Navy F-4G color

[Spectre711]

Was thinking of building a green Navy F-4g but wasn't sure what color green was used and if it was a one color or multicolor green paint job. Kind of looks like FS 34079 to me.

This one looks like its wearing more than one color of green. My link

Edited April 1, 2013 by Spectre711

[Superheat]

Hi Spectre,

Can't answer the specific color question, other than to say it was two shades of green, probably 34102 & 34079 or close to them - see photo. But can add a little second hand history. When I started advanced flight training at Beeville in 1966 one of the other ground school students was an IUT (instructor under training) who had been in VA-115 on that cruise. He said all the camo was done on the ship and was done with water soluble paints over the original gull grey and white. According to Hal, it did not wear well and got very streaky very fast with lots of grey showing through, so I would advise painting the model in gull grey and white and then apply the greens and weather the hell out of it so it looks somewhere between the tank and the rest of the aircraft in the photo. Could a lot of fun.

Cheers,

Tom

Edited April 2, 2013 by Superheat

[niki4703]

Interesting topic here, as I also have my fingers on a Fujimi F-4B/N containing markings for a G-model.

Cheers!

Niki

[phasephantomphixer]

Interesting topic here, as I also have my fingers on a Fujimi F-4B/N containing markings for a G-model.

Cheers!

Niki

There you go, pretty sure one of my old Superscale sheets has them too.

[Wege]

According to here:

http://www.modellversium.de/kit/artikel.php?id=2536

Carrier Air Wing 11, AD-6 VA-115 & F-4G VF-213

(Superscale International - Nr. 48-302)

Upper FS24102 (or maybe 34102)

Lower Gloss White (whatever that FS is)

The thing I observe is that there appear to be two greens in that image you have provided. Perhaps it is the normal SEA colour paint minus the brown/tan? That way they make use of existing stock....?

Edit- Theory...It could be that there were two different schemes.... one with an all over of FS34102 and the other with only FS34102 and FS34079?

Edit edit- Looks like Wolfpak do a sheet in this too : http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Rev3/2301-2400/rev2364-Wolfpak72016/00.shtm plug plug ;)

but this site has some scans that you can squint at and read: http://www.usaf-sig.org/index.php/reviews/118-decal-reviews/167-wolfpak-decals-72-016-seabirds-a-green-hornets

Some real interesting craft on that sheet.. thanks for the query and this chance to learn something new :)

Edited April 2, 2013 by Wege

[Finn]

Go here to see that there were various shades:

F-4G

Jari

[Mark S.]

The color call-out on Wolfpack sheet 72-016 is FS 34102.

Regards,

Mark S.

[Spectre711]

Don Color says the A-6 used ANA 627 Field Green which I think is FS 34097 or 34095. Funny how there are many Field Greens.

Edited April 2, 2013 by Spectre711

[Jennings]

Keep in mind that any FS number quoted by any decal manufacturer is just someone's guess, and it's as good as your or my guess. I've done a good bit of research on those very short-lived schemes, and I'm pretty well convinced that there are no existing documents that say what the exact colors, nor even what types of paints were used. I've heard people "who were there" say they were water based, and I've heard people "who were there" say they were borrowed from the Marines, and I've heard people "who were there" say they came from the USAF. Who's right? Who knows? Maybe none of them.

PS: Spectre711: Your Thomas Jefferson signature "quote" is fake, like a good many quotes attributed to him. Not found in any writing of his.

http://www.monticello.org/site/jefferson/democracy-will-cease-to-exist-quotation

Edited April 2, 2013 by Jennings