Spit XVI skin request

[Guppy35]

Originally posted by Kev367th
Dan -
You sure thats the correct color for the rear band and squadron codes.
Looks very much like RAF Sky Blue as opposed to RAF Sky.

Could be I messed it up  the 602 XVIs were based in England so they retained the standard nose and tail band colors.

It's these guys.  Baxter is back and to the right in the photo, with his wing up missing the church steeple.

Note the upper wing roundels don't have the yellow surround of the 2 TAF birds or the white ring around the red.

[Kev367th]

CC - will do them standard RAF Sky then. Although its kinda hard to make out. Spinner if def RAF Sky.
I know by then sqn codes and tailband were RAF Sky, but doesn't help with the painting.
Prior to that the codes were a light grey.

Re- Upper wing roundels: Painting is pre Feb/Mar 1945 then, after that all 2 TAF birds had the other roundels.

[Guppy35]

Originally posted by Kev367th
CC - will do them standard RAF Sky then. Although its kinda hard to make out. Spinner if def RAF Sky.
I know by then sqn codes and tailband were RAF Sky, but doesn't help with the painting.
Prior to that the codes were a light grey.

Re- Upper wing roundels: Painting is pre Feb/Mar 1945 then, after that all 2 TAF birds had the other roundels.

The event depicted in the painting is the low level raid by 602 XVIs to the Gestapo building in the Hague on March 18, 1945.  602 was not part of 2 TAF

The England based Spit squadrons retained the more standard paint scheme while the continent based Spit squadrons lost the tail band and sky spinner while gaining the yellow surround to the wing roundel and the white ring too.

[Kev367th]

Ah, misunderstood your post, thought you meant they were 2TAF birds.

OK need an opinion -
Early early stages (been a pain lining up camo with no skin-viewer)
Your Sky Blue is the color of the codes, one I usually use is on the spinner and rear band.

[Guppy35]

Wow!  That looks great!

This is gonna be tough on a 38G fan  I see.  Ahh 602 Squadron......

Thanks Kev

[SELECTOR]

yep raymond baxter of tommorows world fame.....

[Kev367th]

Getting there....slowly.

[Kev367th]

[Guppy35]

Now that's pretty

[Kev367th]

Update for ya Dan -

[TexMurphy]

Kev,

Should the lines around the cockpit window be black and that thick?

Tex

[Kev367th]

Its the join on the model, nothing I can do .

Other side.
Think the bulge on top of the engine cowling came out well considering its 'painted' and not part of the model.

[Kev367th]

Much easier with the skin viewer -
Few lineups to do, little chipping on the stb side it'll be done

[Guppy35]

Now that's some great work.  Thanks Kev.  It's a beauty

[Kazaa]

Right, I just saw that way cool spit XIV skin that Guppy posted at the start, I did not read the post all the way in, but it looks like Kev has done it, but how comes the colours are different ?

P.S Kev you skin is comming on great BTW.

Kazaa