MAW
Decals has
released a new decal set for Academy’s 1/48 CH-46 Sea Knight kit entitled
‘Battle Phrogs 100’. This set includes markings for 10 different helos,
complete stencils and walkways, and a CD-ROM with application instructions (in
PDF format), reference photos for the subjects covered, and a few videos.
Decals
The main sheet
covers Phrogs from HMM-161, HMM-162, HMM-163, HMM-165 and HMM-166. There
are options for two overall Field Green machines, one ‘land camouflage’
machine, and seven current two-tone gray schemes with door art (the land camo
machine has door art as well).
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Here is a
detailed listing of the 10 aircrafts that can be built from this set;
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CH-46E BuNo
153975 ModEx 601, HMM-166 U.S.S. Tripoli 1987 (Field Green)*
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CH-46E BuNo
154825 ModEx 605, HMM-166 U.S.S. Tripoli 1987 (Field Green)*
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CH-46E BuNo
154034 ModEx 1, HMM-162 U.S.S. Wasp 1991 (Land scheme)*
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CH-46E BuNo
156445 ModEx 07, HMM-161 (Grey)
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CH-46E BuNo
157703 ModEx 02, HMM-165 Al Asad 2007 (Grey)
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CH-46E BuNo
154027 ModEx 03, HMM-165 Al Asad 2007 (Grey)
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CH-46E BuNo
153969 ModEx 07, HMM-165 Al Asad 2007 (Grey)
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CH-46E BuNo
156457 ModEx 12, HMM-165 Al Asad 2007 (Grey)
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CH-46E BuNo
157693 ModEx 01, HMM-163 (Grey)
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CH-46E BuNo
154790 Rockey 604, HMM-166 15th MEU (Grey)
*The first
three helicopters are early E's and had the smaller stub wings that are on the
A, D, and F. In order to build these 3 aircraft you will need to:
A second and
third sheet includes walkways and a lot of stenciling (these are also available
separately as 48-MAW-020: CH-46 Green/Land Camo Stencils). Two smaller
sheets have chaff/flare cartridge load decals and a correction marking to
replace a defective decal (off color). The quality is what one comes to expect
from MAW Decals; perfect registry and printing, rich colors, and thin carrier
film. The door art decals are especially well done. The decals were
printed by Cartograph.
CD-ROM
Aside from the
excellent decals, you get an impressive CD-Rom containing reference pictures,
videos and the instruction sheets in PDF Format. You get a total of 136
reference photos of the CH-43E, including overall shots, cockpit photos, and
other walk around type photos. All pictures are of high quality and high
resolution. All pictures are in separate folders, which make finding the right
picture easier. The color instructions are clear and include one side view and 1
head-on view of each aircraft. The instruction sheets for the stenciling
contain 2 side-views, a front-view, a top and a bottom view for the different
camo/version combinations. Next to the graphics MAW also included some building
notes and a list of recommended kits and aftermarket products from Eduard/Cobra
Company/MAW.
This set is
another fine quality product from MAW Decals and is a must have for anyone
building Academy’s CH-46E or CH/HH-46D kits. Retail for this set is $18.99USD.
Please visit www.maw-decals.com
for more information on this set, as well as other MAW-Decals product.
Alby
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