Afterburner
Decals 1/48 ANG Viper Wing Kings
Reviewed by Frank Anselmo
Afterburner Decals has recently sent us images of decal sheets that
have just been released. This review is based solely on the images provided
as the sheets themselves had just arrived at the time this review was
written.
The first sheet is 48-030 and is called "AIR NATIONAL GUARD VIPER
WING KINGS". This sheet was timed for release to coincide with the
recently released Tamiya F-16C Blk 25/32 kit, and the decals themselves
are designed to fit that kit. It features 12 different ANG F-16 Wing Kings
from 11 different units. The sheet itself covers Block 25's thru 52's.
Several of the jets on this sheet have spent time in Iraq "putting
warheads on foreheads" recently. So in addition to really killer
ANG schemes, you will also be able to hang warloads from them. Here is
run down of the markings on this sheet.
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F-16C 87-0320 Block 30 (GE/MCID) 183rd Fighter Wing, Illinois ANG 2007,
Balad AB, Iraq
F-16C 87-0336 Block 30 (GE/MCID) 187th Fighter Wing, Alabama ANG 2005
F-16C 85-1551 Block 30 (GE/NSI) 174th Fighter Wing, New York ANG 2005
F-16C 87-0283 Block 30 (GE/MCID) 178th Fighter Wing, Ohio ANG 2005
F-16C 85-1403 Block 25 158th Fighter Wing, Vermont ANG 2005/August 2007
Balad AB, Iraq
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F-16CJ CCIP 93-0549 Block 52 (w/carbon fiber exhaust) 169th Fighter
Wing, South Carolina ANG 2005
F-16C 87-0301 Block 32 144th Fighter Wing, California ANG 2007 (Black
Tail)
F-16C 83-1147 Block 25 147th Fighter Wing, Texas ANG 2006/June 2007 Balad
AB, Iraq
F-16C 86-0321 Block 30 (GE/MCID) 120th Fighter Wing, Montana ANG 2005
F-16C 84-1377 Block 25 122nd Fighter Wing, Indiana ANG 2005/August 2007
Balad AB, Iraq
F-16C 85-1476 Block 30 (GE/NSI) 113th Wing, District of Columbia ANG 2000
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