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AU is personal Preference, also did you change 20% of the drawing?

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"It is better to type nothing and be assumed an ass, than to type something and remove all doubt." - Me

I would say no because I simply changed the camo colors and the roundrels nothing else
I am not sure if that's considered 20% but I'm thinking it isn't
Honestly I'm perfectly fine not crediting myself even if I did change 20%
Rowdy did all the real work
For the title is Australia is acceptable I would like to keep that on because I think it applies the most, it's a joint Australian Zealandic (or zealandian still working on that) project but most of the design work and production itself takes place in australia

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Projects:
Zealandia AU
John Company AU
References and feedback is always welcome!

As an AU, you get to call the shots with the label, if it was a Real World Design in the Non-AU forum, then it would have to have the User Nation.

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"It is better to type nothing and be assumed an ass, than to type something and remove all doubt." - Me

The ZAC CA-31 was a joint Zealandian and Australian advanced trainer project and produced by both CAC in Australia and the Zealandian Aircraft Corporation in Zealandia. It first entered service in late 1968 after 6 year development program and was expected to compete decently on the export market. When orders failed to materialize as expected two combat version were prototyped in the 70s. The first, the C/D version, was given a Jaguar type electronics outfit in the nose and was optimized for the attack mission. The E/F version on the other hand was given a AM/APQ-159 radar from the F-5E and was more optimized for the general fighter role. While the prototypes were two seaters, operators would be offered single seat versions as well.
I haven't decided if any export orders are realistic or not so I would like some input but I was thinking Singapore, Chile, or Switzerland could be possible operators. Zealandia itself would operate a mix of the two seat put "B" version and "D" versions, with a small number of "E" versions being a possibility.
The Camo btw is shown for when the Aircraft were demonstrated to export customers.
Also before I update my ships with the correct names and credits, I was wondering if this font used is acceptable, I know its not exactly what the correct one looks like, but for the time being till I figure it out on my drawing software, is it acceptable for AU designs?

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Projects:
Zealandia AU
John Company AU
References and feedback is always welcome!

Ok next up is Zealandian versions to the Gloster F.5/34. In the late 1930s Zealandia and Australia realized that a self-produced fighter was necessary for war with Japan and the Gloster F.5/34 designed for service in the Far East was considered more than suitable. The first Mercury examples entered service in early 1939 and both countries had a strong air force of up engined "Geckos" and Boomerangs by late 1941.



All were tested by Zealandia and ultimately the Hercules powered version is chosen to serve with the Boomerang (most likely)
The last two mods didn't come out as well as I had hoped so if any one has any advice on modifications please tell.
Zealandia also operated the Mustang and the Kangaroo (developed with Australia as well) at the end of the war and Buffalos en route to the East Indies and Singapore that stayed in Zealandia were used for training and as emergency stop gaps



If the fonts are acceptable for the time being I will also update the ships accordingly
Coming soon: C-130, Caribou, Sabre, Hunter, and Super Tiger
edit one of the Geckos has a secondary cockpit option left above and has RAF roundels left on representing joint British and Commonwealth testing
Also will fix those different fonts I used to the main one used

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Projects:
Zealandia AU
John Company AU
References and feedback is always welcome!

You need to fix your fonts Trojan, they look terrible.

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Nobody expects the Imperial Inquisition!

I know, my bad, I'm working on it but I assumed they would be acceptable for the time being because these are AU designs and not getting uploaded to the main site or anything

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Projects:
Zealandia AU
John Company AU
References and feedback is always welcome!

Uploaded or not uploaded, there are some standards. You know that.

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Nobody expects the Imperial Inquisition!

The ZAC CA-31 looks interesting, but possibly more like something underwater
It would be nice to see some different views.

Have you got any background to your AU, ie. the difference between Zealandia and New Zealand (which I'm assuming is what the AU is based on)?

Great start, Trojan!

If by different views you mean side and top views, the design is based off a real never built Australian design and a search of the CAC CA-31 should bring up something. Hope that helps
All background info is in the Zealandia beginner drawers thread (isn't much yet) but basically New Zealand is part of a submerged semi-continent and in this AU the submerged part is above sea level and becomes a Commonwealth nation (a super New Zealand basically)
Especially coming from a drawer such as yourself, your compliments are greatly appreciated thank you

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Projects:
Zealandia AU
John Company AU
References and feedback is always welcome!