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Post by phil on Nov 19, 2010 6:01:14 GMT 12
Bump for hope of a reply?
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Post by phil on Nov 16, 2010 22:14:05 GMT 12
To be honest I'm not sure I have any specific wants, I'm more likely to see something and decide I fancy it.
Fujimi Blue angels boxing of the T/A-4K (the one with both the model and T bird noses) might be of interest if you happen to have one.
Likewise, Fujimi wasp and Airfix Seasprite.
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Post by phil on Nov 15, 2010 21:13:27 GMT 12
Any chance of at least a list?
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Post by phil on Nov 6, 2010 13:43:46 GMT 12
Tamiya Nato Green looks pretty good to me. I was going to lighten it up with Field grey. I think Field grey on it's own is a bit too, well, grey and faded.
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Post by phil on Nov 5, 2010 16:41:22 GMT 12
either way, coppery or bronzy or whatever you want to call it, it doesn't quite seem right to me. I would suggest it needs to be more of a yellow gold.
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Post by phil on Nov 5, 2010 14:44:30 GMT 12
It might just be the photos, but that does look a bit too coppery.
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Post by phil on Nov 4, 2010 21:05:14 GMT 12
I agree Calum, but the option is there when we can't afford the new transports in 2020. We've got the perfect transport. It's big and grey and lives at Devonport.
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Post by phil on Nov 4, 2010 18:19:45 GMT 12
I've got a set.
Hawkeye Models from Australia produced a set of all over green lo viz markings.
Interestingly the green is listed as FS34097 Field green, not the oft quoted FS34079 Dark Green.
I'll have to check the official drawings online at work, because to be honest I've always thought Dark green was too dark. Having worked on them over the period they were being repainted, and been involved in getting various pieces of role equipment repainted in the newer colour, it is absolutley definitely lighter than the dark green of the Euro 1 scheme (FS34079).
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Post by phil on Nov 4, 2010 8:20:04 GMT 12
No one? I was looking at getting a 1/32 Phantom off them as they have them for a good price, but thought it was a bit weird that they call themselves 'Tamiya-shop.co.nz' when they operate out of HK, seemed almost like a bit of a scam, but the site seems legit and let's face it, setting up a scam for a such a specific thing as Tamiya models is a bit bizarre.
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Post by phil on Nov 3, 2010 14:40:22 GMT 12
And since we are getting extra LUH's - which is very pleasing, - wouldn't it be the decent thing to honour a past RNZAF Squadron with now naming them as a separate unit using that past squadrons name. I think in this current climate of reducing duplication there's little chance of that.
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Post by phil on Nov 3, 2010 14:38:43 GMT 12
I have noticed in Air Force News that when the RNZAF goes on exercise they take Navy chefs because there are now no RNZAF chefs nowadays. Obviously civilian caterers don't even cook in the field. What happens if there's a big emergency, all the military is called out and there's not enough Navy chefs to go around? Is there a clause in the civilian contracts that state they have to comply and take part under emergency situations? Or does the Air Force simply live off ration packs till they starve and die from malnutrition? All the exercises I've been on have had Army Chefs (usually from Linton - I wonder what will happen at the Ohakea mess once Linton moves there, no more civvies or no more Chefs?). The Eurest (or whoever it is) civvies cook at Dip Flat.
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Post by phil on Nov 2, 2010 16:08:27 GMT 12
Even I'm not familiar with COFT....? CO Flying Training perhaps??
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Post by phil on Nov 2, 2010 14:20:10 GMT 12
Phil, can members of one force boss members of another around? Surely not? If they are of superior rank of course they can. Some jumped up army MP CPL would be well within his powers to bollock an airman for some perceived indiscretion, like not marching around base, or walking across the grass or any other suitably naff thing the army are so keen on and the air force really don't care about.
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Post by phil on Nov 2, 2010 13:31:36 GMT 12
Whilst we may loose an army camp we will have a Hub base for both army and Air Force at Ohakea, a real big strong looking military base Spoken like someone who's home isn't at Ohakea. How would you like your noisy juvenile cousins coming to live at your house, taking over and telling you how to run things. A bit simplistic perhaps but essentially what we are looking at. Can you imagine the army running an air force base? MPs telling airman to march everywhere, parades all the bloody time. Hope these bean counters aren't too bothered about people actually maintaining aircraft!
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Post by phil on Nov 2, 2010 12:50:31 GMT 12
Our civilian pay rates are not that flash either. And as noted above civilians wont be getting the free medical/dental etc.
The bigger issue is that many roles that bean counters see as being able to be civilianised may well the be roles that people fill to gain much deeper understanding of their trade (the RD was a perfect example), or they are roles that people fill for a few years while not posted to operational squadrons to allow them to actually have a life. Remove all those jobs in favour of 'teeth' roles and pretty soon you lose capacity to develop people's trade knowledge and prevent them from burning out. You are left with a bunch of OLM level maintainers that are sick of constantly going away year in year out. All those DLM and training school roles that tend to get rationalised fulfil an important part of the defence force and prevent you from having large corporate knowledge gaps as people either don't get the experience or leave far sooner than they otherwise would.
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Post by phil on Nov 2, 2010 12:34:10 GMT 12
Canterbury isn't a littoral boat though, it's role is expeditionary which if I understand things takes it out to blue water rather than littoral. I'm pretty sure the discussion on the previous page about the Diving and Hydrographic support fleet is what is being discussed in the white paper?
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Post by phil on Nov 2, 2010 12:06:23 GMT 12
The rumour on the Seasprites is they are getting the ex-RAN ones, and it sounds like a done deal... so the rumour goes. Cheap and cheerful.
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Post by phil on Nov 1, 2010 8:07:05 GMT 12
Note by the way the official designation has a slash, not a dash, it's CT/4 and not CT-4 Not the manufacturers (http://www.aerospace.co.nz/media-centre/image-gallery/ct-4-airtrainer) and not the Air Force's. Both are with a dash.
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Post by phil on Oct 31, 2010 7:30:45 GMT 12
Tim was a member of 6 SQN. Sad times.
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Post by phil on Oct 30, 2010 18:56:41 GMT 12
Despite their .co.nz domain they operate out of HK, but their prices are good, even with postage added. I was wondering if anyone has dealt with them before? www.tamiya-shop.co.nz/shop/index.php
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