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A2A Spitfire out!
- Thread starter shackleton_boy
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I so wanted to wait for the mustang but I have already printed both manuals out so I think it is pretty much a fore gone conclusion I will pull the trigger on this within 24hrs.
Was reading a spread on the spit in Aero Australia while waiting to pick my son up from work, it is like the universe is telling me something LOL
Was reading a spread on the spit in Aero Australia while waiting to pick my son up from work, it is like the universe is telling me something LOL
W. Bleddyn
Charter Member
Ohhh Jankees. Any chance I can persuade you to do one just like that but with the letters YO-Z? Tail number just something random.
I would give you my kids for such a skin.. and the kids aren't too bad.. kinda like and old plane. They make odd noises and leak from strange, unexpected places.. but other then that they are fine. :salute:
I would give you my kids for such a skin.. and the kids aren't too bad.. kinda like and old plane. They make odd noises and leak from strange, unexpected places.. but other then that they are fine. :salute:
Dimus
SOH-CM-2025
I could not resist this one, even though I rarely ever fly warbirds in FSX. There were two reasons. One was the fact that I had the previous incarnation and loved it and second that I also had the Cub with Accusim and loved it even more so this was a sale for me from the beginning. I downloaded yesterday but had not had the time to install her yet letalone fly her.
I had not yet seen what paints there are so far for it, but would some kind soul consider doing the BBMF MkIIa? This way you may assume that you are flying one that actually flies over nowadays world:
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As seen above it will have to be a glossy clean one but this is how it is now with restored birds.
I had not yet seen what paints there are so far for it, but would some kind soul consider doing the BBMF MkIIa? This way you may assume that you are flying one that actually flies over nowadays world:
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As seen above it will have to be a glossy clean one but this is how it is now with restored birds.
I will work on a personal skin for you tonight (GMT) Bleddyn. I have your little emblem also. Have you changed your preferred code letters? I thought you wanted LE-X, 1940 era brown/green camo.
Can I also ask if you want the two tone black and white underside, or single tone sky/duck egg blue?
Dead right ! Might've to adopt that sig..
As a seasoned Spit pilot i thought here's the chance to see how seasoned i really am.... Well, i got it to snow in April....
Hey, no ambulance after my second flight !
Well done, A2A, the pinnacle of an early Spit in FS ! Thank you kindly, chaps !! :salute::ernae:
Great pics & paints, Jan Kees !
Cheers,
Jan
Hi Dimus. I have already released a repaint of Mk IIa P7350. It is marked as a 266 squadron Spitfire, code leters UO-T. The BBMF Mk IIa appeared in these exact markings for a while.
It is available in the A2A WoP 3 Spitfire Skinpakc available here on SOH.
http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/local_links.php?linkid=3543&catid=3
W. Bleddyn
Charter Member
Thanks ICDP.
The reason I asked Jankees for this one is because I would hate to trouble the same guy with 2 requests and I had already asked you about LE-X lol.
In my time in IL-2 I flew with 2 different Squadrons 401 and 242. I used YO-Z and LE-X respectively. Of the two LE-X would be my preferred, as it was my most recent, and seems fitting as it was the bird I flew in the squadron with Lewis from A2A.
Thank you, and sorry if I was confusing.
** Edit - Oh and the duck egg blue please. I am no expert but wasn't the black/white for OTU aircraft?
Dimus
SOH-CM-2025
Thanks ICDP, I'll go get that right away!
Cirrus N210MS
Charter Member
well i did my first Area Flight going up again and this time ill make a Video:salute:
W. Bleddyn
Charter Member
Look forward to seeing it!
The black/white underside was operational W. Bleddyn.
Aircraft were painted that way because the RAF were convinced that AA gunners and soldiers on the ground would find it impossible to differentiate between friendly and enemy aircraft types and insignia, so by painting the underside of all British aircraft black and white, they would be high visibility and thus wouldn't be fired on from the ground.
Of course, as with many things, in hindsight this was bl**y stupid, as what's high-vis from the ground is also hi-vis from the air and having an nice high-vis underside makes you a cracking target for a Bf109 pilot or He111 gunner. Many Squadrons soon started ignoring Air Ministry instructions and painting the underside of their aircraft light grey or duck-egg blue.
They were often instructed to repaint them and from what I understand, the response was usually unprintable.
Ian P.
Aircraft were painted that way because the RAF were convinced that AA gunners and soldiers on the ground would find it impossible to differentiate between friendly and enemy aircraft types and insignia, so by painting the underside of all British aircraft black and white, they would be high visibility and thus wouldn't be fired on from the ground.
Of course, as with many things, in hindsight this was bl**y stupid, as what's high-vis from the ground is also hi-vis from the air and having an nice high-vis underside makes you a cracking target for a Bf109 pilot or He111 gunner. Many Squadrons soon started ignoring Air Ministry instructions and painting the underside of their aircraft light grey or duck-egg blue.
They were often instructed to repaint them and from what I understand, the response was usually unprintable.
Ian P.
W. Bleddyn
Charter Member
Thanks for clearing that up for me :salute:
I was digging in a memory of something I read many years ago... and it seems I remembered it wrong or what I read was wrong lol.. I'll blame it on the book since nobody can prove otherwise!! heh
I was digging in a memory of something I read many years ago... and it seems I remembered it wrong or what I read was wrong lol.. I'll blame it on the book since nobody can prove otherwise!! heh
WOW What a GREAT plane!!
Did not know why the black/white underside! Thanks IanP! Also, nice to know someone else thought that scheme was less than intelligent.
First flight takeoff at RAF Bentwaters was so sweet and landing at RAF Woodbridge was perfection. The sounds were crazy good and the COCKPIT OMG what a thrill!
To all involved with the Accusim Spitfire, THANK YOU A2A!!!!!!! I was at Bentwaters one morning in 1974 when a Spit approached the runway out of the morning mist and did a long low pass down the airfield and disappeared. The sound of that engine will not soon be forgotten and the shock and awe of that sight gives me chills today. This beautiful work of art gave me a personal recreation of that moment and was the object of my first flight.
Jim
Did not know why the black/white underside! Thanks IanP! Also, nice to know someone else thought that scheme was less than intelligent.
First flight takeoff at RAF Bentwaters was so sweet and landing at RAF Woodbridge was perfection. The sounds were crazy good and the COCKPIT OMG what a thrill!
To all involved with the Accusim Spitfire, THANK YOU A2A!!!!!!! I was at Bentwaters one morning in 1974 when a Spit approached the runway out of the morning mist and did a long low pass down the airfield and disappeared. The sound of that engine will not soon be forgotten and the shock and awe of that sight gives me chills today. This beautiful work of art gave me a personal recreation of that moment and was the object of my first flight.
Jim
shackleton_boy
Charter Member
i simply love the fact that the open canopy slows the aircraft down! well done! 