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[Airframes]

Yep, I'd go with the middle one.

 

[Wurger]

I think the first one is quite close. Here you are enlarged area of a pic with the dragon emblem. I also converted it into a negative image. Its shape and white areas can be seen quite good.

 

[ccheese]

I'll make it unanimous.... the middle one for sure. Nice work.... love that camo !

Charles

 

[woody]

Nice work Paul as for the dragon the middle one.

 

[Gnomey]

Nicely done so far! I would go for the second dragon as well.

 

[meatloaf109]

Thanks for the input everyone. Wojtek, thanks for the photo work. I too, think that 1 looks the most like the one on MH650, but as 2 looks the best, and hand painted squadron insignia could vary from plane to plane, it will be 2.

 

[Wurger]

OK.

 

[ccheese]

Sounds good to me...

Charles

 

[meatloaf109]

The dragon is in place, and the first part of the serial number. each symbol is a seperate excercise in aggravation.

 

[Wayne Little]

Mean looking....!

 

[Crimea_River]

Looks a bit big but otherwise turned out really good.

 

[Wurger]

With all here.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Sure looks mean. I like it.

 

[T Bolt]

Great looking Paul!!

 

[A4K]

Echo Andy's post! Nice work Paul.

 

[Airframes]

Yep, I agree. As for the size, it probably won't look as stark once the matt clear coat is on.

 

[ccheese]

Charles

 

[brucejscott]

Looking good Paul. Almost there.

 

[meatloaf109]

Yep, I agree. As for the size, it probably won't look as stark once the matt clear coat is on.

I am hoping that the windscreen framing will also help make it look a little smaller. If nothing else I'll go with the example of the AVG P-40's; there is one famous pict of one of the squadrons that shows a variety of "shark mouths". (Or it might have been the RAF squadron that started the practice in the first place...I can't remember.)
I had a heck of a time getting that to settle in. It took repeated applications of microset over the course of several hours to make it lay down. It is a touch thick, but I hope that it will disappear after a coat of future. Guess that's what I get for using gloss, when I do the RAF crest for over the fin flash I will use flats.
One question about the crest, one side or both?
I will have to do some repair as I managed to break off the port landing gear. It is somewhere on the desk.
More after I do some, (shudder!), CLEANING!

 

[Airframes]

Not 100% sure about the crest, but if on the fin, those (few) squadrons who applied one tended to do it both sides.