Porky II

[Greebo]

Thanks to Lyric1 for finding me the info for this update of Rogerdee's 2006 309th FS Spit 9 skin.

Porky II was a Spitfire Mk IX was flown by Lt Robert Connor of the 31st FG, 309th FS during 1943. It carried nose art depicting the cartoon character Porky Pig, a reference to Connor's squadron nickname of Porky. The 309th FS converted from P-39s to Spitfire Vs on arrival in Britain during 1942 and flew these in North Africa, Sicily and Italy. In April 1943 the squadron received their first Spitfire Mk IXs and these were often used to provide top cover for Spitfire Mk Vs. In March 1944 the 309th swapped their Spitfires for longer ranged Mustangs to allow them to escort USAAF bombers over southern Germany.

[lyric1]

That is very nicely done. 

[oboe]

BE-dabe-de-be that's be-autiful!

There is a Spitfire documentary out today, but I couldn't find it in a theater near me.

[Vraciu]

That's a great skin.  Wow. 

Only minor nitpick I see is the lack of a gap between the spinner and the cowling.   Seems to stand out more with these colors than your usual stuff.   I don't know if drawing a black line fixes that the same as it does on the Mustang but It's something to think about.

Either way this is a really cool bit of work. 

[Devil 505]

Most excellent

[Greebo]

Thanks guys, glad you like it.

The light coloured area between the red spinner and grey fuselage represents the back plate of the spinner. It shows as a lighter shade on the photo I have of the aircraft. I reckon the ground crew removed the Sky-painted spinner and repainted it in Mediterranean theatre red but could not be bothered to remove the propeller in order to get at the backplate and so just left the back plate in Sky.

[Vraciu]

Yes, but I would think you'd have a black space between that and the cowling.  They almost look fused there if you get my drift.   

[lyric1]

Yes, but I would think you'd have a black space between that and the cowling.  They almost look fused there if you get my drift.

[Vraciu]

Yep.  There it is.   

[puller]

 

Hope you decide to do the silver spit 16 skin too 

[Greebo]

I have now added a black line at the rear of the spinner, thanks for the suggestion.

Sorry but the NMF Spit 16 is not an orphaned skin so I won't be able to update it. To become an orphaned skin its original skinner has to have closed his AH account over a year ago.

[Skuzzy]

Actually Greebo, it is six months after the account deletion the skins become orphans.  Might want to check later today.

Matter of fact, you can check now.

[Vraciu]

I have now added a black line at the rear of the spinner, thanks for the suggestion.

Sorry but the NMF Spit 16 is not an orphaned skin so I won't be able to update it. To become an orphaned skin its original skinner has to have closed his AH account over a year ago.

Glad to help.  It pales in comparison to your help and constructive suggestions with my skins.   

[puller]

Actually Greebo, it is six months after the account deletion the skins become orphans.  Might want to check later today.

Matter of fact, you can check now.

I'm a hoping it's orphaned... Greebos new blue spit V skin is my favorite of all spit skins until that metal spit XVI gets picked up...

[Greebo]

Thanks Skuzzy, a lot more orphaned skins there now.

Puller, the NMF Spit 16 is amongst them and I'll have a look for RL photos of it tomorrow.