[RBF flag placement on weapons]

Hi everyone,

Coming to the end of my A7 build. Having trouble finding photos of some weapons with RBF flags. Can anyone help me with photos of a shrike, harm and cbu with RBF flags?

 

On the AIM9 I see sometimes the flag is on the seeker cover and other times it is on the arming key. What was the usual? 

 

Thanks everyone!

[F-14 Genealogy question]

The grey over white profile shows the wrong nose pod. The one shown is called TCS not TISEO. The grey over white jet may of had an early IR seeker there but mostly they have the every small alq blister. 

 

TCS pods came later. They had them for AIM/ACEVAL which was 1977. When the television camera was removed a bullet shaped fairing was attached in its black. 

 

The D has a dual cin pof with side by sirlde TCS and and IR tracker called IRST.

 

As above, yes there was a grey over white D as a special paint job. 

 

Lots of photos here showing the white over gray NK tail code jets with the small nose blisters https://www.seaforces.org/usnair/VF/Fighter-Squadron-2.htm

[Decals for sale]

No, I have still not found the bedevillers sheet. The search continues. 

[L/F VF-74 tomcat decals, fightertown decals]

Bump. Anyone? Will pay very good money for them! Can also trade some out of print afterburner/furball stuff.

 

Cheers

Tom

 

[Decals for sale]

Thanks for the reply. Man no one gives up that sheet. Well done whoever got them! 

[Decals for sale]

You don't happen to have the fightertown bedevillers sheet do you? I have been looking for years. Would pay good money for that. 

[L/F VF-74 tomcat decals, fightertown decals]

Hi everyone 

Looking for fightertown decal 48052 bedevillers decals. Either the full color desert storm or the 1993 color jet. I am NOT wanting the camo jets. 

 

If anyone can help inwould appreciate it. Been looking for 10 years.

 

Cheers

Tom

[A7 TER and shrike rail colors]

I am building a VA93 A7e from 1986. Its low vis.

Wanting to know would the TERs and the Shrike rails be white or gray? 

 

Could the TERs be a mix so one grey one white? I have seen some squadrons painted the nose of their TERs the squadron color. Was thinking one grey TER, one white with a blue now. 

 

What say you?

 

Cheers!

[A-7E load outs Mid 80s-90]

Thanks everybody for the fantastic ideas and info. 

 

Especially thanks to Collin and Regdog. 

 

Leaning towards a SEAD mission loadout. Something with HARM and rockeye. 

 

Would you guys normally be loading the MK20 on MER or TERs? Was the middle wing pylon often removed? I think i will load the following

2 x AIM9,

2 x HARM  

2 x TER with 2 x MK20 slant loaded each.

 

What pylons would they nornally be loaded on to? 

 

 

 

[A-7E load outs Mid 80s-90]

Thanks collin,

I will check those out. 

 

By cool I mean something like the SU-CAP loadout on the intruder that I believe you suggested to me. Stuff that isnt normally seen, but is real. Asymmetric loads seem to take my fancy. Something more exciting than the standard mk82 and nothing else bomb truck.

 

Cheers for the help mate.

Tom

 

 

[A-7E load outs Mid 80s-90]

Hi guys,

I am wanting to build an A-7E from VA-93 right before decomm in 1986. Much like my intruder where you guys suggested a SU-CAP load out I want something interesting/not typical on this. 

 

Any ideas of something cool? I was thinking a couple HARMs could be cool with some rockeye. Anyone know of where to get HARM adapters in 1/48. Or maybe some blue body/grey tail 500lb practice weapons and a tacts pod.

 

Any other cool ideas?

 

Cheers

Tom

 

 

 

 

[Best books on the F-14]

Be wary of the detail and scale colors and markings books. While the photos are magnificent, some of the captions are not so good. One of the sundowners jets wears an "RR" badge on the nose. The captions says its unknown but might be a rollsroyce logo. Minimal research shows it is in fact a badge for the Recce Rally meet it participated in. 

 

That is just one example off the top of my head.

[ICM OV-10 eduard canopy masks, which one?]

Perfect, thanks for the info guys!

[ICM OV-10 eduard canopy masks, which one?]

Hi guys,

Wanting to build an OV-10A bronco. Looking at canopy masks for the 1/48 ICM kit. 

 

They have two types, normal and "t face ". Which one do I need?

 

Cheers

Tom

[Kinetic Hornet nose job]

The refuelling door isnt the best fit and I needed to carefully thin the bottom edge of the windscreen. The nose joint actually turned out to be not bad at all on mine. Go slowly and it will be sweet. 

[A-4 skyhaek lau-7, aim-9 rail adapter]

Hi guys,

Wanting to mount two aim-9s on my Kiwi a-4k. The hasegawa mot comes with the Aim-9 rail. Does it have the adapter to attach it to the pylon? If not, any idea how to build one or what it looks like?

 

CheerS

Tom

[Su-27 lex ECM aerials, one or two?]

On 4/7/2022 at 8:52 PM, Sebastijan said:

Just checked the Yefim Gordon's Su-27 monography and there is a photo of the back end of 32 with 24 standing parked behind it. Both have early production stinger between the engines and on the other photo 32 has only the back ECM aerial on LERX so I'd bet 24 had the same.

 

Thanks sebastijan,

I have that book and seen that photo also. However there are photos of others in the same serial number batch (batch 16) with the later tails in the 941st IAP. 

 

After speaking with linden hill, I was told that the technicians and the man who supplied the photos checked all of the profiles before publication. On the same decals sheet they also call out the aircraft with early tails so I am just going to go with the fact that red24 was updated to the later style tail by 1999. But who really knows. I have been learning so much about the flanker and after finding all these reference books it has been fascinating. Good lessons learned for the next flanker 

 

Cheers

tom

[Su-27 lex ECM aerials, one or two?]

Hi grey ghost,

That is unfortunately a different red 24 at a much later time. These artic circle flankers are hard to find photos of unfortunately. 

[Su-27 lex ECM aerials, one or two?]

Hello,

I am building SU-27P (flanker B)  Red 24  from the linden hill sheet, guardians of the north. 

https://www.lindenhillimports.com/store/p89/LHD48040.html#/

 

The profile shows it had two,  green ECM aerials on the leading edge extensions (lex). However in every picture I have seen of an su-27p they only seem to have one. 

 

So what say you? Upgraded by 1999 to have two? Or go for one?

 

I have only got two photos of the actual aircraft and neither show the whole thing!

 

Thanks for the help

Tom

[New FCM decals for F-14A in 1/32 scale: VF-32 Swordsmen!]

Man I really really want that 1995 swordsmen jet in 1/48. Surprised no one has done it yet.

[Thought experiment, non-USN carrier for Indian Ocean in the late 70's.]

Good news for you, the midway did trap and cat f14s. A vf114 ans 213 jet I believe. So it was doable.

[Tamiya F-14A - VF-1 NK101]

The fightertown decals big red fighter squadron sheet has an early vf-1 jet on it. Available on their website.

[GWH MiG-29, which one for a serbian jet?]

Hi guys,

I am no MiG-29 expert. I have found that there is a begemont decals sheet with Serbian jets on it. I would like to build either the 1999 or 2004 version. 

 

Does anyone know what GWH 1/48th scals kit I need? Also are the black top boxings ok or do I need the white and blue box? I assume it's the 9.12 late?

Thank you for the help.

 

Tom

[Great Wall Hobby G.W.H L4824 1/48 Su-27 “Flanker B” Heavy Fighter]

10 hours ago, Pieter said:

Think we are talking about the Russian 159th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment based at Stargard

Exactly what I was talking about. I love those jets. 

[Great Wall Hobby G.W.H L4824 1/48 Su-27 “Flanker B” Heavy Fighter]

Hi curt,

I just asked the same question about su-27b paint jobs and decals. I ended up buying a Linden hill sheet with the old school polish based jets. Green and white noses, heavily weathered and lots of nose art. Panthers, owls, polar bears etc. Super cool! Apparently the decals come with a 14 page reference sheet. 

 

Link to the topic.