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    thanks, yeah just finishing up the blue patches now before moving onto the grey/green patches, then finally the markings.... and another Treat, once Andy is done with the weapons textures for his batch of TSR.2's the entire pack will be released.... just to give you a taste of whats in the TSR.2's; Andy has focused on squadrons that most likely would have gotten TSR.2... as for me, here's my list... MFG1 (German), Saudi Air Force, USAFE Lakenheath, RNLAF, JASDF, HAF SEA (South East Asia camouflage), HAF SEA Tigermeet fin, HAF Low Level Recon, HAF Ghost, HAF Aegean Blue, HAF Bare/Laquer, and USAF 44TFS while at Korat....

    kinda busy behind the scenes eh?

    ....still, back to Harrier

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    slowly getting there with the First of the 'WhIF?' Greek Harriers..... still gotta soften it and not make it quite so hard edged, but only really the fin to sort now....

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    ok.... time to get the markings on!

    Hellenic Harrier nearly there, then i really must get back to RAF Schemes....

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    Harrier GR1 - Tailor made for Greece

    Quote Originally Posted by Matt Wynn View Post
    slowly getting there with the First of the 'WhIF?' Greek Harriers..... still gotta soften it and not make it quite so hard edged, but only really the fin to sort now....
    If any aircraft was ever tailor made for a particular operational arena surely the Harrier was a glove fit for Greece.
    Excellent multi-role aircraft that can (could have, I suppose in British terms) operate independent of normal base facilities right at the forefront of operations.

    And pack a hell-of-a punch!

    By geographical nature Greece provides(ed) the perfect environment - its many isolated rocky islands - rugged mainland mountainous landscape where units operating Harriers would be at economic, ergonomic and tactical advantage.

    Matt, you picked a very interesting 'what if' which should have been a definite 'it is' (was)!...but then we go into the nasty 'P' subbect.

    Nice one Buddy!
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    yeah the Harrier really was a glove made to fit for dispersed tactical operation, heck you could back it in amongst the olive groves and pines, then when needed launch off roads, or VTOL it out of any open areas, not to mention land it on the back of Hellenic Navy Ships if needed.....

    ... still, she's just about to go taste some Greek valleys!... test time! better put on the International Orange flight suit.....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Matt Wynn View Post
    yeah the Harrier really was a glove made to fit for dispersed tactical operation, heck you could back it in amongst the olive groves and pines, then when needed launch off roads, or VTOL it out of any open areas, not to mention land it on the back of Hellenic Navy Ships if needed.....

    ... still, she's just about to go taste some Greek valleys!... test time! better put on the International Orange flight suit.....
    Seems like the only folk with any sense about these things are the U.S. Marines - anyone trying to take their harriers would surely be in for more than a butt-kick!
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    First test flight indicates the Harrier would be perfect in Greece.....

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    Matt, fantastic work on this and agree about the Hellenic camo. Waited ages to get the model in FS9, thanks to this thread I had to go and find a FSX port over. It's flyable but needs a few tweaks.

    Plans for new USMC "inverse" paints?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Victory103 View Post
    Plans for new USMC "inverse" paints?
    quite possibly.....

    currently working on my very favourite Harrier... ZD404 'Lucy', she served with HAR DET in Kandahar in 07/08, named after glamour/topless model Lucy Pinder (Who i was fortunate to meet when she and another model visited the Troops) here's a Sneak Peek of the start of the Nose-Art:

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    noseart now on, not much more to do now before i move onto it's sister-ship... 'Michelle'.....

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    ZD404 Completed! onto the next....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Matt Wynn View Post
    named after glamour/topless model Lucy Pinder ...here's a Sneak Peek of the start of the Nose-Art:
    When you said that, i bookmarked the thread and waited for you to switch on the lights... is there a PG version, then?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Wing_Z View Post
    When you said that, i bookmarked the thread and waited for you to switch on the lights... is there a PG version, then?
    it always was the silhouette on the HAR, and even then on returning to the UK they were told to get rid of it... but for a bit of eye candy... here's the 2 Girls the harriers were named after.... Lucy on the left (all natural erm.... Assets), Michelle on the right and to make it better and more appealing to me there's a Harrier in the backdrop and they have 'dezzies' (Desert Boots) on! *having a relapse, mopping up drool and browsing for a new keyboard*


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    Quote Originally Posted by Matt Wynn View Post
    quite possibly.....

    currently working on my very favourite Harrier... ZD404 'Lucy', she served with HAR DET in Kandahar in 07/08, named after glamour/topless model Lucy Pinder (Who i was fortunate to meet when she and another model visited the Troops) here's a Sneak Peek of the start of the Nose-Art:
    Great paint-scheme buddy, but you've got the 'Lucy' bit muddled up.

    According to Professor Donald Johanson and his student Tom Gray, 'Lucy' was nothing at all like that.
    Here ya go, just a little reference HU:

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/prehistoric_..._of_man1.shtml

    Matt....why did you want 'Lucy' on your Harrier ol' buddy?
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    Quote Originally Posted by nigel richards View Post
    Great paint-scheme buddy, but you've got the 'Lucy' bit muddled up.
    nah i'm certain in this case it refers to the glamour/topless model.... in fact i'm 32G sure... i mean 100% sure.....

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