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Offline Mister Fork

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RCAF Aircraft Skinning asks... Beurling's Spit V
« on: July 19, 2017, 01:31:02 PM »


I also have a nice B&W of this plane as well.
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Re: RCAF Aircraft Skinning asks... Beurling's Spit V
« Reply #1 on: July 19, 2017, 07:45:12 PM »
Let's see what lyric can pull up. :)
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Re: RCAF Aircraft Skinning asks... Beurling's Spit V
« Reply #2 on: July 20, 2017, 04:25:09 PM »
If you have a decent photo of the original plane then I could skin Beurling's plane for you. However I hate using just a profile or other questionable sources (models, paintings, museum replicas etc)  without at least one genuine WW2 photo to back them up.
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Re: RCAF Aircraft Skinning asks... Beurling's Spit V
« Reply #3 on: July 21, 2017, 01:07:42 AM »
Quote from: Volron on July 19, 2017, 07:45:12 PM
Let's see what lyric can pull up. :)

Not doing so well on this one.

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Re: RCAF Aircraft Skinning asks... Beurling's Spit V
« Reply #4 on: July 21, 2017, 11:10:24 AM »


Here's the front - still looking for full body shot of the Vb in Malta  (and of course I loaned out my Malta Spitfire: The Diary of an Ace Fighter Pilot and can't remember who)  :bhead

This is the air marshal's plane from Beurling's squad - all had the same camo.
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Re: RCAF Aircraft Skinning asks... Beurling's Spit V
« Reply #5 on: July 21, 2017, 01:56:29 PM »


Another squadron and with the Malta desert camo.
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Re: RCAF Aircraft Skinning asks... Beurling's Spit V
« Reply #6 on: July 21, 2017, 01:57:17 PM »
Another SpitV in the Malta desert camo.


(I think these are the Vc models)
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Re: RCAF Aircraft Skinning asks... Beurling's Spit V
« Reply #7 on: July 21, 2017, 02:00:43 PM »
I will admit, most of the V's desert camo colour photos do look washed out.
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Re: RCAF Aircraft Skinning asks... Beurling's Spit V
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Re: RCAF Aircraft Skinning asks... Beurling's Spit V
« Reply #9 on: July 21, 2017, 02:47:29 PM »
I have skinned a few desert Spits already so the scheme isn't the problem. What bothers me is that those profiles are probably based on nothing more than log book entries and guesswork.

I have found a partial photo of that aircraft. It is not as good as I'd like but I'll skin it anyway, it shouldn't take long. I'll be back on default skins from next week so if I don't do it now it will be a few weeks until I can.
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Re: RCAF Aircraft Skinning asks... Beurling's Spit V
« Reply #10 on: July 21, 2017, 11:06:34 PM »
Quote from: Mister Fork on July 21, 2017, 01:57:17 PM
Another SpitV in the Malta desert camo.

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(I think these are the Vc models)

Had that poster framed on my wall in college.  Then it went on my oldest son's wall and now it's on my youngest son's wall.  417 Squadron Spitfire Vbs.  Not on Malta by any means.
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Re: RCAF Aircraft Skinning asks... Beurling's Spit V
« Reply #11 on: July 21, 2017, 11:18:04 PM »
How bout one of Buzz's IXs?



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Re: RCAF Aircraft Skinning asks... Beurling's Spit V
« Reply #12 on: July 22, 2017, 04:47:14 AM »

http://www.oldpicz.com/in-the-tunisian-sky-1944/


You might try researching Pintrest there's alot  of photos that you find besides what I found not sure if it's accurate the framed Falcon of Malta.  https://www.pinterest.co.uk/search/pins/?q=Beurling%27s%20Spitfire%20V%20malta&rs=typed&term_meta[]=Beurling%27s%7Ctyped&term_meta[]=Spitfire%7Ctyped&term_meta[]=V%7Ctyped&term_meta[]=malta%7Ctyped
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Re: RCAF Aircraft Skinning asks... Beurling's Spit V
« Reply #13 on: July 23, 2017, 05:34:27 AM »
I have skinned Beurling's Malta Spit V and the later 412 Squadron one that Guppy provided the photo for.









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Re: RCAF Aircraft Skinning asks... Beurling's Spit V
« Reply #14 on: July 24, 2017, 09:01:21 AM »
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that's amazing Greebo!  A big thanks - much appreciated!  :salute
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