Digital Russians
You have to hand it to the Russians when it comes to slick artwork, with this digi-camo inspiration becoming one of the most beloved pieces in military aesthetics. Those familiar with the U.S. Air Force’s output might recognize this paint job from a USAF F-16 released a couple of years ago, making for a suspicious comparison. Do not be too critical of the USAF’s lack of originality, however, seeing as this Sukoi Su-57 was virtually copied from the F-22 Raptor.
From supersonic to the battery charged, let us move on.
The Duracell Plane
With an obvious Duracell battery design, this C-130 Hercules is a flying advertisement for the battery company. This was an initiative geared toward powering countless children’s electronic toys, with Duracell partnering with Toys for Tots to deliver the above-pictured payload of AA batteries. We just love the amusing battery theme of this C-130 Hercules, which we are sad to say was not powered by a few AA batteries.
Keeping with the military theme, we have another magnificent work of warring wonder.
Royal Netherlands F-16 Fighter Jet
Few jetfighters are screaming to be shot down like this member of the Royal Netherlands Air Force’s vibrant aerobatics crew. Known as the Dutch Demoteam, this now retired outfit wielded the F-16 jet fighter, and the AH-64 Apache in their AH-64D Apache Solo Display Team. Pictured is the F-16 in its traditionally orange scheme, being a sensational work of titillating performance. If only we could have caught this team while they were still in action…
We are sad to say that we will not be displaying the custom AH-64 from our friends in the Netherlands, but we do have a fine selection of mind-blowing helicopter designs in store!
Hungarian Air Force Mi-24V Hind
This Mil Mi-24 is the type of humongous attack helicopter designed with one thing in mind: supplying as much explosiveness as possible with little utility and transportation capacity leftover. You also get the Mi-35 and Mi-25 export varieties of this design. We cannot decide whether this paint job, however, is a laughable overkill or a sincerely scary example of military ingenuity. The whole thing has been painstakingly painted to appear like a bird of prey. Granted, you will never see anything else like this take to the skies.