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lonestarflight · 2 months

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A Curtis SC-1 Seahawk, nicknamed "Firebug 2" and assigned to USS PROVIDENCE (CL-82), taxiing in Naples, Italy.

Date February 1946

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lonestarbattleship · 1 year

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USS Birmingham (CL-62) tied a pier in Port Phillip Bay, Melbourne, Australia, circa November 8, 1945.

Note: the Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk on her port catapult. Her starboard catapult had been removed for weight savings and stability issues.

SLV: H91.108/2420, H91.108/2422

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usafphantom2 · 2 months

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16 February 1944. First flight of the Curtiss SC Seahawk prototype XSC-1 at the Columbus, Ohio Curtiss plant. American scout seaplane powered by a 1,350 hp Wright R-1820-62 Cyclone 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine.

@ron_eisele via X

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bmachine-blog1 · 6 years

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Ship's scout Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk.

#World war #world war 2 #WWII #army #aircraft #aviation #plane #history #Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk

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sw-namw · 6 years

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Everything that has a beginning has and end.... Decals for small airplanes part 3: Last manufacturers

So here we are, I was not planning to write this in six months time but I like to keep the posts brief.

So the last two are specialty cases for me, most of my work so far has been around 1/285-1/300 scale, but as of late demand in 1/200 scale has picked up and my first always to go manufacturers do not actually work in that scale.

Thanks to the guys in the wings of war forum I found Mehusla in ebay

1/144 Direct

http://stores.ebay.ie/1-144-Direct

He has a broad range that covers most of the common subjects of modelling from WWII to Vietnam, I find his decals really nice with good adherence and good definition, alignment is good and he is one of the few guys that covers 1/200 in his sheets.

The only gripe I have with his decals is that color density is not that good and even the white color suffers transparency issues over dark colors.

If it was not for that I would probably use his decals as one of my main resources but at present I prefer to stick to him on dark decals or normal ones over light colors.

The american roundels on my seahawk below are from his shop

The final manufacturer I am going to cover is not related to aviation, I have been a big fan of Battletech for a long time and I have worked in a good bunch of miniatures for it. And the definite source for Battletech related decals is Fighting Piranha Graphics

Fighting Piranha Graphics

http://www.fightingpirannhagraphics.com/

They have a huge range with plenty of different crests and insignia of the different factions from the Battletech universe. Their decals have good definition and color density but their worst problem is their fragility, they do not have a top coat so they get scratched quite easily.

Still they are the only source available for Battletech decals and that is a minor gripe (once you learn about it :)). They have some generic sci-fi, warning marks and those are sometimes useful in aviation subjects.

You can see some on my mini below, it is an Unseen Galahad (aka Glass Spider) from the Omega Galaxy, Jade Falcon Clan.

That is it for today in regards of reviews, I will probably make another post in the coming minutes covering one of my latest minis

#decals #aviation #miniatures #Shapeways #mehusla #fighting piranha graphics #1/285 #1/200 #battletech #wings of war #curtiss sc #seahawk #galahad #glass spider #jade falcon #omega galaxy

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bigglesworld · 4 years

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Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk. Near NAS Patuxent River, 1944

#Seahawk #floatplane #US Navy #Naval aircraft #single engine #Curtiss #warplane #warbird #WW2

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stripesandrockers · 5 years

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March 10 – 18, 1945

USS Iowa is shown departing Hunter’s Point Shipyard, San Francisco, CA, after completing repairs to her number 3 propeller shaft damaged during "Halsey's Typhon", and other systems, plus adding various improvements. This was Iowa’s first major overhaul since leaving the East Coast in January, 1944. Iowa’s 04 Level bridge area was enclosed and the 05 Level Fire Control exterior’s walkway was extended forward, around the armored conning tower. New search and fire control radars were installed. The 3 OS2U Kingfisher floatplanes carried on the aft 2 catapults were replaced with the new Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk floatplanes. Iowa's Measure 32-1b paint scheme was replaced with the more common Measure 22, (a new purple 27 and gray 7, along with a reportedly neutral gray deck being painted). ⚓️ Image made available through the National Archives.

#uss iowa #bb-61

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lonestarflight · 2 years

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Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk in flight near Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, Maryland.

Date: July 31, 1944

NARA: 80-G-240154, 80-G-240155, 80-G-240157

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lonestarbattleship · 2 years

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Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk taxiing up to a sea-sled towed by USS Iowa (BB-61).

Photographed off San Francisco, California in July 1947.

NHHC: NH 70267, NH 70265

#USS Iowa (BB-61)#USS Iowa #Iowa Class #battleship #Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk #SC-1 #Seaplane #floatplane #July #1947 #united states navy #us navy #navy #usn #u.s. navy #my post

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lonestarflight · 4 months

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'Photo of 'Queenie' the Seahawk after it has just returned to the USS NORTH CAROLINA (BB-55) after completing a mail delivery mission. Pilot Lt. Alfred M. Addy is walking away from the plane. Sailors wearing dixie cup style hats and one captain in view."

Date: 1946

Battleship North Carolina Archives: 2001.018.0017

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lonestarflight · 4 months

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"Seahawk scout plane 'Queenie', engine running, on the launching car on the catapult, USS NORTH CAROLINA (BB-55). One man looking into the cockpit and two enlisted men on deck."

Date: 1946

Battleship North Carolina Archives: 2005.025.0004

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lonestarbattleship · 2 years

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A 20mm firing at the fifth and last attacking aircraft just before 8:16 am on May 14, 1945, as it falls harmlessly out of control. It was destroyed in its glide run by a direct hit by USS Alabama (BB-60). Range about 1,200 yards. This was during a Japanese aerial attack on the ships of Task Group 58.3 off Okinawa in Ryukyus Islands.

Note: the Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk in the foreground.

NHHC: 80-G-331018

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lonestarflight · 1 year

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A Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk on a catapult of a Baltimore class cruiser, circa late 1940s.

Posted by Willard Womack on Flickr: link

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