What kind of reaction would this idea get?

[vultee35]

.....she was bare metal with a blue stripe up the fin and looked much much better, IMHO.

Nooooo , B-17's should be olive drab, B-24's are natural metal!! They look wrong any other way! I remember the blue fin band, then the red that followed. The yellow tail scheme was nice, but didn't last long before the Memphis Belle film came along, and we've been stuck with that ever since.

[knifeedgeturn]

What about the one they sanded all the dome head rivets "flush" during the prep, and apparently the owner flew it away unfinished; can't remember the type, but seem to remember it was a US warbird.

[J Boyle]

That aircraft recently sold on Platinum Fighters. Apparently it is coming to Europe. Good for some but bad for others!

But quite possibly correct for its time period.
There ia a huge difference between a in service warbird and a civil pre or post-war types.

Yes, everyone is entitled to an opinion, but anti-polish people will be on the wrong side of authenticity. Remember, ther are more aircraft types than warbirds.

[J Boyle]

Nooooo , B-17's should be olive drab.

The factory quit panting B-17s in January, 1944.
Since all B-17s currently flying are Gs, and most Gs were made after that date, they originally would have been natural metal.

[vultee35]

....they originally would have been natural metal.

Doesn't mean they look right! :diablo:

[ErrolC]

If you want a reminder of how dirty real aircraft get, check out the second-to-last photo in this post - the latest Fokker D.VIII repro from TVAL after her first display (today).
http://rnzaf.proboards.com/index.cgi...03&post=156103