Tomcat RIO Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 massive blitz over the week iriaf j-10 using trumpeter kit b-1R cavalier missile truck splinter gripen kiwi f-18 X-wing scheme su-27 and TIE fighter scheme F-15 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sv51macross Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 XF-16CV is done! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sauragnmon Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 The F-14I Super Alicat is done! http://www.arcforums.com/forums/air/index....p;#entry1711454 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Doppel Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Nice 'wifs' there guys. Here's mine;- 1/48 Hasegawa TF-104G in fresh livery RAAF markings of 2 OCU, Williamtown, NSW circa 1963-64. This is what the RAAF could of ended up with had they not chosen the Dassault Mirage IIIO. This is how they may have looked early in the piece until they started corroding and required painting like Moritz's TF-104. I was tempted to do the Luftwaffe 'Norm' scheme but with Mirage colours but the NMF got me in the end. I used Humbrol Metal Cote used for the NMF with Tamiya yellow and black for the tail and other markings. Decals from the kit, Southern Sky 2OCU Mirage sheet and 'Daphne' is from the old Roodecal sheet. Tamiya weathering pack used to darken engine area and panels. I didn't want to go too hard and spoil the NMF look so kept it subtle. I hope you like her. Regards Andrew Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 That Starfighter is nice, different way to open the canopies as well. They do everything different in the land of Oz I guess. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trojan Thunder Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Looks the part Andrew! And you take on the canopy as Phantom mentions is certainly different. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Doppel Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Cheers Phantom and Ray. You know I totally forgot that the canopies open sideways not upwards. I was reminded of this today by another friend. But i like it and 'yes' we Aussies have a strange way of changing things off the shelf to suit. Regards Andrew Quote Link to post Share on other sites
antony robertson Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 Hi all Here is my JASDF TSR.2, done in special display markings. Kit is Airfix 1/48 OOB except for the bang seats, which are from an F-4, with a few lumps and bumps from a Tornado and the bits box. More pictures in the thread in the build section. Please feel free to comment. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DDC Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 Howdy all, Fantastic builds guys, really imaginative stuff! Mine's not that 'out there', just a repaint (The idea, i must admit, was stolen 100% from C-130CrewChief's F-15 build, Thanks/sorry Curt !!) Revell Dassault Rafael, straight from the box. colours were whatever looked right to me and decals came from whatever i had lying around (Was going to use the kit decals, but they were all but useless) Here is the regulation 1 Pic. I'll post more tonight when i finish work... Denzil Quote Link to post Share on other sites
imatt88 Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 Hey all, Done! License-built from Convair, the Letov S-1102 "Perun" (God of Thunder) Hope you like it Cheers, Ian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DDC Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 Cool scheme Denzil Quote Link to post Share on other sites
imatt88 Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 piko, According to PantherG, its God of Thunder. I could be wrong, but thats the english translation he gave me. thanks for the feedback :P , Cheers, Ian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
david sMiGielski Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 The US wasn't the only country to learn SEAD lessons from the Vietnam war. In the late-1970s and early-1980s, the RAAF conducted a series of experiments aimed at evaluating various SEAD tactics. Although the F-104--the mainstay fighter of the RAAF since the late-1960s--wasn't particularly well suited to low-level strike missions, the RAAF modified a handful of airframes with weapons and ECM suites as a proof of concept. This series of tests--known as Kangaroo Sun--helped prepare RAAF flight crews for the arrival in the mid-1980s of the RAAF's F-16s, which have since been used in numerous SEAD missions. This F-104AU(G), affectionately dubbed the "Starweasel" by its aircrews, wears one of the many garish splinter schemes used during the Kangaroo Sun tests. This specific airframe wore this scheme in the spring of 1982, during Kangaroo Sun-3. Build details: Hasegawa's 1/48 F-104G kit, with a modified cockpit (resin seats from an F-4 and a rear instrument panel with photoetched radar screens). Painted with Tamiya colors, masked with very thin strips of masking tape (from jammydog.com), decals provided by Richard at Gekko Graphics, whose profile inspired the scheme. More photos in the forum below. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
superhornet1015 Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 Ian, Nice job it brings a tear to me eye.HAHAHAHAHAHA Pete Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oortiz10 Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 (edited) The Super Hen, based on Revell's 1/48 F-15E, is done! Hope you like 'er! There'll be more pix in Critique Corner as soon as I find time to upload 'em. -O EDIT: If you're interested, more pix are posted in the Critique Corner. You can see 'em here Edited May 31, 2009 by oortiz10 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alvis 3.1 Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 F-15 PONG: Alvis 3.1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alvis 3.1 Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 (edited) Northrop P-44B Spitfire, Pearl Harbor, Dec 7, 1941 What if the US Army had accepted an American built variant of the Spitfire into service in time to have a squadron or two based at Hawaii in time to intercept the Japanese attack? Alvis 3.1 Edited May 31, 2009 by Alvis 3.1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alvis 3.1 Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 He-112 as a movie Spitfire: What if Germany won WWII and in the mid 60s was making a movie about the Battle of Britain? They'd need something that looked like a Spitfire...so they turned to Spain and used some old Heinkels that kind of looked like Spitfires. With an mostly authentic paint job, they passed the scrutiny of all except loud 12 year olds in the audiences... Alvis 3.1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alvis 3.1 Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 USAAF P-52 Corsair: What-if the P-51 was never developed, and what-if the Army actually bought a Navy fighter? Seen here is a P-52C-25-NA Corsair of the 328th FS, 352nd FG, flown by Maj. George Preddy. This is how the aircraft appeared in December 1944. Alvis 3.1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
imatt88 Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Alvis, Neat ideas Cheers, Ian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
superhornet1015 Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Hey Alvis, DUUUUUUUUUUUDE :wub: :lol: :thumbsup: Pete Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Keith Diamond Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 I heart this thread :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jcarr162000 Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Well the Orion MR.1A is finished. Backstory: Shortly after the end of the the first Gulf War the Royal Air Force decided it was in need of a maratime patrol aircraft to supplement the aging Nimrod. The Ministry of Defence opened up a competition for a tried and tested ASW aircraft, the contenders were the Breguet Atalntic and the P-3C Orion. The contest was won by the Orion and in 1994 the Royal Air Force purchased 3 ex USN P-3C Orion aircraft. These 3 Aircraft were based at RAF St. Mawgan in Cornwall. Not utilised in there intended role, they were used to patrol the English Channel to disuade the Spanish fishing fleets from entering British waters. In May 2006 the Orion MR.1A as it was known, was deployed to Basra with the duty of patrolling the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. However they stood idle for nearly a year until late March 2007 to search for 15 Royal navy personnel that went missing in the Persian Gulf. The Orions were finally passed on to the German Navy in July of 2007. I figure its still May 31st somewhere in the world so I might be safe! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alvis 3.1 Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Works for me...it's still got 7.5 hours to go here! And looks quite nice in that paint scheme too. Alvis 3.1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sv51macross Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Finished this a few weeks ago but every time it occoured to me to post it the damn camera was out of juice again! So here it is. Started life as the AFV Club F-16A Blk-20 RoCAF kit, but the resin and decals were tossed in spare parts and my 'old rejects' box full of cut-up plane fuselages came out. I was inspired by one particular model in the galleries (don't know how to link to specific pages, the url is the same for individual entries as the index) No backstory in particular, except that Rafale Wings would increase payload and maneuverability. (bigger and thicker...Wakko, shut up!) Carrying a centerline GEPOD that came from the kit and Kinetic pods/tanks/pylons/bombs. I'll get more pics up, these were the only decent ones out of the few I managed to shoot off before aforementioned doomed-to-damnation camera ran out of juice. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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