Shark's or Tiger's Mouth Markings

[TheChronicOne]

This is from a post on Facebook. He says he saw it quite recently in a salvage yard in Thailand. This salvage yard also has lots of other things.... so try here, I believe the settings are public so the link should work:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/293701250991601/permalink/797669870594734/


Beyond that, the relevant material:



We have a Bird Dog sporting not only an innovative "mouth" but also replete with nose art and a name. Pretty cool! I wonder about the lineage of this one. The artwork seems to be too "new" so I'm suspecting some private owner did this. Why, however, could be an interesting tale! 

[scooter]

Posted yesterday on The 24 Hours of Lemons FB page:









As they call it: When you're a Mopar guy and the team leaves the Camaro at your house for a weekend... #HemiOrange

[zenrat]

Sharks mouths can be tricky to do on cars but that looks like it could work.  I'd need to see a full side view to be sure though.

This is an unusual Lemon car in that it is a chevy powered by a chevy (albeit one painted in possibly THE best engine colour).

[PR19_Kit]

Not too sure about that engine installation, the #1 exhaust pipe looks like it's actually resting on the subframe! 

[Dizzyfugu]

[NARSES2]

Oh I like that 

[TheChronicOne]

Sweet!! I was going to post that one. I didn't know they painted it however; my picture is of it old and faded.

[Dizzyfugu]

(Flying) Crocodiles, anyone?





This Tupolew ANT-9 airliner was part of the campaign squadron named after Maxim Gorky and decorated under the emblem of the popular satirical magazine "Crocodile". It had received a wooden "nose" and even dorsal ridges. Note the crocodile paws, too.

[TheChronicOne]

Crikey, ain't she a beaut!!!! 

[JayBee]

That is just wonderfull. 

Is there anywhere a kit of the ANT-7 ?

[Dizzyfugu]

There's an Airkits mixed-media model of it - and the Crocodile seems to be an option!?



https://www.scalemates.com/kits/airkits-023-tupolev-ant-9-3-wright-civil--1149844

http://www.internetmodeler.com/scalemodels/flaviation/Airkits-1-72-Tupolev-ANT-9.php

[JayBee]

Thanks Dizz.
I feel an urgent search coming on! 

[TheChronicOne]

After you safely secure one for yourself, tell us where you found it.   


I wonder if there is a "Croc" in 1/144 scale?   

[PR19_Kit]

That ANT-7 is very 'Fokker-like' isn't it? I wonder if a 'Southern Cross' might be a suitable conversion source too?

[Rick Lowe]

Piper PA-31-310 Navajo used for skydiving:

https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/6113589

I remember something similar - but larger - on a Bird Dog in Vietnam...

Found it!

https://www.hurlburt.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Fact-Sheets/Article/204580/o-1e-bird-dog/

"At'saGoodBoyDen!"

IIRC it was a marking option in someone's 1/48 kit...