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Best Paint Jobs: Past and Present

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RunAndBreak
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Best Paint Jobs: Past and Present

Post by RunAndBreak » Tue Jun 17, 2025 3:23 pm

I'll start:

Modern I know, but I think my favorite in recent years.

(Not my images)

Please share yours below if you wish!

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Supermarine Spiteful - Gone but not forgotten

Paulo(mk2)
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Re: Best Paint Jobs: Past and Present

Post by Paulo(mk2) » Wed Jun 18, 2025 8:38 pm

Equally loved this. Always looked like a toy flying in the air!

Viper743
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Re: Best Paint Jobs: Past and Present

Post by Viper743 » Wed Jun 18, 2025 9:10 pm

I’ll give you three answers. Overall: FEMA Hiester’s YF-16 Tribute livery, “Falcon 50” for the 50th birthday of the Viper. Jets I’ve seen: Danish F-16 E-006. Jets I’ve personally worked on: A-4N C-FGZS “337”

I don’t actually know how to add photos to a post yet so more to come on that

NorvilleRogers
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Re: Best Paint Jobs: Past and Present

Post by NorvilleRogers » Wed Jun 18, 2025 9:26 pm

Maybe move to photo section?

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Mark
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Re: Best Paint Jobs: Past and Present

Post by Mark » Thu Jun 19, 2025 9:51 am

Always did like this from 2017..

Image2-EJ by Mark Holt, on Flickr
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Philbrad
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Re: Best Paint Jobs: Past and Present

Post by Philbrad » Thu Jun 19, 2025 9:59 am

The Mirage looks amazing. Thanks for posting.


Viper743
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Re: Best Paint Jobs: Past and Present

Post by Viper743 » Thu Jun 19, 2025 10:34 am

Mark wrote:
Thu Jun 19, 2025 9:51 am
Always did like this from 2017..

Image2-EJ by Mark Holt, on Flickr

Ooooh, this is gorgeous and I’d never seen it before, I missed the 2017 season due to deployment (did catch the Turkish Stars and SoloTurk from airside so at least I got that). Thank you so much for sharing.

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Mark
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Re: Best Paint Jobs: Past and Present

Post by Mark » Thu Jun 19, 2025 12:12 pm

Thanks chaps, I don't recall seeing it anywhere other than the tactical weapons Meet at Florennes in Belgium, but others may know better..

Heres the underside

Image2-EJ by Mark Holt, on Flickr

and a static shot (ignore my mate who appears to be being stabbed by the pointy end..)

Image2-EJ by Mark Holt, on Flickr
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