Sergey Dulenko Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Dear community! For a more complete decal for the model Fairey Flycatcher, search for any information on technical inscriptions on the plane. I will be glad to any help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Holden Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 On 07/06/2018 at 11:07, Sergey Dulenko said: Dear community! For a more complete decal for the model Fairey Flycatcher, search for any information on technical inscriptions on the plane. I will be glad to any help. Unfortunately, the only place those would be specified is on the markings drawing of the original manufacturer. So we are usually faced with trying to figure them out by studying the photos. Some of them are represented on the replica aircraft which was constructed and is now owned by the Fleet Air Arm museum. They may be able to supply some close-up photos. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrik Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 Scale Aircraft Modelling Vol. 10 No. 4 January 1988 contains useful information on the Flycatcher finish by Ian Huntley, including some stencilling details. Patrik 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 23 hours ago, Patrik said: Scale Aircraft Modelling Vol. 10 No. 4 January 1988 contains useful information on the Flycatcher finish by Ian Huntley, including some stencilling details. Patrik IIRC, Mushroom Model Publications did a monograph on the Flycatcher in their Orange series that I think is still available. I don't have it, but it should have some good detail photos as well as photos of preserved examples that might be useful. Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergey Dulenko Posted August 5, 2018 Author Share Posted August 5, 2018 Work on technical inscriptions is finished! However, there is a new question. What did the upper wing of this aircraft look like? 402 Fligth / 800 Squadron, HMS “Courageous” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackem01 Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 Is this for a decal sheet........and if so 48th?? Your excellent work warrants it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergey Dulenko Posted August 7, 2018 Author Share Posted August 7, 2018 Yes, this is part of the decal. Armory model 1/48. Still need to solve the problem of designation on the lower wing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Smith Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 On 5/8/2018 at 10:05, Sergey Dulenko said: What did the upper wing of this aircraft look like? 402 Fligth / 800 Squadron, HMS “Courageous” @iang may know? this will notify him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackem01 Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 Probably an obvious suggestion Sergey, but have you tried the Fleet Air Arm Museum?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iang Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 According to Sturtivant, No.402 Flight Identification markings were "initially black side numbers 1 to 7, no fuselage bands. White side numbers 1 to 7 on black bands aboard Eagle. Side numbers changed to 21 to 27 Apr 1927. On joining Courageous, side numbers changed to 501-510." From photographs these side numbers were carried on a sharply raked diagonal blue band. No mention of any upper wing markings and none are evident in the accompanying 402 Flight photographs. 800 Squadron was formed with Nimrods and Ospreys in 1933, not Flycatchers. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergey Dulenko Posted August 7, 2018 Author Share Posted August 7, 2018 I think the lower wing looked like this. What is the aircraft number in the photo? The ideas are there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Holden Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 1 hour ago, Sergey Dulenko said: I think the lower wing looked like this. What is the aircraft number in the photo? The ideas are there? It's not aircraft 509, which had the serial number S1252. So it could be 506 or 508, but we don't know the rest of the serial number Nxxxx. That's the only Flycatcher photo I have seen with a lower wing marking, which doesn't mean there weren't others, but unfortunately we hardly ever have photos of the same aircraft showing both the top and bottoms of the wings...... The red and white squares is a fair guess , but could equally be black and white (fin is black). Upper wing marking is probably the same. Those wing markings probably denote the unit commander's aircraft and were probably 'designed' by him. They were not standardised and are unrecorded. The other aircraft in the unit may, or may not have, more simplified markings. Probably not what you want to hear, but not all answers are known. There are, of course, many other less problematic Flycatcher colour schemes.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergey Dulenko Posted August 8, 2018 Author Share Posted August 8, 2018 Thank you, Roger! I painted the fonts many times and I feel that this is 508)) Research continues! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptmvarsityfan Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 I would recommend the MMP book on the Flycatcher as 27modeler mentions above. It has 48th scale drawings, colour profiles, wing markings and numerous photos. Got my copy in a bargain book shop for 4.99 but still available for 15.00 from mmp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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