Aerosoft F-14 Repaints
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Sorry sepp666, I got distracted with the new version of P3D. I have the final done and will load her up later today. There will be two versions of the VF-1. One without decals and a number 42 on the tail. The other is AC 100 as seen on the USS Enterprise. I have fairly good pictures of both. My helper got back to me and confirmed the pictures above are correct on the points along the fuselage. Back soon. Thanks for the interest.
sepp666
Charter Member
Thank you for the info, those are good news. Is there a chance that you upload the original photos too?
Sepp
skyhawka4m
Charter Member
just so you are aware....the aircraft that has the number 42 on the nose is VX-1 Evaluators.
skyhawka4m
Charter Member
VX-1 aircraft number 41
VF-124 also had a jet.
Skyhawk, all my research shows the two F-14A Ferris Paint schemes to be uploaded were from the VF-1 WolfPack. AC 100 is mentioned in this reference. See HERE! My pictures of the number 42 bird also say it was VF-1. Other references say there were Keith Ferris schemes especially VF-124. Comments and any help is very much appreciated. I should have these two birds up within the hour.
Sepp666, I will put several real photos in the readme files.
Thanks to all who helped me with this project.
Sepp666, I will put several real photos in the readme files.
Thanks to all who helped me with this project.
skyhawka4m
Charter Member
Alrighty........i will do some research later. What buno are you using for nunber 42?
I was wrong it was VX-4
Additionally, in the late 1970's a few F-14s (VX-4: 159827/"41", 159829/"43", 159830/"44", 159831/"45"; VF-1: 158979/"NK100"; VF-2: 158985/"NK200"; VF-124: 159827/"NJ410"; PMTC: ??????/"201"; VF-101: 161135/"AD102" slightly different Ferris colours in 1981) were temporarily painted in the so-called Keith Ferris camouflage scheme (see below). For this deceptive paint system three gray colours were applied in a serrated scheme (matt dark gray (FS 36118, dark gull gray (FS 36231) and light gull gray (FS 36440)).
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And sometimes, when an exercise was on schedule, some squadrons painted their F-14s with water-soluble dark green and brown colours (at least VF-11, VF-74, VF,124, VF-211, VF-213 (see F-14 Photo section)). Today there fly a few special coloured F-14s at the Navy Fighter Weapons School (see F-14 Sqaudron and F-14 Photo sections), wearing the colours of Russian Sukhoi Su-27s or Iranian Tomcats for adversary air combat training. Also, a few VF-74 F-14Bs received a special two-tone grey colour scheme for adversary training just prior to the squadron's disestablishment (see F-14 Squadron and F-14 Photo section).
I was wrong it was VX-4
Additionally, in the late 1970's a few F-14s (VX-4: 159827/"41", 159829/"43", 159830/"44", 159831/"45"; VF-1: 158979/"NK100"; VF-2: 158985/"NK200"; VF-124: 159827/"NJ410"; PMTC: ??????/"201"; VF-101: 161135/"AD102" slightly different Ferris colours in 1981) were temporarily painted in the so-called Keith Ferris camouflage scheme (see below). For this deceptive paint system three gray colours were applied in a serrated scheme (matt dark gray (FS 36118, dark gull gray (FS 36231) and light gull gray (FS 36440)).
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And sometimes, when an exercise was on schedule, some squadrons painted their F-14s with water-soluble dark green and brown colours (at least VF-11, VF-74, VF,124, VF-211, VF-213 (see F-14 Photo section)). Today there fly a few special coloured F-14s at the Navy Fighter Weapons School (see F-14 Sqaudron and F-14 Photo sections), wearing the colours of Russian Sukhoi Su-27s or Iranian Tomcats for adversary air combat training. Also, a few VF-74 F-14Bs received a special two-tone grey colour scheme for adversary training just prior to the squadron's disestablishment (see F-14 Squadron and F-14 Photo section).
Actually number 42 did not have a BuNo paint on the fuselage. There wasn't much of anything on number 42. The BuNo for 42 by the records with the VF-1 was 159828 put into service October 1976 and retired January 1996. The real picture in the included readme shows no numbers at all.
skyhawka4m
Charter Member
Yes Skyhawk, I saw that at MATS. This is why I took so long to publish the textures. I have more references that say it was on the USS Enterprise and belonged to VF-1 Wolf Pack. Oh well, the paint is what it is. Hope everyone enjoys it. Thanks to those who offered assistance in trying to get the correct information and pictures.
fsafranek
SOH-CM-2024
You can collect drawings, paintings, decal sheets, study repainted museum displays and model kits, read historical recounts
written years later, etc., until you're blue in the face (and driven to search even more because they will conflict). But a
photograph of the real aircraft is the indisputable final word (and even then always question captions).
Granted my sources are limited but I've only ever seen photos of the Ferris scheme in the darker grays on the Enterprise or
flying with/parked among VF-1 birds. And also a couple examples (found after our messages Tom) from VX-4 taken at Nellis
in 1977 (according to the captions) with the same camo pattern in lighter tones of gray but with all markings painted over
except the nose numbers and crew names.
written years later, etc., until you're blue in the face (and driven to search even more because they will conflict). But a
photograph of the real aircraft is the indisputable final word (and even then always question captions).
Granted my sources are limited but I've only ever seen photos of the Ferris scheme in the darker grays on the Enterprise or
flying with/parked among VF-1 birds. And also a couple examples (found after our messages Tom) from VX-4 taken at Nellis
in 1977 (according to the captions) with the same camo pattern in lighter tones of gray but with all markings painted over
except the nose numbers and crew names.
sepp666
Charter Member
Wow, look at that special Tomcat paint: http://theaviationist.com/2014/02/21/new-photo-splinter-iriaf-tomcat/
I like that a lot, what do you think?
Sepp
I like that a lot, what do you think?
Sepp