Procopius Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 Has anyone done decals for the A-4E Skyhawk that the late John S. McCain III was shot down in over Vietnam in? All I can find are diecasts of it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyf117 Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 (edited) Content withdrawn - I will NOT be threatened by a moderator, simply because I queried the actions of another... Edited June 27, 2020 by andyf117 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted August 27, 2018 Author Share Posted August 27, 2018 56 minutes ago, andyf117 said: http://www.themodellingnews.com/2012/05/zotz-4-skyhawks-of-vietnam-war-in-132.html http://imodeler.com/2016/01/revellogram-a-4e-skyhawk/ Thanks, Andy. Looks like I'm out of luck unless I go out of scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giorgio N Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 See the other thread in this same section, McCain was shot down in A-4E Bu.No. 149959 AH-300 of VA-163. This aircraft had relatively plain markings and IMHO it would not be too dfficult to reproduce these with some careful markings for the blue areas and some home-printed decals for the codes and unit markings. The main problems would be finding the white numbers for the top of the tail and discovering if the aircraft carried any pilot name on the left side and if so which one. Being a CAG aircraft the name could have well been that of the Horiskany CAG of the period 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Does anybody know what weapons load he was carrying on the mission he was shot down? Regards, Murph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huvut76g7gbbui7 Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 They were bombing a power station at Hanoi according to reports. Perhaps a typical load like this one from around the same time? Sorry I don't know the bomb designations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 1 hour ago, Scimitar said: They were bombing a power station at Hanoi according to reports. Perhaps a typical load like this one from around the same time? Sorry I don't know the bomb designations. It was a dive release between 3,000 and 4,000 feet against a structure, so it was almost certainly Mk-80 series weapons. The question would be was it Mk-82 (500 lbs), Mk-83 (1,000 lbs), or Mk-84 (2,000lbs) bombs. Regards, Murph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huvut76g7gbbui7 Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 What are the ones I posted carrying? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 1 hour ago, Scimitar said: What are the ones I posted carrying? High drag Mk-82s. Regards, Murph 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 I've googled out something like that: https://callie-graphics.com/products/a-4e-skyhawk-va-163-buno-149959-graphics-set Cheers J-W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 (edited) 14 hours ago, JWM said: I've googled out something like that: https://callie-graphics.com/products/a-4e-skyhawk-va-163-buno-149959-graphics-set Cheers J-W The aircraft's modex is "300" but the white two digit code, which goes on the top of the vertical tail and should repeat the "last two" of the modex, is "01" on that sheet. The picture of it taking the barrier one week prior to the shootdown show that it should be "00" on the tail. Regards, Murph Edited August 30, 2018 by Murph 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roym Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 On the same idea is there decals of his Skyhawk on the Forrestal that was hit by the errant Zuni? ( Which in turn set off that inferno?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jure Miljevic Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 Roym, check both links in andyf117's post, those tartan colours make quite an interesting paint scheme. Also, it is not that difficult to DIY these decals in scales other than 1/32, as I prefer 1/72 for Vietnam war models. Cheers Jure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat C Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 On 8/28/2018 at 8:44 AM, Giorgio N said: The main problems would be finding the white numbers for the top of the tail Recently discovered this sheet from Microscale - wonder if the 6" numbers would do the job? http://www.microscale.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=MD&Product_Code=AC72-0024&Category_Code=AC72 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luis pacheco Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 https://uprise-decal.ru/urxx171 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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