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Offline Greebo

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« on: April 18, 2012, 10:49:53 AM »
Thanks to Lyric1 for finding me the info for this aircraft. It is a Spitfire Mk IXE (essentially the same as our Spit 16) of 26 GIAP, the unit charged with the air defence of Leningrad. By the time they received Mk IXEs in 1945 the front had moved too far west for these aircraft to see any real action. Unlike most VVS regiments who left their Spits in the standard RAF green/grey scheme, 26 GIAP repainted their aircraft in Soviet green and blue. The arrow was more often used as a unit or theater marking on VVS aircraft, but in this case it was used as the personal insignia of the unit's CO, Lt. Col. Vasilii Matsievich.





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Offline Banshee7

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Re: Spixteenski
« Reply #1 on: April 18, 2012, 11:25:36 AM »
Always enjoy seeing your work, Greebo.  Very nice  :aok
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« Reply #2 on: April 18, 2012, 01:10:21 PM »
Id use it!  :banana:
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Re: Spixteenski
« Reply #3 on: April 18, 2012, 01:13:16 PM »
 :aok
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Re: Spixteenski
« Reply #4 on: April 18, 2012, 02:10:39 PM »
Quote from: JOACH1M on April 18, 2012, 01:10:21 PM
Id use it!  :banana:

I'd probably catch fire in it. :)
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Re: Spixteenski
« Reply #5 on: April 18, 2012, 03:11:59 PM »
So in other words.... it's a non-combat skin?  :devil
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« Reply #6 on: April 18, 2012, 08:07:17 PM »
Looks damn good Greebo.
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Re: Spixteenski
« Reply #7 on: April 18, 2012, 08:20:07 PM »
I really like that  :aok
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Re: Spixteenski
« Reply #8 on: April 20, 2012, 11:25:37 AM »
sick bucket pass me it quick!    :D
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Re: Spixteenski
« Reply #9 on: April 20, 2012, 11:27:52 AM »
Really bruv? I thought you'd appreciate a Spit 16 with go-faster stripes..... :D
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Re: Spixteenski
« Reply #10 on: April 20, 2012, 11:30:11 AM »
any spitfire with a Communist red star on it makes me cry inside.   

The way the Polish pilots were treated after the war  :furious
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Re: Spixteenski
« Reply #11 on: April 20, 2012, 05:34:57 PM »
I liked this one because its different. Just about every other Spit 16 is painted in the standard green/grey RAF scheme, so the only variation is the AF/squadron markings and maybe D Day stripes.

I'll skin stuff from any nation, the pilots/crews were all brave men whatever their politics were.
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Offline Raphael

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Re: Spixteenski
« Reply #12 on: April 20, 2012, 06:40:33 PM »
Awesome!
now I will HAVE to try the spit 16!

edit: Great Job btw Greebo!
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Re: Spixteenski
« Reply #13 on: April 21, 2012, 10:19:00 PM »
Quote from: Bruv119 on April 20, 2012, 11:30:11 AM
The way the Polish pilots were treated after the war  :furious

After reading A Question of Honor I'm right there with you  :furious

I think I'll read it again! :aok
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Re: Spixteenski
« Reply #14 on: April 23, 2012, 07:47:13 AM »
Love that Greebo. It's amazing what a difference a good skin makes to an aaging 3D model.  :aok
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