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  • March 23, 2004 at 11:21 pm in reply to: RR Merlin #1830917
    Mark V
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    Originally posted by Ant Harrington

    I could be completely wrong here (I often am at this time of night!) but I’ve always thought the Rolls-Royce R was more closely related to the Griffon than the Merlin.IIRC, the Merlin was almost a scaled-up Kestrel.

    Correct – the development of the ‘R’ Type racing engine was put on hold and when re-started became the Griffon.

    March 23, 2004 at 11:15 pm in reply to: Bader Spitfire. #1830923
    Mark V
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    Originally posted by DazDaMan
    External differences between the MkI and V were things like the oil cooler under the port wing: semi-circular on the MkI, circular on the MkV; slightly more tapered spinner on the MkV; slightly more pronounced bulged canopy on the MkV.

    Coffman starter bulge (s’bd engine cowling)!

    March 23, 2004 at 4:28 pm in reply to: My First Spitfire #1831139
    Mark V
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    Hmm, that centre spot on the fuselage roundel looks a little small!

    March 23, 2004 at 4:27 pm in reply to: North Weald C-54's #1831143
    Mark V
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    🙂 :p 😉 !!

    March 23, 2004 at 4:05 pm in reply to: North Weald C-54's #1831154
    Mark V
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    They were still there ten minutes ago!

    I have seen them run up one or two engines from time to time. As I am not there every day I cannot say for sure how often this happens but they are certainly not in the same catergory as the B-25 (yet).

    March 23, 2004 at 4:02 pm in reply to: Attaching photos to threads..Help!! #1831159
    Mark V
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    Someone (sorry cannot remember who) posted a suggestion here about Microsoft ‘Power tools;. You download them from the MS website. The photo re-sizing one is brilliant. Once downloaded the only thing that changes is when you right click on a photo file and get the usual shopping list of tasks you also get a ‘re-size image’ option. Click on this and choose a size. I usual select ‘medium’ and this creates another version of your picture suffixed (medium) which is well within the Forum size parameters and does not loose much of the detail of the original. Try it – it works.

    March 23, 2004 at 1:34 pm in reply to: Your advice welcme. #1831235
    Mark V
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    Better e-mail Yak11fan and have him bring back a half price 10D from the States then 🙂

    March 23, 2004 at 9:33 am in reply to: Your advice welcme. #1831329
    Mark V
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    I can buy a new 10D in the USA for £677 – good idea (as long as you are going there of course)?

    They seem to be double that over here.

    March 23, 2004 at 8:23 am in reply to: Harpoon and Guardian pics #1831384
    Mark V
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    Re: Harpoon and Guardian pics

    Originally posted by Chad Veich
    I welcome your comments on the “lovely” British paint job! (MarkV?)

    Arrrrgh!! :rolleyes:

    March 22, 2004 at 2:14 pm in reply to: Spitfire Colour Question #1831752
    Mark V
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    Possible yes – but I would say you were closer to the truth earlier and it is the ‘mixed’ grey looking darker, but perhaps more so if thinly applied over Dark Earth.

    I share your theory that an airman would probably take the shortest route he could get away with. Not knocking him but there was a war on!

    March 22, 2004 at 2:02 pm in reply to: Memphis Belle restoration #1831762
    Mark V
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    Originally posted by Eddie
    Ooops 😉

    I guess I must be in an argumentative mood today 😉

    No you are not 😀

    March 22, 2004 at 2:01 pm in reply to: New Me109 (OO-MAF) to appear on european airshows! #1831768
    Mark V
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    She looks a bit sad, busted down and engine-less.

    March 22, 2004 at 1:59 pm in reply to: Memphis Belle restoration #1831771
    Mark V
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    There – I thought so 🙂

    March 22, 2004 at 1:58 pm in reply to: Memphis Belle restoration #1831775
    Mark V
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    I think Daz was referring to ‘Memphis Belle’ (ie: the real one), not ‘Sally B’ !

    March 22, 2004 at 1:32 pm in reply to: Spitfire Colour Question #1831792
    Mark V
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    Hi Voytech,

    Strictly speaking they were ‘mirror image’ schemes and known as A and B type. This is not the same as the issue we are talking about here but it is an interesting aside. Hawkers stuck with this until Spring 1941 when it was recognised as a drain on resources and discontinued the practice. There are some colour profile artworks showing this in the Scale Aircraft Modelling book and reference to it in Camouflage & Markings. I could post a page here if it does not infringe their copyright.

    Are we therefore looking at the aircraft in the foreground in the conventional scheme and the aircraft in the background having been painted using ‘mixed’ grey which, as your illustrations show, looks tonally darker than green (whereas Ocean Grey looks lighter)?

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