Finished What-Iffery: RCAF Avro Tudor 10

[Rallymodeller]

Based this one on the awesome JBK Tudor IV; it postulates that Avro Canada took over Lincoln production from Victory Aircraft (later Canadair) and thence could manufacture a "Canadianized" version of the Tudor IV. Due to better performance, the RCAF likely would have purchased this aircraft in lieu of the Canadair North Star. The paint shows Tudor 10 (traditionally Canadian variants of Avro aircraft had mark numbers starting with 10 or 20) serial number 28035 as it appeared in 1958 serving with 412 (T) Squadron.

035 on the ground at Bermuda, along with military compatriots from the MATS

035 at FL200.

Basically, I modified the Sky Trader Tudor IV livery included with the aircraft. Lightning stripes are consistent with those on period North Stars. Serials starting with 28XXX were never assigned to RCAF aircraft, so I'm safe there. I also changed the wheel textures to better represent the balloon tires fitted to Lincolns/Tudors (they came from the York) and added logos to the props indicating Hamilton Standard-built items that would be fitted to Canadian-built examples. At a later date I may also do a slightly modified config file with performance improvements due to more powerful Merlins and a revised cockpit with radar to match the radome-equipped nose.

 

[Sunny9850]

Lovely rendition. Will that be made available to the flying public ??

Cheers
Stefan

 

[hawkeye52]

Very nice. Would like to add it to my classic tube-liner stable

- H52

 

[Rallymodeller]

Gonna have it up tonight. I am adding some de-ice boots to the wings and vertical stabilizer and it'll be done.

 

[Sunny9850]

De-icing .... Pah who needs that, it's for sissies . Just kidding, that will be great. I can't try it out until Friday anyways, since I am stuck in bloody Texas until then.

Cheers
Stefan

 

[Rallymodeller]

Aaaaand... it's up.

 

[Milton Shupe]

Beautiful work Sir!

 

[Rallymodeller]

Thanks muchly. I always liked the Tudor, and thought it'd make a good alternative to the C-54GM.

As to the paint, I have a real soft spot for late-50s RCAF; in fact I have wanted to do an AI package for 1960 RCAF traffic for a long time. Might get around to it one of these days...

 

[Fnerg]

I too love the early RCAF schemes. I've done some 50's RCAF repaints for the default DC3,

http://www.flightsim.com/kdl.php?fid=115978

and an RCAF search and rescue scheme of FM213 out of Greenwood Nova Scotia for David Garwood's Lancaster.

http://www.flightsim.com/kdl.php?fid=92879

They are still at Flightsim.com.
They used to be here, and Avsim, but I guess they were lost in the big crash. I must re-upload to the FTP site once active.

Enjoy

Doug

 

[hawkeye52]

Aaaaand... it's up.

Thank you kindly, Rallymodeller! She's a fine-looking bird.

- H52