Chrisj2003 Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 I have a decal sheet for Starfighters that includes a “USAF Artic Camo” option of white with international orange trim and tail number 52955, so presumably serial 55-2955. Looks an unusual scheme but I can’t find any pictures of it. Is it real? Is it a drone scheme? Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Brown Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 55-2955 was the first YF-104A. Here's a web page with its history: LINK I'm finding a lot of pics of drones in Day-Glo orange and various NASA and test jets with orange tails, but nothing of 955 painted as you describe. Who made the decal sheet? Any way you can post a scan of the instructions showing the subject at hand? Ben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giorgio N Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 There was no such thing as a "artic camo" for the Starfighter, several aircraft used for tests featured dayglo or orange areas and all natural metal F-104 had white upper wings (but not the YF-104s), I would treat this scheme as very suspicious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 I suspect it's this scheme: insignia red tail (and wingtips?), with ARDC markings and 'Phase V' logo. No white, and certainly no 'Arctic Camo' (artic camo would be something you'd paint on a truck). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerbob Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 Now that's what I call a snowblower! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 6 hours ago, Sabrejet said: I suspect it's this scheme: insignia red tail (and wingtips?), with ARDC markings and 'Phase V' logo. No white, and certainly no 'Arctic Camo' (artic camo would be something you'd paint on a truck). Now, I do like that, Duncan. I’ve. It seen one in that scheme before. Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 23 hours ago, gingerbob said: Now that's what I call a snowblower! Well.... https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/infrastructure/a19051/jet-engine-snow-blowers-demolish-snow/ Cheers, Andre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John R Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 I think that this is what it looked like originally - my model of it John 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 On 17/04/2022 at 16:58, Sabrejet said: artic camo would be something you'd paint on a truck 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisj2003 Posted April 23, 2022 Author Share Posted April 23, 2022 Folks, thanks for all the replies, confirming the 'arctic' scheme on this sheet is a fantasy; shame because a white zipper with international orange would have looked good. Plenty more nice schemes to do. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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