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JF Dove - Channel Airways G-ANVU coming up!

Posted: 31 Jan 2016, 17:24
by Wildbillkelso
Dear gentlemen!

In order not to hijack the main JF Dove thread, I think it'll be better to open this one.
As already announced over there, the Channel Airways rendition will be coming up.

Since I wasn't able to decide which of the both livery variants (of 1964 or 1970) I'd prefer, I decided to give both of them a 'go'.
Thanks to a sometimes quite weird texture mapping, some items of this repaint weren't a case of painter's joy but grim determination to get it done... :rant:

This is what I have so far:

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It's the later variant of about 1970, reference image here:
http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1078812/

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Short test hop above the Thames estuary, just to get the paint dry...

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(UK2000's awesome Southend scenery)


The Dove's maiden voyage started with a ferry flight from Shoreham (FTX) to Southend, after picking up some more aviation enthusiats at Stapleford and Southampton (both FTX), I went to the lovely island of Alderney.
Unlike the painting struggles before, this trip was pure pleasure.

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Enroute (FSGRW and REX soft clouds).


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Getting the Dove back to ground at Alderney (created by the late Earth Simulations) was quite a challenge with a ceiling of 700 ft. and poor visibility of about 200 m...


Now heading off for the 1964 variant
http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1445427/
both repaints will be released as double pack.

Cheers,
Markus.

Re: JF Dove - Channel Airways G-ANVU coming up!

Posted: 31 Jan 2016, 17:30
by DaveB
Lovely job Markus. Always liked the Channel paint.. the black around the flight deck windows always reminds me of a mask :lol:

Will keep an eye out for their release :thumbsup:
Atb
DaveB B)smk

Re: JF Dove - Channel Airways G-ANVU coming up!

Posted: 31 Jan 2016, 18:46
by DaveG
Very nice job Markus. :thumbsup:

Re: JF Dove - Channel Airways G-ANVU coming up!

Posted: 31 Jan 2016, 20:20
by Filonian
Clearing space in my hangar for them Marcus. Thanks very much :thumbsup:


Graham