This new decal
sheet from Afterburner
Decals includes
markings for 9 different 1/48 F-16 Block 30 jets and 2 different 1/32 F-16 Block
30 jets in 3 different Aggressor paint schemes. These decals are
sized for the Tamiya kit.
The
1/48 decals feature 9 aircraft:
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The first
aircraft is a F-16C Block 30 86-0314 "Red 14" 354th Fighter Wing
Commander jet in 2008. The
paint scheme for this aircraft is a Black/White/Grey Arctic Flanker aggressor
scheme with small 18th Aggressor Squadron artwork on the side of the engine
intake. There
is silhouette artwork of the state of Alaska on the tail.
- The
second aircraft is
a F-16C Block 30 86-0290
"Red 90" 18th Aggressor
Squadron Commander
jet in 2008. The
paint scheme for this aircraft is a Black/White/Grey Arctic Flanker aggressor
scheme with small 18th Aggressor Squadron artwork on the side of the engine
intake. There
is silhouette artwork of the state of Alaska on the tail.
- The
third aircraft is
a F-16C Block 30 86-0305
"Red 05" in 2008. The
paint scheme for this aircraft is a Black/White/Grey Arctic Flanker aggressor
scheme with small 18th Aggressor Squadron artwork on the side of the engine
intake. There
is silhouette artwork of the state of Alaska on the tail.
-
The
fourth aircraft is
a F-16C Block 30 86-0375
"Red 75" in 2008. The
paint scheme for this aircraft is a Black/White/Grey Arctic Flanker aggressor
scheme with small 18th Aggressor Squadron artwork on the side of the engine
intake. There
is silhouette artwork of the state of Alaska on the tail.
-
The
fifth aircraft is
a F-16C Block 30 86-0301
"Red 01" in 2008. The
paint scheme for this aircraft is a Green/Brown/Tan Lizard Flanker aggressor
scheme with small 18th Aggressor Squadron artwork on the side of the engine
intake. There
is silhouette artwork of the state of Alaska on the tail.
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images below to see larger images
- The
sixth aircraft is
a F-16C Block 30 86-0310
"Red 10" in 2008. The
paint scheme for this aircraft is a Green/Brown/Tan Lizard Flanker aggressor
scheme with small 18th Aggressor Squadron artwork on the side of the engine
intake. There
is silhouette artwork of the state of Alaska on the tail.
- The
seventh aircraft is
a F-16C Block 30 86-0335
"Red 35" 354th Operations Group Commander jet in 2008. The
paint scheme for this aircraft is a Dark Blue/Light Blue/Grey Blue Flanker
aggressor scheme with small 18th Aggressor Squadron artwork on the side of
the engine intake. There
is silhouette artwork of the state of Alaska on the tail with a wolfs head
on the rear of the fuselage.
- The
eighth aircraft is
a F-16C Block 30 86-0298
"Red 98" jet in 2008. The
paint scheme for this aircraft is a Dark Blue/Light Blue/Grey Blue Flanker
aggressor scheme with small 18th Aggressor Squadron artwork on the side of
the engine intake. There
is silhouette artwork of the state of Alaska on the tail.
- The
ninth aircraft is
a F-16C Block 30 86-0322
"Red 22" jet in 2008. The
paint scheme for this aircraft is a Dark Blue/Light Blue/Grey Blue Flanker
aggressor scheme with small 18th Aggressor Squadron artwork on the side of
the engine intake. There
is silhouette artwork of the state of Alaska on the tail with a F-16 silhouette
on the rear of the fuselage.
The
1/32 decals feature 2 aircraft:
- The first 1/32 aircraft is a
F-16C Block 30 86-0314 "Red 14" 354th Fighter Wing Commander jet
in 2008. The
paint scheme for this aircraft is a Black/White/Grey Arctic Flanker aggressor
scheme with small 18th Aggressor Squadron artwork on the side of the engine
intake. There
is silhouette artwork of the state of Alaska on the tail.
- The
second 1/32 aircraft is
a F-16C Block 30 86-0301
"Red 01" in 2008. The
paint scheme for this aircraft is a Green/Brown/Tan Lizard Flanker aggressor
scheme with small 18th Aggressor Squadron artwork on the side of the engine
intake. There
is silhouette artwork of the state of Alaska on the tail.
The instructions are clear and
include 2 views of each aircraft and a top and bottom view of the
Blue
Flanker aggressor scheme. The decals are beautifully printed on
2 large decal sheet with 2 tiny insert decal sheets. Two complete set of
1/48 stencils and one complete set of 1/32 stencils is included on this decal
sheet. There are an additional 2 1/2 pages of line drawings showing
stencil placement and weapons loadout info.
Special thanks for their help on
this decal sheet goes out to Jeremy Melakey, Maj. Ed Nirel, Maj. Gene Cassingham
and the 354th FW Graphics section.
A very nice decal sheet if
you're into aggresor aircraft.
Steve
I would like
to thank Afterburner
Decals for
providing me with this review sample.
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