Stars and Stripes Eagle

[Finty]

Missing the point boys. It's just a fun way to celebrate a birthday.

Chris

Forgive our whiny British cynicism, I quite like the paint job (wrong shade of blue aside) as it’s the best one-off I’ve seen in a long time, but is war fun?

Merry Christmas.

[teeonefixer]

Lighten up Francis.

A bunch of Guard guys wanted to put a cool paint job on one of their jets to celebrate some significant milestones. They didn't farm the job out to graphics designers and professional custom aircraft painters. Having spent a lot of time in the USAF I would imagine it was a lot more like some young Captain action officer wandering into the paint shop and collaring the NCOIC and waving some pencil scketches one of his fellow fly-boys came up with and asking, "Well Sarge, whaddya think? Can you boys do this?" At that I imagine the paint guy scratched his head a little and then opined, "Sure, Cap...hell, it'll be fun!"

And it was. The weekend warriors like it, their Wing King digs it and everybody's happy.

Everybody, that is, except for some whiny Brits who want to pontificate about everything from tasteless Yank patriotic displays to the proper esthetics for weapons of war.

Missing the point boys. It's just a fun way to celebrate a birthday.

Chris

I'm with you on this Chris. Let them show their wonderful patriotism !
We're not all whiny Brits, but maybe not so expressive....

[verreli]

Lighten up Francis.

A bunch of Guard guys wanted to put a cool paint job on one of their jets to celebrate some significant milestones. They didn't farm the job out to graphics designers and professional custom aircraft painters. Having spent a lot of time in the USAF I would imagine it was a lot more like some young Captain action officer wandering into the paint shop and collaring the NCOIC and waving some pencil scketches one of his fellow fly-boys came up with and asking, "Well Sarge, whaddya think? Can you boys do this?" At that I imagine the paint guy scratched his head a little and then opined, "Sure, Cap...hell, it'll be fun!"

And it was. The weekend warriors like it, their Wing King digs it and everybody's happy.

Everybody, that is, except for some whiny Brits who want to pontificate about everything from tasteless Yank patriotic displays to the proper esthetics for weapons of war.

Missing the point boys. It's just a fun way to celebrate a birthday.

Chris

+1

Would love to see this in the Sidewinder. Nothing wrong with a bit of patriotism and a 'can do' attitude.

[Finty]

Lighten up Francis.

A bunch of Guard guys wanted to put a cool paint job on one of their jets to celebrate some significant milestones. They didn't farm the job out to graphics designers and professional custom aircraft painters. Having spent a lot of time in the USAF I would imagine it was a lot more like some young Captain action officer wandering into the paint shop and collaring the NCOIC and waving some pencil scketches one of his fellow fly-boys came up with and asking, "Well Sarge, whaddya think? Can you boys do this?" At that I imagine the paint guy scratched his head a little and then opined, "Sure, Cap...hell, it'll be fun!"

And it was. The weekend warriors like it, their Wing King digs it and everybody's happy.

Everybody, that is, except for some whiny Brits who want to pontificate about everything from tasteless Yank patriotic displays to the proper esthetics for weapons of war.

Missing the point boys. It's just a fun way to celebrate a birthday.

Chris

+1

Would love to see this in the Sidewinder. Nothing wrong with a bit of patriotism and a 'can do' attitude.

Would be nice in the loop too, but patriotism works better when they 'can do' it properly.

See this comment left by a 'whiny Yank' on the original article

I'm a stickler for our Star Spangled Banner so I can't help but point out that the canton is this side of Azure rather than Old Glory Blue--probably to provide contrast for the griffin. But nice paint job; aim high.

[verreli]

Would be nice in the loop too, but patriotism works better when they 'can do' it properly.

'Properly' is the first step in not doing anything at all. JFDI, then do it better next time. Compare and contrast the US approach with our own (yawn) RAF.

[Finty]

https://twitter.com/CunningMastiff/stat ... 6124110855

Some rather nice shots (excuse the caption)

[verreli]

https://twitter.com/CunningMastiff/stat ... 6124110855
Some rather nice shots (excuse the caption)

Wow