Bearcat Color Schemes, any sites???
09-23-2009, 10:05 PM
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Fred, you lookin for some bearcat pics? Good luck. They will either be bluue, dark blue, silver or Rarebear and maybe the drone series. What are you building? I am setting up to finish my JD Bearcat and I have the same issues. Here are a few from my searches. There is always airlines.com, the plastic model sites. I ordered a few books and went on ebay to find some models.
09-23-2009, 10:53 PM
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Hey Tony,
Thanks for checking in. I like the book in the lower right hand corner. Can you tell me where you ordered it from. The drone scheme looks good as well as the training scheme with the orange band.
Thanks,
Fred
Thanks for checking in. I like the book in the lower right hand corner. Can you tell me where you ordered it from. The drone scheme looks good as well as the training scheme with the orange band.
Thanks,
Fred
09-24-2009, 10:33 AM
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ORIGINAL: Chad Veich
Don't forget the G-58a and G-58b. I am particularly fond of the first one.
Don't forget the G-58a and G-58b. I am particularly fond of the first one.
Picture of mine taken a few years back.
09-25-2009, 01:07 AM
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http://wp.scn.ru/en/ww3/f/802/3/0#12
a bunch of drawings in color....at least 40......., heres the pics I have of the drone and a few of my JD Bearcat with the magnum 400. If I can help with anything else, let me know
a bunch of drawings in color....at least 40......., heres the pics I have of the drone and a few of my JD Bearcat with the magnum 400. If I can help with anything else, let me know
09-25-2009, 06:12 AM
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I'm just about ready to start glassing my bates bearcat and am leaning toward the marine scheme in rambro's upper left pic. But I haven't been able to figue out if that's a red band (reserves) or orange band (training squadron). If it's orange, wouldn't the squadron be VMFT-12? I'm leaning toward red, since the band in the pic looks to be the same color as the star bar.
Anyway, short of the rocket testbed with the yellow wings, the Marine scheme is about the most colorful military one I've been able to find after a lot of digging.
Anyway, short of the rocket testbed with the yellow wings, the Marine scheme is about the most colorful military one I've been able to find after a lot of digging.
09-25-2009, 10:20 AM
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I'm just about ready to start glassing my bates bearcat and am leaning toward the marine scheme in rambro's upper left pic. But I haven't been able to figue out if that's a red band (reserves) or orange band (training squadron). If it's orange, wouldn't the squadron be VMFT-12? I'm leaning toward red, since the band in the pic looks to be the same color as the star bar.
Anyway, short of the rocket testbed with the yellow wings, the Marine scheme is about the most colorful military one I've been able to find after a lot of digging.
I'm just about ready to start glassing my bates bearcat and am leaning toward the marine scheme in rambro's upper left pic. But I haven't been able to figue out if that's a red band (reserves) or orange band (training squadron). If it's orange, wouldn't the squadron be VMFT-12? I'm leaning toward red, since the band in the pic looks to be the same color as the star bar.
Anyway, short of the rocket testbed with the yellow wings, the Marine scheme is about the most colorful military one I've been able to find after a lot of digging.
I don't think it is any sort of reserve squadron marking. As far as I am aware ALL reserve units had orange bands and I've never seen any with red or any other color. However, I'm certainly no expert in Bearcat markings!
09-25-2009, 09:00 PM
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Hey guys, thanks for all the help. I'm leaning towards the test Bearcat with the blue fuse and yellow wings and red stripes. Need something I can see in the air. Keep them coming.
Thanks,
Fred
Hey guys, thanks for all the help. I'm leaning towards the test Bearcat with the blue fuse and yellow wings and red stripes. Need something I can see in the air. Keep them coming.
Thanks,
Fred
11-30-2009, 07:26 PM
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Well, I started slinging paint, I've got my fuse done in Warbirds Colors sea blue, and just about ready to start painting the wing.
Does anybody know what font the MARINES, and VMF-12 is?
Does anybody know what font the MARINES, and VMF-12 is?
11-30-2009, 07:58 PM
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The Marine squadron VMF 12 is not correct along with the Q on the tail The Q is an identifing symbol for NAS Puunene , by the time the Bearcats hit the fleet the NAS was closed (1947). The USMC since 1940 had used three digits in their fighter squadrons ie VMF 112
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