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Title: default spit v skin
Post by: rogerdee on November 27, 2005, 06:56:36 AM
Dont know if anyone has noticed but if u look at the bitmap the roundels on the bottom of the wings are different,one has  the extra yellow ring around it.

I dont think this is corect ?but maybe i am wrong
Title: default spit v skin
Post by: Greebo on November 27, 2005, 09:20:31 AM
Yes it is correct, I have a photo of the underside somewhere. This aircraft was originally one of the cannon armed Spitfire Mk Ibs that were combat tested during the Battle of Britain. At this time it had the underside of that wing was painted black with the yellow outer band on the roundel.

Since the Hispanos were so unreliable in the Mk Ib they were withdrawn from service and put into storage only to be rebuilt in 1941 as Mk Vbs. During the rebuild, the black wing was repainted Sky but the yellow roundel band was left for some reason.
Title: default spit v skin
Post by: rogerdee on November 27, 2005, 09:34:54 AM
oh very intresting i just ondered because sometimes it is easy to miss something so simple.

it is a great skin think ill give up  lol
Title: default spit v skin
Post by: Guppy35 on November 27, 2005, 10:59:33 PM
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Originally posted by Greebo
Yes it is correct, I have a photo of the underside somewhere. This aircraft was originally one of the cannon armed Spitfire Mk Ibs that were combat tested during the Battle of Britain. At this time it had the underside of that wing was painted black with the yellow outer band on the roundel.

Since the Hispanos were so unreliable in the Mk Ib they were withdrawn from service and put into storage only to be rebuilt in 1941 as Mk Vbs. During the rebuild, the black wing was repainted Sky but the yellow roundel band was left for some reason.


Far be it from me not to 'illustrate' Greebo's point :)

(http://www.furballunderground.com/freehost/files/27/SpitVbbb.jpg)
Title: default spit v skin
Post by: rogerdee on November 28, 2005, 10:24:10 AM
lol dan is there any thing u haven got?

i for one as a try hard skinner  thaank you very much or all the help u give us