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Title: Pyro's French flyers
Post by: pyro-manic on August 30, 2010, 12:20:34 PM
Ok, I have three builds on the go for France so far:

Vultee Vengeance dive bomber in service in Indo-China. (Special Hobby kit)
F-86F Sabre - in Suez stripes in place of the Thunderjet. (Hobby Boss kit)
F-16 Fighting Falcon - the Mirage F1 fails (prototype crashes, killing some important government and industry figures). (Italeri kit)

Pictures up soon if I can.
Title: Re: Pyro's French flyers
Post by: oliv30330 on August 31, 2010, 12:40:51 AM
Quote from: pyro-manic on August 30, 2010, 12:20:34 PM
Ok, I have three builds on the go for France so far:

Vultee Vengeance dive bomber in service in Indo-China. (Special Hobby kit)
F-86F Sabre - in Suez stripes in place of the Thunderjet. (Hobby Boss kit)
F-16 Fighting Falcon - the Mirage F1 fails (prototype crashes, killing some important government and industry figures). (Italeri kit)

Pictures up soon if I can.

F-86F Sabre - in Suez stripes in place of the Thunderjet. (Hobby Boss kit) : GOOD  :thumbsup:
F-16 Fighting Falcon - the Mirage F1 fails (prototype crashes, killing some important government and industry figures). (Italeri kit) : IMPOSSIBLE  :lol: :lol: :lol:





Title: Re: Pyro's French flyers
Post by: Slerski on August 31, 2010, 11:37:39 AM
Quote from: oliv30330 on August 31, 2010, 12:40:51 AM
Quote from: pyro-manic on August 30, 2010, 12:20:34 PM
Ok, I have three builds on the go for France so far:

Vultee Vengeance dive bomber in service in Indo-China. (Special Hobby kit)
F-86F Sabre - in Suez stripes in place of the Thunderjet. (Hobby Boss kit)
F-16 Fighting Falcon - the Mirage F1 fails (prototype crashes, killing some important government and industry figures). (Italeri kit)

Pictures up soon if I can.

F-86F Sabre - in Suez stripes in place of the Thunderjet. (Hobby Boss kit) : GOOD  :thumbsup:
F-16 Fighting Falcon - the Mirage F1 fails (prototype crashes, killing some important government and industry figures). (Italeri kit) : IMPOSSIBLE  :lol: :lol: :lol:



IMPOSSIBLE is not french  ;D
Title: Re: Pyro's French flyers
Post by: pyro-manic on August 31, 2010, 12:54:31 PM
Yes, it's unlikely. No, I don't care. ;D The Viper will look good in Froggy camouflage, so that's what it's getting. :cheers: Probably a pair of AS-30s from the new Airfix Cranberry as well as some R550s from the Academy F-8 Crusader as armament.

Pics of the basic builds attached.
Title: Re: Pyro's French flyers
Post by: Slerski on August 31, 2010, 02:18:19 PM
Quote from: pyro-manic on August 31, 2010, 12:54:31 PM
The Viper will look good in Froggy camouflage, so that's what it's getting.

Which camo ? Défense Aérienne (M2K like), MF1 old style (blue with alu underside), Tactical scheme (green-grey, wraparound or not) or... Vanilla-Chocolate  :wub: ?
Title: Re: Pyro's French flyers
Post by: pyro-manic on September 02, 2010, 09:54:42 AM
It'll be a mud-mover, with the AS-30s, so a tactical scheme. I'm not sure whether to do a grey/green, sand/brown or even the current dark grey.
Title: Re: Pyro's French flyers
Post by: Taiidantomcat on September 04, 2010, 02:57:15 PM
The probe on the viper really adds to it  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Pyro's French flyers
Post by: Ian the Kiwi Herder on September 11, 2010, 11:49:28 PM
Very good ideas, all of them. Especially looking forward to the Vultee. How's your progress going, Pyro ??

Ian
Title: Re: Pyro's French flyers
Post by: pyro-manic on September 15, 2010, 10:28:57 AM
Getting there! Sabre's pretty much done, but the other two are still in primer.
Title: Re: Pyro's French flyers
Post by: pyro-manic on November 12, 2010, 03:20:14 PM
OK, finally got some photos of these. First up, the F-86F Sabre, 1950s. Painted with Citadel acrylics, markings from the kit and from a Heller F-84G and Revell P-47D.
Title: Re: Pyro's French flyers
Post by: pyro-manic on November 12, 2010, 03:25:27 PM
Next up, the Vultee Vengeance, in service in Indo-China against the Japanese (hence the special red-free SEA roundels, to avoid being shot down by trigger-happy fighter pilots! ;D ). Special Hobby kit (rather nice!), painted with Citadel and Tamiya paints, and decals from the kit and from a kind donation by NARSES.  :cheers: The canopy is atrociously painted, so I shall be re-doing it at some point, and I think it could do with being beaten up a bit - too clean for the jungle!
Title: Re: Pyro's French flyers
Post by: pyro-manic on November 12, 2010, 03:38:42 PM
Last, but not least, the F-16 on deployment to Africa. Boring old grey it is not! ;D Italeri Night Falcon kit, with wingtip AAMs from an Academy F-8, and the AS-30s from the Airfix Cranberry B(I).8. The AAMs are ok, if a bit plain, but the AS-30s are pretty poor. Painted with Citadel, Tamiya and Xtracrylix paints, decals from the kit and a Heller Mirage F1.CR.
Title: Re: Pyro's French flyers
Post by: GTX on November 12, 2010, 08:47:19 PM
I take it that the French inspired the Royal Moroccan Air Force when they chose the scheme for their new F-16s:

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Regards,

Greg
Title: Re: Pyro's French flyers
Post by: Slerski on November 13, 2010, 02:43:11 AM
The three builds are beautiful, but my favorite is the F-86 Sabre (but Tonton Marcel probably didn't like a such plane xD) :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Pyro's French flyers
Post by: pyro-manic on November 15, 2010, 12:37:56 PM
Greg: You may be onto something there! :blink:

Slerski: Thanks! I think it's my favourite too. So much prettier than the Thunderjet. :)
Title: Re: Pyro's French flyers
Post by: Weaver on November 16, 2010, 09:21:00 AM
Three great builds Pyro - well done! :thumbsup:

I like the F-86 scheme: it's amazing how different it looks, given that NMF Sabres per se are quite common.
Title: Re: Pyro's French flyers
Post by: Geoff on November 16, 2010, 11:04:48 AM
Yes I like the Sabres, the African scheme Lawn Darts look good too.
Title: Re: Pyro's French flyers
Post by: Glenn Gilbertson on November 16, 2010, 11:38:26 AM
Great trio - well done, Pyro. the F-16 is my favourite. :thumbsup: