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Iranian F14 color question
Posted by plasticjunkie on Wednesday, April 28, 2021 2:32 PM

Wassup with the funky psychedelic color on the nose on these Iranian cats?

 

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Posted by gregbale on Wednesday, April 28, 2021 2:38 PM

It looks like the anti-static outer coating is wearing away to expose the substrate.

Poor maintenance...or perhaps no availability of repair materials, given all the sanctions in place.

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Posted by plasticjunkie on Wednesday, April 28, 2021 3:40 PM

gregbale

It looks like the anti-static outer coating is wearing away to expose the substrate.

Poor maintenance...or perhaps no availability of repair materials, given all the sanctions in place.

 

Sounds logical. Interesting how the paint wore on the white color but the grey is ok.

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Posted by gregbale on Wednesday, April 28, 2021 3:59 PM

plasticjunkie
Sounds logical. Interesting how the paint wore on the white color but the grey is ok.

Looks like the fuselages may have been repainted (or at least touched up). My guess is the special radome coating is harder to find.

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Posted by plasticjunkie on Wednesday, April 28, 2021 4:09 PM

gregbale

 

 
plasticjunkie
Sounds logical. Interesting how the paint wore on the white color but the grey is ok.

 

Looks like the fuselages may have been repainted (or at least touched up). My guess is the special radome coating is harder to find.

 

Yes

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Posted by stikpusher on Wednesday, April 28, 2021 5:48 PM

The airframes have definitely been repainted. They were delivered to the IIAF in the "Asia Minor" scheme of tan, brown, and green over light gray. I presume the desert climate and flight usage have worn the tan paint off of the radome fiberglass. 

 

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Posted by tempestjohnny on Thursday, April 29, 2021 4:47 AM

When I think of Iranian Tomcats I always think of the desert camouflage

 

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Posted by plasticjunkie on Thursday, April 29, 2021 6:19 AM

tempestjohnny

When I think of Iranian Tomcats I always think of the desert camouflage

 

Yes me too but that blue and grey scheme looks very cool.

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Posted by Straycat1911 on Thursday, April 29, 2021 8:48 AM

plasticjunkie

 

 
tempestjohnny

When I think of Iranian Tomcats I always think of the desert camouflage

 

 

 

Yes me too but that blue and grey scheme looks very cool.

 

For a really cool scheme, check out "Iranian P-3 Orion" 

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Posted by plasticjunkie on Thursday, April 29, 2021 9:04 AM

Straycat1911

 

 
plasticjunkie

 

 
tempestjohnny

When I think of Iranian Tomcats I always think of the desert camouflage

 

 

 

Yes me too but that blue and grey scheme looks very cool.

 

 

 

For a really cool scheme, check out "Iranian P-3 Orion" 

 

 

I just did. Indeed a very cool and unique looking scheme!

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