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Author:  indiajuliet [ January 14th, 2013, 11:49 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Balearic Islands (AU) in FD

Variants of the Mk.2 Cyclone - Photo Reconnaissance, Night Fighter and High Altitude Fighter:

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BAC/Hale Sea Cyclone used by the Royal Balearic Navy:

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Author:  Trojan [ January 15th, 2013, 2:39 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Balearic Islands (AU) in FD

Awesome stuff!

Author:  Raxar [ January 15th, 2013, 5:13 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Balearic Islands (AU) in FD

NICE! That is some good looking paint. :P

Author:  eswube [ January 15th, 2013, 8:11 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Balearic Islands (AU) in FD

It looks really great. :)

Author:  indiajuliet [ January 18th, 2013, 7:50 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Balearic Islands (AU) in FD

Thanks for the comments guys!

Here is the prototype Cyclone operated in early 1941 for evaluation and testing before delivery to front line squadrons. This example is painted in early war stock RAF colours before the RBAF developed their own scheme more suited to operations based on the islands, North Africa and around the Mediterranean.

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And to post-war, late 1940's...
I've come up with a roundel for the RBAF introduced around 1948 (soon after the maple leaf was adopted in Canada), consisting of three stars in an arc to represent the three main Balearic islands.

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I am somewhat tempted to adopt this roundel and change all of my post war aircraft, as I now think that it is more fitting for a Commonwealth Realm, and I can't quite think of a plausible reason for why there would be a transition to the roundel I have been using on modern aircraft which based on the coat of arms. I have struggled to think of a suitable, distinctive and simple symbol for the roundel and settled on the stars as the best solution. The roundels above use WW2 colours, but I've drawn up the standard and low visibility versions using post '47 RAF standards.

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What do you guys think?

Author:  Kilomuse [ January 18th, 2013, 8:15 pm ]
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I like the roundel, I'd say go for it.

Author:  Raxar [ January 18th, 2013, 8:48 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Balearic Islands (AU) in FD

Looks good IJ, go for it.

Author:  Trojan [ January 18th, 2013, 11:06 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Balearic Islands (AU) in FD

Great paint schemes as always and I like the roundel as well
its unique
much better than my Zealandia one which is just recoloring an Australian WW2 one

Author:  Rowdy36 [ January 19th, 2013, 2:09 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Balearic Islands (AU) in FD

Nice looking roundel, I like it :)

Author:  eswube [ January 19th, 2013, 9:29 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Balearic Islands (AU) in FD

Very nice drawings and interesting idea for a roundel.

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