Choosing a color scheme for an F-84F restoration

[Clifford Bossie]

If you had any input (which I don't necessarily) and could choose a paint scheme (a friend will do that): Would you choose a NMF aircraft? Or a camo scheme?

[lmritger]

Like I said on HS, option 2 is my favorite. There's already lots of camo'ed 1950s birds about, it would be nice to see another one in colorful markings. Would they go to bare metal, or use silver lacquer?

Lynn

[k5083]

I'd go with one of the European aerobatic teams, maybe Italian or Dutch. They had some really outstanding color schemes on F-84Fs.

August

[JBoyle]

As a former 81st TFW guy, any of the silver ones are great.
Above the bar at the O' Club there were cutouts of the wing's planes (F-84, 101, Phantom, and A-10). I always like the 84.

[hurk130]

This is my favorite scheme and I wrote an article on it...

http://modelingmadness.com/reviews/kore ... onf84f.htm

[kalamazookid]

Hurk130,

That's a beautiful model. I actually bought those decals specifically because of that article.

I've always been a fan of the natural metal schemes. Of the above, I like the "Bushmaster" scheme the best. Something about red trim on a Thunderstreak just looks right.

[Django]

NMF, the 2nd blue one or the yellow one.

[Randune]

Ditto, 2nd blue or the yellow. I love the polished one at Evergreen aviations museum in Oregon. Unfortunately I don't have the photo to share. I saw it on someones post recently.