Released!! F9F Cougar by Rob Richardson

My VMT-1 paint looks good with pbr. Good Job. When I do a skin, as much as possible I use the appropriate colors for the era. The US Navy had a few different orange colors in use. The red orange didn't last long as it faded rather quickly. I use the Official Monogram US Navy and Marine Corps Official Color Guides by Maj Elliot as a reference. And a ton of supporting documents I've acquired over the years.
 
Cees, I looked at a few TF-9J color shots and I think you were OK with your original "Insignia Red" paint as in your screenshots in post #179. The red in post #180 is closer to DayGlo color.
 
I uploaded the last version with the international orange. According to my sources this is the most accurate representation. I don't know when it will be up.

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Cees
 
It;s up now! Downloading as I type. :jump::jump::jump:

Looks great Cees. I have seen the Navy orange on different aircraft. It usually starts out more reddish, but after a few months in the sun, it fades to the DayGlo shade you have here. I like it.
 
johndetrick said:
My VMT-1 paint looks good with pbr. Good Job. When I do a skin, as much as possible I use the appropriate colors for the era. The US Navy had a few different orange colors in use. The red orange didn't last long as it faded rather quickly. I use the Official Monogram US Navy and Marine Corps Official Color Guides by Maj Elliot as a reference. And a ton of supporting documents I've acquired over the years.
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The orange up to mid-late 60's was a poor quality compared to later paint. The early kind did fade, got a rough texture. Later on the better quality always seemed to stay fresh. Look at TA-4s, etc, they did not really fade out, stayed glossy.
 


This will be the next one. After that I'll turn to the single seat variants. Mind you: still a work in progress!

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Cees
 

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I uploaded these two. For all you people that are confined to stay indoors. Have fun!

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Cees
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Clever use of the refueling probe as a a coloured "instrumentation" probe :)

I like it - will also use it on the Rob's AI model for my upcoming retro USN/USMC traffic project.

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New Va 113 texture

Wow Cees,

The Va-113 texture looks nice.

What were the improvements over your older paint of this one?

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