Scale models and painting

Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Panavia Tornado Gr.1 RAF

Excellent reference for different aircraft camouflages:

Camouflage:
Dark grey - Dark Sea Grey

Vallejo MC : Dark Sea Grey : 991
Humbrol: Dark Gull Grey : 140
Tamyia : Dark Sea Grey : XF54

Light grey - Camouflage Grey (Barley Grey)

Vallejo Air : Barley Grey : 71.051
Vallejo Model Color : Light Grey : 70.990 (155)
Gunze : Barley Grey : H334
Humbrol : RAF Barley Grey : 167

Don Color
Reference for Panavia Tornado Gr.1 two grey camouflage

Photo references for ZA-462 Gr1 and later Gr4

1998 - http://www.airliners.net/photo/UK---Air/Panavia-Tornado-GR1/0312870/L/&sid=1876629785ab64b40a001dac687ea497

Fairford, July 1998

Great set of closeup pictures of various Tornados:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/chris-58/13892012411/in/set-72157645259488053

References for patina:

Nozzles:

Monday, May 5, 2014

Yakovlev Yak 3

General Info

http://www.cybermodeler.com/aircraft/yak-3/yak-3_all.shtml
http://mig3.sovietwarplanes.com/yak3/yak3.htm
Yak-3 VK-107 - history and images including engine details and open engine hatch

Walkarounds

Yak 9 - this is Yak 9 but it contains Cockpit photos - rare
Yak 3 from Orenburg - Exterior only but contains few nice details like Pitot tube or Antenna connection
Yak 3 from Le Bourget - Great material, nice details, but exterior only
Yak 3 from Archangelsk - Museum photos with low light intensity
Yak 3 from Archangelsk 2 - Better photos than previous walkaround - 161 photos
Yak 3 Unknown location - just few exterior photos
Yak 3 FLAK - restored functional Yak 3, engine details, cockpit etc
Yak 3 FJAK - restored functional Yak 3
Yak 3 FYGJ - restored functional Yak 3
Yak 3 FYAG - restored functional Yak 3, unusual color scheme
Yak 3 FLUG - restored functional Yak 3, stripdown photos
Yak 3M - nice photos of restored Yak 3, details on fuel entry and chassis
Yak 3UA - free french camo

Drawings

Schematics - without riveting

Colours and schemas

Camouflage of Soviet fighters, September 1943-1945 - great resource for schemas and also color references and color chips with their FS equivalents

Hobby Colours

I found this great site, which can find equivalents of given Federal Standard colour in most of a common hobby paint marks (vallejo, Humbrol, Gunze, Pactra, Revell, Tamiya, Testors etc.)

Paintfinder