TOPGUN88 Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 Im building an airfix T11 with decals to make it into an Irish Air Corps Aircraft from print scale. The aircraft is no 187 an all silver aircraft. I was wondering if the aircraft ever got the later orange/red added to it in the end and if anyone knows what colour the pilots suits were. Ive seen a photo of a silver and orange airfix machine with the helmets being orange. Is this accurate? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roym Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 Yes 187 did get dayglow panels later... https://goo.gl/images/wVxWqi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOPGUN88 Posted May 21, 2018 Author Share Posted May 21, 2018 Thanks roym. Cant find any in service with the fuel tanks installed I wonder if they did ever have them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roym Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 (edited) I haven't seen a photo yet either. Doesn't mean it didn't happen but safe enough to leave them off. Btw, those printscale tricolour bosses look a bit "off", try to get hold of a Max Decals set if you can. Edited May 22, 2018 by roym 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOPGUN88 Posted May 22, 2018 Author Share Posted May 22, 2018 (edited) Roym funny enough I have the maxdecal sheet but in aberdeen. Moved down to perth just recently. Any idea what the pilots suits colour, helmets were 😀 Edited May 22, 2018 by TOPGUN88 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canberra kid Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 8 minutes ago, TOPGUN88 said: Roym funny enough I have the maxdecal sheet but in aberdeen. Moved down to perth just recently. Any idea what the pilots suits colour, helmets were 😀 The flying kit was standard RAF so blue grey flying suit silver Mk.1 helmet with blue gray or green cloth helmet. I'l take a look at my photos to see what I have re tanks. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canberra kid Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 (edited) Not the best photo in the world but a group of IAC Vampire crew having a pre flight briefing, you can just see the rocket rails under the wing. I have, or think I have a photo of an IAC T.11 firing rockets over the range. I've not found one yet with tanks but thinking about it they would be largely unnecessary given the size of the Republic and even flying to the UK would need no external fuel, plus the extra FAG index, that not to say they never did, but it must have been rare. AS for colours, they had red and later dayglow in the standard RAF style. John Edited May 22, 2018 by canberra kid spelling :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOPGUN88 Posted May 22, 2018 Author Share Posted May 22, 2018 Hi john. Thats brilliant thanks. I remember seeing someone do a model with the helmets being dayglo. Wasnt sure if they were just made up or no. James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canberra kid Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 No problems James, Day glo lid? not impossible, but not the norm I'd say. It's hard to see on the photo but the helmet the guy in the centre is holding looks silver(?) to me. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOPGUN88 Posted May 22, 2018 Author Share Posted May 22, 2018 Oh deffinately silver. ☺ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish 251 Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 I've never seen a photo of an Irish Vampire in service with underwing tanks. However the preserved serial 185 does carry them now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canberra kid Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 Is that at Collin's baracks? She was hanging from the roof last time I saw her. 16 minutes ago, Irish 251 said: I've never seen a photo of an Irish Vampire in service with underwing tanks. However the preserved serial 185 does carry them now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOPGUN88 Posted May 22, 2018 Author Share Posted May 22, 2018 I think this one Is in france? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOPGUN88 Posted May 22, 2018 Author Share Posted May 22, 2018 Any ideas as to best colour to use for the orange/red? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelh Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 (edited) It's dayglo, that very vivid very bright orange red. It also faded very badly on the upper surfaces just like on RAF aircraft.. But there is a picture of 187 with unfaded dayglow around 1970 so obviously repainted recently. 2 hours ago, canberra kid said: The flying kit was standard RAF so blue grey flying suit silver Mk.1 helmet with blue gray or green cloth helmet. I'l take a look at my photos to see what I have re tanks. John Silver helmet yes initially but likely to be white towards the end of service but the Air Corps was actually part of the army at the time so very unlikely to be a blue flight suit unless they wore them soon after delivery in the fifties. Any colour photos of Aircrew of the dayglo era show green flight suits. Edited May 22, 2018 by noelh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roym Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 Humbrol gloss dayglow orange over a white undercoat works for me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 13 hours ago, Irish 251 said: I've never seen a photo of an Irish Vampire in service with underwing tanks. However the preserved serial 185 does carry them now. What a thing of beauty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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