USAF NMF

[Dave The Chef]

I'll work on it some more - think I'll go take some pics of some tin foil :laugh:

 

[Duke Maddog]

I think I can join this one. I have an Academy 1/72 scale RB-50 aircraft I got for my birthday some years ago,. Been wanting to improve my bare metal finish technique, so I figure this will be a great opportunity to get this done.

 

[Adam Baker]

Cool deal, cant wait to get started on this one.

 

[Dave The Chef]

I think I can join this one. I have an Academy 1/72 scale RB-50 aircraft I got for my birthday some years ago,. Been wanting to improve my bare metal finish technique, so I figure this will be a great opportunity to get this done.

Nice, welcome aboard Duke

 

[Dave The Chef]

Ok, I had another idea for the ribbon of this one -

 

[Adam Baker]

I think a cross of the 2 proposed would be good. The background color & vertical stripes of this one

W/ the star & bar from this one

And then the ribbon texture used on the other ribbons in the background.

 

[moon puppy]

Ok, I had another idea for the ribbon of this one -

Looked via the phone, looks good! The insignia may be a little modern but that's ok.

 

[Dave The Chef]

I think a cross of the 2 proposed would be good. The background color & vertical stripes of this one

W/ the star & bar from this one

And then the ribbon texture used on the other ribbons in the background.

Hmmmn, well Bob wasn't too bothered with the ribbon texture for this one as a metal badge would be more appropriate for this GB I think.
The idea of the star and bar is good except I think there may be too much stripes that way :hmmm
Back to the lab....

 

[Dave The Chef]

Ok, I had another idea for the ribbon of this one -

Looked via the phone, looks good! The insignia may be a little modern but that's ok.

Thank's I was wondering about the age of the insignia - I was going to ask you when you guys started to use it. I like it cos it's METAL!!!! [cue Judas Priest track here] :laugh:

 

[SA Dave]

Personaly I prefer the star and bar one

 

[MrT]

So I guess this is just for American aircraft? Seems like that might leave some people out.

:idonno

 

[Dave The Chef]

Personaly I prefer the star and bar one

Just to appease the savage -

I'm going to print them all and show them to the goats - the one that gets eaten first wins :yipee

 

[Adam Baker]

Good point on the metal texture, I hadnt thought of that.

Maybe instead of the Star & Bar, maybe a large Silver star or something instead?

 

[moon puppy]

So I guess this is just for American aircraft? Seems like that might leave some people out.

:idonno

When the Herder Chef finishes feeding the goats, we can check on that. He was the one who said USAF. But how many other countries flew NMF? I know there was a German guy who stripped his ME but that was not a standard thing.

 

[SA Dave]

Well BRITAIN for one flew quite a few NMF's. France also had quite a few and not to mention the Russians.

Then off course almost all the planes that flew in the early 50's were NMF or Aluminium painted.

 

[moon puppy]

Oh yeah, I forgot about the post war era. This is what I get for commenting while working...work work work...

 

[Dave The Chef]

The goats only want US stuff, especially the big mean one at the back with bloodshot eyes and foam coming from the mouth

 

[razordws]

I have no problem if it stays USAF or USAAF but there are other options.

 

[razordws]

The goats only want US stuff, especially the big mean one at the back with bloodshot eyes and foam coming from the mouth

Yeah, I don't want him chewing my car tires so US it is! hmy:

 

[Duke Maddog]

Well then, this is good. We'll make this one US and then a follow-on one will be for all other non-US NMF.

Of course, that might make the badge a bit more difficult for a non-US NMF Grump Build. Then again, we could do the same background with the silhouette of an aircraft on the front as a bronze addition, instead of the Stars and Bars.

And who are these goats that everyone speaks of? I think I missed that one.....