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Preview by Ken Middleton on Nov 29 2006 |
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of a new 1/48 sheet from Afterburner Decals, with markings for the
USAF F-16 East Coast Demo Team from Shaw AFB, South Carolina.
Jets included:
The decals are sized for the Hasegawa kit.
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The color instruction sheets have 4-view drawings to assist in decal placement and the paint schemes, including the elaborate travel pods. FS numbers are provided, and modeler notes point out tips on specific decals. Weapons notes and stencil/strength plate markings are illustrated. Information is also included on the mission of the Air Combat Command's demo teams.
You can make 2 complete jets from this sheet.
Special thanks are given to:
Brian Phillips, Adrian Lang, Billy Caizada and Christopher Williams.
Additional references provided by Afterburner Decals:
Here is a post on the ARC Afterburner Decals' Forum by Scott Brown:
Here's some stuff that didn't make it in the instructions, but might be helpful
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1) Travel pod. The one in the
Hasegawa kit is backwards....or upside down or something. Sand off the
door hinge line and rescribe the line. If you are mounting it on the
aircraft, you have to relocate the tabs to the opposite side. If you are
going to display it off the aircraft, its easy to make the 2 mounting lugs
from tiny solder stuck into tiny holes drilled in the pod. I debated about
the pods because having the markings done was expensive, but the
"Demo" jets look funny without them, and it's the only thing to
hang off one. The pods look awesome once done up. 2) Archer decals. These things work GREAT, but they are finicky. The carrier film is VERY thin, and they will fold up on you at the slightest whim. They work best if you trim them in large solid pieces. For example, if you trim the "Let's Roll" around the sword, the small pieces will fold up, and you'll never get them back. Just cut things out in a continuous circle or square....the carrier film totally disappears once dry. The Demo Team went to a "Fancy" looking shaded badge last year, and the colors and "look" are different from the regular 20th FW badges. Same rule....the Archer badges look great. Use plenty of water to slide them around. |
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The markings on the L sides of the travel pods (where the pilots names are)
fit best if you apply the white slug, and use the AF LOGO/ACC badge together
with the pilot's names, but use the Viper East logo separately. You have to use
the yellow shading for the names along with the AF logo as 1 piece, or you'll
never get it to align correctly.
3) Crew names. Apply the black first, then the yellow shadowing. Remember the
shadowing goes towards the rear of the aircraft behind the black letter. Let the
black dry completely, and use plenty of water and a brush to align the yellow
shadowing. It takes some deft alignment, but the result is great. Putting the
yellow on first makes it look funny. Let it set pretty good before using any
solutions, 'cause you don't want it to move at all once you get it where you
want it. The yellow shadowing is kinda hard to see sitting there on the sheet
because of the lt. blue background, but looks great along the black lettering.
This sheet retails for $15.00 and is available through http://www.afterburnerdecals.com
Special thanks to Afterburner Decals for the review sample.
Ken
