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Afterburner Decals 1/48 F-16C Desert Roadrunners
 

 

 

AFTERBURNER DECALS
1/48 F-16C Desert Roadrunners

By Frank Anselmo

 

Afterburner Decals have turning out the best aftermarket decals that we have seen for some time now, and this sheet is no exception. They are the best researched, as well as the best printed. The carrier film around the edges of each marking is minimal as well.

This sheet provides the markings to build any of eleven different F-16Cs of the New Mexico ANG. All of these F-16Cs are Block 30 aircraft – they have the large mouth intake, and the GE F110 engine. The instruction sheet gives you the details on how to build this aircraft from the Tamiya kits by using the Block 25/32 kit, with the intake and exhaust of the Block 50 kit. Or you can just wait until February 2009 when Tamiya will be producing THE ULTIMATE F-16C kit which will contain all the parts necessary to build any single seat F-16 all the way from Block 25 thru 52. Some of these aircraft IFF antennas in front of the cockpit, some have RAM Panels on the fuselage sides, but all aircraft have fuselage strengthening plates. Details as to where to purchase these are on the instruction sheet.

The unique feature of this sheet is that the artwork on some aircraft was drawn by the same person who did the actual artwork on real planes, SSgt Sean Hampton.

Full color side profiles are provided for each of the following aircraft:

F-16C, 87-0310, Block 30, 2004 – 2006. Full color Roadrunner on the tail along with “Let’s Roll” marking on the left fuselage front/

F-16C, 86-0350, Block 30, 2008. Standard markings.

F-16C, 87-0292, Block 30, OIF, Balad AB, Iraq 2004. “150th FW New Mexico”

F-16C, 87-0292, Block 30, OIF, Balad AB, Iraq 2007 -2008. “POW/MIA”

F-16C, 86-0357, Block 30, OIF, Balad AB, Iraq 2007 -2008. “Lethal Injection”

F-16C, 87-0277, Block 30, OIF, Balad AB, Iraq 2007 -2008. “Team America”

F-16C, 87-0328, Block 30, OIF, Balad AB, Iraq 2004. “Dedicated to all….”

F-16C, 87-0334, Block 30, 2004. Standard Markings

F-16C, 87-0304, Block 30, OIF, Balad AB, Iraq 2007 - 2008. “We Will Never Forget”

F-16C, 87-0306, Block 30, OIF, Balad AB, Iraq, 2007 – 2008. “OIF 2007 -2008”

F-16D, 86-0044, Block 30, 2004. Two-seater standard markings.

This decal package also contains “Modeling Notes” on how to build these aircraft, along with information about a “contest”. Details can be found somewhere in this package. There is also a full page Stencil Guide, and a section is devoted to Weapons Notes on how to properly arm your F-16.

This decal sheet and all Afterburner Decal sheets can be ordered directly from their website: www.afterburnerdecals.com.

My thanks to Scott Brown of Afterburner Decals for providing this sample sheet.