Author Topic: sir guppy oh might guru (Read 1050 times)

rogerdee · « **on:** December 23, 2006, 08:53:27 AM »

Dan we all know you are the spitfire man and all round Guru on all things for skining.

I found a model of a 79 squadron spitfire ix and was wondering if its accurate or if its been done or being done for AH.

if it is a correct one and not being done would you have any more info kicking about.

As always Dan a big thankyou for your continous help in these matters

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rogerdee · « **Reply #1 on:** December 23, 2006, 08:57:37 AM »

strange pic wouldnt show

here it is

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FTJR · « **Reply #2 on:** December 23, 2006, 11:09:54 AM »

Hey Roger, I have a picture of that exact plane.

Morotai Island, 1945. The pic you posted is not accurate.

79 sqdn spits had 2 tone green camo on the upper surfaces. It does have the all white tail, but there is no fin flash. (If it did, it wouldn't have the red). I also have a colour plate of the emblem.

If you want I can scan them and send them too you.

Cheers.

JR.

Guppy35 · « **Reply #3 on:** December 23, 2006, 12:50:17 PM »

Yep, no fin flash. That's standard RAF ETO not RAAF in the PTO.

Kev did this 79 Squadron bird for me before the new Spits arrived. The pilot, Barney Newman had been a Spit XII pilot with 41 Squadron on Spit XIIs. He was killed in a Spit VIII August 8, 1945 when he went down to flak in the Halamera (sp) islands.

The Newman family lost 2 of their 3 boys, all who served in the RAAF. Barney went down in the Spit 8. And another brother went down as the pilot of an RAAF Beaufighter. The third surviving brother was a Boston gunner.

If you want a 79 Squadron bird, I'd love to have this one done on the correct Spit 8

rogerdee · « **Reply #4 on:** December 23, 2006, 02:07:09 PM »

thankyou both for your replys i thought everyone would be out last minute shoping.

FTJR id love to see them pictures you have if you can send them to me

guppy id love to give it a go on the spit 8 i wont be anywhere as good as kevs spitfires but ill give it my best shot

thanks again

rogerdee · « **Reply #5 on:** January 01, 2007, 03:44:53 PM »

ok i been having a play while trying to sober up.happy new year by the way.

here's what i managed to do so far just the basics with out any weathering.hope you like it

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i know some of the cammo still needs to be aligned

one question on th right side are the marking correct UP *S or was it like some S*UP

Krusty · « **Reply #6 on:** January 01, 2007, 04:31:14 PM »

Looks pretty good (you already mentioned camo not lining up).

Don't forget the panel lines and rivets on the h-stabs!

FTJR · « **Reply #7 on:** January 01, 2007, 09:09:40 PM »

The way you have the right hand side markings is correct.

Very Nice Roger

Kev367th · « **Reply #8 on:** January 06, 2007, 11:50:30 PM »

You might want to get Dan to post the original pics of UP-S.
'If' I remember correctly the fonts used for the codes are not standard RAF ones.
They are very narrow and the "S" in particular you will probably have to do freehand.

Guppy35 · « **Reply #9 on:** January 07, 2007, 02:53:44 AM »

The picture of Barney Newman's bird. Note where the camo goes on the nose. It doesn't go down on to the tropical air filter underneath.

Thanks for taking it on

Guppy35 · « **Reply #10 on:** January 07, 2007, 02:56:02 AM »

Just so you know. This is Barney Newman, on the wing of a Spit VIII of 79 Squadron.

KIA August 8th, 1945 while attacking Japanese Flak guns.

Kev367th · « **Reply #11 on:** January 07, 2007, 09:53:19 PM »

Thought I remembered them (correctly) being non RAF fonts.
Nice to know my mind hasn't gone totally. (But I'm working on it).

Looks like white gun port patches also.

rogerdee · « **Reply #12 on:** June 14, 2007, 01:51:04 PM »

i havent forgotten this skin but i got a litle side tracked.

its almost finished now and the one with the white tail too

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ill crack on now and hopefully it will make the next lot of skins which ever month that might be.

Krusty · « **Reply #13 on:** June 14, 2007, 01:56:38 PM »

Still missing all panel lines, rivets, and details on the horizontal stabs

P.S. Good to see you kept with this one!

rogerdee · « **Reply #14 on:** June 14, 2007, 02:28:38 PM »

well i lost motivation with the long wait for the skins to come,but now i got the flu and a few days inbed ill start again.

just wondering when the next skin deadline is june?july? august?