Fightertown Decals

1/48 F-14A/B/D VF-101 Grim Reapers decal sheet

product # FTD48-020    $16.00 from Fightertown Decals

Review by Steve Bamford on Sept 19 2008

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This new decal sheet from Fightertown Decals includes markings for 8 different 1/48 F-14A/B/D's with VF-101 Grim Reapers.  

Special thanks to Mike Pister, David F Brown, Brian Marbrey, Andy Mullen, Dan Teker and Chris Ishmael.

The 8 aircraft include hi-viz markings and lo viz markings. 

  • F-14A Reaper 162 VF-101 Grim Reapers BuNo162697 in 1998.  Markings are the lo-viz gray with eye popping flying Grim Reaper with red eyes  artwork on the tails.

  • F-14D Gunfighter 163 VF-101 Grim Reapers BuNo163414 in 2004.  Markings are the hi-viz black with red highlights and black tails and white eye popping Grim Reaper artwork on the tails.  This jet has a black sharks mouth.

  • F-14D Gunfighter 163 VF-101 Grim Reapers BuNo163414 in 2002 - 2008.  Markings are the hi-viz black with red highlights and black tails and white eye popping flying Grim Reaper artwork on the tails.  This jet has a black sharks mouth.

  • F-14D Gunfighter 164 VF-101 Grim Reapers BuNo164342 in 2004.  Markings are the hi-viz black with red highlights and black tails and white eye popping Grim Reaper artwork on the tails.  This jet has a black sharks mouth.

  • F-14D Gunfighter 164 VF-101 Grim Reapers BuNo164342 in 2002 - 2003.  Markings are the hi-viz black with red highlights and black tails and white eye popping flying Grim Reaper artwork on the tails.  This jet has a black sharks mouth.

  • F-14B Gunfighter 101 VF-101 Grim Reapers BuNo163222 in 2001 - 2003.  Markings are the hi-viz black with red highlights and black tails and white eye popping flying Grim Reaper artwork on the tails.  This jet has a black sharks mouth.

  • F-14B Gunfighter 101 VF-101 Grim Reapers BuNo163222 in 2004.  Markings are the hi-viz black with red highlights and black tails and white eye popping Grim Reaper artwork on the tails.  This plane crashed shortly after it's repaint in 2004.  This jet has a black sharks mouth.

  • F-14A Gunfighter 101 Grim Reapers BuNo162689 in 2001 - 2003.  Markings are the hi-viz black with eye popping flying Grim Reaper artwork on the tails.  This jet has a black sharks mouth.

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The instructions are clear and include multiply views of each aircraft.  The decals are beautifully printed on 1 decal sheet and 6 insert decal sheets and include drop tank decals and landing gear and helmet and flight suit patch decals.  Plus you get 2 sets of formation lights and a set of data markings. The quality of the decals is first rate. 

If your a fan of the F-14 then you've got to have this decal sheet so you can build yourself a Grim Reapers Tomcat.

Steve

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

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Photos and text © by Steve Bamford