Spitfire VIII, A58-517, with 79 Squadron , Flt Lt Norman Smithells, UP-F "Hava Go Jo"

 
This aircraft wears a unique 79Sqn RAAF camouflage of Dark Green, Mixed Light Green and Medium Sea Grey undersides. 
Vickers Supermarine were unwilling to provide a Camo scheme for any of the RAAF's 657 pacific Spitfires. It is believed that this scheme was an effort by the workshops to provide an appropriate set of colours for use over the multi coloured tropical waters as well as use up existing paint supplies. The green spinner indicates a ship from 'B' flight and the Pink Elephant is from the Disney movie Dumbo. Apparently a light hearted comment on the physical stature of the Pilot.
The "Jo" in "Hava Go Jo" refers, with much bravado, to Tojo.

Comments and gripes can be made at Sim HQ.
Enjoy


This is modeled on the 3dz's made by Col.Gibbon, with a new distance view and new Spinner made by him also. It also has a retracting rear wheel.

His readme follows:

5th May 2003.

High Resolution Supermarine Spitfire MkIX file set.

To install the plane, simply unzip this file into your main EAW folder. 
You must also install one of the other two zip files, depending on which damage effect you prefer.

This zip file contains the following Spit 9 slot files

Psp09A.3dz - left Tail section.
Psp09B.3dz - Front section. 
Psp09C.3dz - Right tail section.
Psp09E.3dz - Right wing.
Psp09F.3dz - Centre section of fuselage.
Psp09G.3dz - Left wing.
Psp09H.3dz - Shadow.
Psp09L.3dz - Left torn of wing. 
Psp09M.3dz - Medium distance model (old f.3dz)
Psp09P.3dz - Propeller
Psp09R.3dz - Right torn off wing. 
Psp09S.3dz - Long Distance Model
Psp09U.3dz - High res cockpit wing views
Psp09Y.3dz - Cockpit Prop view.

Texture files:
Psp09aex.pcx/tpc - texture file for A.3dz
Psp09bex.pcx/tpc - texture file for B.3dz
Psp09cex.pcx/tpc - texture file for C.3dz
Psp09eex.pcx/tpc - texture file for E.3dz
Psp09gex.pcx/tpc - texture file for G.3dz
Psp09mex.pcx/tpc - texture file for M, & S.3dz's
Psp09tex.pcx/tpc - texture file for C, H, P & Y.3dz's
Psp09tra.pcx/tpc - transparency info for F.3dz
Psp09uex.pcx/tpc - texture file for U.3dz 


Thanks you to:
Dean H for painting the skin from my base files
Capt Merlin for his Spit IX TEX file which I have adapted to the middle distance view.
Chompy & Moggy, for thier notes on how to convert 3dz to HR.
Alessandro Borges for 3DZ Studio and tools.  Without these nothing would be possible to do!
And sorry to anyone who i haven't mentioned, but helped with this project.

Everything else is my work.

Over and out!

Col. Gibbon