Twobobs Aviation Graphics

 1/72 B-1B Dakota Back Bone decal sheet

product # 72-085  $12.00

Product Article by Steve Bamford on Dec 10 2009

 

This new release from Twobobs features up to date nose art and markings for seven B-1B aircraft from Ellsworth AFB.  Six of these aircraft are adorned with nose art while one aircraft sports the new "Thunderbird" fin flash.  The 7 aircraft include  markings for seven B-1B aircraft from Ellsworth AFB including 3 from the 34th BS T-Birds and 4 from the 37th BS Tigers. 

  • B-1B "Hard Raid" 85-0084 34th T-Birds BS in May 2009

  • B-1B "No Antidote II" 85-0085 37th BS Tigers in May 2009.

  • B-1B 85-0087 34th BS T-Birds in May 2009.  New "Thunderbird" fin flash

  • B-1B "Live Free or Die" 86-0104 37th Tigers BS in May 2009

  • B-1B "Black Widow" 86-0129 34th BS T-Birds in May 2009

  • B-1B "Dead Reckoning" 86-0130 37th BS Tigers in May 2009

  • B-1B "Seek and Destroy" 86-0138 37th Tigers BS in Apr 2003.  "Seek and Destroy" is a carryover set of markings from a previous release and was the aircraft that targeted Saddam Hussein's sons during OIF.  "Seek and Destroy"  also has mission markings.

"Seek and Destroy" was made famous by an 11 hour sortie during which they struck 17 separate targets including High Level Iraqi Leadership targets on April 7 2003 that netted crew members DFC's.  It's is quite the story and the full story is included on the instruction sheet.  

There is enough stencil data for two complete aircraft included in this sheet.....the difficult part will be deciding which two to build.

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The instructions are clear and include 3 to 4 views of each aircraft.  The decals are beautifully printed on 1 decal sheet with the noseart being printed ona  separate decal sheet with one piece carrier film.  The noseart involves delicate color shading that requires a different printing process, hence the one peice carrier film for the noseart decals.  

Paint codes are called out in FS #'s, Testors MM, Humbrol, Gunze Sangyo and Xtracrylics. 

The recommended kits is the Revellogram B-1B and if you feel like dressing it up with added detail then you can check out the detail set from Eduard.

 

I've always been fascinated by the B-one since the first time I saw one at a static display while a second one flew overhead during a flight display at an airshow many years ago.  The artwork sported by many of the B-1's also fascinates me as a modeller, so I'm particularly pleased to see this latest B-1B sheet from Twobobs.   

Special thanks goes out to Ron Leonard and Michael Nguyen for their exceptional help with references on this sheet.

This sheet is available through http://www.twobobs.net/ 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