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A Newly Painted HARRIER

Postby Xplumberlives » Thu Apr 28, 2011 2:08 pm

Newly repainted in an anonymous scheme and delivered to the front gate of RAF Wittering late this morning.

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Re: A Newly Painted HARRIER

Postby Gaz » Thu Apr 28, 2011 2:50 pm

Lovely!
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Re: A Newly Painted HARRIER

Postby Aceyone » Thu Apr 28, 2011 2:51 pm

Dare I say it looks a bit bland ?
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Re: A Newly Painted HARRIER

Postby Xplumberlives » Thu Apr 28, 2011 2:53 pm

Aceyone wrote:Dare I say it looks a bit bland ?



Another option would have been to cover her in ALL the Squadron Markings from her career! ;)
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Re: A Newly Painted HARRIER

Postby Gaz » Thu Apr 28, 2011 3:00 pm

Same ship that's always been there?
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Re: A Newly Painted HARRIER

Postby Xplumberlives » Thu Apr 28, 2011 3:03 pm

Gaz wrote:Same ship that's always been there?



NO, that was an OLD GR3 this is a second generation GR7!
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Re: A Newly Painted HARRIER

Postby Gaz » Thu Apr 28, 2011 3:09 pm

Xplumberlives wrote:
Gaz wrote:Same ship that's always been there?



NO, that was an OLD GR3 this is a second generation GR7!



Where's the old one? Did it have CBLS?

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Re: A Newly Painted HARRIER

Postby Jigsaw » Thu Apr 28, 2011 3:56 pm

Looks good to me.
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Re: A Newly Painted HARRIER

Postby Xplumberlives » Thu Apr 28, 2011 4:01 pm

Gaz wrote:
Xplumberlives wrote:
Gaz wrote:Same ship that's always been there?



NO, that was an OLD GR3 this is a second generation GR7!



Where's the old one? Did it have CBLS?
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No it didn't and YES I am STILL LOOKING! ;)
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Re: A Newly Painted HARRIER

Postby Olicat » Thu Apr 28, 2011 4:25 pm

too shiny, needs more weathering!
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Re: A Newly Painted HARRIER

Postby Xplumberlives » Thu Apr 28, 2011 4:48 pm

Olicat wrote:too shiny, needs more weathering!




Funnily enough she is a GATE GUARD, not an Airfix kit! :-o
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Re: A Newly Painted HARRIER

Postby Olicat » Thu Apr 28, 2011 4:52 pm

I would never have guessed! :p

...but i just don't like it's shininess!
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Re: A Newly Painted HARRIER

Postby Xplumberlives » Thu Apr 28, 2011 4:58 pm

Olicat wrote:I would never have guessed! :p

...but i just don't like it's shininess!



If you had to paint it and by being nice and shiny it only needed repainting every 10 years rather than ever two years if matt and more realistic, what would you choose? :p
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Re: A Newly Painted HARRIER

Postby Gaz » Thu Apr 28, 2011 5:27 pm

Xplumberlives wrote:
Gaz wrote:
Xplumberlives wrote:
Gaz wrote:Same ship that's always been there?



NO, that was an OLD GR3 this is a second generation GR7!



Where's the old one? Did it have CBLS?
:D



No it didn't and YES I am STILL LOOKING! ;)



Good man! Matt (Crew chief) is rather eager to get her tooled up. Located some Martels, just haggling on the price now
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Re: A Newly Painted HARRIER

Postby Olicat » Thu Apr 28, 2011 5:39 pm

Xplumberlives wrote:
Olicat wrote:I would never have guessed! :p

...but i just don't like it's shininess!



If you had to paint it and by being nice and shiny it only needed repainting every 10 years rather than ever two years if matt and more realistic, what would you choose? :p


Matt, looks better :p
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Re: A Newly Painted HARRIER

Postby Xplumberlives » Thu Apr 28, 2011 5:57 pm

Gaz wrote:
Xplumberlives wrote:
Gaz wrote:
Xplumberlives wrote:
Where's the old one? Did it have CBLS?
:D



No it didn't and YES I am STILL LOOKING! ;)



Good man! Matt (Crew chief) is rather eager to get her tooled up. Located some Martels, just haggling on the price now


Now that would be an odd load, CBLS and MARTELL MISSILES! :-o
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Re: A Newly Painted HARRIER

Postby Gully » Thu May 12, 2011 1:23 pm

Thought it looked rather new when Gill and I drove past on 30th April on our way to Northumberland! :D

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Re: A Newly Painted HARRIER

Postby Xplumberlives » Thu May 12, 2011 1:41 pm

Indeed, it now has two 1000Lb paveways and two CRV7 training pods under the wings! :ymapplause:

Photos to follow next time I go fishing! ;)
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Re: A Newly Painted HARRIER

Postby Nickolas » Thu May 12, 2011 2:56 pm

Slowly getting tooled up then........... :ymapplause: :ymapplause: :ymapplause:
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Re: A Newly Painted HARRIER

Postby Xplumberlives » Thu May 12, 2011 3:49 pm

Nickolas wrote:Slowly getting tooled up then........... :ymapplause: :ymapplause: :ymapplause:




Yes I am and so is the Harrier! ;)
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Re: A Newly Painted HARRIER

Postby Nickolas » Thu May 12, 2011 7:00 pm

Like it. :ymapplause: :ymapplause:
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Re: A Newly Painted HARRIER

Postby Xplumberlives » Fri May 13, 2011 4:49 pm

The Harrier GR9 Gate Guard at Wittering now has her underwing stores fitted, two 250 gallon Drop Tanks, two 1000Lb Paveway Bombs and two 6 shot CVR7 Training Rocket pods.

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Re: A Newly Painted HARRIER

Postby Olicat » Fri May 13, 2011 11:23 pm

It's getting there!
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Re: A Newly Painted HARRIER

Postby Last Lightning » Sun May 15, 2011 12:21 pm

This may be a stupid question but which one is it?
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Re: A Newly Painted HARRIER

Postby Xplumberlives » Sun May 15, 2011 2:36 pm

Last Lightning wrote:This may be a stupid question but which one is it?



ZD469, damaged on the ground in Afghanistan by a rocket! ;)
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