BEA 1950's Viscounts...5 pics

Post by **Garry Russell** » 04 Oct 2006, 01:41

In order to fill some gaps for the VA I have done a set of four paints in the BEA 1950's livery

G-APKF is the only 806 not earmarked for a paint and shortly when I do one of 'OYM all the 806 will be covered.

The other three are V.802....there is a difference, in the forward windows

They are aircraft that can only be represented in this livery as they we all written off early on, all in non fatal accidents... I don't think there were even any significant injuries.

The pack contains a BASE folder, the contents to be added to each of the texture files. This is to help speed download for dial-uppers.

The aircraft are

G-AOHP "James Wedel"

G-AOHU "George Strong Nares"

G-AORC "Richard Lander"

G-APKF "Michael Faraday"

Uploaded to Classic British Files, Flightsim.com and Simviation

DispatchDragon · Post by **DispatchDragon** » 04 Oct 2006, 03:31

They look incredible Garry

I love the "Old" Beeline colours

Leif

Effoh · Post by **Effoh** » 04 Oct 2006, 08:11

Absolutely stunning Garry

Rgds,

Colin

Post by **Garry Russell** » 04 Oct 2006, 08:48

Thanks guys

What I do remember so well about the polished bottoms, not so much this livery as I barely remember it, but in general, was the way it changed and flickered in a constanly moving display as it reflected the ground.

It always looked smart

It would be lovely if they could re do the Duxford one with the correct polished bottom rather than grey as it just does no look right. :sad:

I suppose it's a corrosion thing.

DanKH · Post by **DanKH** » 04 Oct 2006, 08:50

Pure art as always Garry

Guess you are painting "with the Force"

ianhind · Post by **ianhind** » 04 Oct 2006, 11:43

No memory of seeing any in this colour scheme, but must have seen some having lived under LAP approach from 1956 (too young to remember these :think: ).

Pity about that. Just red square and beyond.

Post by **Garry Russell** » 04 Oct 2006, 12:02

I can just remember them..sort of hazy, not detailed at all, but when you get aircraft coming along every now and then you look and notice, and they were passing over with at about two miles of perhaps a little more to go.

With LAP the is so much continuous activity the individuals don't always stand out.

Post by **Garry Russell** » 04 Oct 2006, 18:50

DanKH wrote:Pure art as always Garry

Guess you are painting "with the Force"

It that's the force you get from eating too many beans........could be!

Garry

TobyV · Post by **TobyV** » 04 Oct 2006, 21:44

Garry Russell wrote:It would be lovely if they could re do the Duxford one with the correct polished bottom rather than grey as it just does no look right. :sad:

I suppose it's a corrosion thing.

Hi Garry, yes you're right in a sense - we looked into the possibilities of this for a Trident 1 nose section (with the original red square livery). Basically its not so much that corrosion will set in (though it would if it werent kept meticullously clean and polished) but that it probably already has set in and actually gettting a uniform surface of something approaching the quality of the original would be hard after 50 years of various paints, weather/environment/FOD etc etc.

Post by **Garry Russell** » 04 Oct 2006, 22:14

Hi Toby

Sounds daft but could they be covered with some sort of tinfoil?

I see what you mean about the uniform

Often you see pic of aircraft that have gone to another airline and been stripped to bare metal livery and in certain lights you can clearly see the previous logos.

As to the Viscount I wish it would have the proper finish or be painted in a livery it wore that painted but I think in the case of LWF it was always natural on the bottom but not to the extent needed to restore to BEA.

Garry