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I'd like to nominate this one here◊.

AFP has some RL and historical examples: here◊ and here◊ and one more◊.

I like this one◊.

I agree that the shark mouth is as iconic as it can get

Yeah, as much as I like the Jolly Roger, the Shark Mouth was a meme before the internet (older than cyberspace?).

Really like Shark Mouth.

I agree that a shot of the the shark mouth should definitely be used here, and I like this one◊, personally.

edited 25th Oct '11 5:27:55 PM by Gaunt88

Any of the shark mouths would work for me...as much as I like the ones with the teeth around the air intakes, the one of the A10's nose gun is really nice too.

So, this one isn't nasal tattoos and noserings as I first thought. Shark-mouth art good. I like post 2.

edited 26th Oct '11 6:55:09 AM by Camacan

For a different kind of Nose Art, Marge◊.

Hm, collage of the several different kind mentioned? I personally think the shark mouth is the most common type you'll see in speculative fiction, and stuff. I've really only seen pictures in WWII movies.

Just ran a GIS, really reminds about how much I loathe the GIS software.

A-10: [1]◊, [2]◊.

Ball: [3]◊

Republic Gunship [4], and I'll try to find some more as soon as my machine stops constantly locking up.

edited 26th Oct '11 11:42:29 PM by Deboss

I'd prefer just the sharkart — 350px is doesn't lend itself to collages all that well. I'd suggest it's better to have one really good clear image than a bunch of squidgy ones.

Batch from Clone Wars.

Honestly, I'd prefer to have a RL pic for this one...I like those A10 shots.

Yeah, the RL stuff seems a bit more compelling somehow. Here's the second A10 shot at wiki size. Seems quite striking (and oddly comic. Whatever they are doing, the aircraft doesn't seem pleased.)

I like that one. A lot. For one thing, I really like that it's from head-on; a perspective on nose art that's almost never seen. And it certainly gives the plane a personality.

Caption: "What are you guys doing up there? I can't see."

edited 27th Oct '11 6:39:02 AM by Madrugada

"GRAAAR! Angry face!"

"Geez, guys, when you painted my face would it have been too much to not make me cross-eyed?"

"Only the smallest hairdressers can work on Angry Cross-eyed Princess Leia."

(Ok, maybe not.)

LOL. Shark mouth it is. I think we have a winner.

I'd really like to find one of an A-10 firing, so it looks like the mouth is breathing fire.

More from the front: refueling◊, cruising◊.

edited 27th Oct '11 11:32:48 PM by Deboss

Cruising is pretty cool. Still liking the one from post 2 a little better though.

edited 28th Oct '11 3:30:48 AM by plenum

Agreed on both.

Okay, I move that we have a vote off:

Angry P40◊

-vs-

Angry Warthog◊

FIGHT!

Everyone think it's time for a crowner then?

Wow, now I'm divided. I want to go for one of the P-40 pictures because the shark-faced P-40s were arguably the Trope Codifier (if not, then it would be the Red Baron's red Fokker Triplane). On the other hand, the maligned A-10 that is presumably snarling angry short words at all the airmen scrambling around on him is very striking. And I can't stop laughing at the idea of the airplane bitching about everything.

Re, the refueling picture "OW! Jerk! You poked me in the forehead on PURPOSE, didn't you?!"