Hockeyboy76 Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 (edited) A little help please. Did Dutch Starfighters ever fly with orange tip tanks? (Can't have a Dutch a/c without a little orange!!) Looking online I can only find pics of camo or none fitted. Does anyone know if Dutch Starfighters had black or red head boxes on the ejection seats? Online I find both colours. Edited September 19, 2014 by Hockeyboy76 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 A little help please. Did Dutch Starfighters ever fly with orange tip tanks? (Can't have a Dutch a/c without a little orange!!) Looking online I can only find pics of camo or none fitted. The German Aircraft had +dayglo centres to there tanks. the Dutchmasters had dayglo orange triangals on the fin with black mitreboard hat I seem to remember one of the FT104 was overall dayglo orange. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 The dayglo bands on the tanks was a German thing, we did not feature them on our 104's. However, a pooled 322 / 323 Sq, D-8273, was noted with dayglo tanks and underfuselage dummy AIM-9B's without forward fins in 1964 for a DACT exercise. She already wore the splinter camouflage. HTH, Andre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyhunter66 Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Good review of this kit in Airfix Model World this month and I have to say it is the release I have been most looking forward to this year. The Gnat for me epitomises the sleak, agile fighter of the 1960's and I love it! Will need a fair few of these kits! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyboy76 Posted September 8, 2014 Author Share Posted September 8, 2014 Hi, guys, Thanks for the help. I knew the Germans used dayglo tanks. Having lived and worked in Netherlands for over 3 years I know how the Dutch like Orange. Have to admit it's rubbed off on me. Had to respray my Motorbike Orange. Plan is to make a Dutch 1/72 Italeri F104G and use all the cmk detail sets. Unsure as yet whether to paint her in overall grey or splinter camo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Plan is to make a Dutch 1/72 Italeri F104G and use all the cmk detail sets. Unsure as yet whether to paint her in overall grey or splinter camo. Excellent choice. The scheme, allover grey or splinter, would depend on unit and timeframe; let me know if you want any specifics. Also, the Esci / Italeri wing tanks are noticably too skinny. I should have some Hasegawa / RoG tanks to spare if those would help. Cheers from the Netherlands, Andre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyboy76 Posted September 9, 2014 Author Share Posted September 9, 2014 Andre (Hook) Pm sent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Answered! Cheers, Andre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyboy76 Posted September 11, 2014 Author Share Posted September 11, 2014 Andre, Another Pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyboy76 Posted September 19, 2014 Author Share Posted September 19, 2014 Hi again. Does anyone know the correct colour of the head boxes in the Dutch Starfighters, so far I have seen red, grey & black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 Lots of good stuff here: http://www.ipms.nl/walkarounds/walkaround-vliegtuigen-jets/1442-walkaround-lockheed-f104.html Cheers, Andre ps: your tanks will go in the mail today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyboy76 Posted September 20, 2014 Author Share Posted September 20, 2014 Thanks Andre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmaker Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Im pretty sure Ive seen one(Lock On book maybe?) with an orange targeting pod and tip tanks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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