US Army QF-86

Duckie

Duckie

SOH-CM-2024
Really been enjoying my latest purchase. I wanted one of these. Couldn't find one, so I made one. Don't know if its been done but here's mine! Be up in a few days.

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Ian Warren said:
:adoration: I only hope they don't fire missiles at ya .. It could break that pretty paint :encouragement:
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:biggrin-new: Interesting point! Couple of sources I found have photos of some of these Army QF-86s that "made it back" after being hit and damaged by missiles, and are being repaired. Those same sources say that many of these QFs never actually served as targets and some went on to be purchased by civilians for preservation and fly the air show circuits.

I have a PMTC QF on the canvas as well.
 
ColoKent said:
Nice, Duckie! Do you mind sharing the RGB values for your "day glo orange"?

Kent
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Thanks Kent. Happy to share but it's one I cooked up. The FS color number converted to RGB just didn't look right to me. So, I fiddled until I got something that "looked right" to my eye on my PC.

Here is my RGB -- 248-80-22. This is applied as a separate layer immediately above the stock base gray color and adjusted to 87% opaque.
 
Duckie said:
Really been enjoying my latest purchase. I wanted one of these. Couldn't find one, so I made one. Don't know if its been done but here's mine! Be up in a few days.

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Duckie, I have a Naval Air Weapons Center QF-86 paint over at avsim.com. Just look for qf86.zip. This is for the Section8 F-86 e/F for FS9. Its in similar markings but USN.

 
ejoiner said:
Duckie, I have a Naval Air Weapons Center QF-86 paint over at avsim.com. Just look for qf86.zip. This is for the Section8 F-86 e/F for FS9. Its in similar markings but USN.

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Yep, familiar with it. It's in my FS9. Nice work too! :encouragement:
 
ejoiner said:
Wish you would redo it using your army QF-86. Would save me redoing it! Also, a faded camo QF would be awesome.

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With Your permission and after I do the PMTC QF.

I wish we had an "H" version - SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO many possibilities with that one. Actually got to walk around one of the first QF-86H's in 1968 in Pensacola. Really didn't know what I was looking at back then. Had just delivered my best high school buddy to his first duty station , NAS Pensacola. Took him to work his first day. I was allowed to drive him right up to the hangar office door and there, parked on the ramp side of the hangar was, what seemed to me, a brand new camo'ed NAVY F-86 with this red and white nose. Didn't know the Navy had F-86s! :biggrin-new: My buddy came back out to let know when to come back and get him after work and I asked him if we could go look at the F-86. He checked with his chief and got his OK. Don't remember much else except how clean it was and that I just couldn't get over the fact that the Navy had camo'ed F-86s!
 
Duckie said:
:biggrin-new: Interesting point! Couple of sources I found have photos of some of these Army QF-86s that "made it back" after being hit and damaged by missiles, and are being repaired. Those same sources say that many of these QFs never actually served as targets and some went on to be purchased by civilians for preservation and fly the air show circuits.

I have a PMTC QF on the canvas as well.
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That is Dang fortunate , I watch the CAC F-86 many times, nice sight to see, give you a chuckle, I'm very sure it may have been my first model aircraft but on around my 6/7 birthday I asked my old man if I could swap it for his completed B.O.A.C Bristol Britannia .. it was much larger :adoration:

I do have the Milviz Saber , I really do enjoy the its .. something about that makes it one to get ..... no more swapping :encouragement:
 
Duckie said:
Uploaded here just a bit ago. Should be available a little later on.
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And...I'll be off to go get it when it pops up!!!

Interesting that this has a Popeye the sailor looking character on it, but its an US Army QF. Also no national insignia. Thats odd somewhat.
 
ejoiner said:
And...I'll be off to go get it when it pops up!!!

Interesting that this has a Popeye the sailor looking character on it, but its an US Army QF. Also no national insignia. Thats odd somewhat.
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From what I gather, when these aircraft were purchased by Flight Systems from the Canadian government, they were technically considered civilian and were actually registered with the FAA and issued "N" numbers. They were made airworthy, painted (the Army issued no paint or marking specification), converted to drones, and then sold to the Army. Although it was a contracted situation with Flight Systems each step in the process was treated separately. So, when they were "sold" to the Army they were civilian aircraft and, since the Army issued no marking spec, they were not authorized to wear any military markings. Once the Army took possession they made no further changes/modifications to the exterior appearance.

PS - the Popeye character and the few other characters and names added to these Army QFs were done by the Flight Systems folks during the conversion process.
 
Duckie said:
From what I gather, when these aircraft were purchased by Flight Systems from the Canadian government, they were technically considered civilian and were actually registered with the FAA and issued "N" numbers. They were made airworthy, painted (the Army issued no paint or marking specification), converted to drones, and then sold to the Army. Although it was a contracted situation with Flight Systems each step in the process was treated separately. So, when they were "sold" to the Army they were civilian aircraft and, since the Army issued no marking spec, they were not authorized to wear any military markings. Once the Army took possession they made no further changes/modifications to the exterior appearance.

PS - the Popeye character and the few other characters and names added to these Army QFs were done by the Flight Systems folks during the conversion process.
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Thats very interesting. I always learn something around here! :untroubled:
 
Always felt there were so many cool color paints for the F-86 and the NAVY QF-86 ones were missed out completely.
 
skyhawka4m said:
Always felt there were so many cool color paints for the F-86 and the NAVY QF-86 ones were missed out completely.
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Well, skyhawka4m, my next repaint will be of a USN QF-86 assigned to the PMTC, and then a remake of one that Eric did for the SF86 in FS9. So, maybe all is not lost!
 
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