So its May, what are you working on?

[Tonx]

"Oil Flying Corps"?

Yes Chris - Established in Dubai in May 2016 though our main Operating Bases are Derby / United Kingdom and Brisbane / Australia. I had the idea whilst I was staying on the Palm Jumeirah which is largest of the man-made islands in the shape of a palm tree on which is the Al Saray hotel.

Anyway speaking of Derby in the OFC: Oil Flying Corps workshop the first two of four Wings of War Kuznetsov Edition Hawker Hurricane Mk IIs are undergoing a transformation. First though the trick is to blank the crudely painted Soviet Air force logos topside along with the two more carefully presented logos on the underside. Exactly what these are all set to become has yet to be decided and the plan to paint one of them green / grey has been ditched on the grounds of historical inaccuracy.









But this last photo I am including actually comes from March 2016 shortly after the Hammerhead 2016 event at Newark. Because of the 279 Air Sea Rescue Squadron RAF Spitfire Mk II I had just finished painting in it. Still is an absolute masterpiece IMHO and my greatest success in painting to this extent to date ...



Why the picture is entitled SOD OFF! though I am totally unsure??!

[Lt. S.Kafloc]

Last report from this direction reported Man Cave was empty and I was busy uploading 150 photos of very heavy metal to Airliners.Net ...

Barney 150 pics of aircraft please post the link so we can peruse.

[Tonx]

Sure Neil - But I uploaded 65 instead of all 150: A.net wouldn't allow that many as I am only a Silver Wing Member - oh and the photo of Danielle standing under OO-TSC as it came into YBBN isn't there either. It is on my noticeboard though!

Peruse these beauts in the meantime though - they will be shooting down the opposition at a nearby location soon: Hawker Hurricane Mk IIs 275 / N and 277 / N of the OFC: Oil Flying Corps with the last photo showing the Ni.28 we currently have in the workshop here ...

There were ten of our Opponents in the air ...



There were ten of our Opponents in the air ...



Then the OFC from England. OFC from England. OFC from England shot one down!



There were nine of our Opponents in the air ...

[Lt. S.Kafloc]

So what's your name on that site Barney as I can't find Barney or Tonx or Aussietonka?

[Tonx]

So what's your name on that site Barney as I can't find Barney or Tonx or Aussietonka?

CWT: CAUTION Wake Turbulence ...

[Lt. S.Kafloc]

Nope still can't find it.

[csadn]

OK, now I'm really confused: Is there someplace with more background data on the "Oil Flying Corps"?

[Tonx]

Nope still can't find it.

Of course not ... It was a hint to back off actually because I am not entirely sure that you are interested in looking at my aircraft sightings. More like looking for photos of Yell?

[Tonx]

OK, now I'm really confused: Is there someplace with more background data on the "Oil Flying Corps"?

Chris I hope this puts an end to the confusion over the OFC or Oil Flying Corps ...

OFC: Oil Flying Corps - Established May 15th 2016 in Dubai UAE. Affiliate of Flyfactors UK covering historic and vintage aviation as well as the war game Wings of Glory. Staffed by three individuals in Derby UK and Brisbane QLD Australia. Operating jurisdiction for two Hawker Hurricane Mk II aircraft marked as 275 / N and 277 / N with jurisdiction required before the OFC put a Nieuport Ni.28 into operation. Name inspired by RFC or Royal Flying Corps in World War 1. Organisation motto is Facta non Verba (Deeds not Words) and organisation song is Ten Of Our Opponents In The Air. Strongly linked to Chopper Squad via Flyfactors UK which is handy for when anything requires an air ambulance to attend ...

Speaking of 275 / N and 277 / N they have both seen action on May 28th 2016. Sent out on patrol with broken cloud reported in that particular sector they met with 279 Sq Air Sea Rescue Supermarine Spitfire Mk II P8031 who informed them that engineers were already on the scene and fixing it. Man who stand in front of surfer ... Gets board. Man who stand behind surfer ... Gets wave!


Dead bugs all over windshield ... Live ones on order back at base!


Something loose in cockpit ... Something tightened in cockpit!

[Flying Helmut]

Uh-oh.............................

[Guntruck]

Running out of D V.IIs then Tim?

[Flying Helmut]

Running out of D V.IIs then Tim?

Not just yet!

I want to do some early war stuff, but 1918 just keeps getting in the way!

[Dom S]

Ha, that's not entirely dissimilar to my workbench this week.

[Timmo UK]

I've taken five Sopwith triplanes apart for rebuilding with the wings spaced correctly. Progress will be slow as I'm cleaning and priming metal figures for winter 16/17. The primer I use is brilliant on hot days and will go on extremely thinly. It's rubbish in cold weather but nasty stuff – too nasty to use in the house. As result I'm building up a pile of ready-to-paint castings. I felt like doing a bit of figure painting so I did one today.

[Flying Helmut]

Ha, that's not entirely dissimilar to my workbench this week.

What , you mean "far too small, and covered with planes I haven't touched in nearly six months"?

[Tonx]

Tim I am relieved to see your painting mojo appears to be returning

Pardon me but the aircraft towards the left (under the Vallejo 70.810 tube) looks as if it has a rear-mounted engine ... Otherwise it and your others are looking just great!

[Flying Helmut]

Tim I am relieved to see your painting mojo appears to be returning

Pardon me but the aircraft towards the left (under the Vallejo 70.810 tube) looks as if it has a rear-mounted engine ... Otherwise it and your others are looking just great!

Shapeways Albatros DIII (late version) - the engine is in front of the pilot, the prop comes attached to the tail; when you finish painting, cut off the prop and stick it in the correct end!

Glad you like them - I'll be glad to finish them and move on to the next batch - I'm so far behind schedule!

[Guntruck]

What , you mean "far too small, and covered with planes I haven't touched in nearly six months"?

At the moment I could add "and infested with 28mm Vikings"

[Dom S]

Do Rentokil do call-outs for that...?

[tikkifriend]

Do Rentokil do call-outs for that...?

Only Berserkers

[csadn]

Chris I hope this puts an end to the confusion over the OFC or Oil Flying Corps ...[/B]

Much less confusion now -- tho' I'm wondering now about the roundels on the Hurricanes; definitely not UAE markings... so is that the OFC roundel?

[Tonx]

Much less confusion now -- tho' I'm wondering now about the roundels on the Hurricanes; definitely not UAE markings... so is that the OFC roundel?

It is the OFC Roundel though I'll have a hard time producing any more like this now that I am out of decals. A slightly modified OFC Decal may feature on the final Hawker Hurricane I have pipelined (pardon the pun!) which looks more like the UAE insignia and this aircraft 272 / N will be making an appearance very soon although it's not the Bader Hawker Hurricane I picked up recently c/o Richard Seville - that BEAUT will remain unpainted being the rare that it is.

June 2016 likely to start with the Nieuport Ni.28 being completed behind which are two Dewoitine D.520s ... Which could at this rate be heading for Germany.

[csadn]

It is the OFC Roundel

Is the second ring in black, or dark blue?

[Tonx]

Is the second ring in black, or dark blue?

The colours are White / Dark Blue / green. They are based on the most commonly used colour codes used on Hydraulic Fracturing (or Fracking) maps: White representing no activity whilst green represents a hotspot. Two shades of blue are used to represent locations which look promising and then a darker blue for locations of exploration programmes. The only other colours used are black for layers / boundaries and annotations and red if a dormant geological fault is located and mapped as this is potentially dangerous.

[clipper1801]

Last of the month rush! Getting a few Zepps packaged to ship . . .






What the heck! Mrs Clipper takes over part of the bench for what? Quilting!? Well if its for my newest grandson arriving in July, its A-OKAY with me!



She is getting a bit of help from the elves as well!

[clipper1801]

Last of the month rush! Getting a few Zepps packaged to ship . . .






What the heck! Mrs Clipper takes over part of the bench for what? Quilting!? Well if its for my newest grandson arriving in July, its A-OKAY with me!



She is getting a bit of help from the elves as well!

[clipper1801]

Looks to still be "double post" days! Do we get extra posting points?

[Jager]

Looks to still be "double post" days! Do we get extra posting points?

Most likely, yes.
I'm getting annoyed, insofar as some of my posts are not allowing deletion
I think the Admin needs to step in.
Karl

[OldGuy59]

Project Flying Tigers is off and running now here. After a few weeks of research I have compiled the needed aircraft to represent the short history of these brave troops. One mini I did not find out there is the C-46 Commando, and with the elves otherwise occupied with the new carrier project, I have had to make a stand in until they get the logjam clear . . .

Hey, Dave! An alternative? Foz's Models (AEModels on Shapeways): Latest - Curtiss C-46 Commando

[Foz]

Hey, Dave! An alternative? Foz's Models (AEModels on Shapeways): Latest - Curtiss C-46 Commando

I should have looked here first... I've PM'd Dave.

[csadn]

The colours are White / Dark Blue / green. They are based on the most commonly used colour codes used on Hydraulic Fracturing (or Fracking) maps: White representing no activity whilst green represents a hotspot. Two shades of blue are used to represent locations which look promising and then a darker blue for locations of exploration programmes. The only other colours used are black for layers / boundaries and annotations and red if a dormant geological fault is located and mapped as this is potentially dangerous.

Ah -- clarity arrives. (I confess to knowing very little about the details of oil extraction; "science was never my strong point", as Mr. Scaramanga once said. >:) )

And with that info: I am now picturing the OFC as a Middle-Eastern version of the AVG -- a group formed by the oil companies to defend their interests, who managed to get hold of some Hurricanes.... (I write fiction; go figure.)

[Nightbomber]

Nothing in May, surely nothing in June as well. Crap.
Summer months are not the best time for me to work on new models. Hot and sunny weather drives us to spend time outside (sun-tanholics). Fall and Winter - yeah, time for model making.

[Lt. S.Kafloc]

Big project finished, pics to follow, still trying to get the smaller bits done to go with it though. I still class this as my May workbench.

Neil

[Dom S]

I still class this as my May workbench.

Neil

Definitely no foul there. My November workbench lasted until late April....

[Si-2]

Complete and mounted on a Litko stand.
On to the Valom SE5A's next.

Rigging is a bit agricultural. I need to source a finer alternative.

[Guntruck]

Good job Simon

[Tonx]

Simon your rigging looks fine - like the way you describe it as a bit agricultural though as I am always saying that too

Try OO gauge model railway telegraph pole wires as they are fairly flexible and can be cut to size. Hornby don't make them but others like Javis of Stockport do.

[Tonx]

Barney 150 pics of aircraft please post the link so we can peruse.

ED FORCE ONE / June 11th to June 12th 2016. Overnight stopover at East Midlands Airport whilst Iron Maiden are playing at the Download Festival next weekend ... If you like airliners etc and would like to take this opportunity to photograph the Iron Maiden Boeing 747-428 TF-AAK.