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Vingtor Decals

F

rom Vingtor this month

we have another of

their sheets covering

the F-16. This time they are

covering four aircraft that

were based in the United

States for testing, as well as

in Norway from 1999 to 2012.

Though all the options

have the normal Norwegian

modification of an extended tail

chute, only two of the options

are in the now familiar overall

grey scheme. The earlier two

carry the original three-shades-

of-grey scheme; this weathered

heavily so it would be a great

choice for a really different

look for a Norwegian aircraft.

1/48 SCALE

48-132 LOCKHEED MARTIN

F-16AM TEST AIRCRAFT – ROYAL

NORWEGIAN AIR FORCE

• F-16BM, 78-0306, LHV Kjeller 1996.
  #306 was the RNoAF MLU LTF (Lead
  the Fleet) aircraft, i.e. the prototype
  for the modifications work performed
  at Kjeller, Norway.


• F-16AM, 80-3666, 416 Flight Test
  Squadron, Edwards AFB 2008, 334
  Sqn, fin marking.
  
  
  • F-16AM, 78-0299, Lockheed Martin,
    Forth Worth 1995, 338 Sqn, fin
    marking retained.
  
  
  • F-16AM, 78-0299, 332 Sqn, Rygge
    2001. 338 Sqn marking on fin has
    been replaced by the MLU OT&E
    marking.
  
  
  
  

CONCLUSION

Another nice sheet, and with

the commemorative schemes

and operational squadrons

you can build up a nice looking

theme of Norwegian Vipers.

Our thanks to Vingtor for the

review sample. which in the UK

can be purchased from Hannants.

Syhart Decals

V

ery rarely do Syhart

produce plain

schemes, but this

month they have produced

one of the plainest I have

seen. Colourful, but plain.

In the 1970s the Panavia

Multi Role Combat (MRCA)

fighter took to the air, and the

prototypes were all painted in

similar schemes of white and

red, with just different national

insignia depending on which of

the three nations assembled it.

In due course, the MRCA became

the Tornado and it has now been

in service for over 40 years,

though its days are now numbered.

In 2014, the German Air

Force decided to celebrate the

forty-year mark by painting one

aircraft in a scheme similar to the

prototype. What makes it even

more similar is that this airframe

was flown in clean condition

with no pylons, fuel tanks, or

refuelling probe, which really

shows off the aircraft’s lines.

Just like the real thing, this

sheet is quite simple, with

most of the sheet devoted to

stencils and walkways.

1/48 SCALE

48-097 TORNADO IDS, 44+61, 40 JAHRE

PANAVIA TPORNADO

CONCLUSION

Another attractive scheme,

which for many people will bring

on a real sense of déjà vu.

Syhart sheets can be ordered

direct from the manufacturer

at http://www.syhartdecal.fr. If you

like colourful sheets you should

definitely visit their website.

We thank Sylvain Hautier for

supplying us with the review sample.

Werner Wings

T

wo months ago Werner

Wings released a sheet

called Vietnam Ace Capt.

Steve Ritchie and Friends,

covering the USAF pilots from

the Vietnam War who flew and

fought in the F-4C/D/E Phantom.

Produced in both 1/72 and 1/48

scale, the sheet has sold very

well. The manufacturer would

have liked to have produced

it in 1/32 scale, but wasn’t

sure if it would sell enough to

make it worth producing.

Werner Wings have been

working with Kittyhawk models

on a number of recent releases,

and this led to an offer from

Kittyhawk to underwrite the

production of a limited run of

just 200 sheets in 1/32 scale.

Even better, to add to the twelve

marking options already supplied,

they have added two options flown

by Colonel Robin Olds, a triple

ace with 16 victories from both

World War Two and the Vietnam

War. Markings are supplied for

two F-4C Phantoms. The first is

aircraft 680, from January 1967,

while the second option supplies

three different markings for

a single aircraft, 829, at three

different points in time between

May to September 1967.

1/32 SCALE

WW 48-13 VIETNAM ACE CAPT.

STEVE RITCHIE AND FRIENDS

• McD F-4D, 66-7463, Ritchie 1st kill,
  DeBellevue WSO, 10/05/72.


• McD F-4D, 65-0680, Ritchie 2nd kill,
  Pettit WSO, 31/05.72.


• McD F-4E, 68-0362, Kills 3 & 4 -
  Ritchie, DeBellevue WSO, 8/7/72.


• McD F-4D, 67-463 Ritchie 5th kill,
  DeBellevue WSO, 8/7/72. Includes
  markings for three different versions of
  the kill markings on this aircraft.


• McD F-4D, 67-463 flown by McCoy &
  Brown - WSO got a MiG-21 in this jet on
  15 /10/ 72.


• McD F-4E, 67-0338, Lt Bricker, Linebacker
  I & II 1972.


• McD F-4D, 65-0700, Nuclear Alert, RAF
  Bentwaters, 1974.


• McD F-4D, 66-7661, Williams, Jr, Feigny
  W.S.O, 12/02/68.


• McD F-4D, 66-0271, Kill 1, Bailey,
  Feinstein,18/07/72.


• McD F-4D, 66-0271, Kill 2, Bailey,

Feinstein,18/07/72.

• McD F-4C, 64-0851, Col Daniel “Chappie”
  James, 2/01/72.


• McD F-4D, 66-7550, Kill 1, Cherry,
  Feinstein, 16/04/72.
  NEW ADDITIONS:


• McD F-4C, 63-7680, 2nd Jan 1967,
  Operation Bolo, Olds/Clifton


• McD F-4C, 64-0829, 2nd May to Sept
  1967, Olds/Croker

CONCLUSION

I think this is the first time that

a mainstream manufacturer has

cooperated with an aftermarket

decal manufacturer to release a decal

sheet for a kit they do not produce.

And I am sure many large-scale

modellers will be glad they did,

although they will have to be quick

due to the very limited number of

these sheets being produced.

Our thanks to Floyd Werner of

Werner Wings and Glen Colman

and Joe Lortie from Kittyhawk

Models for the review sample,

which can be purchased from

http://www.wernerwings.com

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