NZFF

Posted: **Sat Jan 21, 2012 1:47 pm**

Another favourite of mine , looks mean and again like such planes at the end of WWII , they were well above there capability

I pulled a book out this morning and spotted an amazing colour photo of a complete all metal , no ocean scheme on it , you can see the rivet lines , just impressive .

This is the old Alphasim model , him wonder how close i can get with say a pre-based unit , unfortunate the AS dose not have a turret , but those got to be interchanged .

Posted: **Sat Jan 21, 2012 3:32 pm**

Nice pix of a nice aircraft

. I prefer the Shackleton though

Posted: **Sat Jan 21, 2012 3:47 pm**

I have the ole Shackleton done by the Shack group of South Africa , another hav'nt installed for many years , the Neptune dose have a New Zealand connection and Wigram was a base for the US Navys Nep's during Operation Deep Freeze in the late 50s.

Posted: **Sun Jan 22, 2012 9:37 am**

This first one is very realistic !

Posted: **Sun Jan 22, 2012 9:46 am**

Great Shots Ian!

She is one my favourites too. So much history and well loved by the crews (mainly the pilots).....

Tim.....

Posted: **Sun Jan 22, 2012 10:00 am**

Thanx Dani , Pretty looking things they are .

Tim , had a chance jump in the HARS PV-2 , altho updated it felt like a machine for maritime attack , first time i saw fly was Mr Guidio own it in 88 , impressive fly by and demo .

Posted: **Sun Jan 22, 2012 11:36 am**

Bugdani wrote:
QUOTE (Bugdani @ Jan 22 2012,10:37 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
This first one is very realistic !

Great portrait, it's all business, that thing, isn't it...

Posted: **Sun Jan 22, 2012 11:39 am**

Love the screens Ian, also one of my favorites .....by the way......are those frames around your shots

.......are you evolving?

Posted: **Sun Jan 22, 2012 11:59 am**

Charl wrote:
QUOTE (Charl @ Jan 22 2012,12:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
it's all business, that thing, isn't it...

Thanks Charl , yeah it really shows what it was designed for

searching for those three Destroyers .

Splitpin wrote:
QUOTE (Splitpin @ Jan 22 2012,12:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
....by the way......are those frames around your shots .......are you evolving?

Thanks Marty , From caveman to kiddy ... hold your tongue out to the left (lefthanded) get a bright green crayon and draw

Posted: **Sun Jan 22, 2012 4:27 pm**

very nice Ian

Posted: **Sun Jan 22, 2012 5:03 pm**

Thanks Matt

, having a play with the paint since studied a photo yesterday morn place metal plates to suit the structure , not bad for a very old model . The cockpit is bit off a let down with the gauge , i wonder if they can be replaced with better read Alpha Gauges .. Adrian Brausch is the man to see about that