This is my entry to the Cold War GB, and I thought I'd share it here too. Kit is the Academy Hunter FGA.9, paints are Vallejo Model Air (the two greens have almost no contrast in most lighting, but I promise there are two different greens on it).
Hawker F-99C Hunter, USAF 524 TFS, Vietnam
March 5, 1966
This Hunter is depicted before taking off for a CAS mission supporting US Army forces from the 28th Infantry Regiment during Operation Cocoa Beach. It is armed with a CAS loadout of 2 x BLU27 napalm canisters and 2 x CBU75 cluster bombs, plus 2 AIM-9B Sidewinder AAMs. The Sidewinder was not a common weapon fitted to Hunters in until the last year of its use in Vietnam in 1968, but were occasionally fitted. The Hunter's 4 ADEN 30mm cannon were usually fully loaded with a total of 600 rounds and proved a popular weapon, packing a heavier punch and being far more reliable than the Colt 20mm cannon found on most US aircraft prior to the M61 Vulcan.
Most of the Hunters deployed to Vietnam, including this one, had improved RHAWS equipment with a sensor under the nose aft of the landing gear. This improved the targeting of the AGM-45 Shrike missile that was also extensively used by Hunters in the 1965-67 time period.
This aircraft has a kill marking from downing a MiG-17 on an earlier mission when carrying Sidewinders.
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Fantastic. Everything. :wub: :thumbsup:
Oh.....wow....that is all
Great work :thumbsup:
:thumbsup: Killer paint! :thumbsup:
Very nice indeed.
Weaver - i'm readying that stick I talked about... ;D
That really does work :bow:
Lovely model, and an eminently plausible backstory.
Too good for those Yanks, but the Hunter looks great in those colours. And very nicely done.
Modelling Perfection. :wub: :wub: :wub: :wub: :wub: :bow: :bow: :bow:
Super job, love the 'extra' stores too. :thumbsup:
Thank you for your inspiration!! :wub: :wub: :wub:
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:o 2018!? How did i miss this? That is gorgeous indeed! :wub:
The ordnance loadout reminds me i must get my PoAF Hunter finished soon... :rolleyes:
Quote from: MiB on January 07, 2023, 05:12:10 AMThank you for your inspiration!! :wub: :wub: :wub:
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Another natural :thumbsup:
OK, how did I miss this? :unsure:
Absolutely stunning build! :bow: :bow: