rickshaw Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 (edited) V-22 Osprey in RAAF Service In 2019, the Australian Government announced that the RAAF was to adopt a squadron of V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft. Intended to cover the gap perceived the MH-90 Medium Lift Helicopter and the C-27J Medium Transport Aircraft, the V-22 with it's unique, high-speed vertical lift capability was well suited to the long distances of the Australian mainland. Arriving in 2020, the aircraft were resplendent in their “Goanna” Lizard wrap-around camouflage scheme which was designed to hide the aircraft in the “Top End” of the Australian continent. Used, initially, almost exclusively by the Australian Army's Special Forces – the SASR and Commando Rgt. They allowed small units to slip unobtrusively into and out of the Area of Operations (AO) that each unit covered in the defence of Australia. V-22 Osprey in the RAAF's "Goanna" Lizard wrap-around scheme. http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/5272/1001884x.jpg[/img] The Model The model is a 1/72 Italeri V-22. The camouflage was adopted from that worn experimentally by a single RAAF Caribou in the mid-1980s but was not proceeded with. The decals came from a set I purchased online from EvilBay for the Caribou which included this scheme. It was painted with a hairy stick with Vallejo paints. Edited October 29, 2017 by rickshaw 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abandoned Project Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Love the camo scheme. first class as always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickshaw Posted November 1, 2017 Author Share Posted November 1, 2017 On 10/28/2017 at 2:00 PM, dadofthree said: Love the camo scheme. first class as always. Thanks. It is rather striking, isn't it? I used it again on my Mirage 4000 build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Looks good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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