RNZAF Kittyhawk Mk.IV NZ3287 "Esma Lee"

[Wild Bill Kelso]

Gee - that was fun!
With the help of Duckie's tremendous P-40N paint kit (thank you so much, mate! ), here comes another one of them dirrty gals:

This is the real one:

I generally don't trust handdrawn profiles, but this one was helpful:

Just some final testing and packing...

Cheers,
Markus.

 

[Wing_Z]

Shots look very good, Markus!
Well done to you (and Duckie), love that weathered look.
After a while, that tall 'n thin tail fin flash begins to look quite neat, actually...

 

[Duckie]

Great job Markus! :ernae: A Warbird with out weathering is like...like..., well several things come to mind. Sufice it to say that in my FS world weathered warbirds are the rule rather than the exception!

Steve

 

[Flyboy208]

That's a fantastic livery Markus! Mike :salute:

 

[Flyboy208]

Guys, the repaint is available at Avsim now ...

Classy repaint Markus! Thanks so much! Mike :ernae:

 

[Wild Bill Kelso]

Nice shots, Mike!
Thank you guys for your kind replies.

Hope you'll like Mrs. Gloria Lyons too, 'cause she'll be next:

http://rnzaf.hobbyvista.com/gl.html

http://www.thescale.info/news/publish/p-40...2nd-scale.shtml

 

[Duckie]

OOOOOOOOOOO! AAAHHHHHHHH!

Great looking plane!

Steve

 

[Wing_Z]

Yes!
That Hasegawa 1/32nd model certainly looks great in that livery, in another time I'd have been tempted...

 

[Fauville]

Great Markus,

Have you had a look here at the silver scheme

http://www.thescale.info/news/publish/ventura-decal-v4885.shtml

 

[Wild Bill Kelso]

Even dirtier...

... Gloria Lyons "I" comes around:

Just a few touchups before launch.
NZ3148 pretty much wears the same scheme as "Esma Lee", but the next "Gloria Lyons" will look a little different...

@ Fauville:
Thanks for disclosing my upcoming surprise! :d
I'm already working on the blank metal sheets...

Cheers,
Markus.

 

[Wild Bill Kelso]

Stripping off paint is way easier!

NZ3283 "Silver Barge" (one of three non-painted Kittyhawks in RNZAF service):

 

[Duckie]

Very nice!

Steve

 

[Wing_Z]

It is...
Doesn't that look sleek!

On the weathered versions: how about a slightly "weathered" pilot too?

 

[NAMBUS]

Beautiful work Wild Bill.
Thank you very much.
:ernae:

 

[SPman]

Lovely work Bill- keep it up and I won't have to learn how to do repaints - you'll have covered all the RNZAF bases.......

 

[Wild Bill Kelso]

Thanks a lot, gentlemen!

@SPman:
I'd highly encourage everyone whos's able to handle a digital brush to join the club!
Still lots of Kiwi paints waiting to be depicted...

Coming up:
NZ3148 Gloria Lyons #1

Note:
The "G" squadron mark of course has to be noseward on the starboard side. Differing from Duckie's nice spoked wheel, this one had wheel covers, as to be seen on this pic of the real 3148:

(Quite a dirty little rascal, isn't she?)


No. 2 of the Gloria Lyons edition is NZ3220, depicted in her late 1944 "back home" status in Foliage Green / Sky Grey paint with cumulated killmarks (55 bombs and 2 1/2 kills) and ID bands on the upper wings (and a little less dirt 'n smudge):

Almost ready for getting packed...

Cheers,
Markus.

 

[mrogers]

Great paints Markus! Would you believe it, NZ3220 is still extant and is stored in a shed a few kilometers from where I live!

 

[Wild Bill Kelso]

Would be nice to see how Gloria looks today...
Any chance to get a pic?

Hope you'll all enjoy my paints, as I just finished the upload.
Have fun!

Cheers,
Markus.

 

[thunder100]

Markus

An FSX glass for the FSX ignorants?

Thanks

Roland

 

[Flyboy208]

Thanks a bunch Markus, just got the repaints @ Avsim ...

Cheers! Mike :ernae: