dsahling Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Post 'em up, any and all aircraft that have been heavily weathered, faded, touched up, and covered in dirt and grime. I'm always on the hunt for a new project or ideas for weathering and would love to see some new photos. Thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flankerman Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 I photographed this Su-15 in Kiev - with the silver laquer coating peeling off..... Ken Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jinxx1 Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 How these? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jinxx1 Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Good diorama potential: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Djack Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Of course not an airplane, but shot this Chinook in El Paso right before a dust storm/thunderstorm. Loved how faded and dirty it was. David Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bdt13 Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Of course not an airplane, but shot this Chinook in El Paso right before a dust storm/thunderstorm. Loved how faded and dirty it was. David Nice photos! Amazing how patchy CARC Helo Olive Drab can get. Almost as bad as Navy TPS. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
erik_g Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Some dirty, faded and weathered aicraft.. (All photos taken by me in case anyone wants to know) A veteran aircraft, but it looked this bad when it was in regular service. They looked exactly the same when I was doing work practice on them 25 years ago At least they have touched up the area around where the ladder is attached. This area gets very chipped. The newer olive green contrasts to the older, more faded paint. An example of pre-/postshade in the real world. "Can someone tell me the exact colour used on the underside of the Polish Tu-22s?" Not only does the aircraft have slightly different colours (one os more green, the other is more blue), the underside is a patchwork of different shades. The Transall belonging to Patrouille de France did not have quite the same immaculate paintwork as the Alpha Jets. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flankerman Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 A bit overdone on the panel lines, I think???? (C-130 'Glider' - taken by me from our taxying KLM 777 at Lima, Peru.) More of my pics from the small museum at Las Palmas AFB plus Lima and Cusco airports here Ken Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TomCooper Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Couldn't find any examples right away, but for my taste, nothing beats USN's A-6Es, A-7Es, and F-14s of the 1980s in this regards. When painted in tactical paint scheme, and then weathered by few months on the high sea, some corrosion, some sanding and re-spraying... ooooooh.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Finn Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 Ex-Libyan MiG-23s in Syria: Jari Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 Couldn't find any examples right away, but for my taste, nothing beats USN's A-6Es, A-7Es, and F-14s of the 1980s in this regards. When painted in tactical paint scheme, and then weathered by few months on the high sea, some corrosion, some sanding and re-spraying... ooooooh.... I took this at an airshow several years ago. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Thommo Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 (edited) Apologies for posting this again.....but it is my most weathered modelling effort....apart from the Kittyhawk diorama Edited December 3, 2015 by Thommo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Finn Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Just needs a coat of fresh paint is all: Jari Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SERNAK Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Does anyone know the dimensions of the aircraft's supporters? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ziggyfoos Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 (edited) Does anyone know the dimensions of the aircraft's supporters? If you have an F-104 kit fuselage handy those H cross section stands should be relatively easy to approximate their dimensions since luckily they're visible at various angles between the one in the front and right side. I've looked at hundreds of photos of Marine Vietnam A-4s and A-6s in Vietnam and their aircraft looked relatively clean with the exception of some wear/tear, flaking, and staining. Hans Vogelpohl provided many fantastic photos when he was with VMA-311 in 1969-70, these were by far the dingiest looking Marine aircraft I've seen in that time (I know the Marine F-8s also looked very beat). Not intentionally trying to plug AOA in the thread here, just sharing one of Hans's photos of a very dirty A-4 that was used as a cover image: Edited December 7, 2015 by ziggyfoos Quote Link to post Share on other sites
beingthehero Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 The paint on Russia's MiG-29SMTs seem to already be chipping and fading away: http://russianplanes.net/id175870 http://russianplanes.net/id174961 The paint on their active duty 9-12s are in pretty rough shape: http://russianplanes.net/id166747 They've been repainting them lately: http://russianplanes.net/id178309 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TomCooper Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 I took this at an airshow several years ago.Oooh... ;-) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rich in name only Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 F-104: I'm pretty wide around the middle, myself, and about 6' tall. Actually, are you aware of the F-104 web site? Has "supporters" all over the world. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SERNAK Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 Has "supporters" all over the world. :blink: Yeap! It happens even to the best of us!!! I meant to write "stands" and instead I wrote "supporters"! @Ziggyfoos: Cheers lad! I'll follow your advice. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andre Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 Two of my favorite operational aircraft (c'mon, decommissioned ones do not count! ;) ): - CF-188 - Vietnam RF-4C 65-905 Tumbleweed Cheers, Andre Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ST0RM Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 Active KC-135R on the line at Altus. -Jeff Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EagleAviation Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 338 FS F-4E AUP and 348 FS, Hellenic Air Force. Andravida, November 2015. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jinxx1 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Helos work for a living: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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