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Offline oz rb fan

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off japan 1947
« on: January 01, 2015, 05:44:46 PM »
to go with my early war fulmar...i have a VERY late war RAN plane...............a Ryan F2R1 dark shark

based on the new carrier HMAS Sydney as part of the allied fleet off Japan.





these were both build for possible use in a future John Baxter alternate RAN/RAAF book.
Paul

Offline Volkodav

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Re: off japan 1947
« Reply #1 on: January 01, 2015, 06:01:22 PM »
 :)

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Offline Brian da Basher

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Re: off japan 1947
« Reply #2 on: January 02, 2015, 03:24:50 AM »
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I couldn't say it better. Love the yellow spinner, it really makes this beauty pop!

Welcome to BTS, oz! Looks like you'll fit right in!

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Re: off japan 1947
« Reply #3 on: January 02, 2015, 05:45:14 AM »
All hail the God of Frustration!!!

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Re: off japan 1947
« Reply #4 on: January 02, 2015, 06:29:38 AM »
Awesome Dark Shark! I always thought that was a dumb name for a cool plane. You did a great job bringing it to life. Welcome to the asylum! 

Chuck

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Re: off japan 1947
« Reply #5 on: January 02, 2015, 10:28:26 AM »
VERY NICE!!!! Please continue!  8)
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Offline finsrin

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Re: off japan 1947
« Reply #6 on: January 02, 2015, 11:41:33 AM »
Sweet :)
Really interesting to a post-war thru 60s fan like me !

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Re: off japan 1947
« Reply #7 on: January 02, 2015, 11:48:50 AM »

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Re: off japan 1947
« Reply #8 on: January 03, 2015, 10:32:46 AM »
Very nice.  Could be interesting to see this going up against a J7W2.

Offline Volkodav

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Re: off japan 1947
« Reply #9 on: January 03, 2015, 08:12:54 PM »
Off Japan 1947 sounds like a pretty good GB topic  :)

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Re: off japan 1947
« Reply #10 on: January 03, 2015, 08:20:12 PM »
Off Japan 1947 sounds like a pretty good GB topic  :)

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Re: off japan 1947
« Reply #11 on: January 04, 2015, 02:36:12 AM »
I can think of a couple of the ones in the current 2015 GB Poll that such a theme would overlap with…it also begs something akin to Godzilla, ;)
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