Forum: F-16 Patches

Hi Guys,

Who can help me in buying swirl patches origional ones! Ebay is full of fake ones, and some are really hard to get. Some I haven't seen before, so no idea of they exist.

I still need the following countries:

Bahrain
Denmark
Greece
Jordan
Morocco?
Norway
Oman
Poland
Singapore
Thailand
United Arab

Another issue, what makes an swirl real and what fake?
I have seen the various differents in breast colors in the falcon, but also bigger and thigher body of the falcon.

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Newbie Joined: Nov 24, 2009 - 09:25 AM Posts: 1

hi,i'm police badge collector from over thirty years and searching in internet for badges and I found you.
I can help you only with information on the Greek patches and my opinion for who I consider fake and who no because many times i see this question.
For me all AF patches they is fake ...... and all no.
If you see the oficial web page of HAF you will see who they is approved. http://www.haf.gr/el/structure/units/ .
This does not mean that the remainder patches they is fake.
Think that in the police we have roughly 100 patches and only the one they is officially approved.
Unfortunately do not exist strict rules for the production of patches, can you find the same patch from different producer, have a small difference in colours and be also the two are oκ.
For me fake patch they is when has a certain error in the letters the something that did not never exist.
Now for repro, repro it does not mean that they is also fake (provided that in him it says).They is a old patch to reproduct.
They is your rights the choice if you take him.
And my opinion for the who I consider genuine, has different serial number each patch or official approval for production ?? (like police badges). I do not believe and again it is your choise to take him.
My advice generally for the patches...... it likes something… him you take, simply it does not need you give many to take.
I don't know if i help you or i confuge you.

Hi

I have a Polish Viper Nation Patch. The right is original I have, and the left is a fake. Original patch's diameter is 10,5 cm.

Cheers!

The original Polish swirl patch would have come from a US manufacturer and are hard to pick up as they go to the first batch of pilots. These 2 look like local made patches and I agree the right hand side patch is better than the left.

By the way I still have one Thailand swirl as a trade and yes its the real deal.

hi guys
about swirls, as you you in this forum i post some idea for 421 sqn.
The thing i wondering is :in order to improve my work, there is any way to get original vector resources to pick up ?
or i just simply get inspiration on the existing pics around the net?

regards

Asif wrote:

The original Polish swirl patch would have come from a US manufacturer and are hard to pick up as they go to the first batch of pilots. These 2 look like local made patches and I agree the right hand side patch is better than the left.

By the way I still have one Thailand swirl as a trade and yes its the real deal.

You're right, the first batch od polish pilots have a swirl from US manufacturer, but the others have a swirl like this. I got this patch from one of the 32nd Tactical Air Base's pilot.

I've got Thailand patch for trade. What've you got to trade? It's the patch Thailand F-16 pilots are wearing.
http://thai-patch.blogspot.com

Forum: F-16 Patches

F-16 country swirl patches & real ones and fakes