fmansam Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 dug out of the archives.... would be a cool model Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AjD Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Wow! When was that scheme applied? Is that Chivenor or somewhere else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fmansam Posted March 15, 2011 Author Share Posted March 15, 2011 Was taken in the Falklands, round about 2000 ish! cool aint it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shar2 Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Would have thought you'd only need the serials as it would be quite easy to handpaint the stripes over the standard yellow paintwork. In fact, if you look closely the stripes are only sticky back plastic, so it probably didn't fly with them as they would have come off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twentyten Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 As said, it would be easy to just paint the stripes on, the cuddly dogs face in the blister window won't be so easy to replicate!! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fmansam Posted March 15, 2011 Author Share Posted March 15, 2011 Ha, i think you will find that you would get a shock if you stroked the CUDDLY Dog... its a cuddly tiger...lol i know it flew at least once with these applied!!! but for how long i dont know.... still looks crackin dont it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shar2 Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Oh yeah! it looks great. The way some of the stripes are lifting this may have been after the flight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twentyten Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Ha, i think you will find that you would get a shock if you stroked the CUDDLY Dog...its a cuddly tiger...lol i know it flew at least once with these applied!!! but for how long i dont know.... still looks crackin dont it!! Doh, the clue was in the scheme. Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy wood Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Was taken in the Falklands, round about 2000 ish!cool aint it Wow never seen that before. Is that a 78sqn machine as opposes to a 22/202 bird? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B (Sc) Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Doh, the clue was in the scheme. Mike I bet it's Tigger ! Boing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fleming Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 I think the fact the scheme was not so well known has prevented it becoming a sheet - I'd only seen one photo on the 'net once before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 (edited) It's a 78 Sqn cab in the Falklands at Mount Pleasant in 1999. It was dreamt up by an individual on the Sqn for a Sqn photo, the black stripes are black bin bags held on with bodge tape! This avoided having to ask formal permission to paint it in a commemorative scheme - after all it hadn't been painted had it? The "scheme" was I believe, intended to be removed immediately after the Sqn photo had been taken. This was the first yellow Queenie to arrive Down South, all the previous ones had been Dark Sea Grey. Yes - that is Tigger in the bubble window. That's all I know, info came from an ex-Sqn member. Wez Edited March 15, 2011 by Wez 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlin101 Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Made it few years ago!............ I had to guess the starboard side!! Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlin101 Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 (edited) Like this better........ Annieversary scheme for 78 Sqdn back in '91. Fineline decals did it, but hard to find the sheet these days! Dave Edited March 15, 2011 by merlin101 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fmansam Posted March 15, 2011 Author Share Posted March 15, 2011 WOW crackin builds are they 72nd? how did you do the tiggger stripes!!! cheers Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Made it few years ago!............ I had to guess the starboard side!! Dave Where's Tigger?! Seriously though that's a cracking model. I have a naughty thought though. If it was only decorated with bin liner stripes for a photo shoot, maybe they only did the one side......................... MH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlin101 Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Hand painted the 'stripes'! Both are 1/72, 'tiger' scheme is the Revell kit & grey Sea King is the old Airfix kit with added bits! I served on 78 sqdn in 89 & 91 which helped. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpie Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 I have a naughty thought though. If it was only decorated with bin liner stripes for a photo shoot, maybe they only did the one side......................... Was just wondering that myself, still the model would look rather odd just one side painted. Cracking work on both of those builds merlin101, I've never seen an RAF rescue Sea King in grey looks very striking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 I've never seen an RAF rescue Sea King in grey looks very striking. They were only used down the Falklands. Nice models of the two Queenies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarlucan Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 There is a variation of the 78 Sqn anniversary cab when it was used as a wedding car! It has a fetching heart and 'just married" on the starboard side. I've got a photo somewhere in the loft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlin101 Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 There is a variation of the 78 Sqn anniversary cab when it was used as a wedding car! It has a fetching heart and 'just married" on the starboard side. I've got a photo somewhere in the loft. I've seen a 'plain' grey RAF Sea King with the 'JUST MARRIED' logo's on it, when they were based at Port Stanley, that one your'e thinking of? Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smeds Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Here you go and a model I made of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james424 Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 The things techies and aircrew do when they're bored... What are those guys like. It is pretty cool though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarlucan Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 I even got invited to the wedding. It was just about the warmest day in the history of the Falklands (ie about 20º C). They used the general's Land Rover to get to the church and the paintwork was indelibly marked with another "just married" heart! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigger Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 On 3/15/2011 at 4:51 PM, fmansam said: dug out of the archives.... would be a cool model Hi guys does anyone have an image or images of the other side of this aircraft please? John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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