Twobobs Aviation Graphics

 1/48 F/A-18F VX-9 Naval Centennial decal sheet
Product # 48-232 for $14.00

Product Article by Steve Bamford on Aug 26 2011

 

This new release from Twobobs celebrates the Centennial of Naval Aviation with heritage markings for two F/A-18F aircraft from the Vampires of VX-9.  Full set of markings for both aircraft are included on this sheet.

Each of the Twobobs Centennial products feature a 3" pressure sensitive sticker of the official logo of the Centennial of Naval Aviation, which is perfect for a diorama base for your model.

Twobobs has worked directly with the US Navy as a licensed provider of decal markings to celebrate this historic event and was the first decal manufacturer to receive a licensing agreement with the US Navy!

The aircraft include the following:

  • F/A-18F, BuNo 166673 with VX-9 Vampires from NAS China Lake in February 2011.  The paint scheme is gray overall with black tails and hi-Viz markings.

  • F/A-18F, BuNo 166791 with VX-9 Vampires from NAS China Lake in February 2011.  The paint scheme is gray overall with green stripes with squadron artwork on the  tails and hi-viz markings.

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Recommended Kits:

  • Revellogram F/A-18F 
  • Hasegawa F/A-18F 
  • Avionix Accessories 
  • Aires Accessories 
  • Eduard Accessories

The instructions are clear and include 4 views of each aircraft and include small walkaround photos of the two aircraft featured on this decal sheet.  The decals are beautifully printed on 1 decal sheet and 1 insert decal sheet.  Paint codes are called out in FS #'s, Testors MM, Humbrol, Gunze Sangyo and Xtracrylics.  You get artwork that you can apply to your intake and exhaust covers, should you decide to use intake and exhaust covers.

It's good to see the Super Hornet represented in these new Centennial of Naval Aviation decal sheets.  VX-9 is a very unique squadron with it's role of Air Test and Evaluation of numerous different aircraft types and it cool to see these two jets on this decal sheet.

I would like to thank Twobobs for this review sample.

This sheet is available through the Twobobs website and select US Hobby Shops.  Overseas customers can purchase these from Twobobs site or through Twobobs network of overseas distributors.  

Steve Bamford

Photos and text © by Steve Bamford