VEAO Spitfire Mk XIV Dev Diary

[J3ST3R]

Rock.... you du man! That looks incredible! Well done!

[VH-Rock]

Thank you guys, very nice to hear your feedback.

 

Love the shot, thanks. Nice attention to detail. Just curious - were the ex-ETO transferred Spits ever repainted to Dark Earth/Dark Green scheme, or did it apply only to factory new ones intended to ship to SEAC from the get go?

 

 

Art, in all honesty, this is something I've been trying to find out! A lot of the period photos from these squadrons that I have seen do show the over painted roundels, so I would assume that most of them stayed in the standard Grey/Green. However, there are a few restored Spits in SEAC markings that are in Dark Earth and Dark Green - I'd be very interested to know if anybody has any solid information that could help in this matter...

[gospadin]

It's all happening ;) Basic weathering is down, now it's on to the bespoke stuff that will be different for each aircraft :)

 

Out of curiosity, are you modeling specific aircraft? Or are you modeling families of liveries, where we'll be able to adjust the squadron and serial/Bu/BORT numbers or whatever in the mission editor?

 

Can 10 or 20 of us each have a uniquely-marked aircraft from the same squadron?

[VH-Rock]

Out of curiosity, are you modeling specific aircraft? Or are you modeling families of liveries, where we'll be able to adjust the squadron and serial/Bu/BORT numbers or whatever in the mission editor?

 

Can 10 or 20 of us each have a uniquely-marked aircraft from the same squadron?

 

At the minute, I am texturing specific aircraft. However, there is nothing stopping me doing 'generic' squadron aircraft which you could add your own markings to later. For example, the SEAC skin would have the correct roundels, white bands and tail flash, but no squadron markings. With regards to the bort numbers and being able to edit them in the mission editor, I simply don't know - I'm merely the texture artist and that kind of thing is out of my domain unfortunately.

[Buzzles]

As per usual, excellent model and external textures from the VEAO teamsters.

 

Good work chaps.

[Brigg]

Hell yeah that looks awesome! great work :thumbup:

[Ells228]

We can look at selectable tail numbers no problem.

[klem]

Good news - Pman said yes!

 

So, here's RN218. We know these Spitfire XIVs were in Europe before being transferred to SEAC. As they didn't have time to totally repaint the aircraft, the European roundels were overpainted with fresh 'Dark Green' and the SEAC roundels applied on top. This was done in quite a rush, so you will see where the fresh olive drab has pealed a little, due to poor preparation before spraying.

 

 

Tsk. You could have made it a sneaky shot through the canopy so we could see inside the cockpit ! :)

[Ells228]

Cockpit isn't textured yet.

[VH-Rock]

Love the shot, thanks. Nice attention to detail. Just curious - were the ex-ETO transferred Spits ever repainted to Dark Earth/Dark Green scheme, or did it apply only to factory new ones intended to ship to SEAC from the get go?

 

Hi Art,

 

I've been talking to a friend of mine who's a guru on all things Spitfire. He seems to think that there was a lot of Spitfire's diverted from the ETO to Burma (Hence the overpainted roundels), in the grey/green scheme. He also said that new Spitfire's from the factory destined for SEAC were painted in the Dark Earth/ Dark Green scheme.

 

As before, I'd be very interested to see some sort of documentation if anybody has it! As always, the Mk XIV paintschemes thread is there for people to post skin requests or ideas - I can't promise I will do them all, but I'm always on the look out for interesting markings.

 

All the best,

 

Rob

[SkateZilla]

Im not a Fan of the Bubble on the Spit... lol.

 

I like the older ones :-)

[Art-J]

Im not a Fan of the Bubble on the Spit... lol.

 

I like the older ones :-)

 

That makes us two :D. And because of that, last question to the Team from me - I thought that in the very initial stage of development, the traditional "fuselage'd" XIV was planned (do I recall early screens and vid properly?), and now we can see a bubbletop one. Is it the final-decision variant then, or is the early XIV still a possibility for the future?

[Euan Emblin]

Im not a Fan of the Bubble on the Spit... lol.

 

I like the older ones :-)

 

 

Neither was Ginger Lacey, OC No 17 Sqn in Burma who refused acceptance of such aircraft that 'were not proper Spitfires' and demanded the high fuselage version as replacements. Go figure!

[VH-Rock]

I guess you could say I like the bubble top... A present of Pman & Kestrel at the last Duxford show and soon to be hung on my office wall!

 

 

Edited November 4, 2016 by VH-Rock

[MegOhm_SD]

Beautiful!!

 

Ugh! Beauty is in the eye of the beholder!

 

This one not so much for me...(Not the Spit but the skin).

But then, Im a Yank...what do I know?

 

"Dont hate me because I'm beautiful".

 

Edit: Beholder = Beer-holder!

Edited November 4, 2016 by MegOhm_SD

[joey45]

Always thought it was Beer Holder not Beholder???? Don't know why.

[MegOhm_SD]

Always thought it was Beer Holder not Beholder???? Don't know why.

 

Ha! Works for me...can be one in the same I suppose...:beer:

[klem]

Im not a Fan of the Bubble on the Spit... lol.

 

I like the older ones :-)

 

Well, if I ever lower my standards and fly the 109 or 190 I look forward to sneaking up behind you :D

[Talisman_VR]

Jeffrey Quill, the famous Supermarine test pilot, said "the Mk XIV turned out to be the best of all the fighter variants of the Spitfire."

 

And he should know!

 

Apparently, it was more of a challenge to fly than the Mk IX, for example, mainly due to the huge amount of extra power available to the pilot; however there was a marked improvement in performance, as one would expect. :thumbup:

 

Happy landings,

 

Talisman

[FraserNZL]

Looks great can't wait to take her out for a spin. Hope the rest of the development goes well for you guys.

[westr]

My grandfather served with 54th squadron who I believe eventually transitioned to the XIV. During his time in Australia he mainly worked on MkV Spitfires Brown & Green with the dark blue & white roundels and the Vokes air filters. Probably not everyone's favourite livery but to me I think those spitfire Vs looked wonderful.

Edited November 5, 2016 by westr

[VH-Rock]

My grandfather served with 54th squadron who I believe eventually transitioned to the XIV. During his time in Australia he mainly worked on MkV Spitfires Brown & Green with the dark blue & white roundels and the Vokes air filters. Probably not everyone's favourite livery but to me I think those spitfire Vs looked wonderful.

 

I love all Spitfires! I saw a Mk Vc with the trop filter flying once, fantastic to see - I wish she was still around in the UK.

[klem]

I love all Spitfires! I saw a Mk Vc with the trop filter flying once, fantastic to see - I wish she was still around in the UK.

 

Stick around, global warming is coming :lol:

[DonJosh]

any news abou this little bird? because since last friday i have a spitfire fever ;)

[VH-Rock]

since last friday i have a spitfire fever ;)

 

I've been a life long sufferer, no cure yet!