US Navy Vietnam War Camouflage 1955-1971
article US Navy Vietnam War Camouflage 1955-1971 From the mid-1950s, the US Navy adopted a much lighter two-tone gray camo for its carrier aircraft that would be one of the longest lasting schemes ever used…
article US Navy Vietnam War Camouflage 1955-1971 From the mid-1950s, the US Navy adopted a much lighter two-tone gray camo for its carrier aircraft that would be one of the longest lasting schemes ever used…
article USAAF painted with RAF camouflage patterns Upon the entry of the US into World War II, many USAAF aircraft were painted in approximations of RAF camouflage schemes. These included equivalents to the Temperate Land…
article Soviet cockpit colors This article was a complete mess.. Lots of different aircraft models in different production years and poor photography. It was difficult to get the true color scheme right on the cockpits.…
article Stressed Skin Technique Reproducing the stressed skin effect in scale aircraft modelsTo make aircraft lighter, manufacturers use the lightest possible materials, tailored to specific applications. The skin of an aircraft is often very thin…
article IAF Israeli Air Force Camouflage After the Six-Day War, the Israeli Air Force introduced a new camouflage scheme consisting of an upper surface pattern of FS 30219 Dark Tan, FS 33531 Sand and FS…
article Skunk Works ,Stealth Camouflage 1965-Present Lockheed’s Advanced Development Programs (ADP), better known as Skunk Works, is the company’s secretive R&D unit in charge of developing highly classified advanced aircraft designs. It has been a…
article RAF / FAA Fleet Air Arm Camouflage 1941-1945 The FAA struggled to produce carrier-based aircraft of equivalent quality to that of the other two main carrier powers, the US and Ja pan. Consequently, it…
article U.S.Aircraft Marking Aircraft of the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps have carried distinguishing markings almost from the beginning of naval aviation. The earliest being the aircraft building number, preceded by a block letter…
article Asia Minor Camouflage Scheme (1971–1982) — History, FS Paint Colors & Scale Modeling Guide The Asia Minor camouflage scheme was developed to provide United States military aircraft with a more suitable finish for operations…
Explore the history of USAF gray camouflage, from Hill Gray I and II to HAVE GLASS. This scale modeling guide covers FS color references, MRP paints, metallic undercoats and special-effect varnishes for realistic F-4 Phantom II, F-16 Fighting Falcon and A-7 Corsair II finishes.
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