Bill Posted October 31, 2007 Share Posted October 31, 2007 Great pics! If possible can some one post a close up of the SH wing fold area (wings folded up) and flap area (flaps in lowered position)? Thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
neu Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 Mecham Field last week... Greetings, neu www.deploymentproductions.com Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fiddler Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 Since I live in Europe, the only chance for us to see a SH is when it's Farnborough. This one's taken during take off for display at Fairford's RIAT '06 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
neu Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 I do live in Europe too Really nice shot you have there, I don't think there are any Rhinos looking that clean now :D Your one must be pretty new, it does not even have a modex painted up! If you see my first shots, that is the way those VFA-122 birds look like these days :D Greetings, neu :D www.deploymentproductions.com Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ishthe47guy Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 With thanks to one of our younger ARC’ers (AW), I’ve made some of my Photobucket albums public before I head back to the sandbox . I took these pics with the modeler in mind to a great extent. I just kind of forgot to take more overall shots. Anyway, for those peeps out there who use the search function, here are a wealth of keywords of what’s in the photos: radome, HUD, main landing gear bay, nose landing gear bay, doors, flaps, stabs, tails, drop tank, pylons, arresting hook, vents, screens, LEX, boarding ladder, under or lower surfaces, exhaust nozzles (exterior & interior), just coming off cruise(deployment), weathering, tail antennas, rudders, navigation (position) lights, anti-collision beacons, intakes (left & right), trailing edge, leading edge, flare buckets, formation (slime) lights, launch rail, canopy, belly, APU exhaust. I hope that covers everything. Here are the links: VFA-41 VFA-106 VFA-122 Be sure to click on the "Full Size" icon, as I made the pics very close to the original size as I knew how to. Ish Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ishthe47guy Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 Also, as a added bonus (I hope), here is a link to a very amateur video I took of the VFA-106 bird in the pics taxiing by. SH goes by... Ish Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aggressor Supporter Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 (edited) It's a crummy scan No way! Hey, I did shoot it on digital! ;) Also, sharp ones neu and Fiddler, and like that vapor one Steve! Edited November 8, 2007 by Raptor Supporter Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HS-4Grandson Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 Some more misc F-18F stuff.. Brain, I was wondering how come Victory 204 has the bigger Skull and Cross Bones in your pics that you posted here, but on Brains decal sheet directions state that the bigger Skull and Cross Bones goes on Victory 206. Could someone shed some light on this since on my build I used the smaller Skull and Cross Bones. Thanks Stanton Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mike5401 Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 Stanton, I think I can answer your question, 206 was the only jet that kept the bigger style skull and cross bones while the rest of the jets had the newer style smaller ones painted on. I don't think 204 ever had the bigger style skull and cross bones applied. Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VFA-103guy Posted November 14, 2007 Author Share Posted November 14, 2007 Brain, I was wondering how come Victory 204 has the bigger Skull and Cross Bones in your pics that you posted here, but on Brains decal sheet directions state that the bigger Skull and Cross Bones goes on Victory 206. Could someone shed some light on this since on my build I used the smaller Skull and Cross Bones. Thanks Stanton Stanton- Vic 206 was the only a/c in the squadron to have the larger bones on the tails. All of the other a/c in the squadron had the newer style bones. Here's a tail shot of 204 for ya just before the cruise. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HS-4Grandson Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 Thanks guys I really appericate the help. Stanton Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Neeko Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 Bumping this topic back to the top... Blacklion 200, 166663, just back from a wash, taken Feb 2007. Note the LEX spoilers up. Blacklion 202 taxiing in... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 Excellent pics Nick, Thanks ! Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aggressor Supporter Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 That Black Lions one looks nice. Clean certainly helps. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Neeko Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 (edited) VFA-2 in Fallon 30 Nov 2007... Old-style CAG bird and newer-style line bird... No Langley stripe on 110! Edited December 1, 2007 by Nick Kessel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 I like the addition of the "Fighting Two" ribbon on the line bird, first time I've seen that ... Thanks again Nick ! Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Karl Sander Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 In the interest of accuracy, shouldn't it be "stirke-fighting two?" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 (edited) In the interest of accuracy, shouldn't it be "stirke-fighting two?" :) >>> Fighting Two <<< VFA-103 still goes by "Fighting 103" even though they've also joined the ranks of the STRKFITRON Community as well ... There might be others also ... Yup, "Fighting 14" also ... Gregg Edited December 1, 2007 by GreyGhost Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Neeko Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 Fighting 31 and Fighting 143 also... For those of us hesitant to drink the Kool Aid! "Tomcats by choice, Hornets by mandate!!" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aggressor Supporter Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 Nice AIM-9X close up Nick. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Karl Sander Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 (edited) ;) >>> Fighting Two <<< VFA-103 still goes by "Fighting 103" even though they've also joined the ranks of the STRKFITRON Community as well ... There might be others also ... Yup, "Fighting 14" also ... Gregg trust me i know. i just find it fun, being neither a hornet or tomcat guy, to roll that grenade into the mix. :wub: strangely, it angers both communities... that's entertainment! Edited December 2, 2007 by Karl Sander Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 trust me i know. i just find it fun, being neither a hornet or tomcat guy, to roll that grenade into the mix. :D strangely, it angers both communities... that's entertainment! Then ya just sit back and watch the fun eh Karl ? Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Karl Sander Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 Then ya just sit back and watch the fun eh Karl ? Gregg yes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David Hingtgen Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 Re: VFA-2 Is that the longest a Super Hornet CAG has gone wearing the same scheme? I mean, still NE code, no marking changes that I can see. (Presumably crew name changes, but that's it) What about VFA-14, what's their CAG look like currently? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 (edited) Well, if you count the short time VFA-14's didn't have the Tophat on the tails( I believe they weren't applied till after the photos ) then VFA-2 has the record ...I just remembered, VFA-14 did up the anniversary scheme too ... 85th Anniversary I believe ... Oh, some of the squadron also detached to the USS Ronald Reagan for it's Around the Horn Cruise and they carried USS Ronald Reagan on them, I'm pretty sure the VFA-14 CAG was a part of that ... Pre Tophat CAG ... Gregg Edited December 2, 2007 by GreyGhost Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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