Top Gun

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Well i got a F-15 monogram on the back burner until i get my canopy back. anyways I want to know if anybody can help find or help with make a black russian F-5 from testors …like the one on top gun? i need info if any?[:(]

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Buy a Monogram F-5E, paint it black and put Russian markings on it. I don’t know of any decal makers that make Top Gun decals.

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lol i did …i dont have any russian markings. and they dont

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hummmm no one can help me out eh…

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I don’t think the markings for the ‘MiG 28’s’ were standard Soviet markings.
If my memory serves me well it looked like a red star in a yellow ring.
I think Airfix did a1/72 F14 and an F5/mig 28 in top gun markings in the late 80’s
I think I may still even have the F14 decal sheet somewhere

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Improvise…adapt overcome…aftermarket russian marking must be ten a penny

Hey…anybody think I was a marine…lol

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Oggy thanks for helping me out !!! if you are willing to part with e mail me

thanks

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I read in that the black paint job in Top Gun was only for the movie. There are plenty of adversary decals on the market though, from kits and aftermarket.

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sweet you know of any or where?..i just hought they looked cool all black

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Hi Thunderbolt I still have the airfix F5 in topgun marks (built). Oggy is right just a red star in a yellow ring on the tail fin. Airfix did the F14 with both Mavericks and Icemans aircraft markings they also did the A4 with (i think) jesters markings…Gregers

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I know I am just bragging, but I worked at the model shop that has the F-14 and F-5 props for the movie hanging from the ceiling. I think they were 1:4 scale or something. They were partially blown up from the shooting for Top Gun

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superscale does(or did) adversary markings for the F-5’s and A-4’s. I have the 1/72 sheet for the ones I’m working on. I think I found them on Squadron.com

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cooool do you know if they are still around to buy ? if not id like to buy them off of one of you guy if willing.

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I was stationed in Fallon, Nevada after the Navy had moved Top Gun there. The F-5’s are flown by VFC-13 “Fighting Saints.” The Navy Strike and Air Warfare Center “NSAWC” (which encompases Top Gun) flies F/A-18A’s and B’s, F-14A’s and SH-60’s. As far as I know, Top Gun (or any Warsaw Pact States for that matter) never opperated any black F-5’s as seen in “Top Gun.” Check out the sites listed below. Good luck!

Here is a website with pictures of the different VFC-13 markings:
http://m2reviews.cnsi.net/scotts/features/krausevfc13a.htm

Here’s someone’s F-5 modeled in VFC-13 markings:
http://ansmodelisme.topcities.com/SECOND/plane/f5final.html

Here’s another site with some reference photos:
http://clubhyper.com/reference/f5dp_1.htm

Internet Hobbies sells a decal set for VFC-13 markings here:
http://www.internethobbies.com/internethobbies/twobob172f5e.html

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HEY !

You could also do Charlie Sheen’s airplane from HOT SHOTS ! Wasn’t he flying a Folland Gnat ? [:D]

Jim

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thanks

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I tried to do that plane many years ago (I was at high school), I can’t help you on markings (i aborted during the painting phase). The plane is almost surelyu a T-38, but could also be a F-5F.
Giulio

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Whaz up T-Bolt,
Go to TwoBobs site www.Twobobs.net. You will find a few sets of decals for aggressor F-5s.
They are very well done too.
Any questions please feel free to e-mail me at Falcon42177@yahoo.com
Flaps up,Mike