Space Battleship Yamato "Flying Tigers" Cosmo Falcon

[seadude]

Got to admit, these BANDAI kits are pretty fun.  Not only have I done the 1/500 Space Battleship Yamato and the 1/1000 Gamillas Darold Battlecarrier, but I also find myself sitting down tonight to start on the 1/72 scale SBY2199 Type 99 Cosmo Falcon Fighter. There are two versions of this kit: A grey colored fighter and a blue colored fighter. I have the blue one as shown below from some Internet pics I found.






I'm currently looking for alternative whif paint schemes to use for my Cosmo Falcon build. Anybody got any ideas? I did find one alternative whif on DeviantArt as shown below. I don't want to repeat what that guy did, but rather make my fighter into a US Navy or Air Force space superiority fighter.

[RAFF-35]

Being in the midst of the soviet GB, it would only be proper to suggest a sovietised version.  Looks wise it's already there, could even have been Sukhoi's rival to the ferret?

[zenrat]

I've got one of these.  I'm keen to see what you do with it.

How about Swedish fields & meadows splinter pattern?

[PR19_Kit]

A weird looking device for sure. 

Are those the intakes on top of the fuselage either side of the fin?

[NARSES2]

How about Swedish fields & meadows splinter pattern?

Yup, or USAF Vietnam era scheme ? Looks like it's great,great,great grand-daddy could have been an F.100 to me 

[seadude]

Being in the midst of the soviet GB, it would only be proper to suggest a sovietised version.  Looks wise it's already there, could even have been Sukhoi's rival to the ferret?

Possible. I could build it as a Soviet version.

A weird looking device for sure. 

Are those the intakes on top of the fuselage either side of the fin?

Yes, those are the intakes.

[nighthunter]

I could see a revival of the USN/MC Gull Gray over white and full color squadron or CAG markings

[ChernayaAkula]

What a cool beast!  Looks like it has Draken ancestry, a couple of generations back.

Being in the midst of the soviet GB, it would only be proper to suggest a sovietised version.  <...>

Being flown to the Arctic, where it will rendez-vous with a USN submarine? 

[seadude]

I think I've pretty much settled on a paint scheme for my Cosmo Falcon. I'm going to go with a WWII Flying Tigers paint scheme and markings. Since I really don't do camouflage patterns, the upper fuselage will be olive drab. The lower fuselage will be light or medium grey. I already have a shark's mouth decal for under the fighter nose from the kit decal sheet, but I don't have any other Flying Tiger decals and markings at home. Since I'm going to a contest in a week, I'll see what I can find in the vendor area.

Anybody else have any ideas or suggestions for paint and decal options for a Flying Tigers Cosmo Falcon?

[ChernayaAkula]

Look for Sky Models' P-40 sheet: LINK! Usually cheap, plenty of options, printed by Cartograf - doesn't get better than that. 

[nighthunter]

I have the "Hell's Angels" squadron decals from the Academy kit, if you're interested.

[NARSES2]

Look for Sky Models' P-40 sheet: LINK! Usually cheap, plenty of options, printed by Cartograf - doesn't get better than that. 

Got that one 

Can thoroughly recommend these Sky sheets. The only problem is cutting the individual transfers out as the sheets are very,very crowded, but excellent value.

[seadude]

Look for Sky Models' P-40 sheet: LINK! Usually cheap, plenty of options, printed by Cartograf - doesn't get better than that. 

Nice, but I need 1/72 scale, not 1/48.  Found a new development last night that is giving me a headache.  The shark mouth decal that comes with the kit is one large piece. And if you look at the pics I posted in my very first post, you'll see the underside of the fighter where the two "prongs" for lack of a better word at the nose of the craft, are supposed to fit on the fighter on top of the decal. The problem is that there are no holes or cutouts in the decal for the locator pins on the prongs to fit through.  There are holes in the decal for where the gun ports are, so I have to make sure I line up the decal carefully over those.

[ChernayaAkula]

Look for Sky Models' P-40 sheet: LINK! Usually cheap, plenty of options, printed by Cartograf - doesn't get better than that. 

Nice, but I need 1/72 scale, not 1/48. <...>

They also do a 1/72 version. 
I thought I'd link to the 1/48 version as this craft here is quite a bit bigger than a 1/72 P-40. Maybe that's something you want to consider. Size of personal markings and how prominent you want them to appear and stuff like that.

Also, please consider giving it a camo scheme. Since it's a Flying Tiger, you could even do a brown-ish basecoat and green tiger stripes. 

[seadude]

This project will be on temporary hold for awhile as I am now currently getting ready for a model contest coming up this weekend. Sorry, folks.