Can't believe ZA557 is still knocking around !!!. Painted 557 a good few times at Marham and St Athan in the 80,s and 90.s while she was with 27 Sqn. She was also one of the first Tornados to get the semi matt polyurethane camo finish back in 87 on a major service at saints. I went with 557 to a few...

Well done again lads, to all involved in making this excellent scenery and phantoms. Thanks and very much appreciated. Up and running with no issues.

Be nice if a decent scenery of St Mawagan was available. Not just for nimrods, but the Buccs & other things that visited there! I was stationed there 1985-88 & plenty of NATO a/c visited all the time!! Dave I Second that Merlin , was just wondering that myself. If somebody was going to do R...

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Thanks John thank you very much

Hi Firebird
Do miss painting aircraft these days, but the RAF trade is not the same now especially with the RAF purse strings pulled very tight. Some of the past Tornado and Phantom paint schemes have been brillant.

Ha Zapping ,!!!! a Painters Nightmare .I recall that this was a pastime hobby for the sqaudron techie lads when a visiting A/C came or they were visting .Remember 617 Sqn Tonkas always get Zapped and had to have their Fins and nose always to be painted.We always put our Zaps in the Undercarrige bay ...

Hi Firebird your story about paint reducing the Rader signal on the Phantom radom is correct. As a Ex Painter I remember the story been told to us While at Marham. A simlar story happened to me in 87 when i was sent on detachment for the week from Marham to Brize for the MOD Defence Collage Display ...

Thanks for all the replies Lads . Rgds Mackem21

So when are BAE going to recruit MORE Expats at Taif,Tabuk and Darahan to start training the Saudis any infor Dale .

BAE Recruitment has got a bit slow recently.Looking at Corrosion Control.Regards Mackem21.

Any body know of a good fs9/2004 Scenery/AFCAD for RAF Brawdy. I have the ai 80,s hawks and Flight plans but no where to put them .I have had a good luck but I can not find a decent RAF Brawdy all seem to be for FSX . Hope some body can help , regards Mackem21.

Just thought that i would let all military simmers know, that the current trade of Painter :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: and Finisher in the Royal Air Force will cease come the 30th March 2008 in the real world ,and will be taken over by civilian contractors who will be responsable for all Aircraft painti...