Truro Model Builder Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 In 2018, as we all know, the RAF celebrates its centenary. When US Naval Aviation did so a year or two back they went all out with retro schemes and, while I realise that this will be as unlikely as me building everything in my stash by then, if the RAF decided to celebrate in the same way, what would you like to see? Limit yourself to three choices in case you get carried away. For myself, I'd like to see the following: 1. Tornado GR.4 in V-bomber anti-flash white, with pale red and pale blue markings 2. Tornado GR.4 in WW2 Bomber Command colours of dark earth and dark green with black sides and undersides 3. Hawk T.1 in 1950s training scheme of overall aluminium with yellow fuselage and wing bands Any more? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85sqn Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Grob Tutors in all yellow training scheme King Air in coastal command white/slate grey/edsg Sentinel in Rasberry Ripple Tucano in PRU blue Typhoon in a ww2 desert scheme- perfect for 6 sqn Hercules or C17 WW2 bomber command scheme Endless possibilities! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radleigh Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 If we still have an inventory - C-130 back in the desert scheme with white above the cockpit and black underside. Tornado GR.4 in a proper camo scheme. Typhoon in the desert scheme, like a Buccaneer. Tucano in a silver and dayglow scheme, like a Gnat. A400M painted like an Argosy - White top, Blue pin stripe, grey underside. Sentry painted like a Shackleton (any scheme) C-17 - Not sure, maybe have all the aircraft painted on in black silhouette that have been in the RAF. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatboydim Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 1. A400m in Dark Earth, Midstone and Black 2. C-17. As above 3. Chinook. Yellow. Changed my mind. White and Silver scheme as on Belvedere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heloman1 Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 For me... Chinook in black/green Merlins are now in their correct 'Junglie' green scheme Merlin for SAR in Grey and Red and Yellow for the crabs Avenger in o/a Glass Sea Blue. Avenger in White/Green FONAC scheme. Army Wildcats in Green and Black RN Hawks in DSG upper and white u'sides 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Typhoon in Dark Green/Dark Sea Grey/ Light Aircraft Grey Atlas in Dark Earth/Mid Stone/Black Hawk T2 in High Speed Silver with yellow bands Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackem01 Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Nice ideas guys, but if all of those came up trumps we'd blow that years defence budget on paint!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeronut Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 I notice no one has suggested a scheme that would have been used on the 1st April 1918. Lets get mixing the PC10 and start saving for all the masking tape needed to replicate the clear dopped Linen undersides. And lets not forget overall NIVO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AjD Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 I'll reserve judgement until we know what's survived the SDSR... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evalman Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 (edited) I notice no one has suggested a scheme that would have been used on the 1st April 1918. Lets get mixing the PC10 and start saving for all the masking tape needed to replicate the clear dopped Linen undersides. And lets not forget overall NIVO. One has been unveiled http://www.raf.mod.uk/news/archive/208r-sqn-unveils-100th-anniversary-jet-at-raf-valley-03032015 Edited March 14, 2015 by Evalman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AjD Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 One has been unveiled That's for 208's centenary not the RAF 100th... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Here are a few; - F-35- Overall White with a huge 27 Sqn, 44 Sqn or 249 Sqn insignia painted on the tailplanes and across the top of the fuselage!!! - Herk in Light Stone/ Dk Earth & Black! - Tucano- silver as Dooleybird Mustang Cheers Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Pity 14 Squadron didn't do one of their King airs for their 100th. My 2018 choices: 1 Tucano in light grey dayglo scheme or silver with yellow T bands 2. Tutor as option 2 in above choice. 3. 32 Squadron types in B of B colours 4. A.330 Voyager as per white grey VC10 5. Any of the older saquadrons with connectiuons to the between wars silver schemes. I also like many of the above posts suggested. Such as the Dark Green Dark grey silver underside. light grey undersides D type roundles of the 1950s 60s era! BUT I wouldn't waste time money and paint on the F-35 thingy apart from distemper pink elephant colour!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 This sounds like a good idea for a group build. Plenty of imagination required. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 This sounds like a good idea for a group build. Plenty of imagination required. WHIF 3 is happening later this year! Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upnorth Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 My first choice would be to have 45 Squadron do up one of their King Airs in SEAC markings that their Mosquitoes wore. I think the King Air has the lines to wear this one well: net photo Beyond that: I'd love to see a Typhoon done up in 1980s RAFG green/grey wraparound camo. I think a Hawk would be perfect for the 1950s gloss grey/green over silver or PRU blue schemes. It's got a bit of the Hunter and Swift lines to give it the right shape too. A Tucano in interwar silver would probably look pretty snappy. I think an A400 done up like a Belfast would turn a few heads. Doing one of the RC-135s up in Nimrod era hemp over grey might also be cool. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 BUT I wouldn't waste time money and paint on the F-35 thingy apart from distemper pink elephant colour!! When I said; - F-35- Overall White with a huge 27 Sqn, 44 Sqn or 249 Sqn insignia painted on the tailplanes and across the top of the fuselage!!! Just think,......what do the 27, 44 & 249 Sqn badges all have in common and why the colour white? upnorth- I second the 45 Sqn Mossie scheme,...it would look great, even a silver one with blue SEAC bands would look nice too! Cheers Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radleigh Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Upnorth, that would look great - now if I had some time I'd try photoshopping it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 When I said; - F-35- Overall White with a huge 27 Sqn, 44 Sqn or 249 Sqn insignia painted on the tailplanes and across the top of the fuselage!!! Just think,......what do the 27, 44 & 249 Sqn badges all have in common and why the colour white? Cheers Tony 27 I know had an elephant, couldn't think of what the other two units had as emblems. But yes, now I see what you were getting at! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Foster60 Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 I think some of the aircraft should be painted up as the machines flown by the famous, McCudden, Mannock, Bishop, Bader, Tuck, Gibson, Cheshire and many more. Who knows by 2018 every aircraft could have the name of an RAF personality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vickers McFunbus Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 I think some of the aircraft should be painted up as the machines flown by the famous, McCudden, Mannock, Bishop, Bader, Tuck, Gibson, Cheshire and many more. Who knows by 2018 every aircraft could have the name of an RAF personality. Anything but the "usual suspects" - there are some names that never get mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upnorth Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Anything but the "usual suspects" - there are some names that never get mentioned. True. Martin Withers and Bob Tuxford of the Black Buck missions should certainly get some recognition. Withers got a DFC and Tuxford the Air Force Cross for their actions in those missions. Desmond Hinton, who was shot down in the Korean War, is another that comes to mind. You hear very little about the RAF members who fought in the Korean War, though 40 or so RAF pilots flew in USAF units in that conflict. Hinton's remains were repatriated to the UK from North Korea in 2011. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/8494256/Britain-receives-body-of-Korean-War-fighter-ace.html Remembering the WWI and WWII guys is important, but you can't ignore things that have happened since WWII ended. History is happening all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Harriers brought back into service... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upnorth Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Harriers brought back into service... You know, that would in a roundabout way tie into my idea of a Typhoon in RAFG 80s era wraparound camo. If you take things back to the Gr.3 Harrier era, both 1 and 3 Squadrons would be prime candidates for doing up a Typhoon to reflect that scheme. Looking at the general arrangement of markings on the Gr.3, it wouldn't be that difficult to find good relative positioning for them on a Typhoon: net photo 3, 11, 29 and 41 Squadrons could all possibly be contenders for doing up a Typhoon to represent the Javelin era. Somehow, I think it would be appropriate to take the markings of one big delta wing fighter and see if they could be made to fit another. Yet another option for putting the Typhoon into camo could come from 2, 6 or 41 Squadrons in representing that period of the Phantom era. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Foster60 Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 I agree there are some who do not get mentioned. How about an aircraft per campaign? The BoB Typhoon for example would be painted green and brown and have all the aces names on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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