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  • Please see the most recent updates in the "Where did the .com name go?" thread. Posts number 16 and 17.

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RAZBAM A-7 Sitrep

Prowler1111 said:
now moving into Hellenic ones..
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Now you're talking!!!



I'm sure you know that besides the standard SEAC camo there has been the tiger scheme too:


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Thank you for this great aircraft. Looking forward to it!
 
Prowler1111 said:
now moving into Hellenic ones..
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Wooooooohooooo! Get that guy an Ouzo! my tab this time! Dimus Ouzo or Beer? :ernae:

Prowler, great work on all previous lets see these Ellhnikh polemikh Aeroporia birds to the same level... try 336MPA too... the one with 'Fly Low Hit Hard' on the intake area...

335 Μοίρα Βομβαρδισμού, 335 MB is the oldest Squadron in the HAF, was based at Araxos AB until 2008/9 when the A-7's were retired and replaced with f-16 Block 52's...as far as i know and understand the A-7's are fully retired this year...

And remember..... Αίεν Υψικρατείν! :ernae:
 
JamesChams said:
Just one question, were the weapons pylons painted in grey for the USAF aircraft?
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It depends on the scheme. On the original USAF A-7D in SEA camo the pylons were a light gray to match the aircraft undersides. The leading edges of the pylons were painted to match the camo on the wing above them. Once you get into wraparound camo schemes the entire pylon gets painted to match the rest of the wing around them.

Same goes for wing tanks. Originally the dark green on top with gray undersides but later painted with the predominent camo color on both top and bottom for the wraparound schemes. But of course being military there are always exceptions.
:ernae:
 
Dimus said:
Now you're talking!!!



I'm sure you know that besides the standard SEAC camo there has been the tiger scheme too:


A-7E_RIAT2007_2359_800.jpg


Thank you for this great aircraft. Looking forward to it!
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Awesome choice of Tiger schemes, thanks for posting.

Matt
 
Looking Good

Prowler1111, You Had me at A-7, LOL I am Looking forward to it!! :salute::salute::salute:
 
Mr. Ron "Prowler1111,"
Glad to see that the USAF lizard camo has the right color (colour) pylons again. :applause:
Prowler1111 said:
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.... Especially love the Grey paint scheme. :ernae:
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Have you'll decided on a month/day release date or is that still way too far out into the future?


Hebrews 11:6 "But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him."

Thank you very much.
Sincerely,
From,
James F. Chams
 
Ok, just so all you shipmates know, it's SLUF, not SLUFF. SLUF stands for Short Little Ugly "Fellow", there is no second "F" in this acronym. Not like the BUFF, which is the acronym bestowed, lovingly, of course, upon the Boeing B-52 Beastie, which stands for Big Ugly Fat "Fellow"... :d
 
Prowler1111 said:
James:
no release date yet, but it´s a "soon"....
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Well, your preview pic.'s are going to make many of us real happy when she is finally released. Looking might nice, Mr. Ron "Prowler1111!":wiggle:

PS: Thanks for setting them straight, Mr. Paul "PRB"; I think some of them seem to need it. LOL :icon_lol:


Hebrews 11:6 "But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him."

Thank you very much.
Sincerely,
From,
James F. Chams
 
Sorry to harp on about it, but seeing as I had others agree with me before, I emplore you to try out some more 'varied' dirt and weathering, as opposed to the uniform panel line dirt. Decent textures make a model for me, and so far I'd go as far as saying the current look would actually put me off buying it, even with the latest Greek additions. Hell, I'd gladly give it a shot myself, if I had a paint kit!

Couple of properly dirty ones (being Greek and all) I've done for AI in FS9, if you see what I mean:
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I've said it myself in the past, and it hasn't seemed to make any difference.

That's why I didn't buy the F-102, paint schemes just weren't up to par with the model.

We'll see, maybe if enough people start making paints for the A-7 after it's release, I'll think about it.

Diego
 
The "travel pods", were called "blivets".

I remember some of the Line division guys stuffed one of the newbies into a blivet as a joke. The plane left the flight line, and was almost ready to take off, when the Line CPO found out about it, and notified OPS. They radioed the pilot to return to the flight line immediately. It would have been a tragic situation, had the aircraft taken off. Anyway, the individuals involved were kicked out of the Navy.

This happened just before I reported to the squadron (VA-83), in 1987.

NC
 
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