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Cheers Dave - it is the number of Aim-7 carried that most interests me. Given the Ark Royal AD flights would have all have been peace time sorties, and not really of the QRF type either I do wonder if two was more common than four on most AD missions. There are plenty of photos of RAF Phantoms loaded for bear, but it's very different for the FAA aircraft. I've found a couple where it shows wing tanks and two Aim-9 only, and some very obvious bombing range loadouts
I'll carry on looking
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Cheers MoFo that's pretty much the conclusion I'm coming to.
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Cheers for the comments Zac. I've been following the various threads on BritM and gleaning some info. I have got some good intel too from the FAA Fixed Wing FB page with regard to tanks. It seems when at sea it was either the two wingtanks (Sgt Fletcher) fitted or the centreline tank but never all three at the same time (the launch weight being too high). Less info so far about weapon loads, particularly when on AD patrol.
A little progress on the kit, but I was waiting on further resources, which have now duly arrived.
It seems I will need to sand off the reinforcement plates on each wingtip as these were not fitted to the FAA Phantom, but that will easily be done. At the moment the plan is to go with the early style tail and use the Xtradecals for XT872 - 005/R which has the tail fin zapped by VF-11, presumably when the aircraft crossed deck with a US carrier. I was lucky enough to get on board the USS Roosevelt back in 2015 with the Red Rippers on board at the time.
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Surprised that no one else has got one of these on the go.
As some of you are aware I now model primarily as an aid for my aviation art, and being a Brit of a certain age the recent release by Airfix of the RN FG.1 has whetted my appetite to get a FG.1 on canvas this year.
The Airfix kit is of the same standard as all their new toolings and does have a few issues, but is also fairly straightforward to build, and not too bad a fit.
Not too much to see at this stage
but it does prompt a couple of questions.
My plan is to model the FG.1 as on the Ark Royal in 1976, and inspired by the TV series Sailor, which I fondly remember watching.
What would be a typical load for a FG.1 carrying out standard patrol flights when the ship was operating in blue water ? I'm thinking 4x AIM-9 and a full compliment of drop tanks seems logical, but it is a wild gues only
Anybody help ?
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....and the finished painting hot off the easel.
Pretty pleased with this, and nothing at the JO briefing linked above showed this to be badly off the mark
Warparty Rocks
Oil on panel
18" x 9"
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Let's see if this works
Hot from Hook 17
https://livestream.com/wab/tailhook2017/videos/162478715
Nope can't get the embedding to work, so follow the link
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Took these (and a load more) on the Bush this afternoon.
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Guys hi
The title says it all
I'm looking for the MPM 1:72 Hansa Brandenburg W.29 Friedrich Christiansen kit
Anybody got the kit and happy to let it go at a reasonable price ?
I'm in the UK if that makes a difference
thanks
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I sure you can guess the squadron markings to be applied. About 8 hours work so far, and I would guess a similar amount left before this one is finished.
Oil on panel
18" x 9"
Working title War Party Rocks
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While speculation is never good and usually shown to be wrong I'd like to throw a few questions out there and see what we collectively know or think about the event
Navy Times
...but nearly two hours later a Syrian SU-22 dropped bombs on SDF fighters, according to Sunday’s news release.
“In accordance with rules of engagement and in collective self-defense of Coalition partnered forces, [the Syrian SU-22] was immediately shot down by a U.S. F/A-18E Super Hornet,” the news release said.and from the Aviation Geek a little more flesh after a couple of daysAccording to Navy Capt. Jeff Davis,a Pentagon spokesman in fact, the two Super Hornets, which as we have explained were flying near the town of Ja’Din, just south of Tabqah, Syria to provide air cover to Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) members, “saw the Su-22 approaching. It again had dirty wings; it was carrying ordinance. They did everything they could to try to warn it away. They did a head-butt maneuver, they launched flares, but ultimately the Su-22 went into a dive and it was observed dropping munitions and was subsequently shot down.”
“Dirty wings” is a military term used to describe a plane carrying armaments. In “a head-butt maneuver, the planes fly just in advance of another to create heavy wake and get its attention,” Davis explained.
As we have reported immediately after the Syrian Su-22 dropped its bombs, two American F/A-18E Super Hornets, flying from the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush, engaged, firing an AIM-9 – a short-range air-to-air missile – at the Syrian plane from about half a mile away.
But as US officials told CNN the Syrian jet deployed defensive flares, causing the US missile to miss its target. The U.S. pilot shot a second missile, in the form of an AIM-120 which hit its intended target, downing the Syrian warplane and forcing its pilot to eject.
What we do know in addition to the above.
At least two F-18E Hornets from VFA-87 were involved
BU 168914 getting the kill
Modex thought to be 304
- It's obvious that the F-18(s) were very close in terms of both distance and altitude from the Fitter and reacted immediately flowing ordnance release by the Syrian aircraft, with Aim-9 release at 0.6 mile.
- What do we think would be the position of the Hornet relative to the Fitter - somewhere to the rear ?
- It would seem the altitude of both aircraft would be similar, but what height would the SU-22 be likely dropping ordnance from ?
- What is the colour schemes and marking on Syrian Fitters ?
- What is a likely/plausible loadout for the Syrian aircraft ?
- Would the Fitter have had a wingman ( I would assume so ?)
Lets try and keep wild fool guesses to a minimum but apply some logic and see if we can build a picture, even if it's subsequently proved incorrect.
And this quote from someone who has seen the HUD video
Pretty interesting video and situation.
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and a couple more for luck
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Cheers for the confirmation @picknpluck.
The kit was not as bad as I was expecting, and actually I thought it pretty good, but do bare in mind I made this as reference for a painting, and not to be entered in competition.
The cockpit has issues, with the PE not fitting well within the plastic tub, but it matters little as it can't be seen with the canopy on. The instructions are a little vague in places, and the guide for the smaller decal placement is not very helpful at all.
In summary you just need to accept that it is a limited edition kit with the challenges that brings, but the end result is worth it. I might try and do another in landing configuration, and that will be a challenge, but I do like the way the completed kit looks
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Can someone confirm whether the photos are now showing ? I can see them, but then I could see them before when Chippy couldn't
thanks
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The Sword 1/72 F2H-2 Banshee - to be used as reference for a oil on canvas painting.
I've always wanted to paint a Korean era Banshee, and so this is the first step - the 1/72 Sword F2H-2 kit in the markings of Vf-11 Red Rippers. It is too windy here for outdoor shots so these will suffice for the moment.
Not perfect, but not to bad, given it's the first model I've finished to any standard for some several years
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Managed to get some better photos, although need to fiddle with my depth of field next time.
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This is the website of my friend who flew with VF-151 that I mentioned
The whole site makes great reading.
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I'm thinking something like this
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Other than touching up in a couple of places I'm calling this done. I've got to admit that given the lack of decals and that I've not painted a kit in something like eight years that I'm pretty chuffed with this. Just remember as I said before this is just a maquette for a painting rather than a competition quality piece.
It's a pity my photo skills are so poor - I'll get some better ones in daylight.
At the moment I'm thinking of a 3/4 rear view with the Scooter banking away as the composition I want to go with -but we'll see.
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I've got the decals for Cool Fool and you are welcome to them if you don't get an offer from closer to home
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Very nice !!!
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Well that was a lot easier and more successful than I was expecting. So much so that it's caught me by surprise and I've had to quickly future the rest of the aircraft so I can apply the rest of the decals.
The trial decals went down well, although they have both lost a little ink where I rough handled them, but good enough for Government work !
I'm really pleased with the result given I'm not looking for a competition quality build here, rather a maquette for the painting I have in mind.
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Joel - home made decals are not hard, you just need the right kit, and to accept the limitations of the process. In this instance I'm doing what is probably the easiest to do, with all the decals being black on clear decal paper.
In addition all of the decals are letters/numbers for which I was able to use a font. Complex shapes and colours are a different kettle of fish !
Decal Paper is Experts Choice, by the Bare Metail Foil Co, and I'm sealing the decals once printed with Microscale liquid decal film. My printer is a bog standard 3 in 1 copier.
Time to put my money where my mouth is and see if they actually work out.
I'll be back soon
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Airfix 1/72 FG.1 Phantom
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Pretty much at the stage where I can start think about getting the airbrush out
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