Rob de Bie Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 I'm slowly working on a pylon for the F-84F, that was used only for the Mark 7 atomic weapon. Here's a picture: Some time ago I found a photo on Ebay that shows this pylon's stencils, and a fellow modeler was kind enough to buy and scan the photo. I can read all stencils, except the following: 1. the last one or two word(s), INSTALL ALL ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS WITH XXXXXXXX 2. the rearmost one that's in the shadow of the wing. Maybe someone know a Photoshop trick to make that readable? Thanks in advance for any help! Rob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John Tapsell Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 Just a thought - would similar pylons for the Mk 7 on other aircraft have similar or the same stencilling? I'm just thinking about whether you might be able to find clearer images of the stencilling by spreading your search parameters away from only the F-84 version of the pylon? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Brown Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 (edited) The last bit looks like it might be “FWD”. Ben Edited April 29, 2021 by Ben Brown Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eraucubsfan Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 Maybe this guy can help. https://www.tailormadedecals.com/lng/en/decals/jets/f-84f-thunderstreak/15/usaf/f-84f-uasf-maintenance-stencils-water-slide-decals.html Looks like he did maintenance decals for RC versions. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GW8345 Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 INSTALL ALL ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS WITH KEYWAY FWD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rob de Bie Posted April 29, 2021 Author Share Posted April 29, 2021 29 minutes ago, GW8345 said: INSTALL ALL ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS WITH KEYWAY FWD Excellent, that must be it! Many thanks! Rob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rob de Bie Posted April 29, 2021 Author Share Posted April 29, 2021 1 hour ago, John Tapsell said: Just a thought - would similar pylons for the Mk 7 on other aircraft have similar or the same stencilling? I'm just thinking about whether you might be able to find clearer images of the stencilling by spreading your search parameters away from only the F-84 version of the pylon? That's a great idea indeed! But I must admit that I only know the F-84F pylon for the Mark 7. I have no idea whether a special pylon was used too on aircraft like the A-4, F-100 and F-101. Rob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rob de Bie Posted April 29, 2021 Author Share Posted April 29, 2021 41 minutes ago, eraucubsfan said: Maybe this guy can help. https://www.tailormadedecals.com/lng/en/decals/jets/f-84f-thunderstreak/15/usaf/f-84f-uasf-maintenance-stencils-water-slide-decals.html Looks like he did maintenance decals for RC versions. That's a great set indeed, for a Belgian Streak. But as far as I can see, it does not cover the Mark 7 pylon. Rob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rob de Bie Posted April 29, 2021 Author Share Posted April 29, 2021 2 hours ago, Ben Brown said: The last bit looks like it might be “FWD”. Ben Thanks! Rob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rob de Bie Posted April 29, 2021 Author Share Posted April 29, 2021 That leaves the second set of stencils. Does anyone know a Photoshop trick to make this sort-of readable? Rob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Slartibartfast Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 I have seen people invert the pixel value to nice effect. That is, make the light areas dark and the dark areas light. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crackerjazz Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 That's a real puzzle. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 8 hours ago, GW8345 said: INSTALL ALL ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS WITH KEYWAY FWD I was gonna say DUCT TAPE Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rob de Bie Posted April 30, 2021 Author Share Posted April 30, 2021 14 hours ago, crackerjazz said: That's a real puzzle. Thanks for trying! But that obviously not going to work. I give up.. Rob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rob de Bie Posted April 30, 2021 Author Share Posted April 30, 2021 11 hours ago, habu2 said: I was gonna say DUCT TAPE 🙂 Rob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crackerjazz Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 (edited) I think i got it.. Pat Sajak will be proud.. NO LAUGH PLS CANOPY AND PLS ACTIVATE IN SAINT BERNARD DOG I give up, too, Rob, but I do hope you find a better photo of this section. Edited May 1, 2021 by crackerjazz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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