lgl007 Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 Ok... so who are the true SLUF nuts around here? I'm about to start my new project a VA-25 A-7E from around 1975 or so... so a nice colorful bird with the green tail. Got the Hasegawa A-7E, and the Superscale decals just arrived ... I'm all set to start. At any rate, I'm having a hard time finding good reference pics on the web... Can any of you with a nice collection of photos give me a shout? I really need some help on this one. Thanks. -Greg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ikar Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 Here's a few from when the entire squadron stopped off at Sheppard AFB one Saturday. For some reason they had to fly in the middle of a squadron paint job. This is the only time I have ever seen this happen. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vonjhn68 Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 Hello All, Does anyone know the shade of green that VA-25 was using during this time? My A-7 is nearing the top of my build queue and want to get a head start on gathering the paint. Any help you can provide will be much appreciated. Regards, John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hooker169 Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 On 12/29/2021 at 1:16 PM, vonjhn68 said: Hello All, Does anyone know the shade of green that VA-25 was using during this time? My A-7 is nearing the top of my build queue and want to get a head start on gathering the paint. Any help you can provide will be much appreciated. Regards, John The Italeri boxing has these markings listing flat green FS34151 for the tail. I can’t validate that for you however. https://www.italeri.com/en/product/2739 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vonjhn68 Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 Thanks for the tip. That color looks to be fairly close - perhaps a good starting point. Happy Modeling, John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
seawinder Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, Hooker169 said: The Italeri boxing has these markings listing flat green FS34151 for the tail. I can’t validate that for you however. https://www.italeri.com/en/product/2739 Hmm. 34151 is Interior Green, nothing like the photos posted here and elsewhere -- much more yellow in it. To me the color looks a lot closer to Euro Green 34092, which has much more blue content. Edited January 2, 2022 by seawinder Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 FAoW (Famous Airplanes of the World) #18 dated 09/89 has many color shots of various USN SLUFs. I see a copy for sale on Amazon (no affiliation) https://www.amazon.com/Famous-Airplanes-World-September-1989/dp/B000VU5MRU Quote Link to post Share on other sites
seawinder Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 Thank you, Ikar, for posting those photos. At the risk of hijacking the thread, they may well clear up some indecision I've been having about the white used in the Gull Gray/White scheme: Specs called for Insignia White FS 17875, which is a decidedly warm, creamy shade. My concern was that it would clash with the purer white found in virtually all decals. Looking at the side view that Ikar posted reveals a pretty obvious difference between the underside white and the white in the star-and-bar. I'm guessing the latter is in fact a decal printed with "pure" white. The rudder also appears to be a different shade from the underside, closer to the star-and-bar. Don't really know how to explain that, nor what it might imply about the other topside control surfaces. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JackMan Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 (edited) On 12/29/2021 at 6:16 PM, vonjhn68 said: Hello All, Does anyone know the shade of green that VA-25 was using during this time? My A-7 is nearing the top of my build queue and want to get a head start on gathering the paint. Any help you can provide will be much appreciated. Regards, John Hasegawa boxed this scheme and the color callout for the green seems be Gunze 66 (Bright Green): https://www.super-hobby.com/products/A-7E-Corsair-II-Colourful-Cag-Birds.html https://www.super-hobby.com/zdjecia/0/1/8/1247_2_has09770_1.jpg https://www.passion132.com/gb/laque/126759-gunze-mr-color-c066-bright-green-10ml-4973028635232.html https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10062574 Gunze 66 at first seems too bright but then maybe not: https://www.seaforces.org/usnair/VA/Attack-Squadron-25-Dateien/image043.jpg I suppose it depends on the lighting.... https://www.seaforces.org/usnair/VA/Attack-Squadron-25.htm https://i.pinimg.com/originals/a1/a3/29/a1a32900cf1c1f6490a3a2982b98e010.jpg Edited January 2, 2022 by JackMan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JackMan Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 Look at the slight difference in green of #405 at the top & the bottom: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/f5/85/59/f5855971140d13af984c0645527f0b1a.jpg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vonjhn68 Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 Thanks for the advice fellas. I ordered a Mr. Hobby C066 to see how it looks, but the color sheet makes it look too light. FS 34151 in the AK Real Colors is Light Green, which seems sorta close. I have that color, so I was able to verify. From the photos, it seems like this paint type oxidized fairly quickly, so there is a range of green shade that will work. I have a feeling that when the time comes to paint the vertical stabilizer, I will have have to mix a few shades to find something that I like. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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