More Meteors from Rob Richardson!

[AndyG43]

Dare I ask if you'd considered a Mk 9 Rob? I imagine it would take much re-engineering of the Mk 8 nose, so might not be a runner.

[robcarrich]

Dare I ask if you'd considered a Mk 9 Rob? I imagine it would take much re-engineering of the Mk 8 nose, so might not be a runner.

Just been looking at the Mk 9 and the change to the nose would be fairly easy, cockpit layout is same as Mk 8, could even get away with Mk 8 paintkit.
It could happen Andy!

Rob R

[AndyG43]

My fingers are crossed Rob.

[delta_lima]

Another jewel, Rob - many thanks.

And any of the PR or FR marks would be a dream. PR is in my view, the most enjoyable application of FSX military aircraft. Second only perhaps to carrier flying, which by way of digression, reminds me of how much joy your Sea Vampire and Gannets have brought.

A big warm thanks from Canada!!

thanks

Daniel

[peterwatkins2]

Another jewel, Rob - many thanks.

And any of the PR or FR marks would be a dream. PR is in my view, the most enjoyable application of FSX military aircraft. Second only perhaps to carrier flying, which by way of digression, reminds me of how much joy your Sea Vampire and Gannets have brought.

A big warm thanks from Canada!!

thanks

Daniel

Well Daniel, if Rob makes the PR nose for the FR9 then he has all the components for the PR10 - add the F4 tail and long span wings to the F8 fuselage and PR nose! Would be nice.

Pete W

[AndyG43]

Well Daniel, if Rob makes the PR nose for the FR9 then he has all the components for the PR10 - add the F4 tail and long span wings to the F8 fuselage and PR nose! Would be nice.

Pete W

I wasn't going to push my luck any further by suggesting that, so thanks Peter!

[robcarrich]

What I don't have , at the moment, is a good close-up shot of the nose camera window on the 9 or 10.

[AndyG43]

What I don't have , at the moment, is a good close-up shot of the nose camera window on the 9 or 10.

I have a scanned copy of Warpaint 22 on the Meteor, would that be of any use to you?

[robcarrich]

I have a scanned copy of Warpaint 22 on the Meteor, would that be of any use to you?

Thanks Andy, I have just about everything on the Meteor but not a good shot of the FR/PR nose.
I'll trawl the web, see what I can find, cant think of a Mk 9 or Mk 10 that I can visit anywhere in the UK.

[AndyG43]

Thanks Andy, I have just about everything on the Meteor but not a good shot of the FR/PR nose.
I'll trawl the web, see what I can find, cant think of a Mk 9 or Mk 10 that I can visit anywhere in the UK.

Will these help?

http://www.airrecce.co.uk/graphics/AC/Meteor/FR9_1.jpg
http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviatio.../9/0812992.jpg
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2022/5...001c5fac_o.jpg
http://plane-crazy.k-hosting.co.uk/A...Meteor-FR9.jpg
http://www.abpic.co.uk/search.php?q=VZ608&u=reg

VZ608 is, basically, a Meteor FR9 although she went to Rolls Royce for lift engine research; she's on display at Newark, if that is of any use to you.

[robcarrich]

Well done Andy!
I know that aircraft, its the one with an extra lift engine, those shots are all I need, thanks.

[AndyG43]

No problem Rob, happy to help.

Haven't been to Newark in years, used to go a lot when I lived in Peterborough. It's an interesting collection, some real exotics there.

[Stickshaker]

Rob has now released the Meteor F4 on his site. I have completed my first repaint and uploaded to BritSim (available now) and FlightSim (available tomorrow). I will concentrate my efforts on the F4 and leave the F3 to others! - er, probably!

cheers, Pete W

First of all: Rob, thanks so much for these wonderful aircraft! The Mk.3 and Mk.4 are my favourite versions of the Meteor and I always hoped you would make them.

Pete, do you also plan to make skins of Mk.4's from other countries? I personally would very much like a Dutch Mk.4. They were also in natural finish, like in your repaint. The main differences were, it seems to me, the national insignas and the fuselage and tail codes.

[dhasdell]

If any other Brits here are modellers of 'a certain age' they may remember the arguments that used to go on in Airfix Magazine about Sky or, as we used to call it at the time, Duck Egg Blue

Oh that was a great series of articles by, I think, Michael Bowyer. I believe "duck egg blue" was the eye-witness term used at the time before official paint specs were formalised, and referred to the squadron-level repainting of in-service fighters during 1940 as fighting intensified. How I wish I still had those magazines today.

Another memory those of "a certain age" might have is of the rather vague painting directions in Airfix kits, which told modellers to paint "irregular green stripes over the upper surfaces to give a camouflage effect".

[peterwatkins2]

First of all: Rob, thanks so much for these wonderful aircraft! The Mk.3 and Mk.4 are my favourite versions of the Meteor and I always hoped you would make them.

Pete, do you also plan to make skins of Mk.4's from other countries? I personally would very much like a Dutch Mk.4. They were also in natural finish, like in your repaint. The main differences were, it seems to me, the national insignas and the fuselage and tail codes.

Just a couple of RAF examples to finish then I will start on the Dutch, Belgian, Argentine and Danish paints!

Pete

[AndyG43]

Oh that was a great series of articles by, I think, Michael Bowyer. I believe "duck egg blue" was the eye-witness term used at the time before official paint specs were formalised, and referred to the squadron-level repainting of in-service fighters during 1940 as fighting intensified. How I wish I still had those magazines today.

It was indeed Michael Bowyer. The articles were eventually revised and expanded into the books "Fighting Colours" and Bombing Colours", and were an invaluable reference in my plastic modelling days; I've still got "Fighting Colours", but sadly in storage & inaccessible at the moment.

[Stickshaker]

Just a couple of RAF examples to finish then I will start on the Dutch, Belgian, Argentine and Danish paints!

Pete

Music to my ears! Thanks, Pete!

[peterwatkins2]

OK, the two RAF paints are now finished and uploaded to BritSim. Now, on with the non-British examples!

Pete W

[dhazelgrove]

OK, the two RAF paints are now finished and uploaded to BritSim. Now, on with the non-British examples!

Pete W

Could you upload them here?

Dave

[peterwatkins2]

Could you upload them here?

Dave

I usually upload only to BritSim and FlightSim David. In response to your request however, I have uploaded both paints here as well!

cheers, Pete W

[jankees]

just a quick and easy one..





not quite happy with the metal/silver paint yet...
Does the model support spec files?

[Ferry_vO]

Looks pretty good to me, jankees!:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/80338170@N05/9119100720/

[jankees]

aha, details I wasn't aware of! Back to the drawing board...

[Ferry_vO]

From every photo I found it looks like 'our' Meteors were painted semi-gloss or even matt aluminium Jankees; here are a few more of the same (?) aircraft:

http://www.willemsessink.nl/Vliegtuigned/meteor_03.jpg

http://www.wwiivehicles.com/unitedki...er-1970-01.png

http://www.colori.nl/vliegtuigen/Aircraft021/I-69'.jpg

[Roger]

Many thanks Rob for a great aircraft and Peter for his great repaints. Looks like Jankees is up for some Dutch paints