jonf45

Hi, Im still way behind on my photos but i did manage a bit of video from London Heathrow last week https://youtu.be/w3wwjjSCmiI Cheers Jon

Lol, no it was bad enough doing it by train from Frankfurt on a Sunday 😱 There are a couple of buildings that house some exhibits: F-100F 56-3944 Hermeskeil 25.05.25 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr F-104G 24+91 Hermeskeil 25.05.25 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr and i saw 2 wessex....... Wessex HC2 XR527 Hermeskeil 25.05.25 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr unfortunately, the one inside was a bit hard to get a shot of due to overcrowding 🤪 Wasp HAS1 XS569 Hermeskeil 25.05.25 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr Jon

Hi, a few pics from the superb Flugausstellung Peter Junior museum at Hermeskeil, Germany on the 25th of May 2025.... Lightning F2A XN782 Hermeskeil 25.05.25-7 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr Mirage 3 304 + VC10 G-ARVF Hermeskeil 25.05.25 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr Mig-23ML 343 Hermeskeil 25.05.25-6 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr AJSF-37 37974 Hermeskeil 25.05.25-5 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr Mil Mi-6A RA-21133 Hermeskeil 25.05.25-1 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr VC10 G-ARVF Hermeskeil 25.05.25-18 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr S-35E 35931 Hermeskeil 25.05.25-2 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr Mig-21MF-75 775 Hermeskeil 25.05.25-4 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr Jaguar GR1A XX955 Hermeskeil 25.05.25-5 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr F-102A 61125 Hermeskeil 25.05.25 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr Hermeskeil 25.05.25-3 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr Sea Hawk FGA6 XE327 Hermeskeil 25.05.25 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr Harrier GR3 XZ998 Hermeskeil 25.05.25-1 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr Noratlas D-ACUT Hermeskeil 25.05.25 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr Mil Mi-24P 96+50 Hermeskeil 25.05.25 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr Mirage 5BA BA35 Hermeskeil 25.05.25-1 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr TU-134A DDR-SCK Hermeskeil 25.05.25-2 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr Mig-21bis 853 Hermeskeil 25.05.25-3 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr Mirage 3 304 + Lightning F.2A XN782 Hermeskeil 25.05.25 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr SU-7 09 Hermeskeil 25.05.25-3 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr F-105F 62-4417 Hermeskeil 25.05.25 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr F-4C 63-7421 Hermeskeil 25.05.25 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr F-104G FX-60 Hermeskeil 25.05.25-1 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr Super Mystere B2 173 Hermeskeil 25.05-1 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr An-26T 52+08 Hermeskeil 25.05.25-1 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr RF-4C 68-0587 Hermeskeil 25.05.25-2 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr Mirage 3R 310 Hermeskeil 25.05.25 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr F-4C 63-7583 Hermeskeil 25.05.25-2 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr Mil Mi-8T 94+20 Hermeskeil 25.05.25-1 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr Tornado XX948 Hermeskeil 25.05.25 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr loads more in Flickr if you're interested Cheers Jon

Hi, Bit of video from Frankfurt am Main including the newer spotting deck https://youtu.be/y5ywykOkdtY?si=nCPlyHwB0nyZujBj Cheers Jon

Cheers mate, certainly worth a look if you get the chance, and so much more inside the buildings to look at too 👍 Jon

Hi, managed a trip to the superb Hermeskeil Museum in Germany on Sunday> Hopefully i'll get round to the photos soon, but i have at least managed to get the video done for anyone interested. I would highly recommend a visit, just not on a sunday using public transport Cheers Jon

Thanks guys

Thank you all for your comments!! As it was sunny this morning i did a couple more pics, which will now show the correctly painted canopy!!! Hasegawa 1.48 J-35OE Draken 12-22 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr Hasegawa 1.48 J-35OE Draken 12-23 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr Hasegawa 1.48 J-35OE Draken 12-20 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr Thanks for looking Jon

Thank you all very much for your kind words, much appreciated

No, the rear part should be grey on the Austrian ones, I forgot to say that corrected after I did the photos!!

Hi, With another Cobra Warrior looming I decided to get on with this previous ACMI participant, Austrian Air Force J-35OE Draken. Finished as No.12, of 1 Staffel, Zeltweg, and attempted to make look like how it appeared in 1997 at RAF Waddington for the exercises. Theres was no missiles or correct stores for this kit so i found a spare RB24 and created something looking vaguely like an ECM pod!!! Airbrushed using Mr Color Acrylics, with flory and Mig Ammo washes. Pitot tube was from Master (painted rather than decal) Decals are combination of the boxed Hase ones and the numbers are from Brent Air Decals, after a lot of searching!!! Those are on quite thick film, (so i cut the 2nd side ones much closer to the numbers etc) but i wanted a bog standard frame rather than one of the specials (this was supposed to be the red one). I also feel the wing numbers aren't quite as day-glo as i remember....... Kit went together quite nicely, any defects were my doing rather than its, like me losing one of the wing lights to the carpet monster 🤪 A few pics: Hasegawa 1.48 J-35OE Draken 12-4 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr Hasegawa 1.48 J-35OE Draken 12-10 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr Hasegawa 1.48 J-35OE Draken 14 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr Hasegawa 1.48 J-35OE Draken 12-15 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr Hasegawa 1.48 J-35OE Draken 12-16 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr Hasegawa 1.48 J-35OE Draken 12-6 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr Hasegawa 1.48 J-35OE Draken 12-2 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr Thanks for looking Jon

You're welcome 👍

Hi, Not got round to doing the photos yet, but here's my attempt at video from Exercise "Cobra Warrior 2025-1" at RAF Waddington from the first official flying day of the exercise, 25th of February 2025, including F-15s, F-16s and Rafales. Also includes the first flight of one of the Protectors..... Cheers Jon

Thank you guys, was certainly very pleased and surprised at how it came out, shows the strength of the plastic they used back then

Thank for the comments guys @Skodadriver I tried isopropyl and various model paint removers, but ended up using "paint predator" from B&Q, weirdly satisfying to see the paint flaking off!!!