Back in the saddle
 

We didn't have a Blackburn Skua in the Brit WW2 OOB

I needed to see if I could still build an icon from scratch

I think so....

https://forum.shrapnelgames.com/atta...1&d=1744307061


A bit more detail refinement added (x4 normal) (4-12-2025)

https://forum.shrapnelgames.com/atta...1&d=1744672143

Re: Back in the saddle
 

Nice to see you back in business of icon creation :happy:

If you build a Blackburn Skua icon don't forgot about Blackburn Roc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackburn_Roc The same aircraft but only armed with four MG's in tower. Used in pre-war times on aircraft carriers in silver colours then like Skua in Norwegian Campaign then Dunkirk evacuation and last time during operation Ariel in August 1940 during evacuation of soldiers from western France ports. Maybe for straffing because this aircraft were used as escort fighters for Skua's.

https://www.the-blueprints.com/bluep...1938-36275.jpg

Here various FAA's camo even one was in Finland markings?
https://www.hobbysta.pl/236142-large...et-fighter.jpg
https://www.hobbysta.pl/236143-large...et-fighter.jpg
https://www.reddit.com/media?url=htt...e57cd6ba1bc05b

Re: Back in the saddle
 

I considered adding it and I may still add it as it is dead simple to do BUT.....

4/39 - 11/40 is being generous

https://forum.shrapnelgames.com/atta...1&d=1745055593https://forum.shrapnelgames.com/atta...1&d=1745055012

Re: Back in the saddle
 

Re: Back in the saddle
 

Just look to my archive and found exactly two icon's of the same aircraft's Blackburn Roc and Skua done for Steel Panthers 1 aka SP1 in 1999

Skua
https://forum.shrapnelgames.com/atta...1&d=1756884692

Roc
https://forum.shrapnelgames.com/atta...1&d=1756884692

Re: Back in the saddle
 

:)

a quarter century +

Re: Back in the saddle
 

Very cool! Does that mean there will be another patch after all? If so, I should really get back to campaign design...

Re: Back in the saddle
 

Hope I d'like to add something to SPWW2 an big number of aircrafts of neutral states during WW2. Done with actually standards last year by me not 25 years ago ;)

Re: Back in the saddle
 

Have you thought about doing a Blackburn Roc in Finnish Markings?

They almost made it there...;)

https://www.key.aero/forum/historic-...on/129780-rocs

Re: Back in the saddle
 

Finish aircrafts were just if and not used in Finland actually. But here is really something interesting what may be used as an ICON in our game. Blackburn Roc as a real static AA bunker on airfields in England during Sea Lion invasion to support airfields during RAF defence against air landings. According to description
they were used in Eastleigh Southampton airport and probably in other places. Here whole story Use of Rocs as "Machine Gun Posts" https://dingeraviation.net/skuaroc/blackburn_roc.htm
https://www.reddit.com/r/WWIIplanes/..._ground_based/

https://dingeraviation.net/rc_images/staticmgpost2.jpg

Here Hawker Henley also with AA defence on RAF airfield
https://dingeraviation.net/rc_images/henleymg.jpg