usmce4 Posted September 25, 2019 Share #1 Posted September 25, 2019 I've been wanting one of these since I started collecting about 6-8 months ago and I finally took the plunge. From everything I've learned so far it appears good to me but I'd love to get an expert opinion just to put my mind at rest. Can anyone give me thumbs up or down? --- it's exactly 2.06" x .71" Thanks in advance, Art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bodes Posted September 26, 2019 Share #3 Posted September 26, 2019 Looks like a poorly casted copy....Bodes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rooster Posted September 26, 2019 Share #4 Posted September 26, 2019 Not sure....Heres a link to one you can compare to on Bobs site. http://www.ww2wings.com/wings/usaaf/bombardier/presleyaafbombardier2.shtml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usmce4 Posted September 26, 2019 Author Share #5 Posted September 26, 2019 Here are a pair of pics I took in daylight - they came out better ----Rooster77 Bob doesn't have those on his site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan H. Posted September 26, 2019 Share #6 Posted September 26, 2019 It is my humble opinion that the wing in question is an original, though the first series of photos make the back look rather muddy which would give most collectors plenty of room for concern. When you compare the wing that started the thread to the wing on Bob's awesome site (the link supplied by rooster77 takes you right to the Lux example), you can see that they are rather similar. The "dings" on the back side of the wing are consistent with other wings that show scratches and dents to the dies for the back side of the wing. I find it interesting that the Lux dies would show the same type of damage that you see on AE Company dies. Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5thwingmarty Posted September 27, 2019 Share #7 Posted September 27, 2019 My only Luxenberg 2" Bombardier is the "type-2" Blackinton version so I can't compare the reverse finish or width to yours. My 3" "type-1" looks as rough on the back as your 2" and I think yours looks good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usmce4 Posted September 29, 2019 Author Share #8 Posted September 29, 2019 Thanks for all the help - I appreciate it. Just in case anybody else comes up with a 2" Luxenberg Bombardier they need to verify, the one Bob has on his site is a 3-inch - totally different dies. Here are some good quality pics I found of a 2" Luxenberg Air Crew that helped me. The hallmark is identical to the hallmark on my Bombardier, and the Air Crew one even has the same weakness of detail in the right wing my Bombardier has. Bob DOES have a 2 inch Air Crew Luxenberg on his site, but the pictures are a bit to dark to compare to. Thanks again, Art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usmce4 Posted September 29, 2019 Author Share #9 Posted September 29, 2019 Ooopa.... Here's the wing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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