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Please see the most recent updates in the "Where did the .com name go?" thread. Posts number 16 and 17.
Hello, introduction, and here's a few repaints!
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ThinkingManNeil
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These are really super; absolutely first rate! I especially like your treatment of MH434.
if i could make a suggestion for a future repaint of a Spitfire that is - or was - quite well known here in Canada and the US - actor Cliff Robertson's Mk.IX MK923 (5J*Z/N512R).
The aircraft is a WW2 combat veteran with two kills (Bf-109's) to its credit and had been initially test flown by the legendary Alex Henshaw at Castle Bromwich. It served in combat operations in the Dutch Air Force in the then Dutch East Indies in the postwar years and then in the Belgian Air Force. In the 1960's it went on to appear in the movie "The Longest Day". After its movie stint it was bought by Robertson and shipped to the States where it went on to make numerous appearances at literally dozens of airshows all over North America, being flown there most often by veteran RCAF Spitfire pilot Jerry Billing (who had served in the Battle of Malta, flew more that 250 combat sorties in Spits, and remained current on Spitfires for some 52-1/2 years..
I can't tell you how many times I saw Jerry perform with the Spitfire over a period of several years from the early 1970's to the mid-1990's at airshows from Ontario to Prince Edward Island. I finally had the privilege to meet Jerry on the day that the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum's Avro Lancaster had its first post restoration test flight. He was a terrific chap, very easy to talk to.
The paint scheme for MK923/5J*Z was unique but not unusual for many warbirds of the 1970's and 80's; of high quality but not necessarily spot-on accurate. While MK923 had the standard RAF camouflage scheme of Dark Green and Ocean Grey, its underneath was a distinct light blue similar to that seen on WW2-era Soviet fighters. It sported a bright yellow prop spinner and the squadron ID codes were done in white. To finish it off, the aircraft was given a gloss or semi-gloss top coat instead of the usual matte finish seen today (Robert Swaddling has a superb article on Hyperscale about building up the Tamiya 1/32 scale Spitfire Mk.IX as MK923 and discusses the paint scheme in depth. Mr. Swaddling was a member of the airplan's maintenance team).
Both Cliff Robertson and Jerry Billing are gone now, and MK923 resides permanently at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington. For those of us old enough to remember her and the magnificent way Jerry used to show her off, I can only say she was a stunning example of the beauty that is the Spitfire.
Jerry Billing - at left - with Spitfire MK923
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if i could make a suggestion for a future repaint of a Spitfire that is - or was - quite well known here in Canada and the US - actor Cliff Robertson's Mk.IX MK923 (5J*Z/N512R).
The aircraft is a WW2 combat veteran with two kills (Bf-109's) to its credit and had been initially test flown by the legendary Alex Henshaw at Castle Bromwich. It served in combat operations in the Dutch Air Force in the then Dutch East Indies in the postwar years and then in the Belgian Air Force. In the 1960's it went on to appear in the movie "The Longest Day". After its movie stint it was bought by Robertson and shipped to the States where it went on to make numerous appearances at literally dozens of airshows all over North America, being flown there most often by veteran RCAF Spitfire pilot Jerry Billing (who had served in the Battle of Malta, flew more that 250 combat sorties in Spits, and remained current on Spitfires for some 52-1/2 years..
I can't tell you how many times I saw Jerry perform with the Spitfire over a period of several years from the early 1970's to the mid-1990's at airshows from Ontario to Prince Edward Island. I finally had the privilege to meet Jerry on the day that the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum's Avro Lancaster had its first post restoration test flight. He was a terrific chap, very easy to talk to.
The paint scheme for MK923/5J*Z was unique but not unusual for many warbirds of the 1970's and 80's; of high quality but not necessarily spot-on accurate. While MK923 had the standard RAF camouflage scheme of Dark Green and Ocean Grey, its underneath was a distinct light blue similar to that seen on WW2-era Soviet fighters. It sported a bright yellow prop spinner and the squadron ID codes were done in white. To finish it off, the aircraft was given a gloss or semi-gloss top coat instead of the usual matte finish seen today (Robert Swaddling has a superb article on Hyperscale about building up the Tamiya 1/32 scale Spitfire Mk.IX as MK923 and discusses the paint scheme in depth. Mr. Swaddling was a member of the airplan's maintenance team).
Both Cliff Robertson and Jerry Billing are gone now, and MK923 resides permanently at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington. For those of us old enough to remember her and the magnificent way Jerry used to show her off, I can only say she was a stunning example of the beauty that is the Spitfire.
Jerry Billing - at left - with Spitfire MK923
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ThinkingManNeil
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Thanks again everyone.
In fact I've actually done MK923 a while ago. Have uploaded to the library now. Enjoy!
In fact I've actually done MK923 a while ago. Have uploaded to the library now. Enjoy!
ThinkingManNeil
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Thanks again everyone.
In fact I've actually done MK923 a while ago. Have uploaded to the library now. Enjoy!
Fantastic! Thank you VERY much!
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avi8tor4321
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You're very welcome ThinkingManNeil.
Yeah there's a few more paints I've got hanging about, though I'll need to update and tidy them up a little before they're ready for uploading.
Like a lot of you have been saying, modern warbirds seem definitely more fitting for the "modern" feel of FSX/P3D. The older, rusty and worn paints seemed more appropriate in the IL2 games etc...
Anyway, a few more screenshots of the repaints!
Yeah there's a few more paints I've got hanging about, though I'll need to update and tidy them up a little before they're ready for uploading.
Like a lot of you have been saying, modern warbirds seem definitely more fitting for the "modern" feel of FSX/P3D. The older, rusty and worn paints seemed more appropriate in the IL2 games etc...
Anyway, a few more screenshots of the repaints!
avi8tor4321
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Seahawk72s
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A phenomenal collection of repaints...
avi8tor4321
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Thanks Seahawk. The WBS P-51 "Miss Helen" repaint with RR232 is by Bomber12th- both aircraft are operated together by the Boultbee Academy at Goodwood.
I have also now uploaded AR501 for the A2A WOP3 spitfire to the library. I have it depicted as she was pre-current restoration in the 1990's to 2006 with Shuttleworth Collection.
I have also now uploaded AR501 for the A2A WOP3 spitfire to the library. I have it depicted as she was pre-current restoration in the 1990's to 2006 with Shuttleworth Collection.
MZee1960
SOH-CM-2023
Anyone notice the difference between the 'spinning prop blur effect' between John's post #20 (MH434), and #29 (PL344) ?
The effect in post #20 seems to be less noticeable (finer) than that in post #29, which appears more bolder (distracting).
I wonder if this is an actual texture which is part of the repaint ?
The effect in post #20 seems to be less noticeable (finer) than that in post #29, which appears more bolder (distracting).
I wonder if this is an actual texture which is part of the repaint ?