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.
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B-1B "Hard
Raid" 85-0084 34th T-Birds BS in May 2009
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B-1B "No
Antidote II" 85-0085 37th BS Tigers in May 2009.
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B-1B 85-0087
34th BS T-Birds in May 2009. New "Thunderbird" fin flash
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B-1B "Live
Free or Die" 86-0104 37th Tigers BS in May 2009
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B-1B "Black
Widow" 86-0129 34th BS T-Birds in May 2009
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B-1B "Dead
Reckoning" 86-0130 37th BS Tigers in May 2009
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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.
Click on
images below to see larger images
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
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