David Hingtgen Posted December 3, 2004 Author Share Posted December 3, 2004 A lot of squadron markings ARE decals. (Us modelers would call them stickers, being self-adhesive, but "professional/industrial" stickers are usually referred to as decals) It is certainly possible the skull etc are painted on with a stencil, but it's just as likely that they peeled it off a sheet and stuck it on the tail. Many airliners are like 90% decaled, not painted--even 200ft-long stripes. IMHO, the coolest thing about the F-8 scheme was that ALL the tips were painted. H.stabs, wingtips, and v.stab tip. Looked neat from every angle. Plus the ventral fins. (I like ventral fins--look cool, and make for great painting opportunities). Also, they had a BIG yellow chevron on the side, in addition to the standard row of little ones inside the stripes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewilen Posted December 6, 2004 Share Posted December 6, 2004 A lot of squadron markings ARE decals. Ah, sorry. I partially retract my funny then. IMHO, the coolest thing about the F-8 scheme was that ALL the tips were painted. H.stabs, wingtips, and v.stab tip. Looked neat from every angle. Plus the ventral fins. (I like ventral fins--look cool, and make for great painting opportunities). Also, they had a BIG yellow chevron on the side, in addition to the standard row of little ones inside the stripes. Going back to the Vagabonds Crusader pics in the article I linked, I think the fin accents look fine. What I object to about their treatment in the Super Hornet pictures linked at the beginning of thread is that to me they're a major component of the "Hornet cosplaying as a Tomcat" effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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