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So I pulled out my references and went over the kit's marking scheme for the RCAF option and it is pretty messed up. The kit marking option for the Canadian bird is the RCAF +3 ERA with flash scheme, but they state that the IR Ball is included, plus the paint calls out 16440 grey on top, and white for the underside. This is of course wrong, as the scheme should be natural metal. There is the option of not including the IR sensor, but just paint it NMF.

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18 hours ago, dogsbody said:

From the Alberta Aviation Museum in Edmonton.

 

Chris

 

 

 

 

 

One can't use either of those Voodoos for accurate colour/markings research. 

 

101060 was repainted in the mid/late 90's by SPAR Aviation Services to mount on the pole in front of the museum. The general colour was matched by sample and is very close but not perfect. The major markings and warning information were applied but it's missing the majority of it's servicing stencils. How do I know? I was involved with this repaint when I was employed at SPAR and volunteering at the museum.

 

17425 is actually 101032 (second batch) which was modified to look like a first batch CF-101 by removing the IR sensor ball and fairing it over and painted over all aluminum lacquer. The serial number, 17425, is fictitious and is a tribute to 425 squadron. The first batch CF-101's were natural metal with a small area of aluminum lacquer on the lower fuselage that ran from the nose gear doors to the forward edge of the engine bay access doors. 

 

Cheers,

 

John

 

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18 hours ago, CF104 said:

 

 

One can't use either of those Voodoos for accurate colour/markings research. 

 

101060 was repainted in the mid/late 90's by SPAR Aviation Services to mount on the pole in front of the museum. The general colour was matched by sample and is very close but not perfect. The major markings and warning information were applied but it's missing the majority of it's servicing stencils. How do I know? I was involved with this repaint when I was employed at SPAR and volunteering at the museum.

 

17425 is actually 101032 (second batch) which was modified to look like a first batch CF-101 by removing the IR sensor ball and fairing it over and painted over all aluminum lacquer. The serial number, 17425, is fictitious and is a tribute to 425 squadron. The first batch CF-101's were natural metal with a small area of aluminum lacquer on the lower fuselage that ran from the nose gear doors to the forward edge of the engine bay access doors. 

 

Cheers,

 

John

 

John,

 

Thanks for that,

 

Marc.

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