Knowing how our country is going he will shortly probably be able to get an Art’s council grant for maintaining a piece of ‘urban art’ ! .
…………in my day 😉
At least one of the graffiti artists has gone for silver and red in befitting with past lightning colour schemes 🙂
I agree with Arthur about how she looks quite wonderful as she is. If someone wants to restore it then so be it but I wouldnt suggest starting a campaign to plough funds into the aircraft for restoration as there are many more worthwhile causes around.
I was wondering whether anybody could recommend anywhere in particular to buy an aicraft painting or two to grace my living room walls, my main preference of course being a nice Mustang painting. I’ve tried googling but with little success so far.
Chris, yes I have heard several times it is for sale, and Marcus (Hairy on WIX) confirmed that on the weekend. I think he said NZ$180,000 gets you the aircraft, a ton of spares and seven new Bristol Hercules engines.
Thanks Robbo and Steve, I’m glad you liked them. I am looking forward to a day in the near future when multiple Hinds will be seen together here.
I didn’t think to check for a signature or anything on the windows, and I cannot see one on the photo of the RNZAF window I am afraid. I could try to find out though. The place has many such windows, it is really like the NZ version of the IWM Lambeth – covering as far back as the Maori Wars of the 1850’s, thru other NZ-participated conflicts like the South Africa wars, WWI, WWII, Korea, Borneo, Malaya, Vietnam and right up to current conflicts we’re involved in with peacekeeping. Of course it is on a smaller scale than IWM, and also includes natural history, science, technology, social history and all sorts of other aspects of NZ life and history. We evenn found a few Kiwi dinosaurs! I definately recommend this museum to anyone wanting to kill an afternoon in Auckland.
Cheers
Dave
thanks dave for the info, its not worth troubling yourself to find out. Just wondered if you had the info offhand. Very beautiufl pieces of work. Do you have any objection to me right clicking and using as my wallpaper?
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