Crazy Color Schemes

Tataki Sila-Jing

Member since
April 2003
From: Red Wing, MN

Crazy Color Schemes

Posted by Tataki Sila-Jing on Monday, April 14, 2003 11:01 PM

Hi all I'm just starting my modeling addiction and I was wondering if anybody had foresaken perfect replication and given their aircraft "Out there" color schemes. I don't mean bright neon or sparkle paint (although that would be cool). I mean a paint job that is realistic but not in the real world.
Example: I am putting together Hasegawa's F-20 model and I decided to paint it the colors of the MiG 28s (F-5s) on top Gun. It could be the MiG 28B back to take vengence on Maverick!
Anyway I also have the X-29 model which I want to arm and make into a fighter but I have no good Ideas for the color scheme. Any help would be cool and I would like to see or read about some out of the ordinary kits.

Thanks TSJ

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BlackWolf3945

Member since
December 2002
From: Pominville, NY

Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Monday, April 14, 2003 11:14 PM

There's one I'm going to do someday. It's an F/A-18 aggressor in a scheme with a standard pattern (blue-on-blue scheme) but non-standard colors (purples).

I'm a Tiger Meet freak and I've always wanted to do an F-104 in a Zebra scheme.

Come to think of it, I have done a model with a freaky Zebra-Tiger scheme already. It's a 48th Nichimo Ki-43 Oscar that I put in Royal Thai AF markings, but applied a bit of my creative license to the standard scheme. (ie; I screwed up and it was all good in the end!)

There's a post somewhere in the Aircraft Forum called Ki-43 Oscar (Built-Up), I believe. I posted a photo of this model there, if anyone's interested in digging a bit to take a look.

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BlackWolf3945

Member since
December 2002
From: Pominville, NY

Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Monday, April 14, 2003 11:18 PM

Okay, I did the digging. Here's the link:

http://www.finescale.com/fsm/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1431

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JGUIGNARD

Member since
March 2003
From: USA

Posted by JGUIGNARD on Monday, April 14, 2003 11:23 PM

My favorite "crazy" color scheme was applied to 63rd FS P-47M's -- two-toned blue "camouflage" on upper surfaces ! In addition, there was the red cowl front ( 56th FG ID ), natural metal squadron code letters, and rudder and serial in a different shade of blue from the "camouflage" colors.
Second place goes to the 61st FS, with their P-47M's having black topsides, red cowl front, squadron ID letters. serial number, and rudder.

Jim

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naplak

Member since
December 2002
From: USA

Posted by naplak on Monday, April 14, 2003 11:34 PM

HEY! I even wrote an articel about this back last Fall... Called "Accuracy vs. Precision".http://www.naplak.com/modeling/articles/naplak's_corner.htm

I am going to paint my Saab Grippen as a sort of Anniversary plane... maybe the 500th plane... with the colors of the Swedish flag... all made up...

www.naplak.com/modeling ... a free site for modelers www.scalehobby.com/forum/index.php ... a nice Modeling Forum

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JGUIGNARD

Member since
March 2003
From: USA

Posted by JGUIGNARD on Monday, April 14, 2003 11:37 PM

OOPS ! You were talking about schemes from the imagination. Well, I once did a Monogram P-47 bubbletop that was all natural metal, with dark green/azure blue "camouflage" on the tops of the wings, horizontal tail surfaces, and just the very top of the fuselage ( actually the normal anti-glare area ). This was set off with the front of the cowl being red, and my own initials as the code letters ( RAF wing commanders and a couple of USAAF group commanders did this ).

I saw in a Koku-fan magazine years and years ago a Japanese Zero done up in Luftwaffe markings and desert camo scheme. Looked pretty neat. I think I remember in the same issue a Me-109E done up in Japanese markings.

Jim

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naplak

Member since
December 2002
From: USA

Posted by naplak on Monday, April 14, 2003 11:53 PM

Oh yes... and I have a Northrup YF-23 I am going to paint like an old time racing plane fresh from the Nevada Air Races.

www.naplak.com/modeling ... a free site for modelers www.scalehobby.com/forum/index.php ... a nice Modeling Forum

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berny13

Member since
February 2003
From: Panama City, Florida, Hurricane Alley

Posted by berny13 on Tuesday, April 15, 2003 10:33 AM

I did a F-20 three tone blue as the Navy Agressor acft. Looked real good when finished. Parked it right next to a Navy F-5 and A-4.

Berny

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upnorth

Member since
December 2002
From: Canada / Czech Republic

Posted by upnorth on Tuesday, April 15, 2003 11:31 AM

I once did Hasegawa's 1/72 F-8E Crusader up in a 4 tone (three green and a grey) wrap around splinter pattern sort of a variation on the 1980's USAF European "Lizard" schemes and scrounged up some spare modern Luftwaffe markings for it.

It got busted up in a move before I could get a decent picture of it.

I also tried (underline heavily "TRIED") to do Monogram's 1/72 EF-111 up in a Thunderbirds team paint job. A non success there.

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JGUIGNARD

Member since
March 2003
From: USA

Posted by JGUIGNARD on Tuesday, April 15, 2003 4:57 PM

Another "what if" that I have thought about doing is an F4U Corsair in Army Air Force markings. I think I remember reading somewhere that for a brief period of time the Army was considering adopting the Corsair. I think the Corsair would look pretty cool either in OD/Gray or natural metal, with some of the more colorful AAF unit schemes. I did see a photo of a silver F4U-1A or -1D that had been built up from wrecks by some Marine mechanics. I cannot remember if it was natural aluminum, or painted silver. It also had a dark anti-glare panel in front of the windshield.

Jim Clown [:o)]

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Tataki Sila-Jing

Member since
April 2003
From: Red Wing, MN

Posted by Tataki Sila-Jing on Tuesday, April 15, 2003 8:25 PM

Wow I need to see some of these.
I also thought doing WWII planes of opposite markings would be cool (ie. Me109 painted like a P51D)
The old X-29 might get the Iron Eagle f-16 paint job, camo on top with a blue belly. How come we needed all these planes to invade Iraq. Two F-16s would have done the job, so long as you have the Hades bomb. :-)

Great Oscar blackwolfscd
Great article Naplak (going to the site now)
I had wanted to do my first diorama on the GWII air battles but Iraq's air force were much too smart this time around.
Now I think I might do an Iranian Tomcat. Anybody now of some good pics?

TSJ

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BlackWolf3945

Member since
December 2002
From: Pominville, NY

Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Tuesday, April 15, 2003 9:41 PM

Tataki Sila-Jing,

Thanks for the kind words on the Oscar, had alotta fun with that one.

OOOOOH! You wanna do an Ali-Cat? I've got several shots of Iranian Toms, I'll just have to scan them.

My buddy did an X-29 painted in an aggressor scheme. Came out lookin' pretty sweet, I'll have to get a picture to post. Eagle334, where are you?

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, April 16, 2003 8:23 AM

Heh.. Did plenty of those.. Spitfires in gloss chocolate brown/flat leaf green in a splinterish-psychedelic swirl kinda pattern with a fingerprint mottle..

I believe I was 11 at the time and just discovered painting my models.

I was 5 when I discovered they couldn't (properly) fly. Oh the memories of matchbox models! Melted the tail of an A10 with glue once. By accident of course..

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upnorth

Member since
December 2002
From: Canada / Czech Republic

Posted by upnorth on Wednesday, April 16, 2003 9:41 AM

On the matter of X-29 schemes, I remember I was at a show back in the 80s, not long after the Hasegawa X-29 hit the Market and someone had done one up in a three gray job that fell somewhere in between a splinter scheme and one of those experimental Ferris schemes the Navy was testing out for a while. Looked like the plane was born to wear that scheme and if I recall correctly. it also had a false canopy painted on the underside.

Wish I'd thought of that.

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wildwilliam

Member since
December 2009
From: West Grove, PA

Posted by wildwilliam on Wednesday, April 16, 2003 1:27 PM

for some interesting schemes, check out:
http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com

pick 'Group Builds' off the menu bar under the ARC banner (on top). then select 'group build 5' "Inaccurate Paint Scheme"
the P-51 and 109 are quite interesting.

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JGUIGNARD

Member since
March 2003
From: USA

Posted by JGUIGNARD on Wednesday, April 16, 2003 2:12 PM

Wildwilliam:

I checked out that site - thanks for posting the link ! That P-51 looked like a photgraphic negative. I thought Capt. van Overvest's P-40N was pretty interesting too. The Dutch did fly P-40N's, but they did not look like that !

Jim

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Tataki Sila-Jing

Member since
April 2003
From: Red Wing, MN

Posted by Tataki Sila-Jing on Wednesday, April 16, 2003 5:15 PM

that is a great site and exactly what I was talking about.
The P51 is super cool and the stories behind the su-19 and american 109s are an excelent example of what could have been. Ain't history great.

Geek-boy TSJ

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Keyworth

Member since
January 2003
From: NE Georgia

Posted by Keyworth on Wednesday, April 16, 2003 10:44 PM

I built a B-29 once in the old experimental black and white dazzle pattern from around 2943. It raised a few eyebrows. I turned around and built the old Monogram M-3 Lee tank in the same pattern. It was different! - Ed

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docipaul

Member since
March 2003
From: United Kingdom

Posted by docipaul on Thursday, April 17, 2003 1:41 AM

have you seen the picture of B-29 in polka dot scheme? i dont know if they are crazy or just having a bad day.

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docipaul

Member since
March 2003
From: United Kingdom

Posted by docipaul on Thursday, April 17, 2003 8:00 PM

about the b-29 with polka dots,is that a new como pattern in wwII or they just having fun with their poor planes...

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docipaul

Member since
March 2003
From: United Kingdom

Posted by docipaul on Thursday, April 17, 2003 8:04 PM

i saw a picture of another B-29 which has a painting of another B-29 on it's side.one of the many decieving scheme of WWII.

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docipaul

Member since
March 2003
From: United Kingdom

Posted by docipaul on Thursday, April 17, 2003 8:06 PM

have you seen a hunter with a sunburst nose and black night with stars tail?

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Keyworth

Member since
January 2003
From: NE Georgia

Posted by Keyworth on Thursday, April 17, 2003 9:36 PM

There was a Stateside B-17 with a similar paint job. Hmmmm. Sounds like a new project. Where's my stack of Freeman books.........................? - Ed

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