lesthegringo Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 Would the desert pink paint go all the way to the lip of the cockpit sill, or was there an area of a different colour where the canopy meets it? Cheers Les Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesthegringo Posted September 24, 2016 Author Share Posted September 24, 2016 great, thanks! Cheers Les Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xvtonker Posted September 24, 2016 Share Posted September 24, 2016 Just to confirm that the cockpit sills were in the original cockpit grey. The desert pink only came the external edge. Also, the canopy lower interior sills also maintained their original grey colour. XVTonker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejboyd5 Posted September 24, 2016 Share Posted September 24, 2016 Very realistic diorama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Posted September 24, 2016 Share Posted September 24, 2016 The last tornado sills I saw were black, did they get changed at some point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard E Posted September 24, 2016 Share Posted September 24, 2016 (edited) 10 hours ago, ejboyd5 said: Very realistic diorama. Actually a picture of 16 Squadron's ZA466 (FH) which crashed on landing and caught fire when it returned to Tabuk in Saudi Arabia on 18 October 1990 when the aircraft's undercarriage caught the runway barrier after it (the barrier) was raised in error. Edited September 24, 2016 by Richard E Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troffa Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 In response to Julien's query- I cant speak for the GR fleet, but our F3 received hand painted black cockpit frames and sills for NVG compatability purposes. I'm fairly certain it was done during Gulf War 1 / Granby. I suspect the Ground Attack jets got the same mod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 That would make sense as you can see where the black has been over painted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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