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RE: USN Fleet Carriers
Posted: Wed May 05, 2010 12:51 am
by TOMLABEL
ORIGINAL: cantona2
Thans for the subs smeulders! [&o]
Yes! SOOOOOO MUCH smeulders!!!!!!!!!! I love the ship emblems!!!!!!
And thanks to you too Reg for the plane alternative sets!!!! Love it you guys - PLEASE keep up the AWESOME work!!!!!!!!!!!!
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RE: USN Fleet Carriers
Posted: Fri May 07, 2010 5:41 am
by RyanCrierie
So what air units do you guys want to see emblems the most for?
I can visit the US Navy Historical Center's Aviation History Branch and scan in the actual photographs or artwork sent in.
RE: USN Fleet Carriers
Posted: Fri May 07, 2010 9:26 pm
by TOMLABEL
ORIGINAL: RyanCrierie
So what air units do you guys want to see emblems the most for?
I can visit the US Navy Historical Center's Aviation History Branch and scan in the actual photographs or artwork sent in.
Well, for me, I would love to see air unit emblems for USN units the most - VFs, VBs, VTs, etc.
RE: USN Fleet Carriers
Posted: Sat May 08, 2010 3:26 am
by RyanCrierie
All I have now are VBs -- and there are lots of them. Let me show you the finding aid I found for Insignia at the NHHC:
Link
At rough eyeball count, there are about 40 boxes dealing with World War II insignia. Figure an average of about 25 insignia per box. That's about 1,000 insignia. Doing them all would take.....a very long time; and it takes me an hour to get to the NHHC in the morning, and then two hours to get back home to Silver Spring in DC Traffic.
Color Guide to VB-9 Insignia:
Sky: Blue
Carrot: Orange with Green Shoot
Rabbit: Tan
Tongue: Orange
Border: Orange
Bomb: Green
Some orange areas may actually be faded red
RE: USN Fleet Carriers
Posted: Sat May 08, 2010 3:43 am
by RyanCrierie
VB-2 Insigna. This was done by Walt Disney Company.
RE: USN Fleet Carriers
Posted: Sun May 09, 2010 9:13 am
by SuluSea
[:)] Looks good Ryan. [:)]
RE: USN Fleet Carriers
Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 12:27 am
by TOMLABEL
ORIGINAL: RyanCrierie
All I have now are VBs -- and there are lots of them. Let me show you the finding aid I found for Insignia at the NHHC:
Link
At rough eyeball count, there are about 40 boxes dealing with World War II insignia. Figure an average of about 25 insignia per box. That's about 1,000 insignia. Doing them all would take.....a very long time; and it takes me an hour to get to the NHHC in the morning, and then two hours to get back home to Silver Spring in DC Traffic.
Color Guide to VB-9 Insignia:
Sky: Blue
Carrot: Orange with Green Shoot
Rabbit: Tan
Tongue: Orange
Border: Orange
Bomb: Green
Some orange areas may actually be faded red
Ouch!!!! Too bad there isn't a website that has ALL of these. Is this to much to attempt? I appreciate your efforts!!![&o]
RE: USN Fleet Carriers
Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 4:01 am
by Halsey
When are some JFB's going to take up the gauntlet, and share some unit insignias?[:D]
Doesn't the IJAF have unit insignias for their Sentai's?
RE: USN Fleet Carriers
Posted: Fri May 14, 2010 3:07 am
by RyanCrierie
I think I have all of the Bombing Squadron Insignia. Will start on Torpedo Squadrons next.
Some samples to keep you busy:
LOOK SIR, a Devil flying a SB2C Helldiver.
RE: USN Fleet Carriers
Posted: Fri May 14, 2010 9:07 pm
by TOMLABEL
Fantastic!!
Thanks Ryan!![&o][&o][&o]
RE: USN Fleet Carriers
Posted: Fri May 14, 2010 11:10 pm
by SuluSea
Really look forward to these Ryan. I purchased two books off Amazon in hopes I could get some naval insignias, I'm afraid it wasn't much besides the ones on the net freely available most were post ww2.
RE: USN Fleet Carriers
Posted: Sat May 15, 2010 12:24 am
by Halsey
http://www.angelfire.com/md2/patches/other/otherinsaafsquadron2.html
These are the real things, very nice.
USAAF unit patches.
Lots of other great things on this site.
RE: USN Fleet Carriers
Posted: Sat May 15, 2010 12:29 am
by RyanCrierie
ORIGINAL: SuluSea
Really look forward to these Ryan. I purchased two books off Amazon in hopes I could get some naval insignias, I'm afraid it wasn't much besides the ones on the net freely available most were post ww2.
And even then, many squadrons never had any insignia.
For example, the ORIGINAL Torpedo Eight which was destroyed at Midway, and then again at Guadalcanal never had any insignia. The one that was formed later in the war DID get an insignia based around an eight-ball.
Tambor, Gato, Gar
Posted: Sun May 16, 2010 5:23 pm
by Smeulders
It's taken a while but here is the next batch of badges. The Tambor, Gato and Gar classes for the USN. It's too large for one download in this subforum, the ReadMe is in part 1.
RE: Tambor, Gato, Gar
Posted: Sun May 16, 2010 5:23 pm
by Smeulders
And here is part 2
RE: USN Fleet Carriers
Posted: Sun May 16, 2010 7:51 pm
by Halsey
USAAF fighter groups, that don't withdraw...
49th FG
35th FG
18th FG
15th FG
50th FG
58th FG
8th FG
Finger slipped on AGP_4058.
Had it as AGP-4058.
Rename it correctly, or dl the corrected zip.[;)]
RE: Tambor, Gato, Gar
Posted: Sun May 16, 2010 8:49 pm
by TOMLABEL
ORIGINAL: Smeulders
It's taken a while but here is the next batch of badges. The Tambor, Gato and Gar classes for the USN. It's too large for one download in this subforum, the ReadMe is in part 1.
Thank you Sme!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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RE: USN Fleet Carriers
Posted: Sun May 16, 2010 8:51 pm
by TOMLABEL
ORIGINAL: Halsey
USAAF fighter groups, that don't withdraw...
49th FG
35th FG
18th FG
15th FG
50th FG
58th FG
8th FG
Halsey....
THANK YOU TOO!!!!
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RE: USN Fleet Carriers
Posted: Mon May 17, 2010 10:33 pm
by RyanCrierie
VT-19 Insignia (by walt disney; rights given to teh USN for $1.00)
VT-20 Insignia.
VT-21 Insignia
RE: USN Fleet Carriers
Posted: Tue May 18, 2010 12:16 pm
by cantona2
Thanks for the latest installments guys [&o]