Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 (edited) Was the overall red-orange used on the AIM-4A the same as that used on the rear half of the AIM-4D, or was it more pure red on the D? Edited March 30, 2016 by Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mrvark Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 Good luck on this one! The Falcon red-orange color is a great source of speculation. Would love to find a definitive answer someday. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy Posted March 12, 2016 Author Share Posted March 12, 2016 Well, Finn said the color name on the can when he painted them was "Sunset Orange." Sounds like the journey I went on before determining there was one main color for the General Lee.... Just wasn't sure if it was the same shade for both types. With my luck I'd assume "yes", paint them that way, and then a year after completion discover they changed the color slightly when they went to white forward assemblies on the later models.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
boom175 Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 (edited) Well here's a photo of a AIM-4 I have in my basement. Edited March 13, 2016 by boom175 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy Posted March 13, 2016 Author Share Posted March 13, 2016 Perfect, thanks! Thinking I'll use MM Chevy Engine Red on them. Heck, doesn't everyone have a missile or two in their basements? :lol: Thank you! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Litvyak Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 How does one obtain an AIM-4? :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
airmechaja Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 How does one obtain an AIM-4? :D/> Friendly neighborhood Arms Dealer! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deke Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Well here's a photo of a AIM-4 I have in my basement. You can see the difference between the red stenciling on the white fuze strips (presumably insignia red) versus the color on the missile body. Deke Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Finn Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 (edited) Friendly neighborhood Arms Dealer! :rolleyes:/>/> I saw on one of those Storage Wars type shows where they were getting something appraised at a store and in the background was a blue full scale AGM-12C Bullpup so it shouldn't be hard to find a 'toy' if you look hard enough. edit:here is the nose of one on ebay: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/231694331762?rmvSB=true Jari Edited March 15, 2016 by Finn Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bigasshammm Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Almost looks like a SAR red. You can find missile bodies at pawn shops and junkyards and other antique stores occasionally. Friend of mine has a HVAR rocket hanging in his house. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy Posted March 30, 2016 Author Share Posted March 30, 2016 (edited) Well, here's the result, from the 1/72 Meng F-102 kit; used MM Chevy Engine Red for the bodies, and I'm very pleased with the result. Everything except the red-orange body color, white forward body color and black seeker heads was done with scavenged decals. Yellow and brown bands from the Hasegawa weapons set for AIM-7's. Even the white fin edges were from parts of white AF tail letters cut to 5.5 mm strips. White placards were more pieces of AF tail lettering cut, then generic stenciling from an F-4 sheet cut to size and laid over the white background. Took more hours than I want to admit, but I love the result. Edited March 30, 2016 by Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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