[kabelace]

I Have one of a Sit framed a X mas present from my better half, and 3 waiting to get framed 1 of J.J.'s Spit another of a L ancaster and one of some Typhoons rolling in on an attack. Will get them framed and up once my den is done. someday...................

[T-Bolt19]

Looking around the room, I have one of a Thunderbolt signed by Hub Zemke. The Warrior and the Wolfpack signed by Gunther Rall, Gabby Gabreski & Robert Rankin. The Knight at Dawn signed by Erich Hartmann. The Belle Under Attack signed by Robert Morgan, and a few from Stan Stokes and Jack Fellows.

[flyXwire]

My collection mainly composed of published art books from Robert Taylor, Keith Ferris and from various artists. I have one print of Gil Cohen's Rosenthal's Crew (like what Capt.Kirk have posted) that I truly treasure.

[Kaptin_Kirk]

After a long week at work I finally took a picture of this print. Notice I don't have it on the wall. Wife!

"Rosie's Crew" By Gil Cohen.

[wieh9995]

I was fortunate a few years back to be able to collect a few AND have them framed. I found a "very touched" framer, who had an incredible eye for color (he might have heard colors as well), and was able to bring these to life in way I have not seen since. We also reached a very benificial cash deal for the work, which anyone who has had something framed can appreciate. Pictures are stock, not my framed prints.

My 1st:
Keith Ferris "Fortresses Engaged" B-17 50th Anniversary Print
framed, over my desk


My Favorite:
William Phillips "No Flying Today"
framed, over my stereo


William Phillips "When Prayers Are Answered"
framed, over my fireplace


William Phillips "Fifty miles Out"
present for my Dad, he was stationed at Yakota during the Korean War and watched these guys come back shot up.


William Phillips "The Hunter Becomes the Hunted"
unframed, under my bed
great story behind this print, search for it


and lastly William Phillips "Cape Neddick at Dawn"
also unframed and under my bed
this lighthouse has a special place in our family and I watched Nine-O Nine fly over it a few years back.

[Hornchurch]

Nice Artwork, wieh9995.

It may interest you to know that 3 x of your prints, relate to two airbases in Suffolk (East-Anglia) where those B.17's lived & flew their missions from, & that there are privately-run museums still active & open to the public (Easter till end of Autumn/Fall) on these very historic bases.

The ' D ' in a Square is the 100th B.G. at Thorpe Abbots.

.............. & ...........

The ' J ' in a Square is the 390th B.G. at Framlingham (Parham).

Both are a superb tribute & well worth the visit.


Sadly, another piece of your artwork - Col Hubert Zemke's P.47's home-base, Halesworth........ has been dominating the British news-media recently, as the ex-56th F.G. airfield has been the Epi-centre of the latest 'Bird-Flu' outbreak, regarding the H5N1 virus.......

[wieh9995]

Thank you for your nice comments. I knew that 2 were from the 390th as someone asked me where "No Flying Today" was. I did not put it together that "Fortresses Engaged" were the Thorpe-Abbots boys, which I've read about so many times. Cool. I dream about making it to the other side of the pond one day to see these places, I did not know they were still there with museums. As you probably know "The Hunter Becomes the Hunted" is signed by Hub along with a video when the 2 pilots met to sign the prints.

[STARMAN 352ND]

Originally Posted by Kaptin_Kirk

Hey Starman were did you get the P-51 Oldcrow Print. I like it.

I got it on ebay from Gunfighter451s.This print was made in 2002.
They also make a sweet looking Flying Tigers one that i gave to my father for christmas.
The artist is Andy Wenner and he also has a Blue Angels and Thunderbirds too.
The latest from him i hear is a Hellcat and Blackburn's F4U Corsair i'm told in these are custom made prints.
I'm going to get both of his latest ones...you can check out this site.
www.auroraartcompany.com/warbirds.html

[STARMAN 352ND]

Originally Posted by Kaptin_Kirk

After a long week at work I finally took a picture of this print. Notice I don't have it on the wall. Wife!

"Rosie's Crew" By Gil Cohen.

Oh i love that print right there.....
Very nice.
JP

[flyXwire]

Kaptin_Kirk,
Another form of art I'm most familiar with and have ventured into is the customizing and bashing of 1/6th (12") scale figure models.
That painting of Gil Cohen's "Rosie's Crew" is what inspired me to assemble my very own 10-man B-17 crew to represent them in 3D.
I hope you like 'em as much as I do.