Impact Decals

1/48 USMC Intruders Part 1 decal sheet

product # 48-001

$14.00 from Impact Decals

Review by Steve Bamford on Sept 10 2007

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I'm pleased to feature the very first decal sheet from Impact DecalsThis new decal sheet from Impact Decals includes markings for three different 1/48 USMC A-6 Intruder's in colorful paint schemes from 1971, 1976 and 1992. 

Two of the Intruders on this sheet are from the time of colorful aircraft before everything switched to lo-viz paint schemes. 

The first aircraft is a A-6A BuNo. 155661 Intruder from 1971 aboard the USS Coral Sea (CVA 43), Yankee Station, South China Sea during the Vietnam War time period.  The paint scheme for this aircraft is Non-Specular Light Gull Gray FS 36440 on top and FS 17875 Insignia White on the underside.  The wing and empennage leading edges are aluminum.  The anti-glare panel is Dark Gull Gray FS 36231.  The rudder is green with artwork on both sides.....which is all supplied as a decal.  Overall markings are mostly black and the national insignia are red/white/blue.  There is also special USMC artwork on the mid fuselage on both sides.   

 

The second aircraft is a A-6E BuNo. 155616 Intruder from 1976 based at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina.  The paint scheme for this aircraft is Non-Specular Light Gull Gray FS 36440 on top and FS 17875 Insignia White on the underside.  The wing and empennage leading edges are aluminum.  The anti-glare panel is Dark Gull Gray FS 36231.  The tail and rudder is True Blue FS 15102 with white serial numbers and colorful "Tiger" art work on the rudder of a Tiger bursting through a brick wall.  Overall markings are mostly black and the national insignia are red/white/blue and the randome is "Randome Tan".  

The third aircraft is a A-6E(TRAM) "Old Faithful" BuNo. 149953 Intruder from 1992 serving at MCAS Cherry Point after Operation Desert Storm.  This plane has the original style speed brakes and formation lights.  The lo-viz tactical camouflage paint scheme for this aircraft is Light Ghost Gray FS 36375 on the underside and Dark Ghost Gray FS 36320 on the fuselage and upper surfaces of the wings and tail.  The rudder is gray with artwork on both sides of a Tiger above the VMA 224 shield.  Overall markings are mostly black and the national insignia are black. 

This decal sheet is designed for the classic Revell/Monogram Intruder kit. 

The instructions are clear and include 2 views of each aircraft.  The decals are beautifully printed on 4 decal sheet.  Three complete set of stencils and Natioanl insignia included on this decal sheet.  You get all the markings needed to build all 3 of these Intruders.

The printing quality is first rate and flawlessly printed in perfect registration.

A very nice decal sheet from this new decal manufacturer and I look forward to seeing more new releases from Impact Decals.

Steve

I would like to thank Impact Decals for providing me with this review sample.

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Photos and text © by Steve Bamford