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Post by phil on Feb 11, 2013 19:36:54 GMT 12
The Strikemaster were delivered in BS equivalent, but were repainted in FS colours during their career. This can be differentiated by looking at the demarcation between the Light grey underside and the top surface colours. Early pattern had a wavy demarcation (really wavy, like a sine curve) while the repainted aircraft had a much straighter demarcation.
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Post by phil on Feb 10, 2013 19:52:07 GMT 12
Blue? No, I wouldn't put any blue in the grey at all, not for the underside. I'd use white, darkened just a little. Seriously, the underside grey is very pale, lighter even than Light Aircraft Grey.
Actually I'd just use the pot of Gunze H311.
If you are using Mr Hobby the codes you need are:
Dark Green H309 FS34079
Light Green H303 FS34102
Tan H310 FS30219
Light Grey H311 FS36622
Model master also make the correct colour in both enamel and acrylic.
Much better than messing about with Tamiya, who don't really make any of the correct colours at all.
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Post by phil on Feb 10, 2013 18:36:43 GMT 12
Mr Hobby make the exact colours you need.
I'd suggest that Nato green isn't a match for anything in that scheme, being too dark for the light green and too light for the dark green, although it's closer to the dark green. Neither is any kind of medium grey (except for the cockpit). The underside grey FS 36622 is very pale.
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Post by phil on Feb 9, 2013 11:02:16 GMT 12
The SEA scheme is the Hi viz 4 colour scheme, so far you've asked about the Euro 1 scheme, which is the wrap around two greens and a grey (FS colours as noted above).
Weapons, well for both those eras you would want AIM-9Gs (or more correctly CATM-9G acquisition rounds), Mk82s were common, either parent rack mounted or on MER/TERs.
PMBRs were probably the most common thing carried, but I don't think they are available in model form in any scale, although I'd be happy to hear otherwise.
In the SEA scheme you could have the 4 shot zuni pods, or the 6 or 19 shot rocket pods. With the later Euro 1 scheme the LAU5002 6 shot pod and the 19 shot LAU5003 pod. The 6 shot pods were by far the most common.
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Post by phil on Feb 6, 2013 19:34:52 GMT 12
Contacting the PIO at Linton will get you Paul Stein.
Last I heard Kevin Randles was teaching, presumably still living in Marton, I'm sure a phone call to CPE at Ohakea would help track him down.
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Post by phil on Feb 6, 2013 19:29:42 GMT 12
They were the Pinzgauers the SAS use. img38.imageshack.us/img38/7397/kiwi01.jpgThat's my photo in post 2! It was taken in the hills above Upper Hutt the day the Army formally took delivery of the fleet. I remember being up their in my SDs after all the formalities, and slipping over on the slimy clay (luckily I wasn't actually wearing the Jacket). Was a bugger because I then had to go to Command and Staff College for a second job... |
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Post by phil on Feb 3, 2013 20:49:22 GMT 12
I wonder if Novopay had to pass a Gateway review?
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Post by phil on Feb 3, 2013 6:54:14 GMT 12
Ohakea used to have airshows every other year, no problems with traffic. The only 2 shows with issues were the 1981 and 2012 ones,both after extended periods of no shows. My Dad who grew up in Foxton told me of a show that must have been in the early 50s, that had a number of visiting American aircraft in attendance, where they only got as close as the Himatangi straights due to the traffic, and watched the air show from there. |
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Post by phil on Feb 3, 2013 6:50:19 GMT 12
I would hope that after the Ohakea traffic experience the RNZAF has learned not to leave the job to civilian "professionals" and the ATC. The RNZAF used to have its own people controlling traffic and it used to always work smoothly, why change what works? I suspect because of some H&S requirement to have a traffic plan done by someone with a certificate in traffic management. As opposed to an organisation that has been running air shows there for more than 60 years. The Roads haven't changed much in 50 years, the way they always did it is still the best. Pitty it wasn't done that way in 2012. I'm sure the year I was involved with traffic we had the traffic from the south turning of SH1 at Speedy Rd and coming up Tangi Rd to go around the back of the airfield, then into the triangle near the Tangi Rd end. The south bound passing lane from the Bulls bridge to the turn off to the main gate was closed as a passing lane and turned into an extended right turning lane for traffic coming from the north, who were fed into either the triangle or the airfield down the SH1/3 end. The traffic coming from Palmy was turned off SH1/3 onto Frecklington Rd or some other access point before Pukenui Rd. I'm not 100% sure if that is all correct, but it was something like that, which basically meant that Sanson didn't become a log jam of traffic caused by the Wellington and Palmy traffic trying to merge 5kms from the airfield. It wasn't perfect, the Rds around the airfield aren't designed for that volume of traffic, but it wasn't the cluster they experienced in 2012, which I'm sure they've learnt from. |
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Post by phil on Feb 2, 2013 13:52:57 GMT 12
It matches my great uncle's WW2 RNZAF hat badge.
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Post by phil on Jan 30, 2013 21:48:17 GMT 12
Not to mention the genius who decided that regionally based MQ rents were a fair idea when salaries are set on a national level.
Auckland rent on Palmerston North pay. Yep, winning formula that one.
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Post by phil on Jan 30, 2013 16:40:23 GMT 12
No Surprises there.
Now where's the report on MRS? Another resounding success story.
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Post by phil on Jan 25, 2013 17:26:25 GMT 12
Calculus would be more useful.
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Post by phil on Jan 15, 2013 9:29:56 GMT 12
But that didn't stop me from being miserable at Ohakea compared with Wigram, and after three months of rain, wind, jet noise and isolation, plus listening to other ex-Wigram guys who'd been shafted too complaining, enough was enough and I envoked my right to bring my notice forward to one month from the date. And to think I'm trying to get back there ASAP. |
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Post by phil on Jan 13, 2013 11:05:53 GMT 12
I bought their Seasprite decals, the artwork for which looked spot on in their website, and even the instructions included with the decals show them the correct colour, but the decals themselves are pale green, rather than blue grey.
I have a few other sets of theirs though (ISAF aircraft including Lucy and Michelle Harriers) and an OP TELIC sheet and the Dragon Bae Hawk, all of which look to be really nice.
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Post by phil on Jan 13, 2013 7:46:13 GMT 12
Isn't the Fujimi Skyhawk 1/50th? Yes, hence my '' around the '1/48'! On the other hand, their 1/72 skyhawks are lovely little kits. |
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Post by phil on Jan 12, 2013 21:12:33 GMT 12
Are those the MA decals? I've read they don't fit anything quite correctly, being too small in a couple of their dimensions. Are you making the 72nd scale Fujimi Skyhawk, or the '1/48' one?
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Post by phil on Jan 7, 2013 18:37:54 GMT 12
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Post by phil on Dec 25, 2012 7:25:51 GMT 12
Preparedness is the key, and many years ago I found a book titled "How to survive in the bush, coast and mountains of NZ" which had been written by an Air Force bloke. Best book I've ever bought; simple, practical and best of all, focused purely on NZ conditions. If you can find a copy, grab it... I managed to find a copy of that on Trademe a few years ago, it is a very good book, published in the 60s I think. |
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Post by phil on Dec 21, 2012 13:25:02 GMT 12
There's nothing out there at a cost much below $1b, so I've been told.
I'll let you make your own minds up on the ability of the NZDF to afford that in 5-10 years time.
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