Need help from our friends Down Under

[Wrench 9,835]

I'm going bat-s**t crazy trying to find a good square-on color photo or drawing or profile or whatever for 3 Squadrons tail badge, as used on both the Natural Metal and Camo (green/gray) paint jobs. From such a photo, a decal can be made (as below, for late-60 (?) 75 Squadron NM/silver doped units).

 

Been crawling all over the net for 3 days; got some good stuf, but not exactly what I was looking for...

 

So, I'm appealing to our friends and neighbors down in Oz, to see what they can come up. Deing closer to the source, so to speak...

 

what I'd love is a copy of the Mushroom RAAF mirage colors and markings...

 

I thank you all in advance!!!

 

wrench

kevin stein

 

ps: also, any good close ups of the CAC CA.27 Sabres, standard squadron markings .. as the 2 skins we have now are aerobatic teams, not "operational" aircraft

TIA!

Edited December 14, 2010 by Wrench

[+EricJ 4,231]

PM Riley64 as he may be able to help with references...

[Biggus 0]

Hope this helps.

Edited December 14, 2010 by Biggus

[+ludo.m54 2,078]

Hi Kevin,

 

If you need templates for the stock Mirage IIIC, I made them, just ask

 

PGC made the TMF Mirage IIIE ones.

 

Ludo

[+comrpnt 16]

Possibly here too: http://www.hiplanes.com/new/Decals/D4814_large.gif

 

Regards, comrpnt.

[harryleith 12]

Flying High decals do a sheet of decals of all the RAAF squadrons. Here is a sample. http://www.hyperscale.com/reviews/decals/flyinghighdecalrevierh_1.htm

[Wrench 9,835]

ludo: The stock templates would be a BIG help, if/when I can figure out the late model lo-viz 2-tone gray pattern For the NM, I"m cheating and using the stock MIII skins from SF2E (yes, I'm lazy!)

 

Interesting on the 4-view .. shows the number on the gear door in white ... I've been using black on the siler and camos ... where all the camos in white? (ie: means repainting those decals; 5 mins work)

 

below is the 77 Squadron camo skin; might have to move the roundell a bit more forwrad. all markings are decals!

the other is 76; that tail badge was made froma photo, painted and a decal made. That came out the best!

 

wrench

kevin stein

[+ludo.m54 2,078]

Give me an email adress(via PM) and I'll send the templates.

 

Ludo

[+sony tuckson 12]

>Wrench

 

by the way, why did you choose a Mirage IIIC as basis for this work?

The O version was basically an E without the externally visible Doppler antenna (altough it was built but was flush with underfuselage)

 

good reference, plane per plane :http://www.adf-serials.com/3a3.shtml

[Wrench 9,835]

I'm using the 3W stock IIIC ... wait, we have a stock E don't we??? (or am I thinking 5?) RATS!! Well, the ini work should transfer over pretty easily; wanted to use as mucth 'stock' stuff as possible, to preclude the need for rebuilding FMs. Nuts...back to start!

 

adf serials is a GREAT resource .. it's what I've been using for the Mirages AND Avon Sabres.

 

wrench

kevin stein

[harryleith 12]

Here's a quickie I knocked up from a French skin. The tail needs work.

Edited December 16, 2010 by harryleith

[harryleith 12]

After a few minutes in Photoshop we have a new tail - much better! It will do me until wrench's re-work comes out.

[Wrench 9,835]

actually, something even BETTER may be 'waiting in the wings'.....

 

ps: harry, did you get the map issue sorted out?

 

wrench

kevin stein