GLanini Profiles

[Kerick]

These are all outstanding!
I was looking at the camo Ukraine Viper and was thinking what if Ukraine received F-16s from storage and painted camo right over the standard USAF scheme? Leave the gunship grey and add the two blue colors as an expedient way to make them look different from US aircraft. Just my $0.02 worth.
Also the four color Viper from Georgia is a real eye catcher!
Any way you could list the colors you use?

[GTX_Admin]

Other ideas:

Fiji
East Timor
Malaysia
Philipines

[Glanini]

Thanks for the suggestions, meanwhile a last RAF and a Luftwaffe Viper

[GTX_Admin]

 

[Glanini]

Time to change fighter... Some Gripens on the way. This one from Austria.

[GTX_Admin]

I will be the first to ask:  Ukrainian?

[Glanini]

Here is my tribute to the heroic Ukrainian people.

[GTX_Admin]

 

[Glanini]

Some Finnish Gripens

[perttime]

I have a soft spot for the Gripen, and was hoping that Gripen E would win the evaluation against the F-35. Didn't happen....

The Gripen couldn't have the serial starting with MG. The letters denote the aircraft type. MG was already used by MiG-21 F and BIS models. Perhaps "GP".

[apophenia]

... The Gripen couldn't have the serial starting with MG... Perhaps "GP".

Yes, "GP" would fit perfectly with the Finnish system. Or, slightly less plausibly, maybe "SA" for Saab? (Recycling the code used briefly in early 1940 for the Fiat G.50s ... although, not sure why.)

[perttime]

... The Gripen couldn't have the serial starting with MG... Perhaps "GP".

Yes, "GP" would fit perfectly with the Finnish system. Or, slightly less plausibly, maybe "SA" for Saab? (Recycling the code used briefly in early 1940 for the Fiat G.50s ... although, not sure why.)

Fiat G.50 "Freccia" was FA.
The system tends towards using an abbreviation of the model name (if there is one), and not the manufacturer name.

Finnish Wikipedia has a list of types with the codes that they use(d): https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luettelo_Suomen_ilmavoimien_ilma-aluksista

[GTX_Admin]

Another F-16 idea:  Royal Saudi Air Force

[GTX_Admin]

Philippines may be a future Gripen customer:  See here

[apophenia]

Fiat G.50 "Freccia" was FA...

Yes it was ... after January 1940. For unknown reasons, when the initial procurement contract was signed in October 1939, the G.50s were briefly coded 'SA'. No idea of why that was.

(Sorry for the thread-hijack, Glanini!)

[taiidantomcat]

Thanks for the suggestions, meanwhile a last RAF and a Luftwaffe Viper

I feel like the UK F-16s colors are just fantastic. it really looks the part 

[Glanini]

Thanks

Here is a Swedish one with an old style camo and the Finnish ones with revised code

Regards

[GTX_Admin]

 

[perttime]

Now the codes work. I suppose the boring grey is the more likely Finnish colour. That is what all Finnish AF aircraft use now, except for the Hawks bought from Switzerland.

[taiidantomcat]

I suppose the boring grey is the more likely Finnish colour.

this is why I do What-if? Models 

[Glanini]

Following up after President Macron announcement on D-Day ceremony an Ukrainian Mirage 2000.


Believe me, digital camo is very though... It is not going to happen again on my profiles.

Regards

[GTX_Admin]

 

[Glanini]

With some days of delay, my tribute to the heroes of D-Day

Regards

[apophenia]

... Believe me, digital camo is very though... It is not going to happen again on my profiles.

Yes, digital camouflage is indeed a trial to do on profiles ... but your end effect is excellent!

And, dang, if you aren't being prolific these days too 

[Glanini]

Thanks....so far I am "retooling" some old profiles.... Here it is a SAAF Hunter


Regards