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I used UpRise Decal sheet UR72103 (VFC-111 markings) on the F-20 in the pic below; The decals are slightly thick but laid down with no issues and reacted well to Micro-Sol. I would recommend you have a good coat of future so the decals will have a nice smooth surface, the rising sun on the fin is painted using a stencil provided with the decal sheet. I just ordered another set of the VFC-111 markings for another what-if, this time an X-29 with swept back wings. For those wonder, that is the Hasegawa 1/72 scale F-20 painted with Model Master and Testers enam

Not just aircrew, the number one offenders were maintainers. Get caught stepping on the seat and you would get your rear chewed out royally by the seat shop folks. 😉

Seat cushions were often replaced (manufactured) at the squadron level due to wear and tear instead of ordering them, hence the reason why some seats don't have the "No Step".

It was normal to carry 2 Sidewinders and 2 Sparrows as an alert load while in the Med. The Sidewinders were usually carried on the outboard Sidewinder stations and the Sparrows were carried on the aft stations because you couldn't launch the forward stations without jettisoned the centerline tank.

If I may; 1) The load out on that static display aircraft is not an accurate load out. While the weapons loaded were carried on the F-18A they were not allowed to be loaded in that order. Note: the F-18A/B were not authorized to carry ATFLIR but were authorized to carry the FLIR Pod. 2) None of those weapons on that static display are GPS guided weapons so they are authorized on the F-18A. 3) As CTD stated, it would be easier to determine what can be carried if there is a known time frame and what weapons the modeler would like to load but as a general rule

I wouldn't go by that chart, it's not accurate. 😉

I think what the OP is really asking is about is what is called Asymmetrical Moment and for that you will have to see what the limits are IAW with the aircraft's flight manuals. Asymmetric loads do affect the aircraft performance so just because you can physically load it doesn't mean it's a legal load due to the aircraft's asymmeteric moment limitations.

Correct For the "official" TPS scheme, download the Mli-Std-2161A; http://everyspec.com/MIL-STD/MIL-STD-2000-2999/MIL-STD-2161A_24653/ Pg 235 (251 of the pdf)

There were variations in the TPS scheme among the Tomcats so not all Tomcats will have the same TPS scheme. I posted that pic so you can see what colors were used, you can modify the demarcation lines to fit the aircraft you are doing.

The only time station 5 will be covered on an A and B is if they are TARPS birds, otherwise the missile trough and launcher (or cavity plug) will be present. As Niels stated, with the forward Weapon Rails installed there is not enough clearance between them for a Sparrow to be loaded on station 5, only station 4 can be loaded.

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Sixth photo down, the small red rectangle on the right side of the tail hook, that is where the chaff pin goes. 🙂 https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/7/13/1449672/-Photo-Diary-F-14-Tomcat-Walkaround

The F has an extra set of Mk 1 Mod 0 eyeballs and an extra set of biological actuators to assist the pilot. It also has less fuel so it assists the front seater with getting home faster. There than that, the E's can do everything the F's can do, just with slightly more gas.

Instead of a -12 you could put a -16, it's bigger than a -12 and some people do say that size matters. 😄

The only change I have is that station 5 will have to be empty, you can not load a Sparrow on it when you have weapon rails on the forward station (it won't fit, the rails are in the way).

AIM-9M's, the Lima's were only used for missile shoots starting in the late 80's and after the early 90's I never saw another one, by the late 90's/early 2000's they were removed from service.

Please note that I said the below in that post you dug up (which I forgot that I even posted); "Note the radomes appear to be grey, that is just a photo illusion, in real life they were a very dirty white." Hey, if you want to paint your radomes grey knock yourself out, it's your model.

The wings are fine, for the belly, with a GBU-31 on sta 3R (left forward station) you can do the following on sta 6R (right forward station); GBU-12* (tanks required) GBU-16 (tanks required) GBU-31 (tanks required) Mk 82 Mk 83 Mk 84 For GBU-24, the only stations that were authorized was the left forward and/or right aft stations. The only other weapon authorized with a GBU-24 was a Sparrow on the aft Sparrow station (sta 4), the GBU-24 has to be on the forward left station. For a single GBU-24 load, it has to be loaded on the forward station.

Oh common on now, just tell maintenance to have the Ordies down load them and swap them out (also, paint one of them orange and don't tell the Ordies where you want it loaded.) 😄 😄 😄

Folks, I'm not trying to single anyone out so please don't take offense if your model has them, was not my intention to single anyone out. I was just noticing a trend lately and was wondering where it was coming from, sounds like it's coming from Tamiya with their new F-4 and F-14 kits. Wanted to throw out there some technical info that some may find useful. /r GW

Ok, Not to start an argument but here's some info I'd like to put out; Something that has been bugging for a few months and that is gray radomes on Sparrows. I've never seen an AIM-7 Sparrow missile radome that was medium to dark gray. Sparrow radomes were ceramic so they would be (depending on time frame and weathering), off white, a very light gray or a very (and I mean very) light tan. I've noticed lately that a lot of modelers are painting Sparrow radomes a medium to dark gray and I don't know where that's coming from. If anyone h

For the time period (2004) here is a list of air to ground weapons authorized for the F-14; Mk 80 Series GP Bombs (Mk 15 and MAU-91 fins not authorized) Mk 20/CBU-99/CBU-100 Rockeye CBU-78 GATOR Mk 62 (BSU-86 Fin) Quickstrike Mine Mk 76, Mk 106, BDU-33 and BDU-48 Practice Bombs Mk 58 Marine Location Markers GBU-10/12/16 Laser Guided Bombs LUU-2/-19 Paraflares BDU-57/59/60 Laser Guided Training Rounds (LGTR) ADM-141 Tactical Air Launched Decoy (TALD) GBU-24B/B GBU-31V2 For the Sparrow - AIM-7M, the -7F was removed fr

IIRC, the 5 and 15 degree only happened in flight or with electrical/hydraulic power applied to the aircraft so to do it on deck without the engines running or power/hydrualic power applied would not be accurate. In order to get the spoilers to "pop" and stay you had to pull the C/B so they were either open 55 degrees or closed when there was no electrical/hydraulic power on the plane. Given a choice, I would go with either keep them closed or have them open to 55 degrees.

If I may point something out; That long piece by the GBU-12's, touching one of the ECS Exhaust louvers, you only need that if you are doing a bird that is a TARPS bird (with or without the pod). That looks like the "plug" for station 5 (forward centerline Sparrow station), only on F-14A/B TARPS birds was that station blanked off so if you are doing a non-TARPS Bird you would not install that "plug". I may be wrong but that piece looks like the plug for station 5 and it's only used for TARPS aircraft. /r GW

If I may; For the configuration you are doing (canopy open, only rear step open, ladder closed, tail airbrake open, and wings in the "dirty" configuration) I would recommend the flaps/slats in the landing configuration and the spoilers at 55 degrees. This is the configuration the aircraft would be in for maintenance (phase) and getting a wash job. As to the AMK kit's slats being at 17 degrees, sorry, can't help with that, don't have the kit. hth GW