Two Bobs Aviation Graphics

1/48 F/A-18C SSHWF Golden Dragons decal sheet

Product #48073

Product Article by Steve Bamford on May 21 2004

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Straight from the land of the Rising Sun, VFA-192's new CAG scheme is unveiled to the western world by Twobobs!!  This scheme is literally just a few months old and shows the latest iteration of the Golden Dragons CAG scheme.  VFA-192 has always had a history of coming out with some great schemes and this one really fits the bill.  There are also markings for two other jets from the squadron that represent line birds that flew in Operation Iraqi Freedom from the USS Kitty Hawk.  These two jets have mission markings.

There are enough markings on the sheet to build the CAG bird as well as one of the line birds although there is only enough walk areas for one jet.  One area of note is that the white decals that go on the CAG jet are double-layered (two layers of white) so there will be no bleed through when placing these white decals on a dark blue tail.

The decals are mostly contained on one main sheet and there is 2 smaller decal sheets with a small amount of decals.  All 3 sheets are beautifully and clearly printed and in perfect registration.

 

This is one smart looking scheme and I'm sure it will move to the top of the list of anyone looking to build a Hornet in the near future!

References were provided to Twobobs by Lt. David "Raz" Rasmussen who is a pilot with VFA-192.  Raz was previously an S-3B pilot and transitioned to the Hornet since the S-3 is slated for retirement within the next year.  Thanks Raz for helping Twobobs make this sheet possible!

This sheet is available through http://www.twobobs.net/ and select US Hobby Shops.  Overseas customers can purchase these from Twobobs site or through Twobobs network of overseas distributors.  Remember, shipping is always FREE to US Customers at Twobobs!! 

Steve

Photos and text © by Steve Bamford