USAF F-100D paint

Hey SeaSick, thats one great looking Hun. She'll look great with decals. I'm building their C now for the Vietnam GB and have had a heck of a time researching C model 100s. Most pics and info is for the Ds and Fs. Also been fighting with an Aires cockpit, nuff said bout that!

Here is my F-100C.THis was just ahead of the decals being put on, hence the high gloss.

The late Dave Menard was a collector to triple digit aircraft and the Hun. I expect that he would have loved to meet your uncle.

Grant

Thanks John. Good tips. My uncle worked on these at Phu Cat, V-Nam, which is the person I am going to attempt this model for. He has said as long as I can recall he would like a replica of "Triple Nickel".

His planes tail number was 555. Thanks again.

Many photos show the bottom as 'almost' white; you can probably mix a ratio of 95% white to 5% light grey. Having worked on the real jet the suggested ratio should work . Don't forget to dirty up the bottom where the aft section starts w/ oil streaks.

F -100 John

The paint burned off because of the high temperature of the engine. Jets are a lot hotter than turbo-fans.

Thoroughly research, study, Google 'F-100 images to see exactly how the aft section is painted & note the weathering due to the heat on the titanium skin of the aft section. Even though the metal is titanium, avoid using titanium paint.

The various color photos show many variations.Good luck!!!

F -100 John

Thanks for the replies and info!

I've botched a F-100C recently. I found that painting diagram above and colored it in with Photoshop:

Its not the exact colors but it's a good guide.

Thanks, Stik. Picked up the greens and tan today. Couldn't find the gray. Guess I'll have to order it from somewhere. Thanks again.

Here is the pattern from the T.O. for the F-100

It is a very light gray and appears to be white in photos.

Correct. FS# 36622 (aka Camouflage Gray) is a very light gray, almost, off white in color.

Just to make sure, it is light grey and not white for the bottom??

Theuns

Hey Stik, thanx cool info for my trumpy Thud  ;-)

Theuns

Dark Green 34079, Medium Green 34102, Tan 30219, Light Gray 36622. Standard SEA Camouflage colors.