http://forum.armyairforces.com/(c) ArmyAirForces30Thank you for the info, Jack. This comments about the chord-wise wing and tail stripes match what I've read and seen in other photos, but not in the "Over Berlin" jpg posted on this thread. I can only assume that they just hadn't been paintedhttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=185345Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:02:16 GMTRE: Aircraft Camouflage and markings. Here's what Roger Freeman's,The Mighty Eighth has on it. 490th BG B-24 H & J in olive and grey factory finish,and natural metal. Squadron codes issued but not displayed during hostilities. Grhttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=185329Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:43:49 GMTHello all I'm new to the site, I came across this string because I've met Fred and, at his request, I'm cleaning up and repainting a model of "Lotta Stern" that he built for himself a long while ago. As part of this, I plan to recreate the noshttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=185196Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:38:22 GMTThanks Daniel, Target for Tonight Also scrapped at Walnut Ridge,except they saved the noseart. Best Regards, Jackhttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=185094Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:56:52 GMTJack Sorry. No other info on the art-work... http://www.b24bestweb.com/herestoyou2.htmhttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=185065Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:10:02 GMTHi Daniel, Thanks for the link I wanted to see Spike's application of her on his skin. I have that calendar with that Vargas artwork. (Slightly off topic but have you guys found what artwork publication,andhttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=185052Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:49:51 GMT Hi Spike, Lookin' good! Can you just enlarge the nose art area; looks like you went with the Vargas artwork for the skin of Lotta Stern. http://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=185051Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:45:02 GMTI agree with Jack's comment: the serial should be black. Don't forget to put the + C in there as well, and to paint the top third of the rudder red!! Of course the red started out bright, but faded in the course of the weeks and months. Regarhttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=185033Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:20:47 GMTWell I'm looking at a GREAT photo of Lotta Stern I received from Eric Swain and it answers all the questions on her noseart. The pic shows the artwork closeup on the ground. Lotta has a serious head wound from her right eye edghttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=185020Sun, 07 Mar 2010 10:32:50 GMTHi Spike, Lookin' good! The Tail number On Olive drab aircraft was painted in Yellow (shade 48) and black on Natural metal. Can you just enlarge the nose art area; looks like you went with the Vargas artwohttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=184951Sat, 06 Mar 2010 01:18:13 GMTOkay, Been abit busy this weekend and was out all night tonight because belive it or not i have a life :P anyhow here She is sofar http://i473.photobucket.com/albums/rr95/gordonrough/Lotta.png Lotta Stern On her own http://i47http://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=184945Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:46:26 GMTApologies to all - there was no bomb - I don't think I misheard but I must have. Also, my brother has the mission card for this plane. As soon as his scanner is working again he'll get it over. John (my bro) says that 31 missions were flown by crewhttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=184920Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:02:24 GMTWell IL-2 Has a Verry Pixelated front, and im having to use the Calendar Image of the Girl to get colours right, so with abit of editing i might get The art right, after that its just getting the Serial Number, Tail Markings and Side Markings, should behttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=184886Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:04:17 GMTWere STILL looking for a better photo of the nose art. William,Eric Swain doesn't believe there was a bomb in Lotta's right hand. ( I have to agree because after all Ms. Stern was a nurse and it would make no sense at allhttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=184881Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:48:53 GMTDoes anyone have a copy of the record card for the plane? If not, I believe they can still be requested from Maxwell and it would show the actual order of groups to which the plane was assigned. Martyhttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=184880Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:35:44 GMTIvo, Hope all is well. What I think is the problem here is that the information is just reversed: 43-37926 Del Cheyenne 5/6/44, Kearney 16/6/44;Grenier 1/7/44; ass 490thBG Eye 2/7/44;trans 100thBG Thorpe Abbotts 7/http://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=184852Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:20:10 GMTThis has been a very spirited and informative amount of input about this plane. I think Lotta Stern was either assigned to the 100th in July 1944 and then immediately reassigned to the 490th to replace the B-24's or she was transferred after hosilihttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=184851Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:16:06 GMTWell Looks like it has been settled, now (after my Science test tomorrow) i gotta get cracking on the Skin, should have it done with Screenshots (Possibly Flying with the Virtual Horsemen) by the endhttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=184840Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:55:36 GMT It was (as already was indicated on the B-24 Best Web website) B-24H 42-50346. Kind regards Ivo de Jong http://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=184834Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:59:24 GMTThanks William for the additional information. Interesting to learn about the background of "Lotta Stern". She must have been very flattered with the way she was depicted...... [size=3http://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=184823Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:39:55 GMT