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Wanted..to go with the brown Andover
Posted: 23 Oct 2006, 13:16
by Motormouse
Posted: 23 Oct 2006, 17:20
by nazca_steve
I like the scheme - what theatre of ops was that designed to serve in?
Posted: 23 Oct 2006, 17:56
by ukmil
not done the simshed yet, but we did the Mike stone model some time ago
HERE
Posted: 23 Oct 2006, 23:07
by Kevin
I like the scheme - what theatre of ops was that designed to serve in?
Steve,
Middle East: essentially all the tactical transports of the newly-formed Air Support Command went into this scheme in 1967/68. It was a high-gloss polyurethane finish, and very colourful. I remember at the time that it seemed slightly odd to see home-based aircraft painted like that, but it was at a time when many of the overseas bases were being run-down: aircraft would have to deploy from the UK directly.
Some of the Beverleys and Argosys made it into that scheme, and all the Hercules were delivered painted that way (although XV176 did fly - on test - in the old Transport Command white/grey/blue stripe). All ASC Andovers (except trials, signals & other specialist units) wore the sand/brown/black scheme.
The "Shiny Fleet" (VC10s, Comets, Britannias) remained in the white/grey/blue stripe.
Cheers,
Kevin
Posted: 24 Oct 2006, 08:25
by VEGAS
Ah Dave B's favourite colour scheme for the Herc!
Right Dave?(remember my screenie?)
Posted: 24 Oct 2006, 11:47
by DaveB
:sicky:
Tks for bringing that memory back to life Eddie! :roll:
ATB
DaveB :tab:
Posted: 24 Oct 2006, 12:42
by AndyG
ukmil wrote:not done the simshed yet, but we did the Mike stone model some time ago
HERE
I seem to remember that this repaint lacked the white roof, or am I imagining things Dave?
AndyG
Posted: 24 Oct 2006, 12:44
by Garry Russell
They modified the livery to a matt sheen and deleted the white roof as shown in the top pic of this thread
Does the repaint of MS's match that one?
Garry
Posted: 24 Oct 2006, 12:48
by AndyG
Garry Russell wrote:They modified the livery to a matt sheen and deleted the white roof as shown in the top pic of this thread
Does the repaint of MS's match that one?
Garry
Yes it does. Thank you Garry, my apologies Dave!
AndyG
Posted: 24 Oct 2006, 21:51
by Chris558
I love the desert camo, but can anyone tell me why fighters or Bombers of that period never wore that scheme?
(The white cockpit roof by the way, was to reflect heat in those hot climates.)