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Fairey Firefly
« on: October 19, 2010, 04:40:30 PM »
Preparation for the long series of work...

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Re: Fairey Firefly
« Reply #1 on: October 19, 2010, 06:34:43 PM »
Although I prefer its older cousin, Barracuda, this one also has its "shmek" (there's no translation, the closest one would be "feeling" or "looks").
C'mon, lets see it :-jump :-love

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Re: Fairey Firefly
« Reply #2 on: October 19, 2010, 07:03:58 PM »
Nice bird... :-flo

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Re: Fairey Firefly
« Reply #3 on: October 23, 2010, 12:45:28 PM »
Ah! one of my favourites! I'm looking forward to those nice Dutch variants!  :-ok

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Re: Fairey Firefly
« Reply #4 on: October 23, 2010, 12:52:44 PM »
Thanks to Nice I have some excellent images and they will be included too!

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Re: Fairey Firefly
« Reply #5 on: October 23, 2010, 09:40:28 PM »
I have a really awesome one of Dutch Firefly's on Biak (New Guinea) - I will need to hunt it down in my crypts of chaos!  :-wall

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Re: Fairey Firefly
« Reply #6 on: October 23, 2010, 10:14:19 PM »
Just take your time mate :-ok

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Re: Fairey Firefly
« Reply #7 on: October 23, 2010, 10:29:17 PM »
Ha, I already found it, my system works  :-jump
Now I need to scan it!

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Re: Fairey Firefly
« Reply #8 on: October 23, 2010, 10:38:11 PM »
You are so fast :-clap

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Re: Fairey Firefly
« Reply #9 on: November 11, 2010, 03:11:50 PM »
What a coincidence...!  :)) This is the book I am working on and I am really looking forward to seeing Srecko's work on this!!

There will be three profiles of Dutch machines:

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r214/Paul_Bradley/firefly/32-SMALL.jpg
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FR.1 - 11-20, 860Sqn, RNNAS, Soerabaya, 1949

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r214/Paul_Bradley/firefly/33-SMALL.jpg
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T.1 - 11-12


http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r214/Paul_Bradley/firefly/34-SMALL.jpg
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FR.4 - 008/B, 7Sqn RNNAS, Biak, 1957

But as he hasn't started on them yet, I am open to other suggestions! My only stipulation is that, if possible, there isn't another profile published in another book - I would like to have different profiles where possible.

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Re: Fairey Firefly
« Reply #10 on: November 11, 2010, 03:14:33 PM »
Paul- no coincidence here, this topic is dedicated to your book but did not mention that as well I am not authorized to do that. And as well this is very first time to work on Firefly, all you see here will be for your book :))

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Re: Fairey Firefly
« Reply #11 on: November 11, 2010, 09:08:54 PM »
So- basic shapes are created...

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Re: Fairey Firefly
« Reply #12 on: November 12, 2010, 01:25:29 PM »
Nice! The Mk.4/5 is my personal favourite of all the Marks.

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Re: Fairey Firefly
« Reply #13 on: November 12, 2010, 10:26:58 PM »
I also like it, it is more streamlined but also it can be later converted into the early version

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Re: Fairey Firefly
« Reply #14 on: November 13, 2010, 07:21:00 AM »
Nice progress so far... :-flo