Santo91 Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Never actually flew with this livery as far as I know, but the Tomcat 21 models were fitted with it. Always been a fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkbrotherhood7 Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 So gentlemen, what's your favorite F-14 livery? I'll start with mine, I've always been a fan of the VF-31 the Tomcatters AJ-100 livery: Nice pics... These are my favorites too. I can't wait for the Tomcat... :-) Mission: "To intercept and destroy aircraft and airborne missiles in all weather conditions in order to establish and maintain air superiority in a designated area. To deliver air-to-ground ordnance on time in any weather condition. And to provide tactical reconaissance imagery" - F-14 Tomcat Roll Call [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yappo Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 This. CPU: i7-8700K @5200MHz / RAM: G.Skill Trident Z 2x16GB @3500MHz CL15 / MB: ASUS PRIME Z370-A / GPU: ASUS STRIX RTX 2080 / DCS-Storage: Samsung 960Evo 500GB / Thrustmaster Hotas Warthog + T.Flight Rudder Pedals [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingo_Bob Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 VF - 101 VF - 84 Vf - 143 really liked this Vf - 101 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Modules are like Pokemon you gotta catch 'em all :joystick::lol::pilotfly: AMD Ryzen7 3700x, G-Skills 32Gb RAM @ 3200Mhz, MSI GTX1080Ti, TM Warthog (20cm extension by Sahaj), MFG Crosswind Pedals, Oculus Rift, Track Ir5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AG-51_Razor Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 (edited) How about a little love for VF-51?? :thumbup: Edited March 3, 2016 by AG-51_Razor [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohgr Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Did the 04' GW cruise with VF-11. That pig was always my favorite! V/R, Ohgr VCVW-11 "Vapor" USN AE 2001-2015 Heatblur Tomcat Tester Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calman Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 I like VF-31 the best "Failure is always an option and landing is always optional." -Cal the Almighty -Founder of the Pandas -Callsign: Mother Warning: Prolonged exposure to DCS Forums may cause tourettes syndrome. Sometimes I don't know which plane to fly:helpsmilie::pilotfly: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hummingbird Posted March 4, 2016 Author Share Posted March 4, 2016 (edited) One of the reasons I prefer the VF-31 livery has to due with the black anti-glare scheme around the canopy. It really does look great when it's shaped so that it stops shortly after the windscreen and tapers into a sharp point near the back. As pointed out earlier VF-32 also feature this canopy paint scheme: The early VF-84 Jolly Rogers F-14's also featured this canopy scheme: After that they went to a shape that tapered into a sharp point at the tip of the nose, but that doesn't look as good as the earlier VF-84 ones IMHO: Edited March 4, 2016 by Hummingbird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackLion213 Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 One of the reasons I prefer the VF-31 livery has to due with the black anti-glare scheme around the canopy. It really does look great when it's shaped so that it stops shortly after the windscreen and tapers into a sharp point near the back. The early VF-84 Jolly Rogers F-14's also featured this canopy scheme: Luckily, this photo is actually from 1988 - the heart of the LNS F-14A timeframe. :D (Hint - the glove vane says "USS Theodore Roosevelt - first cruise was 1988-89) I think this scheme will most likely find its way into the module...at least based on Cobra's past avatar. And here is another squadron with a similar glare panel, again from the mid-1980s (1985-86 here): A lot of squadrons also used the "truncated" version on their hi-viz CAG/CO aircraft. Here is one from 1988 with VF-14: The MiG-21Bis has a really nice variety of liveries - I bet we can expect the same for the Tomcat and perhaps a bit "amplified" if we are lucky. I do hope they give "priority" to schemes that match the LNS Tomcat's timeframe - though they have already stated that they will include liveries from a few different eras. I think there will be many to choose from. :thumbup: -Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reflected Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Maybe I`m just too picky, but I really don`t like hi-viz paintjobs on all gray Tomcats. I much prefer the early gull gray-white colors. They make the plane look like a great white shark. Who had the crazy idea to move on to a dull, boring gray from this awesomeness?! Facebook Instagram YouTube Discord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBot Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Great pictures. I think the black glare shields and the white control-surfaces/underside simply look best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hummingbird Posted March 4, 2016 Author Share Posted March 4, 2016 Luckily, this photo is actually from 1988 - the heart of the LNS F-14A timeframe. :D (Hint - the glove vane says "USS Theodore Roosevelt - first cruise was 1988-89) I think this scheme will most likely find its way into the module...at least based on Cobra's past avatar. Yeah I hope you're right :) Also hoping we get the VF-31 livery for the F-14B :) And here is another squadron with a similar glare panel, again from the mid-1980s (1985-86 here): A lot of squadrons also used the "truncated" version on their hi-viz CAG/CO aircraft. Here is one from 1988 with VF-14: The MiG-21Bis has a really nice variety of liveries - I bet we can expect the same for the Tomcat and perhaps a bit "amplified" if we are lucky. I do hope they give "priority" to schemes that match the LNS Tomcat's timeframe - though they have already stated that they will include liveries from a few different eras. I think there will be many to choose from. :thumbup: -Nick I agree :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hummingbird Posted March 6, 2016 Author Share Posted March 6, 2016 This is a pretty stunning livery as well: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hummingbird Posted March 6, 2016 Author Share Posted March 6, 2016 The F-14 did recieve some rather stunning adversary schemes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dekiplav Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 What potential enemy jet F-14 was used to simulate? I know A-4 was for MiG-17, F-5 for MiG-21, F-21A Kfir for MiG-23. The closes thing that it comes to my mind is probably the Su-27 or MiG-31. By the way excellent pictures Hummingbird. :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coyote Duster Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Sundowners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBot Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 This is a pretty stunning livery as well: Seems to be an IIAF bird prior to delivery to Iran. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hummingbird Posted March 6, 2016 Author Share Posted March 6, 2016 Seems to be an IIAF bird prior to delivery to Iran. That could very well be, might even have been one of the aircraft used to train Iranian pilots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hummingbird Posted March 6, 2016 Author Share Posted March 6, 2016 What potential enemy jet F-14 was used to simulate? I know A-4 was for MiG-17, F-5 for MiG-21, F-21A Kfir for MiG-23. The closes thing that it comes to my mind is probably the Su-27 or MiG-31. By the way excellent pictures Hummingbird. :thumbup: Probably Su-27 or Su-33's, but I honestly don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1.JaVA_Platypus Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 How about this one??? The 'new' Irian livery. Remember, they still activly use the Tomcat! Happy Flying! :pilotfly: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackLion213 Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 The F-14 did recieve some rather stunning adversary schemes: It did! :) Though this picture is not an "adversary" aircraft per se. It's from one of VF-213's DACT detachments to El Centro around 1987. Here is another picture of NH200 from the same det: This photo shows that the underlying paint scheme is regular TPS and the black marks are actually water paint. They applied these disruptive black splotches for the detachment then washed them off after the week of DACT was over. VF-2 did the same around the same time frame, here is one of their hi-viz birds fully muddied with water paint: The Tomcat was used as an adversary aircraft by NSAWC. It wore many different schemes, some were quite standard: Others were quite stunning! This is their "Flanker scheme": Here is another that seems more "MiG-31" oriented: And a simulated "IRIAF" scheme: "Flanker" and "IRIAF" flying together: This one looks like a shot of a IIAF Tomcat on it's way to delivery: This is a pretty stunning livery as well: They wore US markings till they reached Iran. There are quite a few photos of F-14s and F-4Es on their way over usually coming off the Tanker. My guess at least. :) -Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hummingbird Posted March 6, 2016 Author Share Posted March 6, 2016 Awesome pictures BlackLion213, thanks for sharing!:thumbup: You're most likely right regarding the F-14 in IRIAF colours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hummingbird Posted March 6, 2016 Author Share Posted March 6, 2016 Btw now that we're posting adversary pictures here's another couple of Flanker ones: Notice how nice the F-14 looks when it isn't subjected to the harsh conditions on a carrier day & night for years on end. That's why those pampered USAF jets always look so shiny by comparison to the tough Navy ones *jab jab* hehe ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackLion213 Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Another nice pair of NSAWC photos. :D Both of these photos are from the year 2000, so they are upgraded F-14As (NACA type gun vents, Modex 20 has upgraded ECM blisters). And two more favorites of mine. :) VF-41 visiting Spain for some DACT against Mirage F1s (possible in our near future!) in early 1989 - first TR cruise. VF-84 visiting the UK on the same TR cruise, unique 2-color TPS scheme - nice! -Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King_Hrothgar Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Some of these would be highly appropriate given the SoH map and possible scenarios in DCS in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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