My 1/144 models at the Dutch IPMS Nationals

[TomZ]

Here: http://www.designation-systems.net/usmilav/coverdesignations.html is the list I used for the F-110 plus designations for my models.

At the bottom it says:
"There are also reports which link the F-116 and F-118 designations to the MiG-25 and MiG-29, respectively. But these reports are rather vague rumours which do not claim any "first hand source" as a reference, and are therefore not included in the above listing.


TomZ

[Rick Lowe]

Maybe they were 'paper' designations, in case the US ever got the chance to evaluate them?

Or possibly they sent people to friendly countries after the wall came down, did evaluations in-country and they were the designations assigned when the reports were written up?
IIRC the Luftwaffe was operating both NATO and WARPAC types after reunification.

Just my humble opinion... 

[JayBee]

It is interesting that they reuse the F-110 designation as that was the original designation for the USAF Phantom, before tri-service designations came in.

Then of course there is the old story about the use/non-use of F-19. 

[TomZ]

Then of course there is the old story about the use/non-use of F-19. 

Why, everybody knows that the F-19 looked like this:





TomZ

[Captain Canada]

I went and googled them and found out they were Anigrand ! But thanks  Beautiful kits, Did you build all of the little birds that came with them ?

[TomZ]

Did you build all of the little birds that came with them ?

I built a few. This year I finished the F-100 to F-118.
For next year I'm planning the F-80 to F99. Many of those will be Anigrand bonus kits too.

TomZ

[seadude]

Just from the few Anigrand kits I've bought and built, I'd say they're so-so. I really like the fact that you get extra bonus kits with the main kit depending on what you buy.