12jaguar
July 10, 2013 at 11:52 am

ETPS Beagle Basset XS743 – help please on early colour scheme c1989

Hi all

I wonder if anyone out there has some photographs of this aircraft in it’s PRE Raspberry Ripple colour scheme circa 1989. I believe that this aircraft was in the static park at RIAT 1989 and there are several photos on the web showing it from the side etc as per the following link

http://www.airteamimages.com/pics/63/63175_800.jpg

I intend making a model of this aircraft in the early scheme which I believe is white upper surfaces to the fuselage with Lt Ac grey undersurfaces and mainplanes. The fin is red and has a red cheat line.

The only thing I haven’t got is a view of this ac in the air showing the mainplane and horizontal tail surfaces and I have been unable to ascertain if there are red panels on the horizontal stabs and mainplane upper/lower surfaces.

Any help would be very much appreciated

thanks in advance

John

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By: 12jaguar - 14th July 2013 at 06:45

Thanks for that last pic Adrian, saw it just in time to correctly place the underwing serials

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By: AMB - 12th July 2013 at 00:20

Testing Colours by Adrian Balch has a large landing photo 9/87 showing all grey tailplane undersides and small red wingtips.

Just to confirm, here is another underside shot from the sequence I took for my book.
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By: 12jaguar - 10th July 2013 at 20:10

Thanks T-21, that’s what I’ve gone with and painted it tonight

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By: T-21 - 10th July 2013 at 16:17

Testing Colours by Adrian Balch has a large landing photo 9/87 showing all grey tailplane undersides and small red wingtips.

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By: 12jaguar - 10th July 2013 at 12:58

Thanks all, I’d seen the previous photos before but I think it’s the last one that clinches it. Red wing tips and grey tailplanes:D

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By: TonyT - 10th July 2013 at 12:32

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By: Lazy8 - 10th July 2013 at 12:23

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Not a flying shot, but it clearly shows just red wingtips. The tailplane appears to have a red tinge in this photo, but I’m sure that’s just reflection from the fin.

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By: TonyT - 10th July 2013 at 12:22

http://www.airteamimages.com/beagle-basset_XX743_united-kingdom—royal-air-force_42938.html

http://www.airteamimages.com/beagle-basset_XS743_united-kingdom—royal-air-force_63175.html

looks like wing tips on those