MF Factory Early Skin Question

[+JSF_Aggie 1,291]

A couple of the early MF F-14A skins only have the anti-glare markings on the left intake.  Was this intentional, or was it left off by mistake?  Thanks

Edited April 6, 2018 by JSF_Aggie

[Caesar 305]

That was by design.  I went through a lot of pictures of early F-14s and many of them used the single anti-glare marks over the left intake.  They also changed pretty significantly sometimes, so I tried to go with the paint jobs settled upon for each squadron's inaugural cruise.

Couple examples of VF-14 specifically:

(No anti-glare on the right)

 

Was similarly used for VF-1, VF-2, VF-32, and a number of other high-viz Turkey squadrons.

[Wrench 9,471]

that looks more like a walkway than an A-G surface to me. Compare the coloration and texture to the A-G around the windscreen and canopy

[+Soulfreak 6,351]

Jep, Bob is right. Walkway... 

[+Swordsman422 61]

Yes, these are walkways made of non-skid material. They were only on the boarding side i early F-14s and varied quite a bit in pattern from one squadron to the next.

[+JSF_Aggie 1,291]

Thanks guys.

Blame Sundowner.  I got anti-glare from the layer name in his template.  :)

[+Sundowner 4,516]

Lol!! I knew what I meant......it should be anti slip.

[Caesar 305]

Gah!  I knew I wasn't calling it the right thing.  I even used "anti-skid" in the accompanying document!  (e.g., in the CVW-14 paragraph: "The paint schemes included are those decided upon for that cruise, to include an anti-skid strip painted only over the left intake nacelle, and VF-2's red "warning" paint over the wing boxes of their aircraft.")