VLJ71074 - Vallejo - Model Air: Radome Tan - 17mL Bottle - Acrylic / Wa ter Based - Flat - FS 33798

VLJ71074 - Vallejo - Model Air: Radome Tan - 17mL Bottle - Acrylic / Wa ter Based - Flat - FS 33798

Vallejo Model Air — Radome Tan

Subject: Aircraft

Modern radome tan dielectric coating (approx. FS 33613 / FS 33531 range depending on weathering) — used on radar-transparent surfaces of aircraft, approx. 1950s–present. Applied to: F-4 Phantom II (all variants), F-15A/B/C/D/E Eagle, F-16A/B/C/D Fighting Falcon, F/A-18A–F Hornet/Super Hornet, A-10A/C Thunderbolt II, B-52H Stratofortress, B-1B Lancer, E-3 Sentry AWACS, E-2 Hawkeye, P-3 Orion, P-8 Poseidon, KC-135 Stratotanker, KC-10 Extender; helicopters including AH-64 Apache, UH-60 Black Hawk, CH-47 Chinook. Used globally in Cold War operations, Gulf War (1991), Iraq/Afghanistan conflicts, and modern NATO air operations.

Used in:

Vietnam & Southeast Asia 1964–1975
USAF F-4C/D/E Phantom II — Radome dielectric coating
USAF F-105D/F Thunderchief — Radome

Arab-Israeli Wars 1967–Present
IAF Aircraft — Radome coating

Gulf War & Desert Storm 1990–1991
USAF Aircraft — Radome coating — F-15E, A-10

Afghanistan & Iraq — Modern Operations 2001–Present
US Navy / USAF Aircraft — Radome dielectric coating all platforms

Modern Era — 2000s to Present
Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor — Forward fuselage dielectric panels — AN/APG-77 AESA radar
Lockheed Martin F-35A/B/C Lightning II — AN/APG-81 AESA radar dielectric nose panels
Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4 / F.2 / Tranche 3 — EuroRADAR CAPTOR-E radar nose dielectric
Dassault Rafale C/B/M — RBE2-AA AESA radar nose dielectric panels
SAAB JAS 39C/D/E Gripen — PS-05/A Mk.4 radar nose dielectric
Sukhoi Su-35S Flanker-E & Su-57 Felon — Irbis-E / N036 radar nose dielectric panels
McDonnell Douglas CF-18A/B Hornet — AN/APG-65 radar nose dielectric

Application: Water-based acrylic. Thin with water for brush painting, or Vallejo Acrylic Thinner for airbrushing. Add a few drops of Vallejo Flow Improver to cut surface tension, improve levelling, slow tip dry, and allow water-based acrylics to spray like a lacquer or solvent-based paint. Aim for a milk-like consistency.

See also: Vallejo Paint Colour Chart  |  Vehicle & Theatre Paint Guide