THIS IS…WHERE THAT ISRAEL MAKES HER ATOMIC BOM’S (THE BLACK)

IM SORRY I DONT KNOW HOW 2 upload PIC’

Slow down here!… First, please refrain from using CAPS when typing your posts, this only leads to an implication of extreme emphatics and anger.

Now, addressing the images
A) please don’t crop off the Lat/Long coordinates on the Google Earth images – we would all like the opportunity to look them up… (this is Southwest of Dimona)
and
B) most importantly, while Dimona may or may not be the Israeli nuclear test facility, there is certainly no visual proof in this image to suggest a ‘nuke’ site. Do you have any proof of nuke weapons development on this site? If so please share. To me, this is nothing more than an agricultural site… the irregularity of the ‘black lines’ looks to be no more than a vineyard.

And the latter two images are of a dirigible (blimp) – some considerable distance Southeast of Dimona… several organizations (including the US DoD) have pursued the mounting or radar and other sensors on this type of ‘airframe’ for security/surveillance purposes – Elbit included, if I remember correctly. The presence of this airship does not necessarily indicate the this is a ‘nuke’ development site.

Oh, and “BOM” is spelled bomb

Way back in 1989, Fine Scale Modeler (US) published an excelent article by Bill Gebhard in the subject of this ‘lozenge’ camouflage – which was printed on the fabric prior to application to the airframe. In particular, Mr. Gebhard dealt with colour selection and painting the patterns with home-made stencils.

I’ve included the patterns here as well as his conclusions on colour matching and available modelling paints… the following colours refer to the letters on the patterns (the descriptions are his own).

Upper Surface
Base Colour Dark Bluish Grey FS.35164
A Medium Grey Green FS.34227
B Medium Yellowish Tan FS.30257
C Dark Bluish Gren FS.34058

Lower Surface
Base Colour Medium Bluish Grey FS.35237
A Medium pinkish tan FS.31433
B Light Yellowish tan FS.33613
C Medium Bluish Gren FS.34325

Available Paints
FS.30257 – Floquil Military (300191), Humbrol (HM02), Polly S (500820)
FS.31433 – Polly S Desert Pink (500810) toned down with grey
FS.33613 – Floquil Military (300195), Gunze-Sangyo (H138), Humbrol (148), Pactra Acrylic (A28), Testor Model Master (1709), Xtracolor (X107)
FS.34058 – Polly S Jungle Green (500050) darkend with black
FS.34227 – Gunze-Sangyo (H312), Humbrol (IAF2), Testor Model Master (1716)
FS.34325 – No matches… his recipe: 3 parts Testor 1168 Flat White, 3 parts Testor 1164 Olive Drab, 1 part Testor 1172 flat sea blue.
FS.35164 – Floquil Military (300180), Gunze-Sangyo (H56), Humbrol (HU16), Pactra Acrylic (A36), Polly S (500804), Testor Model Master (1720), Xtracolor (X125)
FS.35237 – Floquil Military (300202), Gunze Sangyo (H337), Humbrol (HU19), Pactra Acrylic (A37), Testor Model Master (1721), Xtracolor (X126)

I hope this helps a bit.

JJ

FYI, the primary guideline of this thread is real photos of real aircraft, not CG or Photoshopped photos of real aircraft. 8)

with regards to the ‘Syrian’ Sukhoi… everyone please note… as posted elsewhere on this board by the Mods… no posting ACIG material without proper prior consent from the authors/photographers/illustrators.

and just wait – F-22 will be joining the flying over the lake (weather permitting – Hurricane Eduardo is starting to make his presence known in this end of the Province- 4 hrs east of TO)

strange indeed!!

someone has gone through a ton of time to copy all those photos and then photoshop any and all markings out… here’s what the original of one of those shots looks like…

If you want a very ugly dassault design, browse “Etendard IV” on google… 🙂
I think Ouragan , Mystere II and IV were ugly.

non, non, non – mon dieu!… there, now I can take the beret off…

while there have been some rather interesting and, yes not overly attractive, designs come out of France, the Etendard is certainly NOT ugly… the sleek symetrical sweep of the wings and tail, perfectly proportioned curves of her intakes, the delicately chiselled nose magestically pointed skyward… urging us… allez-y!

and the Mystere was one of the greatest pin-up girls of her time… beauty is in the eye of the beholder – and every year or decade dictates the ‘in look’. One must appreciate these beauties for the gems that they were/are/will be.

but personnaly – for French curves and elegance – I’ll still follow a Mirage F.1 anywhere she wants me to go… the 2000s and Rafales don’t hold a candle to my ‘cheri’.

something that bears mentioning… the L-39 carries an ‘N-number’ (N439RS) in addition to the AF modex… sematics time, is it really an air force bird?

The FAA says that aircraft L-39C – s/n 131907 belongs to one Mr. Richard Sugden or Wilson, Wyoming