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File Name: Hawker Fury MkII - SAAF File Submitter: LloydNB File Submitted: 26 July 2009 File Category: British Commonwealth Hawker Fury MkII SAAF No.1 Squadron For use with the A-Team Fury MkII. Some elements of Charles' original skin have been retained. This is the latest skin in my tribute to the SAAF in East Africa. The Hawker Fury was still in service with the South African Air Force at the start of WWII. Due to aircraft shortages, the Fury used in mixed squadrons during 1940 in East Africa. Enjoy LloydNB Click here to download this file

Hey beast Great idea. What paint programme are you using? I use PSP 9. If you would like I can give the layered skin files I used for my Toucan skin (without the French markings). That way you could have a silver corrigated skin. They are pretty big though - 3000x3000. Lloyd

Hawker Fury MkII of 3 Squadron SAAF over East Africa.

Great Monty. I love those inter-war Czechoslovakian aircraft. Keeping with the Czechoslovakia theme, I'd love to see an Aero MB.200 in the game. Lloyd

I seems to recall that the"columns" are made up of individual infantrymen that replace trucks in existing convoys. The column was then slowed down to simulate a column of troops but they are still pretty spaced out. Lloyd

Ooooooh! Aaaaah! Now my RNZAF Dauntless will look really nice flying over that. I might try my hand at a RNZAF P-40 or Corsair. Isn't someone working on a Catalina? Perhap a watery landing strip Wrench. Lloyd

I've almost finished a Fury skin for the SAAF in East Africa. Camo to line up and codes to do. Lloyd

On the subject of BoB, wasn't Veltro doing Fiat BR.20? I bought the book below years ago in the hope that soemone would build one. I'd love to see more Italian bombers in the game. I think we currently only have the SM 79. So much I'd love to skin and so little time!! Lloyd

Wrench It's from a great book called Courage Alone: The Italian Air Force 1940-1943. If you need any detail on deployment of Italian squadrons (which base, when) just let me know. Lloyd

I've got one for every front the Italians fought on - Channel, East Africa etc. I'll split Italy in two so the resolution is good enough to read. LloydNB

As promised. LloydNB

Wrench I've got some maps showing the location of all the Italian airfields in the theatre. I've only just arrived at work so it wil be a few hours before I can send them through. Fort Zinderneauf - Beau Geste (1926 starring Ronald Coleman) (1939 - Gary Cooper) Lloyd

If you're looking for inspiration, there is a nice photo set of a Nimrod here. http://www.glue-it.co.uk/aircraft/hawker/nimrod/photo1.html Would quarter-sections help with the shape? Anything to encourage more 1930s aircraft into the game. LloydNB

I'm at work at the moment. (New Zealand is at GMT +12hrs) When I get home I'll scan in some good pictures I've got. The only real difference between the MKI an MkII (apart from the engine) was in the under-carriage and the shape of the radiator. Take a look at WINGS PALETTTE. This picture should give you an idea.

Cocas We already have a fairly decent MkI over at Capun's. Could you perhaps revise the model to be a MkII? And adding a tail hook would turn it into a Nimrod. I have some really good panel line for both the Fury and the Nimrod. In fact I've nearly finished some skins. Looks good. LloydNB

File Name: Amiot AAC-1 "Toucan" File Submitter: LloydNB File Submitted: 27 Jun 2009 File Category: French Air Force/Navy Skins Amiot AAC-1 "Toucan" During the occupation of France the Amiot factory produced Ju-52/3m aircraft for the Axis war effort. After WWII the factory continued to produce the same aircraft but re-badged as the Amiot AAC-1. The "Toucan" was used by the Armee de l'Air and the Aeronavale until the early 1950s in Vietnam and Algeria. While the aircraft produced after WWII didn't have a rear gunner, all the current models of the JU-52/3m have rear gunners. Fire Fox may produce a civilian/transport version in the future. Enjoy LloydNB Click here to download this file

I think it was Portugal. The last time I looked on Google maps there was still a few Amiot AAC-1s in pieces at a Lisbon airfield. Lloyd

Finally a reason to change to SF2 that I can understand!! Lloyd

Paul I'm glad you like it. Since I've put all this effort into doing the corrugated skin, it would be a shame to waste it. If you have any ideas of other Tante Ju skins you would like to see, just drop me a line. Lloyd

Oooooooh!! Somewhere for my East Africa campaign skins to fly around in. LloydNB

Amiot ACC1 "Toucan" skin for Vietnam nearly finished. Lloyd

Cocas Its a Hawker Fury MkI. It entered service in 1931 and was still in service with the South African Air Force in 1941. Yugoslavia was also still using them when it was invaded. LloydNB

Just so you know I haven't been idle. No.3 Squadron SAAF in East Africa is making progress. Lloyd