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3Sqn Anniversary Typhoon

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May 01, 2012, 09:26:05 AM
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PR19_Kit

#1
May 01, 2012, 10:43:10 AM
About time too!  :thumbsup: :bow:

One can get heartily sick of various shades of grey everywhere!
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#2
May 01, 2012, 12:01:32 PM
Oh yes...That IS nice...
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#3
May 01, 2012, 03:28:47 PM
Not bad!  But I honestly thought after reading the thread title they might have gone with WWII Typhoon camo.  Green and gray and gray mmmmmmm  :mellow:
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#4
May 01, 2012, 09:16:05 PM
Its a very odd looking colour Green isn't it?
I always thought 3 Sqns Green was an Emerald Green. and only Green
Where did the Red and Yellow come from?

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#5
May 02, 2012, 01:48:51 AM
Good to see one in colour but they've probably blown half the squadrons 12/13 budget doing it  :banghead:
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PR19_Kit

#6
May 02, 2012, 02:09:09 AM
Quote from: TallEng on May 01, 2012, 09:16:05 PM
Its a very odd looking colour Green isn't it?
I always thought 3 Sqns Green was an Emerald Green. and only Green

It will have faded a bit since 1912 though, won't it?  ;D
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Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

Regards
Kit

pyro-manic

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May 02, 2012, 12:12:14 PM Last Edit: May 02, 2012, 12:15:54 PM by pyro-manic
Quote from: TallEng on May 01, 2012, 09:16:05 PM
Its a very odd looking colour Green isn't it?
I always thought 3 Sqns Green was an Emerald Green. and only Green
Where did the Red and Yellow come from?

Regards
Keith

The 3 Sqn bars are green and yellow, as is the emblem. Dunno about the red, but it's a nice contrasting colour so it might just be because it looks good.

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Martin H

#8
May 02, 2012, 02:40:03 PM
Understated (how very 3sqn) but nice.

I doubt the aviation workshop will be first with the decals for the scheme thou.
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#9
May 03, 2012, 03:48:41 AM
the actual painted jet is zj936 qo-c this is the CO's jet

they swaped them a while ago zj922 is now a 'spares' jet after a bird stirke? i think

as to the scheme, im not convinced, but i prefer it to the new 100sqn hawk one
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Knightflyer

#10
May 03, 2012, 05:08:09 AM
What does the new 100 squadron hawk look like? I can only find pictures of the 90th anniversary (2007?) which was a bit OTT and then of one in 2008 which had a blue/yellow cheatline (go faster stripe!  ;)  ) down the side
As mention above, where does the red come from, green and yellow yes, but the red?
Oh to be whiffing again :-(

Martin H

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May 03, 2012, 05:46:17 AM Last Edit: May 03, 2012, 05:48:56 AM by Martin H
Quote from: Knightflyer on May 03, 2012, 05:08:09 AM
What does the new 100 squadron hawk look like?

try this


The photo came from here
I always hope for the best.
Unfortunately,
experience has taught me to expect the worst.

Size (of the stash) matters.

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IPMS (UK) Project Cancelled SIG Member.

PR19_Kit

#12
May 03, 2012, 06:39:27 AM
That's pretty half hearted after the all-over WWII camo version.



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Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

Regards
Kit

Knightflyer

#13
May 03, 2012, 06:47:13 AM
Thanks for that Martin, presumably based on the squadron's wartime markings? Although I've just had a quick scan of profiles and I can't see anything similar (it was only a quick scan mind!) The squadron's Lancaster codes were 'HW'

As for the 19 squadron Hawk, yes I've got those decals in the stash somewhere.....so many model kits, so little time!
Oh to be whiffing again :-(

Mossie

#14
May 03, 2012, 07:16:53 AM
IIRC the military bureaucracy gets a bit nuts with special schemes for the RAF & RN.  Approval has to be sought at the highest echelons and generally no more than 25% is allowed to be covered without special permission, like the all over camo Hawk.  I think there was all sorts of hoops to jump through for that one, non-standard scheme, trainer wearing camouflage.  I would have hoped that the stops would have been pulled out for the 100 year anniversarys coming up, but it doesn't seem like it.
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