Bristol fashion

**bazzar** · April 19th, 2018, 22:46

15 years ago we brought you that most splendid of between wars aeroplanes, the Bristol Bulldog. It became one of our most popular productions and we still get asked about it today.

So much so that we have decided, 15 years later to do the upgrade (only joking) .

What we have done is develop a totally new High Definition model which we hope will do this venerable aeroplane justice and hopefully keep people happy for the next 15 years...

**dhasdell** · April 19th, 2018, 23:30

Brilliant. Thank you Bazzar. That's another one for me to sneak past Mrs H. I do like those wip shots you publish showing the new project in a hangar, naked but still reflecting the light.

David

**dhazelgrove** · April 19th, 2018, 23:46

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Woof !!

Dave

***Roger*** · April 20th, 2018, 01:27

Great news!

***thefrog*** · April 20th, 2018, 01:37

My prayers have been answered!

**IanP** · April 20th, 2018, 02:24

Ooh! Crackin'!

Ian P.

**dhasdell** · April 20th, 2018, 02:44

Maybe one of our talented scenery designers will build a home for it. Kenley, perhaps?

**mal998** · April 20th, 2018, 03:59

Smashing!!

**SSI01** · April 20th, 2018, 04:24

A Bulldog was what Douglas Bader was flying, doing low-level aerobatics on a dare, when he crashed and lost his legs. Maybe a color scheme from the squadron he was a part of at the time would be in keeping.

I think the squadron he was a member of was furnishing the RAF's service aerobatic team, flying Bulldogs, and Bader was a part of it.

***huub vink*** · April 20th, 2018, 04:32

This is the 15 year old AH Bulldog in the scheme of the aircraft in which Douglas Bader crashed.

Its still a very nice model, but nevertheless I'm very much looking forward to the "updated" one!

Cheers,
Huub

**dhasdell** · April 20th, 2018, 04:35

I think the squadron he was a member of was furnishing the RAF's service aerobatic team, flying Bulldogs

23 Squadron, at Kenley.

***blanston12*** · April 20th, 2018, 07:13

Outstanding! This should be a fun one, my wallet is at the ready!

**IanP** · April 20th, 2018, 08:57

Originally Posted by dhasdell

23 Squadron, at Kenley. [/COLOR]

Apparently Kenley was quite popular with Bulldog pilots... This is a list of who was based where, when equipped with Bulldogs:

3 Kenley
17 Kenley
19 Duxford
23 Kenley
29 North Weald
32 Kenley / Biggin Hill
41 Northolt
54 Hornchurch
56 North Weald
111 Hornchurch / Northolt

Biggin Hill, Duxford, Northolt and North Weald aren't really options as they get modern AI traffic in many peoples' sims, so we have Hornchurch (done) and Kenley... yeah. I'm already doing it in half-bombed-out state, so I guess I should be able to backdate it as well.

Cheers,

Ian P.

***eddie*** · April 20th, 2018, 09:06

bazzar, throw in an aircraft config and air file, and I'll buy the Bulldog just the way it is,lol

**ThinkingManNeil** · April 20th, 2018, 10:34

Always did like the Bulldog; damn good looking airplane. A biplane's biplane.

Thanks for the great news!

N.

**Daveroo** · April 20th, 2018, 15:37

awesome,its on my list to get,thanks

**BendyFlyer** · April 20th, 2018, 22:35

Bazaar FWIW there was one of these in OZ in the late 70's early 80's. Was actually owned by a farmer who lived near Rylstone-Bathurst way. He used it for his personal transport to and from Sydney (Bankstown Airport). When I first saw it at Bankstown I thought it was a pretty cool aeroplane then and amazed that it was airworthy and regularly flown like a workhorse. Not sure what happened to it but given the age of the owner at the time he sadly probably has passed by now as to the fate of the aeroplane - don't know, probably still in as shed out there!

**bazzar** · April 20th, 2018, 22:51

Interesting. I didn't know that. We'll have to start tracking it down!

**William Njurmi** · April 21st, 2018, 01:46

We have Mk. IV here in Finland. Only country to have scored aerial victories with the type?

**dhasdell** · April 21st, 2018, 03:18

Originally Posted by William Njurmi

We have Mk. IV here in Finland. Only country to have scored aerial victories with the type?

Republican Spain, possibly?

**hairyspin** · April 21st, 2018, 08:14

Originally Posted by William Njurmi

We have Mk. IV here in Finland. Only country to have scored aerial victories with the type?

RAF Gladiators scored victories in Norway, the Mediterranean and North Africa. “Pat” Pattle scored a number of his ace’s victories in a Gladiator.

**IanP** · April 21st, 2018, 08:18

Lots of people have considerable aerial victories in Gladiators - they were in service, if not entirely intentionally, well into WW2. The Bristol Bulldog was, in most cases, replaced in Squadron service by the Gladiator. The Gladiator was then replaced by Hurricanes, Spitfires or in a few cases, completely different types, as the role of the Squadron was changed for wartime operational requirements.

Cheers,

Ian P.