TwoBobs Decals

48-135 F-15C Too Cool For School Eagles 48-145 JAS-39A/C Colorful Gripens 48-148 AV-8B Super Harrier II Jammin' Jump Jets 48-149 A-10A Eielson's Ice Hawgs 48-150 F-16A/B NSAWC Vipers #2 48-151 F/A-18A/B VFC-12 Shades of Gray Omars

Reviewed by  Michael Scott, IPMS# 43177

MSRP: $11.50 each Review sample courtesy of Bob Sanchez of Two Bobs Decals (www.twobobs.net) The first thing that struck me was the packaging. Plastic bags, yes, but nice plastic bags. Heavy weight, plenty of room to get the contents in and out, but not so much that the decals and documents rattle around inside. Clear too, so you can easily see what's inside. Minor points, perhaps, but speaking of quality none the less. I hate certain un-named manufacturers that insist in a tight fit for their merchandise in those teeny bags. Takes forever to get the dang stuff out, and, good luck getting it back inside unbent, folded or mutilated. Inside these commodious bags are a decal sheet, or two in some cases, and a very nice folded document in crisp color and accurate registration (gee, pretty much like the decals except for the fold) showing various configurations and markings for the planes the decals are meant to adorn. You get real photos as well as well-done line drawings, showing the placement and color of the prototype aircraft. There are suggested color guides for painting the aircraft as well listing examples of various paints from Testors, Humbrol, Gunze and Xtracrylics. No Tamiya… must have been an oversight on Bob's part. Eh, Bob? Now for the meat of the review. Decals are notoriously fine, great color, perfect registration of all the parts, and it is damned hard to find carrier film on these things. 48-135 F-15C Too Cool For School Eagles Markings for two complete aircraft from the 57th Wing, Fighter Weapons School, Nellis AFB, NV. 48-145 JAS-39A/C Colorful Gripens Markings for three complete aircraft from the Sweden! These are the most colorful Gripens to date and both NATO as well as Swedish stencil data is included! 48-148 AV-8B Super Harrier II Jammin' Jump Jets Markings for three complete jets from VMA-311, VMA-513 and VMA-211. Very colorful markings for a Harrier and the VMA-211 jet represents the very first Harrier to drop a JDAM in combat. 48-149 A-10A Eielson's Ice Hawgs Options for four aircaft with enough markings for one complete Euro 1 scheme and one complete Compass Gray scheme jet. The Euro 1 scheme jet is the Spirit of Fairbanks jet from back in the day while the Compass Schemes are from OEF. 48-150 F-16A/B NSAWC Vipers #2 Markings for four complete aircraft from NSAWC at Fallon NAS, NV. Two splinted B models and two gray A models (Ex-Pakistani Block 15 jets) are represented on this sheet. 48-151 F/A-18A/B VFC-12 Shades of Gray Omars Markings for two complete aircraft from the Fighting Omars of VFC-12. Both an A and B are represented on this sheet with enough stencils, etc.. for both.

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