Author Topic: Nice Tempest Super! (Read 558 times)

Replicant · « **Reply #30 on:** January 10, 2001, 04:35:00 PM »

Sweet! I was hoping for it to be in 56 Sqn colours but I'll settle for 3 (Fighter) Sqn colours any day!

Be cool if they have V1's too.

Colours look a little off and didn't late Tempest's have the D-Day markings on?

Regards

Nexx

Rifle · « **Reply #31 on:** January 10, 2001, 04:49:00 PM »

Really nice ...

Clostermann's JF-E should have a white cross of Lorraine (2 horizontal parts - top one smaller) just behind the spinner on the right side and the name (stacked)"Le Grand Charles" under the front of the cockpit left side.

Cheers,
Rifle

-duma- · « **Reply #32 on:** January 10, 2001, 04:53:00 PM »

Rifle - there were several JF-Es. Only the last one had these markings IIRC.

StSanta · « **Reply #33 on:** January 10, 2001, 05:30:00 PM »

Duma, true.

What I will miss I guess are the "there I was, 1v1 vs an enemy" - with a 50% chance to win!

Right now I feel that's how it is because the planes are so well balanced.

But with the perk system, chances are I'll meet a perk plane in that 1v1 and it will *feel* to me like I am being cheated on, that there isn't a level playing field.

Oh well. Just me

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Westy · « **Reply #34 on:** January 10, 2001, 06:26:00 PM »

Not till after the war did the Tempest get some real color and paint variety. All that I could find shows the same camo scheme that HTC is using. Although I personally would prefer invasions stripes to help offset it from the Typhoon more.
http://www.aeromaster.com/jpg48/ad48328a.jpg
http://www.aeromaster.com/jpg48/ad48329a.jpg

and

http://www.aeromaster.com/jpg48/ad48330a.jpg

-Westy

Wardog · « **Reply #35 on:** January 10, 2001, 07:29:00 PM »

Westy..

The Typhoon and early versions of the Tempest had the black & white stripes on there wings before they came out with Invasion Stripes..

Reason being, Allied fighters for some reason were mistaking the Typhoon for a FW190 and they where engaging there own guys. You will see the odd pick of the Typhoon with stipes on the wings but not the fuselage.

Dog out..

Dinger · « **Reply #36 on:** January 10, 2001, 08:03:00 PM »

Hey wait a minute! I thought the first three perk planes were gonna be the Dora, the Ta-152 and the -F8! Pyro, you promised!

That's it. I'm cancelling my account!

Sundog · « **Reply #37 on:** January 10, 2001, 08:14:00 PM »

Awesome Tempest! I can't wait to test that puppy out! Now I have to wait for pics of the perked Bomber...but that pic will tide me over

Once again, well done HTC!

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Bombjack · « **Reply #38 on:** January 11, 2001, 03:23:00 AM »

Just a note for those saying the Tempest climbs like a G10: check some figures.

Westy · « **Reply #39 on:** January 11, 2001, 08:44:00 AM »

Thanks Wardog, I stand corrected.

I'd prefer the stripes myself of course. Then again we do have icons to tell the planes apart from each other.

-Westy

Superfly · « **Reply #40 on:** January 11, 2001, 09:43:00 AM »

For those of you questioning the paint scheme of the Tempest V, refer to Osprey 27, p.41, colour plate 29. Biiiiatch!

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-lynx- · « **Reply #41 on:** January 11, 2001, 10:36:00 AM »

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Hey, just noticed something - Superfly, where are the gun blisters in the wing? I gotta admit, the wing looks a bit thick too, perhaps just the perspective?

You're spot on Duma - this looks like a Typhoon wing! The main difference between Typh and Tempenst was that thinner laminar wing...

Wanker · « **Reply #42 on:** January 11, 2001, 11:02:00 AM »

Just wondering Superfly.....Will the Tempest have a loadout option for drop tanks upon release?

Superfly · « **Reply #43 on:** January 11, 2001, 11:35:00 AM »

Yes banana, it will have droptanks. And, as mentioned in another post, I am fixing the thickness of the wings.

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HiTech Creations
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Wanker · « **Reply #44 on:** January 11, 2001, 11:39:00 AM »