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1/48 F-16C Big Mouth Block 40 Part 1 decal sheet

Product #48-087

Product Article by Steve Bamford on Mar 8  2005

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This sheet includes the markings for two different Kunsan Wolfpack Big Mouth Block 40 F-16C's and one  79th FS Tiger F-16C Block 50.  

The first F-16 is a F-16C Block 50 with the 79th FS Tigers during Operation Southern Watch in the spring of 2002.  The tail has a black and yellow tiger stripe along the top and on each side of the tail is a large dark grey Tigers head with all the fangs showing.....this artwork is very well done.  There is also a smaller Tigers head crest on the side of the intake.

The next two F-16C's are based at Kunsan AB in Korea with the 8th FW.  Both jets sport Wolf artwork on the tail, with the second jet having some very large impressive Wolf head artwork on the tail.  The third jet has a growling wolfs head on the tail and the external wing tanks.

The 8th FW consists of the 35th and 80th Fighter Squadrons.  Kunsan is known and the most forward US base and being only 150 miles (15 minutes) from the DMZ means these jets are always in a state of heightened readiness.  These jets sit in their Hardened Aircraft Shelters HAS.

There is a definite attraction for me with these jets due to the wolf and tiger artwork.  The wolf artwork is very well done and these jets are very much the tip of the sword when you consider the location of their base.  And Tiger jets are just simply cool.

 

The decals are contained on two decal sheets and are flawlessly printed and in perfect register.  One of the decals sheets is the "Let's Roll" Flag/Sword markings done by Archer Fine Transfers. 

The 2 pages of instructions include 4 view colour drawings showing camo scheme and decal placement.  Paint colours are listed in FS#'s as well as Testors, Gunze Sangyo Xtracolor and Xtracrylics. 

I'd like to thank Twobobs for the review sample.

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