This new decal
sheet from Wolfpak
Decals includes markings
for 5 different aircraft including two KC-135R, F-16C, A-10A and B-24D.
The first
aircraft is a
KC-135R serial # 62-3505 based at RAF Mildenhal after they arrived
on Feb 1 1992. The
paint scheme for this aircraft is overall AMC Gray FS 36173.
One special item to note is the square D on the tail that traces it's lineage
and honors back to the 100th Bomb Group of the 8th Air Force. This
aircraft had the CFM-56 engines and the instructions tell which colors were used
to paint the cockpit, flight deck, instrument panels, and cargo bay floor
walkways as well as the interior, seats and much much more. The
instructions also tell which type of refueling booms were fitted.
Available kits are the 1/72 AMT KC-135R or the Heller KC-135FR kit. The
Heller kit has the multi Point Refueling System Pods, Rons Resin made the pods
but they are currently out of production.
The
second aircraft
is a
KC-135R serial # 62-3551 based at RAF Mildenhal after they arrived
on Feb 1 1992. This is a MPRS equipped aircraft. The
paint scheme for this aircraft is overall AMC Gray FS 36173.
One special item to note is the square D on the tail that traces it's
lineage and honors back to the 100th Bomb Group of the 8th Air
Force. This aircraft had the CFM-56 engines and the instructions
tell which colors were used to paint the cockpit, flight deck,
instrument panels, and cargo bay floor walkways as well as the interior,
seats and much much more. The instructions also tell which type of
refueling booms were fitted. Available kits are the 1/72 AMT
KC-135R or the Heller KC-135FR kit. The Heller kit has the multi
Point Refueling System Pods , Rons Resin made the pods but they are
currently out of production.
Click on
images below to see larger images
The third aircraft is a
F-16C+ serial # 86-0244 with the 149th Fighter Squadron, 192nd Fighter
wing with the Virginia Air National Guard at Richmond, VA in 2007. The
paint scheme the standard two tone gray paint scheme common to F-16's and the
markings include the red/white/blue band VA ANG across the top of the
tail. This VA ANG is unusual in that their F-16's are powered by the
General Electric F110-GE-100 engine with the smaller normal shock inlet, also
referred to as the "small mouth" intake. Available kits are the
1/72 Hasegawa F-16C, Hasegawa F-16CJ, Revell F-16C Blk 50, Academy F-16C Blk
50. The instructions go into great detail about the colors used for detail
painting (cockpit, wheels wells etc) and the various weapons and pods fitted to
various stations on this aircraft for different mission types.
The
fourth aircraft
is a A-10A Serial # 81-0943 with the 354th Fighter Squadron, 355th
Fighter Wing out of Davis Monthan AFB in Tucson, AZ in 2006. The
354th FS is the only
combated coded A-10 Squadron in the Wing and the 355th FW is the largest
A-10 wing in the Air Force. This particular aircraft was assigned to the
354 FS commander LT Col Martha McSally, who was the first female combat pilot in
the Air Force. The
paint scheme for this aircraft is a lo-viz scheme of Dark Ghost Gray on
top and Light Ghost Gray on the underside. Available kits are the
1/72 Hasegawa A-10A, Hasegawa A-10A, Hobbycraft A-10A and Academy A-10A.
The instructions go into great detail about the colors used for detail painting
(cockpit, wheels wells etc) and the various weapons and pods fitted to various
stations on this aircraft for different missions during Operation Enduring
Freedom.
The
fifth aircraft
is a
B-24D-30-CO Serial # 42-40102 "Old Baldy" which was a Convair
Liberator built at their San Diego factory. This B-24 was with the 345th
Bomb Squadron, under "Killer" Kane's 98 Bomb Group nicknamed the
"Pyramidiers". This aircraft was lost with it's crew during the
Ploesti Raid on Aug 1 1943. Artwork
on the side of the fuselage is a Big Bald Eagle with the black text "Old
Baldy" below
the artwork. Available kits are the 1/72 Hasegawa B-24,
Revell B-24
and Academy B-24.
The instructions go into great detail about the colors used for detail painting
(cockpit, interior wheels wells etc) and the various bombs carried on it's final
mission.
The 7 pages of instructions are clear and
include multiple views of each aircraft. I have not included scans of some
of the instruction sheets as they only included text but the text is full of
helpful detail for scale modellers. The decals are beautifully printed on
1 decal sheet. Wolfpak
Decals is
famous for providing variety on their decal sheets and this decal sheet is no
exception and includes aircraft that will have a wide appeal.
Steve
I would like to
thank Wolfpak
Decals for
providing me with this review sample.
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