Wolfpak
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1/72 C-130J, B-24D, EB-66C,
F-100F decal sheet
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product #
72-002
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Review
by Steve Bamford on Feb 1 2008 |
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This
new decal sheet from
Wolfpak Decals
includes
markings for five different 1/72
aircraft
including a B-24D, EB-66C, F-100F and two C-130J's.
The
first aircraft is a C-130J aircraft #8159, June 2001 with the
815th Airlift Squadron, 403rd Wing, 22nd Air force. AFRC, Keesler AFB,
Biloxi, Mississippi. This aircraft has text of "Spirit
of Biloxi"
on the side of the fuselage. The
paint scheme for this aircraft is overall FS 36173 AMC Grey. The
tail has a horizontal red stripe with the "Flying Jennies" in
white script.
The
second aircraft
is a stretched
C-130J-30 aircraft #8154 with the 815th Airlift Squadron, 403rd Wing,
22nd Air force. AFRC, Keesler AFB, Biloxi, Mississippi.
The
paint scheme for this aircraft is overall FS 36173 AMC Grey. This
aircraft was received before the completion of the Operational Test and
Evaluation of the J model of the C-130 by the Air Force, so this
aircraft lacks the final USAF markings.
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The
third aircraft
is a B-24D
"Playmate" with the 801st (later 492nd) bomb group
"Carpetbaggers" 8th Air Force, Harrington, Northamptonshire,
England. This aircraft is one of the initial batch of B-24D's
modified for use as a special operations transport during World War
II. In this role the Carpetbagger B-24D's were used to insert and
re-supply agents behind enemy lines in Europe. There are mods that
are required to get the details correct on this B-24D including removal
of some guns and the lower turret and flame dampeners on the exhausts
and other details that are covered point by point in the instruction
sheet. The
paint scheme for this aircraft is overall FS 37038 Flat black.
The
fourth aircraft is a EB-66C assigned to the 42nd Tactical Electronic
Warfare Squadron, 388th TFW, Korat AFB, Thailand in 1972. This
aircraft was shot down near the North Vietnamese city of Vinh on April
12, 1972. This aircraft's callsign was "Bat 21" and the
navigator Col. Gene Hambleton survived the shoot down and was rescued
after evading the North Vietnamese for 11 1/2 days. This story was
featured in a book and the "Bat 21" movie. As a result
of the rescue effort 234 medals were awarded to individuals including
the Congressional Medal of Honor to Lt. Thomas R. Norris a Navy
Seal. The paint scheme for this aircraft is the SEA (South East
Asia) scheme.
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The fifth
aircraft is a F-100F "The Ghost" with Misty FAC, 416th Tactical
Fighter Squadron, 37th Tactical Fighter Wing, Phu Cat, South Vietnam.
The paint scheme for this aircraft is the SEA (South East Asia) scheme.
The forward nose gear door is black with a silhouette of a white Knight chess
piece (the chess piece artwork is provided as a decal).
The 4 pages of instructions are clear and include
3 views of the aircraft in the SEA schemes and one side view of the one color
aircraft. aircraft. The
decals are beautifully printed on 1 decal sheet.
I'm excited to see
markings for such a wide variety of aircraft and the "Bat 21"
aircraft is a special treat.
Steve
I would like
to thank Wolfpak Decals
for
providing me with this review sample.
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Photos and text © by Steve
Bamford
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