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General Forums => Custom Skins => Topic started by: Plazus on August 31, 2010, 10:01:01 PM
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Skuzzy,
Since we are getting the new Mosquito in the near future, what are the accepted skin profiles? I noticed that Karnak had asked on another thread if the profiles of the Photo Recon variant would be accepted?
I have been searching around on the internet for quite some time for mossie plane profiles. I am not having too much luck, given that I do not have any books on the mosquito at home. I would like to go to the library sometime and check out a few of those books I can find. From what I have seen, we may have a colorful lineup of skins to pick from. Ive seen some white and yellow skins, but again, that all depends on the criteria HTC establishes.
That said, I would like to see some invasion stripes on our mossies soon!
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Skuzzy,
Since we are getting the new Mosquito in the near future, what are the accepted skin profiles? I noticed that Karnak had asked on another thread if the profiles of the Photo Recon variant would be accepted?
I have been searching around on the internet for quite some time for mossie plane profiles. I am not having too much luck, given that I do not have any books on the mosquito at home. I would like to go to the library sometime and check out a few of those books I can find. From what I have seen, we may have a colorful lineup of skins to pick from. Ive seen some white and yellow skins, but again, that all depends on the criteria HTC establishes.
That said, I would like to see some invasion stripes on our mossies soon!
I have a bunch of books let me know what your after. Check your in box what I sent I think may help you.
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Not sure you're going to get invasion stripes on these as they were high altitude birds. What you might get, if the PR and F-8 versions are acceptable, are different colors and stars and bars.
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There is actually a profile of a P.R. variant with full invasion stripes. Serviced by No. 544 Squadron.
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u138/exodus2243/544-1.jpg)
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u138/exodus2243/544-2.jpg)
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u138/exodus2243/544-3.jpg)
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Not sure you're going to get invasion stripes on these as they were high altitude birds. What you might get, if the PR and F-8 versions are acceptable, are different colors and stars and bars.
Wow I only just noticed the home page. The answer is yes to invasion stripes just gave Plazus a link with that.
(http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af142/barneybolac/moss16a-1.png)
(http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af142/barneybolac/moss16b-1.png)
(http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af142/barneybolac/moss16c-1.png)
So glad I purchased this book a while back I knew this plane would have to show up sooner or later.
http://www.amazon.com/Achtung-Moskito-Mosquito-Fighter-Bombers-1941-1945/dp/076433347X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1283319950&sr=8-1
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Plazus you beat me to it lol.
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Lol! Great minds think alike. :cheers:
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Not forgetting our American friends & D-day stirpes.
(http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af142/barneybolac/mossie16.jpg)
(http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af142/barneybolac/mossie16aBC.jpg)
If your not sure what colour to paint them.
(http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af142/barneybolac/mossie16a.jpg)
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Next question is what other glass nose Mosquito variants will we be permitted to skin?
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I knew this would come up so I already discussed it with Pyro. Basically you can skin any bomber or PR Mosquito variant that had two stage engines and saw service in WW2. It doesn't matter whether the original aircraft had the bulged bomb bay doors either. You are not allowed to skin the single stage Mk IV as HTC may introduce that into the game at some future date.
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Ty Greebo.
A couple of links.
http://www.cbrnp.com/profiles/quarter2/mosquitos.htm
http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=3365
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the faired-in long range tanks are interesting, look alot less draggy than the FB VIs drop tanks. were they releasable? will we get them?
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I knew this would come up so I already discussed it with Pyro. Basically you can skin any bomber or PR Mosquito variant that had two stage engines and saw service in WW2. It doesn't matter whether the original aircraft had the bulged bomb bay doors either. You are not allowed to skin the single stage Mk IV as HTC may introduce that into the game at some future date.
Ok, so based on some reading, with this model we are good for:
B.XVI
PR.XVI
B.IX
PR.IX
There is also the PR.VIII, although only five of them were built. I suppose that would be under the "not in sufficient numbers to allow inclusion" or would it be ok?
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I knew this would come up so I already discussed it with Pyro. Basically you can skin any bomber or PR Mosquito variant that had two stage engines and saw service in WW2. It doesn't matter whether the original aircraft had the bulged bomb bay doors either. You are not allowed to skin the single stage Mk IV as HTC may introduce that into the game at some future date.
Is this an early war variant of the mossie bomber? Or is it the one with the Molins 6-pounder cannon?
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That's basically it Jocko, although there may also be some Canadian equivalents to those marks with different numbers. I didn't take the time to research it so I took the lazy way out. :D
I can't see why the Mk VIII would be a problem.
The Molins Mossie was the mark XVIII. This was basically a Mk VI with the Hispanos removed and the 57mm gun put in their place, plus some extra armour.
The Mk IV was the glass nosed bomber version that entered service in mid 1942. It had single stage Merlins giving it roughly similar performance to the Mk VI. The 1944 Mk XVI we are getting has two stage Merlins like on the later Spits and Mustangs giving it much better altitude performance.
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Now that is a big and beautiful p38 :)
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Desert camo Mossies anyone?
http://downloads.flightsimfiles.com/category/42/2
http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=72530
(http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af142/barneybolac/sharkmouthmossie-1.png)
http://hedgehoghollow.com/awoic/mosquito.html
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Now that is a big and beautiful p38 :)
With two engines it can't be all bad. :D
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The Mk IV was the glass nosed bomber version that entered service in mid 1942. It had single stage Merlins giving it roughly similar performance to the Mk VI. The 1944 Mk XVI we are getting has two stage Merlins like on the later Spits and Mustangs giving it much better altitude performance.
The full throttle height on the B.Mk IV was 22,000ft so it did have significantly better performance at altitude, for its power, than the Mk VI, how ever it also had substantially lower performance down low. Most B.IVs also had flame dampers which B.XVIs and many FB.VIs did not.
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Silver B.XVIs are aplenty:
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u138/exodus2243/60-1.jpg)
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u138/exodus2243/60-2.jpg)
A neat profile of a FB.VI with red, white, and blue spinners. Couldnt find any more info with this, except for this picture.
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u138/exodus2243/spinners-1.jpg)
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So Greebo did they say anything about the Tse Tse?
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So Greebo did they say anything about the Tse Tse?
Greebo can't reveal insider info he gets access to.
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Nice info Plazus, where did you find it please? Also any info on those French skins? as in year of operation?
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Desert camo Mossies anyone?
http://downloads.flightsimfiles.com/category/42/2
http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=72530
(http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af142/barneybolac/sharkmouthmossie-1.png)
http://hedgehoghollow.com/awoic/mosquito.html
Post war sorry on that one.
(http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af142/barneybolac/sharkmouthmossie1-2.jpg)
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Bugger
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A couple of colour pics.
(http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af142/barneybolac/moss16a.jpg)
(http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af142/barneybolac/moss16b.jpg)
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So Greebo did they say anything about the Tse Tse?
Pyro allowed skinners to skin Tse Tse Mossies on the Mk VI. If HTC had plans to introduce it as a seperate variant he wouldn't have done that. So IMO if we do get it, it is more likely it will be as a seperate hangar loadout for the Mk VI. Possibly this will happen when they introduce the long awaited perked ordnance upgrade to the game.
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Pyro allowed skinners to skin Tse Tse Mossies on the Mk VI. If HTC had plans to introduce it as a seperate variant he wouldn't have done that. So IMO if we do get it, it is more likely it will be as a seperate hangar loadout for the Mk VI. Possibly this will happen when they introduce the long awaited perked ordnance upgrade to the game.
You just made a lot of people's day! :D
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Just to be clear, the perked ordnance thing is something that has been rumoured for ages. I've no idea when it will eventually appear in the game.
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I see from the upcoming skins thread that FTJR is planning to do a 25th BG and a 680 Sqn Mossie Mk XVI skins. Is anyone else intending to do one and if so which ones?
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Bump. What skins do we have in the making?
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A 305 Sqn Mk. VI. :)
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'Atta boy! :cheers:
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I'm planning to do an all silver SEAC 684 Sqn Mossie Mk 16 which Lyric1 found me some info on.
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A 305 Sqn Mk. VI. :)
ty Cactus
:salute
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A 305 Sqn Mk. VI. :)
I'm dieing to see it, cactus! I can't wait any longer!!! :banana:
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I'm dieing to see it, cactus! I can't wait any longer!!! :banana:
Don't get your hopes up! I've never skinned a cardboard plane before. :D
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Bah, I think you'll do just fine. :)
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+1 to invasion stripes and stars n' bars.
:noid
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I noticed I kind of hijacked Greebos thread sorry about that. So I thought it belongs in this one instead. :aok
Few things for you skinners some PR Mosquitoe's.
I have photo's of a few of them as well.
(http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af142/barneybolac/mossie-1.jpg)
(http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af142/barneybolac/mossie1-3.jpg)
(http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af142/barneybolac/mossie2-2.jpg)
(http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af142/barneybolac/mossie3.jpg)
(http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af142/barneybolac/mossie4.jpg)
(http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af142/barneybolac/mossie5.jpg)
(http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af142/barneybolac/mossie6.jpg)
(http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af142/barneybolac/mossie7.jpg)
(http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af142/barneybolac/mossie8.jpg)
(http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af142/barneybolac/mossie9.jpg)
(http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af142/barneybolac/mossie10.jpg)
(http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af142/barneybolac/mossie11.jpg)
(http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af142/barneybolac/mossie12.jpg)
(http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af142/barneybolac/mossie13.jpg)
Missed a couple of pages.
(http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af142/barneybolac/mossie14.jpg)
(http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af142/barneybolac/mossie15.jpg)
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Since PR were unarmed with no bombs, would those skins even be allowed?
In fighters they have to be FR skins, in this plane will these unarmed versions be allowed?
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Since PR were unarmed with no bombs, would those skins even be allowed?
In fighters they have to be FR skins, in this plane will these unarmed versions be allowed?
Per Greebo yes he checked with the powers to be. Only certain models though.
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You can skin any two stage Merlin Mossie that saw service in WW2. It can be a bomber or PR variant, with or without the bulged bomb bay. Of the profiles above, you would not be allowed to skin the PR I or PR IV variants as they are single stage aircraft, but you could skin the Mk IX, XI, XVI or 34s (that saw service in WW2).
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(http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af142/barneybolac/25bgmosquito.jpg)
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Any 418 Squadron skins in planning for the Mosquito VI?
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I have looked for a better picture of this 25TH B/G aircraft that I had posted in a another thread. The letter code was not legible due to the picture quality on my first post.
http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,297785.0.html
(http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af142/barneybolac/MOSSIE2-3.jpg)
After playing with the picture some I beleive this aircaft at the time of this photo has no letter code painted yet on the tail. Also it looks to have a few demarcation lines across the top of the plane indicating a few other colours as well. What is interesting is the very outside edge of the rudder looks to have a light coloured band painted on? Maybe a reflection? Since this aircraft had some art work on the nose & have not found many of the XVI's with them I thought I would repost it here.
(http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af142/barneybolac/mz16.jpg)
(http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af142/barneybolac/sc009cf8a9.jpg)
http://forum.armyairforces.com/25th-bg-mosquitos-m78041.aspx
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This is interesting & I know what the answer will be how ever I thought I would throw it out here & see what the rest of you think.
(http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af142/barneybolac/MOSSIE1-5.jpg)
Thought it would be kind of cool a Mossie with snake written down the side of it. The paint scheme at this point was right after delivery & as you can see in the next picture it was repainted at a later date. I guess the question to let snake in was when did it get changed & is it possible it flew missions in that guise? Guess we will never know.
Just noticed the dates are different for the times that these flights took place & what it looked like when. :rolleyes: I guess one of these books are wrong.
(http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af142/barneybolac/MOSSIE-4.jpg)
It ended up with RAF 684 Squadron.
http://www.dehavilland.ukf.net/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt