foot metal crew stair for some of these. The stairs felt good and sturdy at the bottom, but felt pretty wobbly at the top. A bit unnerving, but I got used to it.
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03-02-2009, 09:45 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: billingham nr middlesbrough uk
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| great pictures as always Eric, is the zero painted in the colours of Saburo Sakai i'm asking as i'm planning to do a model of sakai's zero for the PTO group build ! if so do you have more details of what mk of A6m etc and any more pics of that particular aircraft for reference please
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03-02-2009, 12:29 PM
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| "Shooter" Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA
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| Thanks Rochie. The Sakai Zero, from everything I have read and seen was gray with a blue diagonal stripe. www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org - Imperial Japanese Aviation Resource Center - SABURO SAKAI I can get more details of the wing fold, gear areas and the like next time I am out that way if it will help.
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03-02-2009, 12:51 PM
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| thanks Eric, i've just recieved a die cast metal zero painted very like the one in your picture and the booklet that came with it suggested it was sakai's dont worry about pictures of wing folds etc i'm not that good with models yet strictly out of the box for now, but thanks for the offer any way
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03-02-2009, 01:13 PM
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| "World Traveller"   Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Royal Deeside/St Andrews, Scotland, UK
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  | Excellent stuff Eric! Looking forward to seeing some more in the near future.
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04-01-2009, 11:49 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Wiltshire, UK
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| Crickey mate, that looks a right little treasure trove of aviation stuff...just the sort of place to 'lose' a day in and around. Thanks for posting the shots.
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04-01-2009, 12:56 PM
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| "Shooter" Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA
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| Yep Gary, I have lost many a day down there just hanging out, taking photos and chatting with the guys. If you ever get out that way, let me know. I can show you around.
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04-01-2009, 01:00 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Jacksonville, NC
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| Sweet pics... oh how I would love to fly a Zero...
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04-01-2009, 03:01 PM
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__________________ 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 | |
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04-01-2009, 06:43 PM
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| "Shooter" Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA
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| It's only a few miles from NAS Point Mugu, which makes for some fun spotting, depending on the day.
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04-01-2009, 06:54 PM
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| Minister of Whoopass   Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Long Island Native in Mississippi
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| Great stuff as always Eric.... What are they planning on doing with the shots???
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04-01-2009, 08:28 PM
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| "Shooter" Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA
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| They are going into the new museum brochure and the first shot in the thread is going on the cover of a book that I will be able to reveal very soon. It should be out in May.
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04-02-2009, 02:19 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melbourne, Victoria
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| Looks great!
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07-07-2009, 09:13 AM
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| "Shooter" Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA
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| Well, the book has been published. I'm on the back cover, and they misspelled my name  Oh well. Still a neat book. You can zoom in on the front and back covers at the bottom of the page.aircraftmuseums Home Page
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07-07-2009, 09:40 AM
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| Older Than Dirt  Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia
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| What's the English rule .... I before L, except after C .... or something like that !! You're right Eric, still a neat book.... Charles
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