Help with Danish Air Force F-16 colours
05-27-2014, 10:52 AM
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Help with Danish Air Force F-16 colours
After changing my mind about 100 times I've finally settled on the Danish Air Force scheme below for my Avonds F-16. I wondered if anyone could help me identify the shades of grey used by the Danish Air Force on their F-16s. Compared to other standard grey F-16s the darker grey on the wings and fuselage looks lighter. I may just be my photos and perhaps all NATO fighters use the same colours. Does anyone know?
Many thanks
Mark
Many thanks
Mark
05-27-2014, 01:31 PM
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This is just from a google search, :-)
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Contrary to most people’s opinion the Danish F-16’s do not use the same patterns and colours as the American F-16’s. First of all, the dark grey upper fuselage colour is lighter than on the American and other NATO F-16’s. Second, most horizontal stabilisers are light grey (same as the undersides) on both sides. Furthermore, the colours on the vertical fin and the ventral fins vary from aircraft to aircraft. It all boils down to the fact that you have to have pictures of the F-16(s) you want to model.
The colours of the Danish F-16s are light grey FS26373, medium grey FS26270 and dark grey FS26132 (as opposed to FS26118 on US aircraft). Generally the scheme follows the colour demarcations on the standard US scheme. However, as mentioned above the horizontal stabilisers and ventral fins can vary in colour, both occasionally seen in light grey on both sides. Also, there were 3-4 F-16s in RDAF service in the now standard two-colour US F-16 scheme. The radome is dark gull grey FS26231 after some time in service.
National markings and individual aircraft codes and their colours can be seen in fig. 13. Crew chief names - if present - are 1” in height and either dark grey or black.Decals can be found on the Zotz Vivacious Vipers decals sheet. Decals for other Danish F-16s might be forthcoming.
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Contrary to most people’s opinion the Danish F-16’s do not use the same patterns and colours as the American F-16’s. First of all, the dark grey upper fuselage colour is lighter than on the American and other NATO F-16’s. Second, most horizontal stabilisers are light grey (same as the undersides) on both sides. Furthermore, the colours on the vertical fin and the ventral fins vary from aircraft to aircraft. It all boils down to the fact that you have to have pictures of the F-16(s) you want to model.
The colours of the Danish F-16s are light grey FS26373, medium grey FS26270 and dark grey FS26132 (as opposed to FS26118 on US aircraft). Generally the scheme follows the colour demarcations on the standard US scheme. However, as mentioned above the horizontal stabilisers and ventral fins can vary in colour, both occasionally seen in light grey on both sides. Also, there were 3-4 F-16s in RDAF service in the now standard two-colour US F-16 scheme. The radome is dark gull grey FS26231 after some time in service.
National markings and individual aircraft codes and their colours can be seen in fig. 13. Crew chief names - if present - are 1” in height and either dark grey or black.Decals can be found on the Zotz Vivacious Vipers decals sheet. Decals for other Danish F-16s might be forthcoming.
05-31-2014, 01:05 PM
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Thanks very much for your help, this is just what i was looking for. I can get started on the challenging job of creating the paint mask for the tail fin now!
