PaulR Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 Hallo, Bit of an obscure question, but does anyone know what colour F-22 drop tanks, and the new HAVE GLASS V F-16 drop tanks are? The F-22 appears to be a dark grey (similar to but apparently lighter than FS36118), and HAVE GLASS V F-16s sometimes carry drop tanks that are a lot darker then normal. Once again, these HAVE GLASS V drop tanks appear to be a dark grey, but lighter than the sniper targeting pods (which I am assuming are FS36118). However, neither seem to have that metallic sheen associated with the F-22 or HAVE GLASS V F-16s - I guess this makes sense, since they are going to be an expendable asset during operations. If anyone did know that would be handy for fitting out my 1/72 'stingers' OH coded F-16C BLK42 coming up for completion! Thanks in advance, Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotthldr Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 The colour you're looking for for the F-16's is FS36170, but as you correctly state they don't have the Have Glass treatment. However it's more common to see normal FS36270 painted tanks on F-16's and the variation in Greys will give you a more interesting model to look at. For the F-22, I would say the tanks are 36118 as if I remember correctly they were developed for the F-15E as some sort of deployable tank( don't ask me what makes a deployable tank), during OIF/OEF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 External drop tanks are not jettisoned as often as you may think, mostly it would be for an inflight emergency and during operations jets would fly with a configuration that they would most likely come home with. Tanks also aren't matched to specific airframes, which is why no F-16s have had their tanks painted yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotthldr Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 There has been several F-16's flying with 36170 drop tanks. https://postimg.cc/image/7wi67jatx/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 14 hours ago, scotthldr said: For the F-22, I would say the tanks are 36118 as if I remember correctly they were developed for the F-15E as some sort of deployable tank( don't ask me what makes a deployable tank), during OIF/OEF. WRM, or War Reserve Material, tanks - see here: http://zone-five.net/showthread.php?t=6002 Cheers, Andre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 On 2017-07-16 at 1:06 PM, scotthldr said: There has been several F-16's flying with 36170 drop tanks. https://postimg.cc/image/7wi67jatx/ As soon as I posted that I realized I should have said not many have been painted yet...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 (edited) The F-15 and its WRM ("Nestable") external tanks are MacAir, now Boeing, products, while the F-22 and its tanks are L-M produced, so it would be logical for the F-22 tanks to be based on the large 600 gallon tanks used by the F-16. The F-22 external tanks are painted Gunship Gray FS #36118, while the pylons are a light gray, which looks to be Light Ghost Gray FS #36375 or Neutral Gray FS #36270 depending on the lighting. Just google "F-22 external tanks", and there are plenty of pictures available. LINK Another LINK A third LINK And a fourth LINK. Regards, Murph Edited July 18, 2017 by Murph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HP42 Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 Just jumping into this thread as it's very close to a question I've been wondering. I've got an F-22 kit and wonder about recreating the gold effect on the canopy. Any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 On 7/22/2017 at 0:43 PM, HP42 said: Just jumping into this thread as it's very close to a question I've been wondering. I've got an F-22 kit and wonder about recreating the gold effect on the canopy. Any thoughts? Off the top of my pointed little head, maybe using a scrap piece of gold-tinted auto window tint film on the inside of the canopy? Not sure how well the film would conform to the curvature, but worth a try. You could probably get scrap pieces free from a local auto window tint firm. Got this idea from a fellow who used green tinted film for the upper canopy windows on helicopter models, but I have yet to try it, as I think 1/72 scale transparencies might be too small. You could also try mixing a few drops of yellow food coloring with Future and apply to the inside of the canopy. That's as far as my thinking takes me, sorry! Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Laidlaw Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 I've had good results with spraying a very light misting coat of Alclad II Polished Brass over a coat of Tamiya X-22 Clear (which protects the plastic and allows stripping and starting again if you overdo the Alclad spray). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HP42 Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 Thanks both, two very usable suggestions. I think I'll try the Alclad route first on some clear scrap transparency and see what happens before I commit to the real thing. Film also sound interesting... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 On 7/22/2017 at 1:43 PM, HP42 said: Just jumping into this thread as it's very close to a question I've been wondering. I've got an F-22 kit and wonder about recreating the gold effect on the canopy. Any thoughts? Try this LINK Regards, Murph 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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