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[Micdrow]

Hi Terry,

Well I have a surpise today for you. I took these this morning and thought you could make a great model with it. I might be going back tommorrow depending on weather so if you need a different shot I will see what I can do. This is the final results of 3 different owners in its life time and 38 years of restoration. I got to talk the pilot and restorer of this aircraft. The owner allowed him to bring it to airventure this year and what a hit it was. Yes this is a Griffon powered sea fire and you are not seeing things.

All the best
Paul

 

[Matt308]

Way cool! Love the improved magazine wells for easy access.

 

[Micdrow]

Way cool! Love the improved magazine wells for easy access.

Thanks Matt, Im hoping the weather will stay nice as I want to go back tommorrow.

 

[Airframes]

Great pics Paul ! What a superb restoration, and a nice presentation too. I think a 1/48th scale kit of this Mark has just been released by someone - sure I've seen an advert very recently. Don't know much about the Royal Navy stuff, so can't say which Mark it is without checking. I always think that anything which can flap bits of its wings around like that can't be right!!!
I have to say it's more aesthetically pleasing than some of the later Griffon Seafires, with the contra-rotating props - they're a Hippocroccofrog in a babe's body !
Thanks for the pics mate, I'll have to see what I can do, model-wise, at some stage.

 

[Wurger]

Great stuff here Paul. THX for sharing.

 

[Micdrow]

Your welcome there Terry, Its a MK XV so you wont have to look it up. There are only 4 known sea fires left in the world. Nice thing about this one is it fly's. Besides since I cant talk you into building a wild cat I figured I would go to something from Britain

Thanks Wojtek, maybe others can use this for modeling as well.

 

[hawkeye2an]

Great stuff, thanks for sharing.

 

[Micdrow]

Great stuff, thanks for sharing.

Your welcome hawkeye!!!

 

[Catch22]

Very nice photos of a beautiful bird!

 

[T Bolt]

What a beautiful machine! You might have to break the rules and post those pictures bigger they're so beautiful!

 

[Wildcat]

Now thats one great looking Seafire!! Nice photos Paul.

 

[Micdrow]

Thanks guys, for those that didnt know it the think sitting on the ground is a slipper tank for the seafire.

 

[BombTaxi]

Great pics, with so few Seafires left it's good to see some quality shots of one 8)

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

That ROCKS Paul!!!! Way to go, and great shots to sir!!!!

 

[lesofprimus]

Awesome shots Paul, lookin forward to more...

 

[Micdrow]

Thanks guys, the airshow is still going on but you can find a few other pictures at this link about half way down and through the rest of the pages.

http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/warbird-displays/airventure-2010-a-25471-2.html

 

[BikerBabe]

ooOOOoooOOOooooodroooolstuff!
Awesome photos, love 'em! Thanks for sharing.

 

[vikingBerserker]

Beautiful, thanks for posting!

 

[Wayne Little]

Excellent Paul....!!

 

[rochie]

very nice pics Paul