This new decal
sheet from
Fightertown
Decals includes
markings for 3 different 1/48 F-14's with VFA-103 including one in the
Santa Cat markings.
Special
thanks to Brian Marbrey, Mike Pister, Andy Mullen, Fury, Paul Osborne, Dana
Potts and David
F Brown.
The
3 aircraft are the CO's aircraft aircraft aat 3 different times during the
tenure of CDR Williams. Aircraft #103 is usually the VF-103 CO's
aircraft. All 3 jets are in hi-viz markings and one has the skull
and cross bones on the tail wearing a Santa Hat....hence the name "Santa
Cat".
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F-14B
VFA-103 Jolly Rogers CO Jet 103 BuNo161435 during the 2000 cruise.
Markings are the hi-viz black markings with a white skull and cross bones on
the tail.
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F-14B
VFA-103 Jolly Rogers CO Jet 103 BuNo161435 in Dec 2000.
Markings are the hi-viz black markings with a white skull wearing a red and
white Santa Hat and red and white Christmas candy canes replacing the usual
cross bones under the skull on the tail.
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F-14B
VFA-103 Jolly Rogers CO Jet 103 BuNo161435 in 2001.
Markings are the hi-viz black markings with a white skull and cross bones on
the tail.
Click on
images below to see larger images
The instructions are clear and
include multiply views of each aircraft. There is also weapons loadout
information included in the instruction sheets. The decals are beautifully
printed on 1 decal sheet with 2 insert decal sheet and walkway masks. The
decals include loadout decals and helmet, shoulder and chest decals and landing
gear decals. Plus
you get a set of formation lights. The quality of the decals is first rate.
The Santa Cat markings were a big
hit when they were first spotted and even now they are great to look at and the
Skull and Cross Bones markings are always the best looking markings on a Tomcat.
Steve
I would like to
thank Fightertown
Decals for
providing me with this review sample.
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