I’ve read references to these tags…does anyone know how to make them? I am an intermediate skill builder, I guess…just bought an airbrush to kick it up a notch…been doin nothing but planes…was laid up from an injury and had to keep my hands busy…haven’t built in years, but I just fell right back into it. Hoping to find folks like myself to chat with, share tips n tricks, swap pictures…etc.
Semper Fidelis
Sarge
Don’t know about your question but just wanted to say [#welcome].
So welcome to the Forum.
Hello Sarge and welcome to FSM.
You actually have a few options now. Eduards, Reheat and Verlinden now have RBF flags available in 48th and 72nd scale. I believe maybe in 32nd as well. Also some kits supply them in their decal sets. Or you can do the old fashion way with tape painted in red. (I used Model Master Insignia Red). Only drawback was reproducing the “Remove Before Flight” letters on the flag. You can buy these aftermarket sets from your local hobby shop and or online webstore.
Chuck
Fly Navy
Welcome to the forum!
I have, in the past, cut strips of aluminum foil and painted them red. The slight crinkling of the foil gives a realistic ‘worn’ look to the tags. The decals mentioned above are good for new, fresh streamers; and for scales bigger than 1/72. With the new plastic “Remove Before Flight” streamers we were issued in the Air Force, the decals would be perfect… the real streamers were almost translucent; you could see the words through the streamers. For the older streamers, they were made of red cloth, I think the foil trick would be the best for those.
Hope this helps!
I’ve bought sets of RBF tags in 1/32 (works great with my 1/35 helos) and in 1/48 for my other aircraft. The PE ones are already red, too, so no painting at all. Just cut and use a little CA to stick them on the kit.
But as others have said, you could make your own just as easily, well, except for the tiny lettering…
Hello and welcome aboard!
[#welcome] to the family
EC-130 Crew Chief actually stole my thunder on the R.B.F. Tags in his post. It’s the same thing that I use.
I honestly wouldnt worry about the writing too much. It wears off quickly and you’re usually left with just a red streamer-like tag on a wire. We all know it means RBF, so it’s not an issue if it doesn’t say it. Of course some ‘rivet-counter’ who’s never been around a/c would probably call you on it at a show.
/my .02
Welcome to the forum, you will love it here.[#welcome]
Hey Sergeant,
I thought Sarge was an Army thing.
Welcome to the forum
Semper Fi
Corporal Chris
Go to this link … http://www.swannysmodels.com/images/Assorted/remove%20before%20flight%20tags.jpg copy and save the image then print it. Cut them out and you are good to go.
Semper Fi, sarge. Welcome aboard and thanks for your service!
Swanny, you rock! What a great idea!
Swanny wheres that tabbed from on your site… I go to your site ALL THE TIME ( 
) and never seen that before?
For 1/72 scale aircraft, you can use strips of paper painted red:
Just one of those little trick files. Maybe I’ll post a link in the tools and tips page.
Terrific Swanny, thanks very much for that.
Sarge, in Europe a lot of RBF flags are simply diagonally striped red & white, & that gets around any language barrier.
All you need for these are thin plastic card & a fine red marker pen. Designs vary, so almost anyway you do it will probably be right.
Pete
