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  1. The nose is for the ESCI kit.

    I think Maestro models are in some way related to Tarangus.

    I ordered my kits straight from them, and they came in a Meastro box.

    Shapewise the kit is very good, fit can be challenging,  but the kits are made by Special Hobby,  so I guess it goes with the territory. 

  2. 16 hours ago, mrvark said:

    Shameless plug here. My book, Operation Eldorado Canyon should be out in the States on 15 March 2024 (subject to change) and can be pre-ordered from Casemate, Amazon, and Barnes and Nobel. I say subject to change because every time I check on the websites, it slips to the right a month or more. All the work is done on it, so I think it's now just waiting on the printers. I'm going to be giving my presentation at Telford on 11 November and they're hoping to have some copies available there, so we shall see...

     

    The book will cover tail numbers, bomb loads and first hand accounts from participants of not only the F-111Fs, but the A-6Es. All the major participants are covered, including the F/A-18A, F-14A, KC-10A and SR-71A. Also included is Operation Prairie Fire, which occurred the previous month when both HARM and Harpoon were employed for the first time.

    Second delay...my HB E is getting impatient. 

    Then again,  this gives Reskit time to do the rest of the kit......

  3. 12 hours ago, AD-4N said:

    Thanks everyone for their input.  I might experiment on a tail fin by spraying in black and then using micro brushes with small amounts of white to build it up.  Like what was done, sort of, on the 1:1 bird.  

    I'd go the other way, use a black enamel or laquer  then cover with acrylic white. 

    Then rub with a glassfibre pencil.

  4. On 10/7/2023 at 3:15 PM, Wild Weasel V said:

    While the answers above refer to the JAWS exercise schemes, the OP is referring to one of the early evaluation schemes as used on aircraft 73-1668 and 73-1669. This is the picture of 73-1668 linked in the first post (73-1669 had an assymetric scheme with the right wing darker than the left and only the lightest grey on the forward fuselage):

     

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    As has been mentioned these were created by applying white at various densities over a black layer. The Detail & Scale book 'Colors & Markings of the A-10 Warthog' Vol 24 has lots of information on the early schemes and has the patterns for both 73-1668 & '69 along with the levels of spray over and paint thicknesses. These are (lightest to darkest):

     

    60% Grey (1.0-1.1 mils white thickness)

    50% Grey (0.5-0.7 mils white thickness)

    40% Grey (0.25-0.33 mils white thickness)

     

    These aren't the same as the MASK 10A greys used on the early production A-10s which were based on a reflectance value of 30% and 50% to achieve solid grey tones. These were unique to the A-10 and didn't have Federal Standard numbers, being specified by Fairchild Republic themselves. When the scheme was re-adopted to replace Euro 1 the nearest equivalent FS 'Ghost Grey' shades were used.

     

    I've often wondered how to achieve the different shades and thought of trying the same approach by misting white over black to build up the desired tones, but haven't drummed up the will to tackle it. As mentioned, the approach used for weathered TPS is probably the way to go to get to the finished look.

     

    HTH,

     

    Jonathan

    That actually almost looks like well worn whitewash!

  5. Maybe what you saw was one fitted with 'turkey feathers? 

    Rare these days, but that's the only thing that makes them look similar. 

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    Deliberately picked this pic, as the orange makes sure it is an 15A.

  6. 14 hours ago, Curt B said:

    You're welcome, Mike.  My premium version is coming tomorrow from Andy's.

     

    Since I'm getting mine, I have a question.  It seems like all the models of these early Soviet jets are finished in a very 'uniform' metal finish color.  I'm wondering if there are any photos with a decent resolution of actual MiG-17s back in their operational days that clearly show what the finish looked like?  I was looking at older posts in various threads, and I realized that I'd been assuming that these planes were left in natural metal.  Apparently, this is not correct.  I've been reading that they were painted with some kind of paint with aluminum powder infused into the mixture.  Maybe that's why they don't look like U.S. planes with weathered natural metal panels.  However, it also sounds like various panels may have been manufactured and painted with different formulas of paint, then assembled, so there may be cases where some panels actually do look somewhat different from the overall airplane.  Are there any decent pictures that show these variations?  Thanks for any help.

    Almost no NMF jet is actually left in NMF.

    Mostly because of corrosion protection. 

    What has always made me wonder though, is how they are painted.

    NMF aircraft that are left outside for decades, seem to lose the paint, showing the original aluminium underneath. 

    I'm wondering what (if any) primer they use?

  7. 21 hours ago, arnobiz said:

    The Triple Plow II seamless (and with detailed inside) intakes are released!

     

    Also, the new Super Mystère B2 kit from FRROM/Special Hobby is very nice, and a welcome addition to the range. I've been busy working on a much better-detailed exhaust as well as a seamless intake, which are both nearly ready now :)

     

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    Hurry!

    I'm close to closing the fuselage!

  8. 16 hours ago, habu2 said:

     

    Which release? 

     

    ALL of the Hasegawa 1/48 kits have the larger H stabs.  If the included markings are for an early small stab bird the instructions tell you to cut/modify the kit's large stabs so that doesn't "count". 

     

    The same is true for all Hasegawa 1/72 F-16 kits *except* their very early YF-16 release, which uses completely different molds. 

     

    edit - the first releases of Hasegawa's 1/32 kit had small stabs, is this what you're referring to?

     

    .

     

    oops, I stand corrected!

    This also means I have bought the wrong kit, on the assumption it had the small stabs.....

  9. 10 hours ago, habu2 said:

    AFAIK no one has released a "small stab" F-16 kit since the original Revell, Monogram and ESCI/ERTL kits were released 40+ years ago.

     

    wrt the Kinetic kit, I'm not sure it includes the pre-MLU instrument panels needed for a Block 10.  I'm not at home right now to check my kit for parts.

    Cough....*Hasegawa*....cough

    Hard to find though

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