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Post by aerofoto - HJG Admin on Jan 21, 2020 22:53:30 GMT
I was going to say .... the background/origins of this one are fairly obvious The mid fuselage crown-skin through aft fuselage section striping certainly does give the show away Mark C AKL/NZ
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Post by darrenvox on Jan 22, 2020 2:03:20 GMT
nice!!
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Post by Erik Ingram - HJG on Jan 25, 2020 21:02:59 GMT
Thanks! Going back to the '60s for some more hybrids, here are a few DC-9s from 1968 when Pacific, West Coast, and Bonanza Air Lines merged to form Air West (later Hughes Airwest). Both eventually got the full Air West livery. DC-9-14 N9102, ex-West Coast DC-9-11 N945L, ex-Bonanza:
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Post by aerofoto - HJG Admin on Jan 25, 2020 21:25:24 GMT
"AIR WORST" (AIR WEST) .... I'm just reading about them/it now in a "very interesting" book (a very heavy read) about Howard HUGHES.
Mark C AKL/NZ
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Post by aerofoto - HJG Admin on Jan 26, 2020 8:08:24 GMT
Another one from Erik, the USA, and the early 1970's .... in the form of this HUGHES AIRWEST DC-31. This particular texture is something of "AN EXPERIMENT" Whilst we already offer a HUGHES AIRWEST DC-9-30 texture .... this particular aircraft subject is "different" .... in that it represents an aircraft which featured "a synthetic metalized/Mylar cabin window coating/treatment". By careful Alpha treatment of the cabin windows for this particular texture subject Erik "has" been able to "successfully" reproduce this effect .... albeit that it's only/best visible from certain viewing angles and FS time of day/season/weather scenarios .... BUT .... the effect "IS THERE" and working .... HUGHES AIRWEST DC-9-31 N9330 - with synthetic metalized/Mylar cabin window coating/treatment (1972) Apparently this particular Mylar based cabin windows treatment was later dropped completely .... due to the higher maintenance cost its upkeep imposed upon the airline. Thanks Erik;) Mark C AKL/NZ
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Post by Nathan Ford - HJG on Jan 26, 2020 9:36:32 GMT
Loving the “flying bananas” 🍌 The window treatment looks really good ☺️
Nathan 😉
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Post by aerofoto - HJG Admin on Jan 26, 2020 10:22:37 GMT
My images capture it .... sort of .... but .... don't really do it full justice .... for my above implied reasons.
"THE FAAAAASTEST BANAAAANAS IN THE WEST" .... I think one of the airlines period marketing slogans/catch-phrases went.
Mark C AKL/NZ
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Post by darrenvox on Jan 26, 2020 18:14:35 GMT
nice, that one was well waited for..even the SGA model no one ever made that paint job...good work and cant wait!!
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Post by Erik Ingram - HJG on Jan 26, 2020 21:20:20 GMT
Thanks everyone! Like Mark said, this started out as an experiment on my part, and I'm glad to see it turned out (as I don't actually have FSX installed on the computer I use for painting). While we're on the subject of Air West, here are a pair of their 727s to complete the set. They were inherited from Pacific Air Lines, but shortly after the merger they were deemed too big for the combined airline's needs and subsequently passed to Braniff in the spring of 1969. N2969G, blue/ochre: N2979G, blue/green:
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Post by aerofoto - HJG Admin on Jan 27, 2020 9:08:54 GMT
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Post by aerofoto - HJG Admin on Jan 28, 2020 1:37:21 GMT
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Post by darrenvox on Jan 28, 2020 18:10:00 GMT
well done boys!!
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Post by aerofoto - HJG Admin on Jan 31, 2020 3:19:28 GMT
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Post by darrenvox on Feb 1, 2020 4:30:41 GMT
nicely
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Post by jidon on Feb 2, 2020 16:30:07 GMT
All very neat, thanks
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