"Soviet Switch Date - Aluminum to Lt. Gray Camo?" Topic

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Mako11	01 Sep 2016 11:21 p.m. PST
Anyone know approximately when the Soviets switched from natural aluminum for their jets to light gray paint? I've got some new Tu-128 Fiddlers to paint up, and not sure which scheme I want to use.
Vostok17	02 Sep 2016 11:08 p.m. PST
Hello, Mako11! As far as I remember, specifically those planes never repainted. So you can safely take nauralny aluminum.
Mako11	03 Sep 2016 2:01 a.m. PST
Thank you. Was looking on-line at photos, and camo. prints of them, and that does seem to be the case. Same apparently goes for the Su-15s, and at least some of the Mig-25 Foxbats as well.
Vostok17	03 Sep 2016 4:11 a.m. PST
Hello,Mako11! Camouflage on interceptors applied rarely (only some sort of camouflaged MiG-25, and even then there were some). Basically – natural aluminum, coated with a special varnish. Radio-transparent psrts fuselage painted mainly in green color. Drawings on the aircraft were not welcomed (although sometimes applied, mostly satirical). By the way, here is a site dedicated to the Tu-128 tu-128.ru
Mako11	03 Sep 2016 10:30 p.m. PST
Thank you for the info, and the link. I really appreciate it. Sincerely, Rob

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