GreyGhost Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Boeing) -Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 Some AV-8 coverage... (All phones US Navy) -Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FlyAndFight Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 Those are some fantastic photos! Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spook498 Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 Has anyone seen the latest VFA-154 cruise video from 2021? Well worth the 30 minutes to watch it. On YT. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 (edited) This one ... Enjoy... -Gregg Edited September 30, 2021 by GreyGhost Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DeltaV Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 Hi, first post here, and question regarding all the F-35 photos. I've got an Academy 1/72 F-35A, already painted FS36170 with MRP lacquer, but what is the current consensus regarding the radome, canopy frame, and leading/trailing edge colors? I know the RAM tape is all FS36170 now, but what about the rest of the stuff? Pretty sure that all used to be Medium Gray like the RAM tape, but now I look at 3 recent photos, and come to 3 different conclusions. In one, the canopy frame and radome still look lighter than the body. In another, they're virtually the same color. Then there were some where they actually looked darker than the fuselage. So should I paint those parts medium gray? Leave the whole thing one solid block of FS36170? Maybe use a blend of a lighter gray and FS36170 to make them look like weathered shade of the main fuselage? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 (All photos US Navy) -Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 First Block III Super Hornet delivery. (All photos US Navy) -Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 (All photos US Navy) -Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 (All photos US Navy) -Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Collin Posted October 4, 2021 Author Share Posted October 4, 2021 No gun on the Zulu…interesting. Collin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 Yeah ... Kind of a toothless ... well.., Cobra ..! -Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ElectroSoldier Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 This thread seems to have become a photo sharing opportunity rather than somewhere to share interesting photos of weathered aircraft. The last lot by GreyGhost. As interesting as they are none of them are interesting in this particular thread. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 In the last group of photos I posted I chose the Cobra because of the exhaust staining and grime on the rear of it. The two shots of the Rhinos coming aboard the boat I chose to post due to the way they showed the carrier deck. The Harrier shot I posted mostly because how relatively clean it looked. On this page above, I posted a factory fresh Block III with a photo of a rhino that's been at sea for a few months to show the contrast ... If you have a problem with the thread, don't look, if you don't feel it can help you ... don't look, simple as that ... If anyone else feels the same as you do, post here and let me know, I'll stop ... -Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FlyAndFight Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 Thank you for posting, Gregg. You're the one keeping this thread alive and I, for one, appreciate your pics. Keep 'em coming! P.S. The carrier photos, in particular the ones showing deck are fantastic references for modern carrier modelers. I've been saving just about all of them for reference. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ElectroSoldier Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 6 hours ago, GreyGhost said: In the last group of photos I posted I chose the Cobra because of the exhaust staining and grime on the rear of it. The two shots of the Rhinos coming aboard the boat I chose to post due to the way they showed the carrier deck. The Harrier shot I posted mostly because how relatively clean it looked. On this page above, I posted a factory fresh Block III with a photo of a rhino that's been at sea for a few months to show the contrast ... If you have a problem with the thread, don't look, if you don't feel it can help you ... don't look, simple as that ... If anyone else feels the same as you do, post here and let me know, I'll stop ... -Gregg I dont have a problem with the thread. I like it thats why Im here. Thats why I dont want to see it watered down with photos which are run of the mill Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 (edited) 11 hours ago, ElectroSoldier said: I dont have a problem with the thread. I like it thats why Im here. Thats why I dont want to see it watered down with photos which are run of the mill What may be your "run of the mill" might be someone else's "ah-ha" piece of information... I don't repost every photo from the navy site just for the sake of it, I try to select pictures that show a detail or more that is not always seen... Sometimes its just the dirt and grime or shoe scuffs on the wings, etc ... Other photos, it's the environment, the crew, etc ... Just look at the way the AESA radar seems to affect the radome coating on the Super Hornets, they seem to darken the radome and there's a fairly clear demarcation line yet I haven't seen any modeler depict that yet ... -Gregg P.S. Thank You FlyandFlight, I meant to mention your kind acknowledgment earlier... Edited October 5, 2021 by GreyGhost Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stalal Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 18 hours ago, GreyGhost said: In the last group of photos I posted I chose the Cobra because of the exhaust staining and grime on the rear of it. The two shots of the Rhinos coming aboard the boat I chose to post due to the way they showed the carrier deck. The Harrier shot I posted mostly because how relatively clean it looked. On this page above, I posted a factory fresh Block III with a photo of a rhino that's been at sea for a few months to show the contrast ... If you have a problem with the thread, don't look, if you don't feel it can help you ... don't look, simple as that ... If anyone else feels the same as you do, post here and let me know, I'll stop ... -Gregg Great posts Gregg. Keep going. Please dont stop. These are fantastic photos. I thought Harriers were retired. Is US Marines still flying them? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 Thanks Stalal, yes the Marines still have a few Harrier squadrons left. That Blacksheep photo above was just from last week !. -Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 (All photos US Navy) -Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sarathi S. Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 10 hours ago, stalal said: Great posts Gregg. Keep going. Please dont stop. These are fantastic photos. I thought Harriers were retired. Is US Marines still flying them? Harriers are still quite a ways from being retired from USMC service, current estimate is sundown in 2026 or 2027 last I heard. That gun-less Zulu is interesting, must be on a functional check flight or something of the sort. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 (All photos US Navy) -Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
11bee Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 Got a personal tour of Oceana a while ago. Thought these shots would be of interest to show some extremes of weathering. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
11bee Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 Whilst on the subject of Navy aircraft weathering, I came across this PBY at the truly awesome Military Aviation Museum in VA. It had just flown the week before so you can get some idea how gnarly those old radial engine aircraft got. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 Great shots 11bee ..! That PBY looks like a speckled egg ..! -Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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