What is the plane behind Peter Weston’s Brigand in Habbaniya 1949?

[stevehnz]

@Don149 has got back to me with this, the Kiwi Hastings had quite a different cheat line lay out to the RAF ones in a maybe not so dark blue. Thanks Don.

Steve

Edited April 22, 2018 by stevehnz

[71chally]

2 hours ago, stevehnz said:

& Don has got back to me with this, the Kiwi hastings had quite a different cheat line lay out to the RAF ones in a maybe not so dark blue. Thanks Don.

 

Steve

I thought that the RNZAF cheatlines and rudder stripes were green, or am I going mad?

[Silver Fox]

In the few colour photos I've seen of the four RNZAF machines, they were a slightly lighter shade of blue to the RAF machines of the time.

 

http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzhastings.htm

 

As to why NZ5803 was in Luqa,, the re was a shuttle run from NZ to the UK for spares and personnel as most of the RNZAFs inventory was British built. Also 14 Squadron RNZAF was based in Cyprus flying Vampire leased from the RAF so maybe it was doing a communications run between Malta and Cyprus?  Great to see the photo thanks for letting us see it.

[71chally]

They look green in those colour shots, maybe an aqua blue green?

Edited April 22, 2018 by 71chally

[Silver Fox]

Maybe. When I look at the fuselage roundel and see a very similar colour to the fuselage flash. However the fin flash is the blue I would expect. Maybe it is my monitor or my eyesight. The flashes were repainted  between the shot of 03 in Luqa and the one above. For what it is worth I think that on delivery the flash was the same blue as the RAF used and the repaint was a different shade but still blue rather than green.

 

Here is another shot I think of the same machine http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwi40eab0M3aAhVKchQKHUH9C3MQjRx6BAgAEAU&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.airport-data.com%2Fairport%2Fphoto%2F011787.html&psig=AOvVaw3s10v8xtIK8qzrUng0pRAC&ust=1524477531828708. There is a series of photos taken at Kwanjalein (probably spelled that incorrectly) that dos show a different shade on the fuselage roundels to the wings but that might be just the lighting.

 

Oldmodels have them Blue on their  decal sheet  http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjbndjW0M3aAhWI8RQKHWSuCfsQjRx6BAgAEAU&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oldmodelsdecals.com%2FRNZAF-57-69.html&psig=AOvVaw3s10v8xtIK8qzrUng0pRAC&ust=1524477531828708 as do Welsh models, both using the same picture as source.

 

I'd be very interested if we could find a green flash, they were certainly used on Lodestars post war.

 

 

[stevehnz]

Agreed those do look greenish. I've never looked into it not having a Hastings kit but I've always thought they were dark blue.

Steve.

[Don149]

The Mk1 computer is a bit hazy after all these years, but I`m pretty sure it was blue .

                                                                                                                         Don.

[perdu]

Looks green-ish blue to me, in watercolour I'd add yellow ochre to ultramarine and wibble around with the densities

Not quite as simple to match with modelling paint but it could be done

Now give me a nice, accurate injection moulded Hastings to play with please

Please

Both tailplanes would be nice too...  😉

 

😀

[71chally]

2 hours ago, perdu said:

Now give me a nice, accurate injection moulded Hastings to play with please

Please

Both tailplanes would be nice too...  😉

I really wish that S&M would turn their resin creation into an injection kit, I'm sure a limited run Hastings would sell out.