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    Kingfisher in 1/200 by Trumpeter. US Navy Blue Gray over non specific light gray.

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    Nice work Tony

    "He is wise who watches"

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    Super stuff!
    I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!

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    Really nice rare planes

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    Very nice work! I love unique birds.

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    awesome! thats an a/c you dont see very day!

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    Do we have stats for this plane?

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    Mike
    "Flying is learning to throw yourself at the ground and miss" Douglas Adams
    "Wings of Glory won't skin your elbows and knees while practicing." OldGuy59

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    I haven't done one (that I remember ), but I can look into it tomorrow (day off RAH!)
    Karl
    It is impossible for a man to begin to learn what he thinks he knows. -- Epictetus

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    Mike
    "Flying is learning to throw yourself at the ground and miss" Douglas Adams
    "Wings of Glory won't skin your elbows and knees while practicing." OldGuy59

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    This will be a nice card to have. I'll be making a few of these soon and I know of at least one other who will too, and probably beat me to it!

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    Final Card:

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    Edit: Added stats and correct color band for Allied planes
    Last edited by OldGuy59; 05-10-2020 at 14:54.
    Mike
    "Flying is learning to throw yourself at the ground and miss" Douglas Adams
    "Wings of Glory won't skin your elbows and knees while practicing." OldGuy59

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    Here's some stats:
    Vought OS2U Kingfisher

    Deck: Q(Z)**: no extreme side slips (make it a set of regular SSs), or reversal.
    Land plane version: O(Z)** no 60 degree turns or extreme side slips (make it a set of regular SSs);
    Damage: 13. Guns: A/A A/A. Ceiling: (OS2U-1) 7, (OS2U-3) 6. Climb: 8
    Note: Any maneuver deck with the modifier (Z) uses Zoe Brain’s system of moving just the length of the arrow on the card. These are for very slow planes, and may be further modified.
    Here's an explanation of the slow planes movement https://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/sh...-cards-needed)

    Karl
    It is impossible for a man to begin to learn what he thinks he knows. -- Epictetus

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    Card updated above.

    Thanks, Karl!
    Mike
    "Flying is learning to throw yourself at the ground and miss" Douglas Adams
    "Wings of Glory won't skin your elbows and knees while practicing." OldGuy59

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    Nice painting, Tony!
    Great card, Mike!

    For some reason, Karl, your link to the thread on slow movement gives a Not Found Error on my computer. I think this one goes to the right place.

    https://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/sh...highlight=slow

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    Thanks Mike and Karl for the new card. Always great being able to add new planes to the game.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Naharaht View Post
    Nice painting, Tony!
    Great card, Mike!

    For some reason, Karl, your link to the thread on slow movement gives a Not Found Error on my computer. I think this one goes to the right place.

    https://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/sh...highlight=slow
    Yes, that's the one.
    Karl
    It is impossible for a man to begin to learn what he thinks he knows. -- Epictetus

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    I have found lots of color schemes for this plane. Anyone else doing British?

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    Mike
    "Flying is learning to throw yourself at the ground and miss" Douglas Adams
    "Wings of Glory won't skin your elbows and knees while practicing." OldGuy59

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    Vought Kingfisher in Dutch Marine Luchtvaart Dienst (MLD) = Dutch Naval Air Service

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    Vought Kingfisher in Dutch MLD (Naval Air Service) ??
    Uhmm, yes, sort of ...
    24 were ordered in 1941/1942, build and ready for delivery to Java to bolster the Dutch defences in Netherlands East Indies as (onboard) recon- and spotter plane for the cruisers of the fleet, namely Hr.Ms. De Ruyter, Hr.Ms.Java and Hr.Ms. Tromp. They already had been given Dutch numbers from V-1 to V-24. All painted up in Dutch colors and markings they travelled from New York to the Dutch East Indies, crated with spare engines and other spares ... bound for Surabaja Naval Station on East Java.
    Alas their arrival was too late, the Dutch East Indies had already fallen to the Japanese ��
    Becoming aware of that fact the three ship convoy set course to Australia and unloaded the crated 24 Kingfishers there. They were handed over to the RAAF.
    So ... there were Kingfishers in Dutch MLD livery, altough not used by the Dutch in anger ...
    Anyway this is what they looked like ...

    Model by Trumpeter, decals from the scrap box, base locally sourced.

    Anybody willing to make a card for this plane, which would have been based at Surabaja Naval Station, East Java.

    Hope you like it.

    cheers,
    Guus
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    "zet 'm op ... witte muizen !" (strijdkreet van 1e JaVa, Luchtvaart Afdeling, Nederland 1940)
    "let's go get them ... white mice !" (battlecry of the 1st Fighter Group, Army Air Force, Netherlands 1940)

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    Looks great Guus!!
    “Flying is hours and hours of boredom sprinkled with a few seconds of sheer terror!” Gregory “Pappy” Boyington, USMC”

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    Great plane Guus. To bad they weren't delivered a bit earlier so they could have been used by the MLD.

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    Morokrembangan Seaplane Base was co-located just west of the Soerabaja Naval Base. Perhaps the unit name should be: 'Marine Vliegkamp Morokrembangan' ?

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    Link -> www.netherlandsnavy.nl - Soerabaja
    Mike
    "Flying is learning to throw yourself at the ground and miss" Douglas Adams
    "Wings of Glory won't skin your elbows and knees while practicing." OldGuy59

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    Quote Originally Posted by Aardvark1430 View Post
    Vought Kingfisher in Dutch Marine Luchtvaart Dienst (MLD) = Dutch Naval Air Service

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    cheers,
    Guus
    I missed this when you first posted it. Nice work Guus.
    Run for your life - there are stupid people everywhere!

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    Mmmm, shiny!
    I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!

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