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Afterburner Decals

1/48 F/A-18E The Gunslingers of VFA-105 decal sheet

product # AD 48-012

$20.00 from Afterburner Decals

Review by Steve Bamford on July 25 2007

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This new decal sheet from Afterburner Decals includes markings for four different 1/48 F/A-18E paint schemes from The Gunslingers of VFA-105 including a CAG bird. 

The first aircraft is a F/A-18E 166560 with VFA-105 Gunslingers flown by Capt Frederick Pawlowski CAG and Capt Andrew Lewis DCAG in 2007 aboard the USS Harry S. Truman.  The paint scheme for this aircraft is dark ghost Gray FS 36320 on top and light ghost Gray FS 36375 on the underside.  The rudders are mostly black on both sides green and yellow fin flash areas at the top of the tails with the "Skull and six shooter" Gunslingers artwork on the outside of both rudders.  Because this is a CAG bird the markings are all colorful. 

The second aircraft is a F/A-18E 166560 with VFA-105 Gunslingers flown by Capt James Cook CAG and Capt Frederick Pawlowski DCAG in 2006 aboard the USS Harry S. Truman.  The paint scheme for this aircraft is dark ghost Gray FS 36320 on top and light ghost Gray FS 36375 on the underside.  The rudders are mostly black on both sides green and yellow fin flash areas at the top of the tails with the "Skull and six shooter" Gunslingers artwork on the outside of both rudders.  Because this is a CAG bird the markings are all colorful. 

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The third aircraft is a F/A-18E 166561 with VFA-105 Gunslingers flown by CDR Sara Joyner CO aboard the USS Harry S. Truman.  The paint scheme for this aircraft is dark ghost Gray FS 36320 on top and light ghost Gray FS 36375 on the underside.  The rudders have gray and black fin flash areas at the top of the tails with the "Skull and six shooter" Gunslingers artwork on the outside of both rudders.  

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The fourth aircraft is a F/A-18E 166655 with VFA-105 Gunslingers flown by LCDR Mike Amos and LCDR George Perry aboard the USS Harry S. Truman.  The paint scheme for this aircraft is dark ghost Gray FS 36320 on top and light ghost Gray FS 36375 on the underside.  The rudders have the "Skull and six shooter" Gunslingers artwork on the outside of both rudders.  

The instructions are clear and include 3 views of each aircraft.  The decals are beautifully printed on 4 decal sheets.  Two complete set of stencils is included on this decal sheet.

This decals on this sheet are sized to fit the Hasegawa kit.

A very nice decal sheet honoring the The Gunslingers of VFA-105.

Steve

I would like to thank Afterburner Decals for providing me with this review sample.

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Photos and text © by Steve Bamford

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