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Offline MAT

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CF-104 RDAF R-754
« on: August 03, 2026, 07:04:31 PM »
This F-104G will be finished in the weathered all-green SM67 danish paint.
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Re: CF-104 RDAF R-754
« Reply #1 on: August 04, 2026, 01:58:57 AM »
Looking forward to this! I really like the look of those highly faded & weathered green aircraft.  :smiley:
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Re: CF-104 RDAF R-754
« Reply #2 on: August 04, 2026, 03:52:05 AM »
Canadian built Starfighter. I like it!
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Re: CF-104 RDAF R-754
« Reply #3 on: August 04, 2026, 04:48:36 AM »
Quote from: Old Wombat on August 04, 2026, 01:58:57 AM
Looking forward to this! I really like the look of those highly faded & weathered green aircraft.  :smiley:

Moi aussi! For an all-over olive paint job, it is truly amazing how many different colours come through once faded  :smiley:
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Re: CF-104 RDAF R-754
« Reply #4 on: August 04, 2026, 08:40:50 AM »
Did they repaint the panel lines with spray cans from the hardware store? It looks like it and probably lasted longer!
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Re: CF-104 RDAF R-754
« Reply #5 on: August 04, 2026, 09:29:57 AM »
Same paint but, with the scheme flaking away like it did, corrosion control was a major effort, & all the rivet lines were frequently resprayed to reduce oxidisation of those rather important bits.
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Re: CF-104 RDAF R-754
« Reply #6 on: August 04, 2026, 04:40:29 PM »
This is how a danish TF-104G looked (almost) newly painted
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Re: CF-104 RDAF R-754
« Reply #7 on: August 04, 2026, 04:42:17 PM »
But only for a while !!!
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Re: CF-104 RDAF R-754
« Reply #8 on: August 05, 2026, 09:00:56 AM »
Can't wait to see how you tackle the paint work  :smiley:
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Re: CF-104 RDAF R-754
« Reply #9 on: August 05, 2026, 04:13:42 PM »
Quote from: apophenia on August 05, 2026, 09:00:56 AM
Can't wait to see how you tackle the paint work  :smiley:
Neither can I.
Here is one of my earlier efforts

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Re: CF-104 RDAF R-754
« Reply #10 on: August 06, 2026, 07:38:25 AM »
Quote from: MAT on August 05, 2026, 04:13:42 PM
... Here is one of my earlier efforts

That is very cool! It really catches the patch-and-make-do approach ("Hey Mikkel, you missed a bit over there!")  ;D
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Offline Kerick

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Re: CF-104 RDAF R-754
« Reply #11 on: August 06, 2026, 01:20:04 PM »
I can't help thinking that whatever savings there was buying cheaper paint was more than wasted on manhours constantly touchup painting. Just one of my rusty thoughts.
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Re: CF-104 RDAF R-754
« Reply #12 on: August 07, 2026, 07:26:20 AM »
Quote from: Kerick on August 06, 2026, 01:20:04 PM
I can't help thinking that whatever savings there was buying cheaper paint was more than wasted on manhours constantly touchup painting. Just one of my rusty thoughts.

Yup! But, once you've taken the plunge ...  ;D

Of course, the on-going touch-up jobs may have also been a way of holding the procurement officers' feet to the fire  ;)
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Re: CF-104 RDAF R-754
« Reply #13 on: August 07, 2026, 08:16:21 AM »
Yeah, hand him the spray gun!
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Re: CF-104 RDAF R-754
« Reply #14 on: August 07, 2026, 05:29:10 PM »
Quote from: Kerick on August 06, 2026, 01:20:04 PM
I can't help thinking that whatever savings there was buying cheaper paint was more than wasted on manhours constantly touchup painting. Just one of my rusty thoughts.

It was not a question about cheap paint. The SM67 (SM means "standard maling"= standard paint. 67 the year of introduction)) paint was developed to minimize the IR-reflection and had a very matt and coarse surface. I don't know how effective it worked against IR, but the matt and coarse surface was realy no good against the danish climate.
All military vehicles were painted with this SM67 - with the same results. The danish forces of that time looked like something straight out of a scrapyard. But the camouflage effect was really good.
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Re: CF-104 RDAF R-754
« Reply #15 on: August 07, 2026, 05:41:48 PM »
And the grunts looked like a bunch of hobos
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Re: CF-104 RDAF R-754
« Reply #16 on: August 07, 2026, 06:18:22 PM »
Looks like you bought your equipment at a military disposal store!  :icon_surprised:

British pattern webbing, M1 Garands, US M1 helmets, don't know where the parkas came from ...  :-\


Other than that, they (you?) all look cold, wet & miserable ... Like soldiers inevitably do ... Unless they're hot, wet & miserable. ;)
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Re: CF-104 RDAF R-754
« Reply #17 on: Yesterday at 09:27:29 AM »
Quote from: MAT on August 07, 2026, 05:41:48 PM
And the grunts looked like a bunch of hobos

Which can work for you. Less time spent 'pounding square' on the parade ground and more practice at slopping about in the mire to find a good firing position. And once half-frozen and covered in muck, attitudes tend to harden towards an invader even more  ;)
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Re: CF-104 RDAF R-754
« Reply #18 on: Yesterday at 04:18:35 PM »
Quote from: apophenia on Yesterday at 09:27:29 AM
Quote from: MAT on August 07, 2026, 05:41:48 PM
And the grunts looked like a bunch of hobos

Which can work for you. Less time spent 'pounding square' on the parade ground and more practice at slopping about in the mire to find a good firing position. And once half-frozen and covered in muck, attitudes tend to harden towards an invader even more  ;)
We never did spent a single second parading. But we lived for days in the danish mud. The year was 1972 and we were in the middle of an ABC-exercise (ABC=Atomic, Biological and Atomic Warfare) somewhere in the southern part of Jutland (In danish Jylland). I'm number three from the right.
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Re: CF-104 RDAF R-754
« Reply #19 on: Today at 10:36:02 AM »
Quote from: MAT on Yesterday at 04:18:35 PM
We never did spent a single second parading. But we lived for days in the danish mud. The year was 1972 and we were in the middle of an ABC-exercise (ABC=Atomic, Biological and Atomic Warfare) somewhere in the southern part of Jutland (In danish Jylland). I'm number three from the right.

Oh fun! "It's freezing cold so let's practice our NBC shower techniques on the 'hobos'"   :o

No wonder you were so well bundled up!

BTW, I was remiss in not thanking you for your SM67 history - great stuff  :smiley:
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