Re: Spinners' Strike Fighters Thread

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Dassault Mirage 5 - No.24 Squadron, 'The Hawks', Indian Air Force, 1969

INDIAMIRAGE511 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

INDIAMIRAGE512 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

INDIAMIRAGE513 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

INDIAMIRAGE514 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

INDIAMIRAGE515 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

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Dassault Mirage 5's - No.26 Squadron, 'The Warriors', Indian Air Force, 1972

INDIAMIRAGE516 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

INDIAMIRAGE517 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

INDIAMIRAGE518 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

INDIAMIRAGE519 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

This is the stock French 'Bleu' skin for the Mirage IIIC adapted to fit the Mirage V. There's a bit of a mapping issue at the tip of the nose but I can live with it.

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MiG-17F(J) - 3 Hikotai, Japan Air Self Defence Forces, 1978

Was it a coincidence that several MiG-17F's found their way to Japan a few short months after the infamous 1976 incident when Lt. Viktor Belenko defected with his MiG-25 Foxbat? Anway, sufficient MiG-17's were accquired to form an aggressor flight at Misawa serving both JASDF and visiting USAF Pacific Air Force units.

JSDAFMiG-17F01 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

JSDAFMiG-17F02 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

JSDAFMiG-17F03 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

JSDAFMiG-17F04 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

JSDAFMiG-17F05 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

A stock MiG-17F skin with JASDF markings! That's a spicy meatball!

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Fairchild/HAL A-10A Thunderbolt II - No.36 Squadron, Indian Air Force, 1980

INDIAA-10A05 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

Just a quick version with the stock sharkmouth and No.36 squadron markings (a fictional squadron, numberplate never used).

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Fairchild/HAL A-10A Thunderbolt II - No.24 Squadron, 'Hawks', Indian Air Force, 1983

INDIAA-10A06 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

INDIAA-10A07 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

INDIAA-10A08 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

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MiG-17F - No.26 Squadron, 'Warriors', Indian Air Force, 1965

INDIAMiG-17F01 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

INDIAMiG-17F02 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

INDIAMiG-17F03 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

An Egyptian scheme (by whiteknight06604, who has a particularly soft and blended style) with my IAF No.26 squadron markings.

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Vought F-8EJ Crusader - No.204 Hikotai, Japan Air Self-Defense Force, 1972

After a long selection process the Vought F-8EJ was finally selected by the JASDF in 1962 as its standard interceptor-fighter. With it's impressive unrefuelled range, reliable Pratt & Whitney J-57-P-20J engine and powerful Magnavox APQ-94J radar the F-8EJ served with a total of eight JASDF squadrons with initial deliveries commencing in late 1964.

Compared to the superb multi-role F-8E, and because of Japan's own 'self-defense' status and imposed peace treaty terms, the F-8EJ was stripped of much of it's surface-attack capability but gained a modified APQ-94 radar, wing-mounted AIM-7E Sparrow missiles and also had a very useful anti-ship capability (deemed acceptable as being an 'anti-invasion' capability) and all eight 'Hikotai' had maritime attack and reconnaissance as a secondary role. The F-8EJ's served until the mid-1980's with the 302nd Hikotai being the last to surrender this very popular aircraft in JASDF service in 1985.

JSDAFF-8E02 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

JSDAFF-8E03 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

JSDAFF-8E04 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

JSDAFF-8E05 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

JSDAFF-8E12 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

The F-8E comes with a sharkmouth skin and I've just recoloured it by using the same red as on my Hinomaru decal. Nice and simple (just like me)  .

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Vought F-8EJ Crusader - No.203 Hikotai, Japan Air Self-Defense Force, 1975

JSDAFF-8E06 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

JSDAFF-8E09 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

JSDAFF-8E13 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

This just USES the cute little 203 Hikotai tail marking and also switches to a black nose.

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McDonnell/Northrop/Mitsubishi F-23J 'Black Widow' - 302nd Hikotai, Japan Air Self-Defense Force

JASDFF-23J01 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

JASDFF-23J02 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

JASDFF-23J03 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

JASDFF-23J04 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

Black Widow meets Zero meets Thunderbird 2!!

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McDonnell Douglas Phantom F-4E - Rhodesian Air Force

RHODESIAF-4E01 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

RHODESIAF-4E02 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

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Dassault Mirage IIIC - 302nd Hikotai, Japan Air Self-Defense Force, 1971

'What If' Lockheed's Starfighter bid to Japan had been rejected and Dassault had won with the contemporary Mirage IIIC?

JASDFMIRAGE3C01 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

JASDFMIRAGE3C02 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

JASDFMIRAGE3C03 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

JASDFMIRAGE3C04 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

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Republic RF-84F Thunderflash - 204th Hikotai, Japan Air Self-Defense Force, 1959

JSDAFRF-84F01 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

JSDAFRF-84F02 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

JSDAFRF-84F03 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

JSDAFRF-84F04 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

A very good template exists for the RF-84 Thunderflash so I've done one of my experimental camo schemes, this one is called 'Forest Bubble' and is just circular patterns with the gradient brush and 20% opacity. What really sets this off is the stencilling (already on the template).

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Mitsubishi F-23J - 204th and 501st Hikotai, Japan Air Self-Defense Force, 2010

JASDFF-23J05 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

JASDFF-23J06 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

JASDFF-23J07 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

JASDFF-23J08 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

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MiG-23P - 651 Gruppo, 51 Stormo, Aeronautica Militare, 1997

AMIMiG-23P01 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

AMIMiG-23P02 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

AMIMiG-23P03 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

AMIMiG-23P04 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

There are no less than 10 Floggers on a merged install (i.e. all four Series 2 titles rolled into one) and I've chosen the stock MiG-23P skin to make this AMI MiG-23 interceptor. Perhaps, when the wall came down, MiG's were leased to replace the F-104S!

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MiG-23P - 154 Gruppo, 6 Stormo, Aeronautica Militare, 1996

AMIMiG-23P05 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

AMIMiG-23P06 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

AMIMiG-23P07 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

AMIMiG-23P08 by Spinners1961, on Flickr