Afterburner Decals

1/48 & 1/32 Arctic Aggressors decal sheet

product # AD 48-034

Review by Steve Bamford on May 14 2008

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This new decal sheet from Afterburner Decals includes markings for 9 different 1/48 F-16 Block 30 jets and 2 different 1/32 F-16 Block 30 jets in 3 different Aggressor paint schemes.  These decals are sized for the Tamiya kit. 

The 1/48 decals feature 9 aircraft:

  • The first aircraft is a F-16C Block 30 86-0314 "Red 14" 354th Fighter Wing Commander jet in 2008.  The paint scheme for this aircraft is a Black/White/Grey Arctic Flanker aggressor scheme with small 18th Aggressor Squadron artwork on the side of the engine intake.  There is silhouette artwork of the state of Alaska on the tail.

  • The second aircraft is a F-16C Block 30 86-0290 "Red 90" 18th Aggressor Squadron Commander jet in 2008.  The paint scheme for this aircraft is a Black/White/Grey Arctic Flanker aggressor scheme with small 18th Aggressor Squadron artwork on the side of the engine intake.  There is silhouette artwork of the state of Alaska on the tail.
  • The third aircraft is a F-16C Block 30 86-0305 "Red 05" in 2008.  The paint scheme for this aircraft is a Black/White/Grey Arctic Flanker aggressor scheme with small 18th Aggressor Squadron artwork on the side of the engine intake.  There is silhouette artwork of the state of Alaska on the tail.
  • The fourth aircraft is a F-16C Block 30 86-0375 "Red 75" in 2008.  The paint scheme for this aircraft is a Black/White/Grey Arctic Flanker aggressor scheme with small 18th Aggressor Squadron artwork on the side of the engine intake.  There is silhouette artwork of the state of Alaska on the tail.

  • The fifth aircraft is a F-16C Block 30 86-0301 "Red 01" in 2008.  The paint scheme for this aircraft is a Green/Brown/Tan Lizard Flanker aggressor scheme with small 18th Aggressor Squadron artwork on the side of the engine intake.  There is silhouette artwork of the state of Alaska on the tail.

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  • The sixth aircraft is a F-16C Block 30 86-0310 "Red 10" in 2008.  The paint scheme for this aircraft is a Green/Brown/Tan Lizard Flanker aggressor scheme with small 18th Aggressor Squadron artwork on the side of the engine intake.  There is silhouette artwork of the state of Alaska on the tail.
  • The seventh aircraft is a F-16C Block 30 86-0335 "Red 35" 354th Operations Group Commander jet in 2008.  The paint scheme for this aircraft is a Dark Blue/Light Blue/Grey Blue Flanker aggressor scheme with small 18th Aggressor Squadron artwork on the side of the engine intake.  There is silhouette artwork of the state of Alaska on the tail with a wolfs head on the rear of the fuselage.
  • The eighth aircraft is a F-16C Block 30 86-0298 "Red 98" jet in 2008.  The paint scheme for this aircraft is a Dark Blue/Light Blue/Grey Blue Flanker aggressor scheme with small 18th Aggressor Squadron artwork on the side of the engine intake.  There is silhouette artwork of the state of Alaska on the tail.
  • The ninth aircraft is a F-16C Block 30 86-0322 "Red 22" jet in 2008.  The paint scheme for this aircraft is a Dark Blue/Light Blue/Grey Blue Flanker aggressor scheme with small 18th Aggressor Squadron artwork on the side of the engine intake.  There is silhouette artwork of the state of Alaska on the tail with a F-16 silhouette on the rear of the fuselage.

The 1/32 decals feature 2 aircraft:

  • The first 1/32 aircraft is a F-16C Block 30 86-0314 "Red 14" 354th Fighter Wing Commander jet in 2008.  The paint scheme for this aircraft is a Black/White/Grey Arctic Flanker aggressor scheme with small 18th Aggressor Squadron artwork on the side of the engine intake.  There is silhouette artwork of the state of Alaska on the tail. 
  • The second 1/32 aircraft is a F-16C Block 30 86-0301 "Red 01" in 2008.  The paint scheme for this aircraft is a Green/Brown/Tan Lizard Flanker aggressor scheme with small 18th Aggressor Squadron artwork on the side of the engine intake.  There is silhouette artwork of the state of Alaska on the tail.

The instructions are clear and include 2 views of each aircraft and a top and bottom view of the Blue Flanker aggressor scheme.  The decals are beautifully printed on 2 large decal sheet with 2 tiny insert decal sheets.  Two complete set of 1/48 stencils and one complete set of 1/32 stencils is included on this decal sheet.  There are an additional 2 1/2 pages of line drawings showing stencil placement and weapons loadout info.  

Special thanks for their help on this decal sheet goes out to Jeremy Melakey, Maj. Ed Nirel, Maj. Gene Cassingham and the 354th FW Graphics section.

A very nice decal sheet if you're into aggresor aircraft.

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