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Afraid not
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Having bought the Defiant and Typhoon (and eagerly anticipating a Firefly), I was probably going to pass on the big Dornier. However, the kit and box art look spectacular, so I may have to reassess that position.
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I faced the same dilemma with a large 1/32 3D printed biplane with floats and made them from brass tube. I found that inserting brass wire into a hollow tube and using a vice to compress the tube was a useful first step. To refine the oval section I used an anvil and hammer and then finished with a file. HTH
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The serial for 806:H is not from a photograph but from original film held at the IWM. The image reproduced in the book is a capture of an individual frame (carried out by the IWM at my request). You can't read the serial on the image, but looking back at my notes (from nearly 25 years ago), I've recorded viewing the serial on the film (by stopping the film) on 2 occasions. There are no question marks in my notes, which suggests I was certain of the serial. That is not to say that an error hasn't been made - we all make them - but I'm as confident as I can be that N1881 was coded H at this time. I also have a copy of Orr's FLB, but can't locate it at the moment. Whatever Orr recorded, I would trust my own eyes over a FLB entry. HTH
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Hello,
I just started this topic referring to Fulmar N1881, I really hope you can help, thanks a lot
Flavio
I finally managed to purchase a copy of the book "Fleet Air Arm Camouflage & Markings – Atlantic & Mediterranean Theatres 1937-1941" by Stuart Lloyd, where I was able to admire the photo of Fulmar N1881, the subject of the discussion.
My goal is still to model the Fulmar flown by Orr, but since I haven't found photographic evidence of his N1884, I'm focusing on N1881, which, according to the book "Aces High," was nonetheless an aircraft flown by him to achieve victory on 9 November 1940.
N1881 was coded “H” in the Stuart’s book (unfortunately I can't read the serial number from the published photo but probably it is visible on the original one), but in the book “806 Naval Air Squadron” by B. Cull & F. Galea it is referred as “F”; was the plane recoded at some point or is there a conflict between sources?
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lovely model!
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What a treat. I'm really looking forward to both releases.
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I agree - looks fantastic
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That one has been reproduced a few times, but it's a lovely photo. It was probably taken later in 1915 that the one you originally linked to, judging from the paintwork (main mast now no longer alternate black and white, funnel camouflage not evident or very faded). There are two other two photos I'm aware of: one from the bow while in Portsmouth No.14 dock in January 1915, showing paint in poor condition, but reveals that the darker hull panel was full hull-depth prior to dry-docking, and another similar to the one you originally posted (undated) probably also at Scapa, that has come up on eBay a couple of times. There are also several "on deck" photos taken in November 1914 showing the pronounced irregular darker camouflage to the funnels. According to a contemporaneous diary, these were painted up in this pattern at Scapa Flow on 19 August 1914, and the Ship's Log confirms that her sides were painted between 7 and 15 September 1914 (probably into the confusion scheme with the full-height false ship profile on the sides). What I'd really like to find is a profile photo taken in late September- November 1914, showing the camouflage pattern to full effect on the upper-works.
