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Re: Here be Dragons...
Posted: 23 Apr 2008, 16:35
by DaveB
Rgr that chaps.. silver it is
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Re: Here be Dragons...
Posted: 23 Apr 2008, 18:44
by DaveB
Right..
There is a slight problem in that the texture map pulls from the same place for the eng-fuse struts as it does the wing struts so.. while the wing struts are now silver.. the eng-fuse struts are too and I'm pretty certain they should be blue. Never mind.. that little problem releases me from absolute accuracy (not that you'd have got that anyway)
Garry..
That B&W shot has convinced me the BEA logo WAS red inside (even though it's not visible on the colour shots) so that's the way I've done it (with many layers added so an option to go back to whichever one you've seen thus far is possible)
Looks kinda cool with the full logo me thinks ;-)
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Re: Here be Dragons...
Posted: 23 Apr 2008, 19:08
by DaveG
DaveB wrote:...There is a slight problem in that the texture map pulls from the same place for the eng-fuse struts as it does the wing struts so.. while the wing struts are now silver.. the eng-fuse struts are too and I'm pretty certain they should be blue. Never mind.. that little problem releases me from absolute accuracy (not that you'd have got that anyway)
Don't you hate it when modellers do that Dave :roll:
She does look good in that scheme, doesn't she.

Re: Here be Dragons...
Posted: 23 Apr 2008, 19:34
by DaveB
Yes.. it
can be a little inconvenient

No problem though.. I'm sure you'll map it differently next time!
Yeh.. I think it's quite cool too. Wonder how it'll look in FJ Green :o
In case anything 100% definate comes out over the next day or so with regard to that logo, I'll hang on to it but otherwise, it's done me thinks. I expect Friday evening will be as good a time as any to release it out into the wild ;-) In the meantime.. I'll take a look at BA
WIP..
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Re: Here be Dragons...
Posted: 23 Apr 2008, 21:48
by DaveB
Garry..
I don't suppose you know what the name is on the nose of AKOE?? :think: Looks like 'Sir Something or other' but I don't know where they'd have got that from as OE didn't have a name with BEA
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Re: Here be Dragons...
Posted: 23 Apr 2008, 22:11
by RAF_Quantum
Hi Dave,
According to the book 'de Havilland Biplane Transports' it is Sir Henry Morgan.
Regards
John
Re: Here be Dragons...
Posted: 23 Apr 2008, 22:15
by DaveB
Hi John,
That's brilliant mate. I know that she didn't fly with BEA in the days of the Islander class so could pull reference from that. Just spent a good 30mins looking online and nowt (who says you can find anything on the internet) :o
Zooming in on the shot I have.. I was begining to wonder if it said 'Sir Terry Wogan' but considered that to be unlikely
Excellent mate.. another one bites the dust
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Re: Here be Dragons...
Posted: 23 Apr 2008, 22:19
by Garry Russell
Sorry Dave.........I was away for a bit....a time that is, not literally a bit.
Anyways.....haven't a clue so just as well John stepped in.
Thanks John
One comment about G-AHGD made at the beginning
Yep she is still current but was written off in a fatal crash in the early nineties but does still exist as a wreck.
Neither of these aircraft served with BEA
Garry
EDIT You slipped in about BEA service but I won't bother to change my post

Re: Here be Dragons...
Posted: 24 Apr 2008, 13:58
by DaveB
Hi Guy's..
I've run out of paint so you can get the two featured repaints of AHGD (BEA Flying Jack) and AOKE (BA Red tail)
HERE
They both look pretty much as they did in the WIP shots so no great surprises. I've faded KE quite a lot as an all-white aircraft requires sunglasses to look at
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