THE EMPIRES TWILIGHT

[thedarkmaster]

I was going to go with a roundel based upon the flag of the  " Bey of Tunis "'s flag, but when i saw it i thought " no, thats too bloody hard "





and there it is, I doubt anyone could make a decent roundel from that

[thedarkmaster]

Whilst I'm on flags


Flag of the joint UK France military command

[Sauragnmon]

Top guess would be a four-piece bullseye roundel - green-red-yellow-red in order from center out?  Just a top of my head thought.

[Weaver]

Top guess would be a four-piece bullseye roundel - green-red-yellow-red in order from center out?  Just a top of my head thought.

There's blue in there too...

How about a four-ring roundel that goes blue-yellow-red-green from the outside inwards, with the red "ring" actually being that six-pointed star?

Like this very rough version, but with a six-pointed star:

[Hawkeye]

 

Canopy tip. Sand off the raised details instead of painting them use thin piece of white tape, use a little CA to hold the ends down securely. If you want other colors spray the tape with the appropriate color before applying.

[pyro-manic]

Looks great, TDM! Nicely knackered.

[thedarkmaster]

   

[Jschmus]

Ooh, a trailer for a series of models!  How cool!

[Steel Penguin]

colour me interested!

[rickshaw]

I suppose the sequel will be "The Empire Strikes Back"?   

[Sauragnmon]

Should be quite interesting indeed, looking forward to it.

[Black Knight]

Looks good Tim  Can't wait!

[royabulgaf]

I was going to go with a roundel based upon the flag of the  " Bey of Tunis "'s flag, but when i saw it i thought " no, thats too bloody hard "





and there it is, I doubt anyone could make a decent roundel from that



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Actually, use the original South Vietnam roundel and put a green dot in the center.

[thedarkmaster]

Marja Al taqlid ( Source of emulation ) IRIAF, 9TH Tactical Air Base, Bandar Abbas , Iran 1991

initially rolled out in july 1989 the Marja Al Taqlid, named in honour of the supreme leaders of the Islamic Republic, was the first multi role aircraft produced by the emerging Iranian arms industry.

Produced with technical help from the Red Chinease govenment, the Aircraft was based upon the F8 ( nato name FINBACK II ) but with a much enhanced performance and with increased range and payload, including extra under fueselage hardpoints for copied Sparrow missiles and wingtip positions for chinease copies of Sindwinders.

Initially in service with the elite 111 squadron it soon equipped a full wing of aircraft at the strategiclly important air base of Bandar Abbas and it was here that the aircraft saw out it's war service during the 91 disaster.

Initially the Iranians were targeted by the soviet union with ground forces crossing the border and striking deep into the country, then almost as if by prior arrangement the US struck as the defences were distracted ( a post war search of US and Soviet archives as thus far been impossible so this still remains conjecture ) and unable to put up an effective responce.


The strike wing at Bandar Abbas flew many desperate missions during the next few days, but none more famous than the strike by 111 sqd upon the disembarking Marine brigade at Jask opersite the UAE, where the Islamic Republic got a nuclear wepon noone knows, wether home made or imported it was devastaing. Allowing the defenders time to regroup and resist.


It is this action that is credited in todays Iranian circles that guaranteed the survival of the republic to this day.















































The start of my 91 Disaster builds, and also my Secret Santa build,     

[ChernayaAkula]

Damn, what a cool build! Fantastic camouflage scheme!