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General Forums => Custom Skins => Topic started by: mechanic on May 14, 2005, 03:07:56 PM

Title: Kev
Post by: mechanic on May 14, 2005, 03:07:56 PM

just wondering if this was intentional.

at first i thought it must be wrong, but as i am typing now i realise i have no idea how the markings were done :)

thought you might like a heads up incase it is wrong.

(http://www.freeroleentertainment.com/SPITus.JPG)



S!  batfink




PS: beautifull skin btw :D i had to post the shot almost full size cos it looks so nice :)

Title: Kev
Post by: United on May 14, 2005, 03:12:09 PM

I think that was intentional bat.  Although, it does look kinda odd.

Title: Kev
Post by: Rino on May 14, 2005, 03:33:39 PM

Didn't you guys know that spit gear are like shark's teeth?
One set falls out, then the next pop up from behind ;)

Title: Kev
Post by: Kev367th on May 14, 2005, 03:55:00 PM

Its a limitation of quite a few of the older models.
You have to 'draw' the undercarriage on the lower wing as when the 'real' UC folds up it vanishes.
I hope it is fixed when the Spits are remodelled.

Title: Kev
Post by: mechanic on May 14, 2005, 09:13:13 PM

lol i never noticed the wheel, united knows what i mean.

did Seafires under US squadrons and markings have Roudles underside and the Star and bar up sides?

Title: Kev
Post by: Kev367th on May 14, 2005, 09:16:54 PM

Ah I see -
They weren't U.S. squadrons, they were Seafires flown by RAF pilots during Operation Torch.
The stars were put on to try and avoid friendly fire incidents, esp from the F4F pilots.

Title: Kev
Post by: mechanic on May 14, 2005, 09:22:10 PM

very cool

can we have a D-Day model Spitfire mkXIV? :D

i've got a model one i built here registration RM619.

Title: Kev
Post by: Kev367th on May 14, 2005, 09:22:40 PM

Give me a link with some pics.

Title: Kev
Post by: United on May 14, 2005, 11:54:52 PM

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Originally posted by mechanic
lol i never noticed the wheel, united knows what i mean.

did Seafires under US squadrons and markings have Roudles underside and the Star and bar up sides?

Yep, thats what I was talking about.  I knew the gear incident and knew there was nothing Kev could do about it. :)

When the new models come out, though, it won't be a problem.

Title: Kev
Post by: Greebo on May 15, 2005, 04:02:32 AM

I think part of the idea behind the stars was that the Vichy French would be less inclined to shoot at US aircraft than British ones.

After the Armistice in 1940, the Royal Navy sank a large part of the French fleet in North Africa to prevent its possible use by the Nazis. This caused a lot of bad feeling against the British, particularly in the Vichy military.

In the event the Vichy French shot at US aircraft just as much as British ones anyway.