Re: Spinners' Strike Fighters Thread

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Aermacchi MB-339A - HävLLv 11, Ilmavoimat, 2003

ILMAVOIMATMB-339A01 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

ILMAVOIMATMB-339A02 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

ILMAVOIMATMB-339A03 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

ILMAVOIMATMB-339A04 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

This is a Peruvian MB-339 skin with Ilmavoimat markings.

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Soko G-4 Super Galeb - Belarusian Air Force, 2005

BELARUSSOKOGALEB01 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

BELARUSSOKOGALEB02 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

BELARUSSOKOGALEB03 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

BELARUSSOKOGALEB04 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

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hmm, just musing how it would look in the standard bronze green and olive camouflage similar to the Hawks as delivered 

cheers, joe

ILMAVOIMATMB-339A05 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

ILMAVOIMATMB-339A06 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

ILMAVOIMATMB-339A07 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

ILMAVOIMATMB-339A08 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

Best I can do by using the Ghanaian (top) and Argentinian (bottom) skins.

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Lockheed/IAI RF-104I Starfighter - 119 Squadron, Heyl Ha'Avir, 1967

IDFRF-104ISTARFIGHTER01 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

IDFRF-104ISTARFIGHTER02 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

IDFRF-104ISTARFIGHTER03 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

IDFRF-104ISTARFIGHTER04 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

IDFRF-104ISTARFIGHTER05 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

Italian modder and Starfighter fan 'Spillone104' has cleverly created this RF-104G 'LOROP' recce zipper (as operated by Taiwan in the real world) by grafting on the longer glazed nose to the stock F-104G. I've put it into Israeli service in 1967 using the decals created for my F-104I 'Kohav'.

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Mikoyan MiG-23S - 1 Grupo Caza-Bombardero, Fuerza Aerea Argentina, 1977

The Argentine coup d'état of March 1976 which saw Jorge Rafael Videla depose the largely unpopular and ineffectual presidency of Isabel Perón soon attracted the attention of senior Kremlin officials who were ever eager to seek opportunities to destabilise South America by fair means or foul. They quickly gifted the new Military Junta of Argentina 40 ex-VVS MiG-23S fighters with deliveries commencing in July 1976. The MiG-23's entered service with 1 Grupo Caza-Bombardero in August 1976 and saw action in the 1982 Falklands conflict but at least eight were shot down by Royal Navy Sea Harriers with only one confirmed victory against an RAF Harrier GR.3 over Goose Green. When Argentina returned to constitutional rule in late 1983 the incoming president Raúl Alfonsín instructed the Argentine Air Force commander, Teodoro Waldner, to offer the Mig-23's back to the Soviet Union free of charge in a move designed to send a message back to the Kremlin that Argentina was moving in a different and democratic direction. The aircraft languished in outdoor storage at Villa Reynolds Military Air Base for several years before being scrapped.

FAAMiG-23SFLOGGER01 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

FAAMiG-23SFLOGGER02 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

FAAMiG-23SFLOGGER03 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

FAAMiG-23SFLOGGER04 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

FAAMiG-23SFLOGGER05 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

If you think this Flogger looks a little bit different it's because it's the very early (almost pre-production) MiG-23S with simpler (smaller) wings, a different nose and a vertical tail moved substantially forward compared to the main production variants. The MiG-23S is a mod by lindr2 who is real MiG-23 afficionado and has modded the available 3D models to produce virtually every single sub-variant.

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Dassault Mirage M50 'Pantera' - Turkmenistan Air Force, 2007

TURKMENSITANMIRAGE50PANTERA01 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

TURKMENSITANMIRAGE50PANTERA02 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

TURKMENSITANMIRAGE50PANTERA03 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

TURKMENSITANMIRAGE50PANTERA04 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

TURKMENSITANMIRAGE50PANTERA05 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

Very similar to the Cheetah and RF-104G 'LOROP' in so much that additional parts have been added to an existing 3D model in very much the same way as we would add parts to a plastic model. This by the Banidos Team who cover the South American Mirages and I've added Turkmenistan markings (including a highly fictional nosebar) to their Chilean skin.

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Aeritalia (Fiat) G.91R-4 'Gina' - Kenya Air Force, 1985

KENYAG91RGINA01 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

KENYAG91RGINA02 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

KENYAG91RGINA03 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

KENYAG91RGINA04 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

A nice skin by 'ndicki' for a fictional Rhodesian Air Force 'Gina' is perfect for an equally fictional Kenyan aircraft! I've seen a few variations on the fin flash but have stuck with my own decal for now. If anyone has a definite guide to what was used and when then post here.

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Dassault Mirage 50AZ - Azerbaijani Air Force, 1994

When Azerbaijan gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991 it wasn't long before a long-standing dispute with Armenia over the Nagorno-Karabakh region flared up and escalated into open conflict in the winter of 1992. Never slow to miss an opportunity, Dassault Aviation offered Azerbaijan 30 refurbished Mirage 50 aircraft and these were delivered during the spring of 1993 equipping two squadrons of the Azerbaijani Air Force. After the 1994 ceasefire the surviving Mirage 50's were consolidated into a single fighter-bomber squadron based at Nasosnaya Air Base operating alongside the MiG-25PD interceptors and serving until 2008 when they were replaced with 17 ex-Armée de l'Air Mirage 2000D's.

AZERBAIJANMIRAGE5001 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

AZERBAIJANMIRAGE5002 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

AZERBAIJANMIRAGE5003 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

AZERBAIJANMIRAGE5004 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

This uses a Chilean Mirage 50FC skin and new Aberbaijani decals by me.

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Convair F-18A Vengeance - VF-161, US Navy, 1979

USNCONVAIR20101-1 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

USNCONVAIR20102-1 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

USNCONVAIR20103-1 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

USNCONVAIR20104-1 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

Swedish 3D modeller Julhelm (also a member here) has finally released his Convair 201 and it's a beauty. No input from me, just the screenshots and please note that as it predates the Hornet I've used the F-18 designation!

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Douglas F-109C Skystrike - Florida ANG, 1967

USAFSu-1701 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

USAFSu-1702 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

USAFSu-1703 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

USAFSu-1704 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

As always, you'll have to ignore the 'F' number as there's just no spare designations (and if there are, I've already used them) but this is the Sukhoi Su-17 masquerading as the Douglas Skystrike!

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Avro (Aermacchi) Tutor T.1A - No.79 Squadron, 1 Tactical Weapons Unit, RAF Brawdy, 1978

RAFMB-326K01 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

RAFMB-326K02 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

RAFMB-326K03 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

RAFMB-326K04 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

RAFMB-326K05 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

The Aussie version of the Aermacchi MB-326 trainer comes with three cracking skins (Roulettes, Fanta Can and camo) and the camo skin has been modified by me to represent an RAF Tutor T.1A. Perhaps Avro were allowed to licence build the MB-326 before being swallowed up into Hawker Siddeley in 1963 and resurrected the Tutor name after their famous inter-war biplane trainer.

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Grumman F-14K Tomcat FRS.1 - 899 Naval Air Squadron, Royal Navy, 1994

RNF-14ATOMCATFRS101 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

RNF-14ATOMCATFRS102 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

RNF-14ATOMCATFRS103 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

RNF-14ATOMCATFRS104 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

RNF-14ATOMCATFRS105 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

The Strike Fighters 2 series took a couple of small steps forward yesterday with the introduction of a web based installer (useful for easy re-installs straight from the store with the game fully patched) and a new category of DLC (downloadable content) in the shape of a skin pack for the F-14A Tomcat with Iranian, USN Aggressor and later 'all grey' USN skins. It's the latter that I've used here to create a 899NAS Tomcat FRS.1 and I'll be sure to try the Aggressor skins ASAP.

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Grumman F-14K Tomcat F.2 - No.111 'Treble One' Squadron, RAF, 2007

RAFF-14ATOMCATF201 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

The new VX-4 'Black Bunny' skin is used here to create an alternate timeline 'Black Mike'.

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Rockwell A-5F Vigilante - 79th TFS, USAFE, 1983

USAFA-5FVIGILANTE01 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

USAFA-5FVIGILANTE02 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

USAFA-5FVIGILANTE03 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

USAFA-5FVIGILANTE04 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

I can't show this on the runway as I've not got the mapping sorted but this is Julhelm's A-5A with a 'Lizard Splinter' scheme and some Lakenheath markings!

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Grumman F-14J Tomcat - 203rd Hikotai, Japanese Air Self-Defence Forces, 1992

JASDFF-14JTOMCAT01 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

JASDFF-14JTOMCAT02 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

JASDFF-14JTOMCAT03 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

JASDFF-14JTOMCAT04 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

JASDFF-14JTOMCAT09 by Spinners1961, on Flickr

J-cat!