Raptor.777 Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Has any one come up with a good color combo for the thermal imaging seeker head on a AGM65 Maverick. Seen lots of pics and videos but can't seem to come up with a good solution Thanks Jeff Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BillS Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 The best description I can offer is a transparent light tannish-gray tint. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Raptor.777 Posted January 21 Author Share Posted January 21 I tried flesh color on the backside of the clear plastic head with flat finish on the outside. Looks more brown. Thanks for the reply Jeff Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tomthegrom Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 Mix clear blue and clear orange. Gives a golden brown color. I tinted an su27 forward windscreen with it and I reckon it looks like a maverick seeker head color also. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guard Hog Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 (edited) It's been a while since I painted one, but I always started with yellow then mixed in red and brown. For what it's worth, I recommend forgetting about making it clear/translucent -- paint it then gloss coat it. The seekers, even straight out of the casket, are opaque and you're hard-pressed to see any of the internal components even when standing right in front of it. Most seekers are the color you mentioned, but every once in a while you get a D/G with the reflective aviators-type lens. Same missile... don't know the reason for the lens looking so different. The first two pics are AGM-65D's, the last an AGM-65G. Hope this helps! Edited January 21 by Guard Hog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guard Hog Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 And here's a model I built years ago showing to IIR Mavs painted that way. They're a tad bit yellow -- should have mixed a bit more toward orange. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Raptor.777 Posted January 21 Author Share Posted January 21 57 minutes ago, Guard Hog said: It's been a while since I painted one, but I always started with yellow then mixed in red and brown. For what it's worth, I recommend forgetting about making it clear/translucent -- paint it then gloss coat it. The seekers, even straight out of the casket, are opaque and you're hard-pressed to see any of the internal components even when standing right in front of it. Most seekers are the color you mentioned, but every once in a while you get a D/G with the reflective aviators-type lens. Same missile... don't know the reason for the lens looking so different. The first two pics are AGM-65D's, the last an AGM-65G. Hope this helps! Do you know why they are painted different colors like half OD green and other half grey then one all grey? Looks like middle one is either a optically guided or laser guided maverick but not sure. Thank you for the pics Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Raptor.777 Posted January 21 Author Share Posted January 21 15 hours ago, tomthegrom said: Mix clear blue and clear orange. Gives a golden brown color. I tinted an su27 forward windscreen with it and I reckon it looks like a maverick seeker head color also. This is the best match yet. Thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guard Hog Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 33 minutes ago, Raptor.777 said: Do you know why they are painted different colors like half OD green and other half grey then one all grey? Looks like middle one is either a optically guided or laser guided maverick but not sure. Thank you for the pics Nope, it's a D-model. The EO's (B/K/H) and Laser (E/L) are perfectly clear. Generally, the Maverick is broken down into the guidance section (front), warhead (middle), and motor (back). Over the course of a missile's life, sections may be swapped and replaced, creating those varieties. I'm guessing that original contracts dictated acceptable colors, hence the shades of green, brown, and gray. Here's an AGM-65B with it's original warhead and motor (gloss white) with a seeker that at some point underwent some level of maintenance and was repainted gray. The "SCENE MAG" stencil denotes an AGM-65B and quickly differentiates it from a H/K. An AGM-65B that was repainted seemingly with a rattle can -- looks awesome! And the classic AGM-65B in its 1980's gloss white awesomeness! Three -B's An AGM-65D with different colors. Another -65D, with the clearest seeker lens I've seen -- you can just make out some internal components. All green -D And an AGM-65G. I realize your question pertains to IIR Mavericks but I'm sharing these pics to highlight the many different looks of the missile bodies. I've never seen a white IIR Maverick, and all Laser Mavs have been gray and say "LASER" on the guidance section. Hope these help! - Tom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Raptor.777 Posted January 21 Author Share Posted January 21 Wasn't the scene mag a magnification upgrade to see twice the distance? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guard Hog Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 (edited) Yeah, I want to say it was 2.5x. And technically, it was magnification of the video picture; the clarity and ability to see farther wasn't improved. Might sound like semantics but there is a difference in this context. Edited January 21 by Guard Hog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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