This 1/48 decal
sheet from Werner's
Wings features14 different AH-1 Cobras in paint schemes from US Army
Helo Drab FS 34031 to a variety of monotone and multi tone desert camo schemes
and even a gray/green/brown camo scheme. These decals are sized for the
Monogram kit and possibly the Testors/Fujimi kit.....but you could have fit
issues if you use these on the Testors/Fujimi kit.
Floyd Werner is well known and
respected by the helicopter modelling crowd and when you see him releasing a
helicopter product, you know you you are in for first class quality. He is
a Cobra Pilot with the US Army and a darn fine and likeable guy.
This decal sheet (which is also
available in 1/72 scale) has the following Cobra's on it;
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AH-1F "Vivacious Vonnie"
Ser # 79-23221 C Troop, 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry
Division. Pilot Cw2 Floyd S. Werner Jr., Operation Desert Shield and Desert
Storm. Overall US Army Helo Drab FS 34031 with sharks mouth on nose
and script that reads "Vivacious Vonnie".
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AH-1F "Betsy" Ser #
78-23113 C Troop, 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry
Division. Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Overall US Army
Helo Drab FS 34031 with sharks mouth on nose and script that reads
"Betsy".
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AH-1F "Sand Shark" Ser
# 67-15643 2nd Aviation Brigade, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment.
Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Overall sand color FS 33711
with sharks mouth on nose and script that reads "Sand Shark" on
side of motor housing.
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AH-1F "Wild Thing" Ser
# 68-17082 N Troop, 2nd Aviation Brigade, 2nd Armored Cavalry
Regiment. Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Overall 2
tone desert camo FS 33711 and FS33613 with below canopy that reads
"Wild Thing".
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AH-1F "Jack Daniels Old No
7" Ser
# 67-15497 2nd Aviation Brigade, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment. Operation Desert Shield and Desert
Storm 1991. Overall sand color FS 33711 and script that reads "Jack
Daniels Old No 7" on
side of motor housing.
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AH-1F "IFOR"
Ser # 79-23445 IFOR (International Force) E Troop, 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st
Armored Division, Bosnia 1995-1996. Overall US Army Helo Drab FS 34031 with
white script that reads "IFOR".
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AH-1F
Ser # 79-23245 E Troop, 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Division.
Operation Desert Shield and Desert
Storm. Overall US Army Helo Drab FS 34031 with sharks mouth on nose
and yellow civil war swords painted on the side of the motor housing.
Click on
images below to see larger images
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AH-1F "Venom"
Ser # 78-23213 C Troop, 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry
Division. Operation Desert Shield and Desert
Storm. Overall US Army Helo Drab FS 34031 with white sharks mouth on nose with
white script that reads "Venom".
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AH-1F
Ser # 78-23213 C Troop, 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry
Division. Operation Desert Shield and Desert
Storm. Overall US Army Helo Drab FS 34031 with white sharks mouth on nose with
white sharks tail painted on the side of the motor housing.
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AH-1F
Ser # 68-17079 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Division in
Germany upon return from Operation Desert
Storm. Overall US Army Helo Drab FS 34031 with sharks mouth on nose
and yellow Cavalry swords painted on the side of the motor housing.
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AH-1F "The Road Warrior"
Ser # 68-15535 B Troop, 3rd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 10th Mountain
Division. Somalia January 1991. Overall US Army Helo Drab FS 34031 with sharks mouth on nose with
white script that reads "The Road Warrior" plus white
playing cards painted on the side of the motor housing.
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AH-1F
Ser # 79-23224 C Troop, 2/17 Cavalry 101st Airborne Division, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry
Division. Overall 2
tone desert camo with white sharks mouth on nose. The darker part of
this camo was only on this chopper for about a week.
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JAH-1F
Ser # 71-21012 C Troop, used by the Aviation Technical Test Center (ATTC) at
fort Rucker, Al., the home of Army Aviation. Overall 3 tone dark camo.
J at front of JAH-1F indicates this was a test aircraft.
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AH-1F Ser
# 67-15497 2nd Aviation Brigade, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment.
Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm 1991. Overall sand color FS 33711 with
black sharks mouth on nose.
You get one full set of stencils,
plus line drawings showing the placement of each stencil.....and there are
plenty of them. Also included is a CD with reference photos for the
Cobra.
This is a very complete decal
sheet and captures a wide variety of markings and camo worn by the Cobra.
If you're planning on building a Cobra, then this sheet is well worth picking
up. This sheet is also available in 1/72 scale.
Special thanks goes to William
Beasley for his great artwork and Ray
Wilhite, Tom Ward, Brock Golson, Jon Bernstein and Reggie Rohrbeck for providing
reference material for the walk around and the references for the decals
themselves.
You can purchase
this and fine resin Cobra detail items directly from Werner's
Wings website.
Steve
I would like to
thank Werner's
Wings for
providing me with this review sample.
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