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Now in stock, three new sheets from AOA decals for the 1/72 Fine Molds F-4 Phantom kits.
These are primarily similar to the previously released 1/48 sheets but with some updates, scheme changes, and now also including VMFA-513.
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The Memphis Belle A-10 also has similar non spec unbroken blue around the star:
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10 hours ago, RichB63 said:
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At least this is the case for the fuselage insignia, as shown in the cropped image below. I’m not sure if the same “mistake” carried over to wing markings, as the pictures I’ve seen simply don’t supply enough proof either way.
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Unlike the fuselage insignia, the wing insignias do have the correct notch/break in the blue with the bar, but the wing insignias also still have that bad proportioned funky overly fat looking bar like the fuselage insignias.
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Just look at any C-130 pic and you can see the blades and which way they'd rotate: counter-clockwise as viewed looking head on, or clockwise if you're in the cockpit looking forward.
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Now in stock, three new sheets from AOA decals for the new(ish) 1/72 A-6A Intruder kits:
72-011 Intruder Airframe Data/Stencils - A-6A, A-6B, A-6E, A-6E TRAM, & KA-6D (High-Viz)
This 1/72 sheet provides the extensive A-6 Intruder airframe stencils and markings for one aircraft (A-6A, A-6B, A-6E, A-6E TRAM, or KA-6D) in the original high-visibility Navy light gull grey and white camouflage.
Includes landing gear placards, walkway outlines, original style fuselage formation lights, colored radome latches, tailhook stripes, full pylon stencils, GRU-5 and GRU-7 ejection seat decals, A-6E TRAM and KA-6D specific decals, boarding ladder stencils, and other numerous variations and more.
72-012 Southeast Asia Intruders (1) - USMC A-6A, A-6B, & KA-6D Intruders in the Vietnam War (includes 72-011)
This 1/72 decal sheet updates and supersedes 72-001, and now covers all four USMC A-6A Intruder squadrons during the Vietnam War:
VMA(AW)-224 Bengals - USS Coral Sea (1971-72)
VMA(AW)-225 Vikings - Da Nang, South Vietnam (1969-71)
VMA(AW)-242 Batmen - Da Nang, South Vietnam (1966-70)
VMA(AW)-533 Hawks - Chu Lai, South Vietnam ( 1967-69) & Nam Phong (“The Rose Garden”), Thailand (1972-73)
Decals also included for MERs, fuel tanks, and crew helmets. Also includes special Easter 1970 bomb graffiti for VMA(AW)-225.
Full airframe data/stencils provided for one aircraft; however, additional data/stencil sheets are also available to purchase separately (sheet 72-011).72-013 Southeast Asia Intruders (2) - USN A-6A, A-6B, & KA-6D Intruders in the Vietnam War (includes 72-011)
Five Navy squadrons are covered on this 1/72 decal sheet with multiple options for each squadron: VA-165 and VA-196, tied for the most A-6 Intruder Vietnam combat cruises (five each); VA-65, including the experimental 1966 camouflage trials and the ill-fated 1967 Forrestal cruise; VA-75 with coverage of their third and final deployment to Vietnam; and lastly, VA-95 that supported the naval mine clearing Operation End Sweep along the North Vietnamese coast under the Paris Peace Accords in 1973.
VA-65 Tigers - USS Constellation (1966), USS Forrestal (1967), & USS Kitty Hawk (1968/69)
VA-75 Sunday Punchers - USS Saratoga (1972-73)
VA-95 Green Lizards - USS Coral Sea (1973)
VA-165 Boomers - USS Ranger (1967-68), USS Ranger (1968-69), USS America (1970), & USS Constellation (1971-72)
VA-196 Main Battery - USS Constellation (1968-69), USS Ranger (1969-70), USS Enterprise (1971-72), & USS Enterprise (1972-73)
Decals also included for MERs and fuel tanks.
Full airframe data/stencils provided for one aircraft; however, additional data/stencil sheets are also available to purchase separately (sheet 72-011).
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17 minutes ago, stalal said:
Tamiya F-4B kit provides two tailplanes. Is the one not used in the kit right version for early Marines F-4B?
Yes the unused part is of the earlier unslotted stab and would applicable to "early" F-4Bs (depending on which specific F-4 you're making and what time period) -
28 minutes ago, stalal said:
Thanks. These two gun pods look so similar. I bought SUU for the Marines kit thinking this is the right pod. 🙄
This HIPEG off primeportal has seen better days but good view showing the odd shaped shrouded nose on the HIPEG I was trying to describe, the two barrels are stacked vertically top/bottom. Can see the top barrel just slightly recessed here:
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12 minutes ago, stalal said:
Thanks. These two gun pods look so similar. I bought SUU for the Marines kit thinking this is the right pod. 🙄
May be an easy way to tell them apart:
USN/USMC Mk.4 HIPEG pod has a somewhat asymmetrical funky odd shaped "nose" and only has two barrels (recessed) and the pod also has a grouping of large vents on the sides (kinda looking like fish gills).
USAF SUU pods have the 6-barrel rotary barrels protruding out from the nose and visibly exposed gatling type barrel configuration.
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Just now, stalal said:
In the 3rd picture of Marines VFMA-334, is it HIPEG or SUU-23?
That is the HIPEG like I referenced.
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11 hours ago, Rotorman said:
So wish these awesome decals would have been available when I build my MH 60.
Price ?
Parts 1 and 2 were released a couple years ago, unfortunately it turned out to nearly coincide with Kitty Hawk folding up and the R/S kits short release period.
Part 3 should be about the same price, $25ish. It's 2.5 full sheets.
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6 hours ago, stalal said:
Did F-4B carry machine gun pods like SUU-23 on the centre line? Or it was approved for later versions?
Not SUU pods (USAF) but instead the Mk.4 HIPEG.
Can see some example loadouts with the HIPEG used by Marine squadrons on AOA decals loadout pdfs: https://aoadecals.com/48014/
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This will be low-viz H-60 Seahawk family part 3 sheet 35-009.
Part 1 already had some MH-60R's mixed with other Seahawk variants, but this part 3 sheet is exclusively more Romeos with 12 new options (10 US and 2 Aussie) with mostly all new squadrons covered:
HSM-37 Easyriders (2015-16)
HSM-40 Airwolves (2012)
HSM-46 Grandmasters (2022)
HSM-46 Grandmasters (2023)
HSM-48 Vipers (two variations from 2022)
HSM-71 Raptors (2021-22)
HSM-72 Proud Warriors (2022)
HSM-74 Swamp Foxes (2016)
HSM-75 Wolf Pack (2021)
HSM-77 Saberhawks (2020)
RAN 816th Squadron [Nomad] (2020)
RAN 816th Squadron [Convict] (2021)
HSM-46 and HSM-48 were also covered in part 1, but these on this new sheet are different schemes/years.
HSM-77 option can be paired with sister MH-60S squadron HSC-12 on part 2 sheet from the same USS Ronald Reagan 2020 cruise.
Similar to parts 1 & 2, this part 3 will also include the full airframe data sheet 35-002.
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Also read through your build on your site, shame to hear about all the ResKit H-53 problems, I have these sets but hadn't used them yet and now don't want to....
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On 3/26/2024 at 9:37 AM, jonbryon said:
Many thanks for the photos and for producing the decals. It ended up looking like this:
Cheers
Jon
Jon - excellent build again,and paint job, also especially like how you represented the remnants of earlier number under the new "20"
really wish this kit was readily available again
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The sheets are in from Cartograf and are now available to order:
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8 hours ago, Ichitoe said:
Any updates on the ETA of these?
They're due in from Cartograf mid Feb.
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New AOA 1/35 decal sheet 35-006 coming early next year for Search & Rescue (SAR) MH-60S helos from Naval Air Stations Key West, Whidbey Island, Lemoore, Fallon (2 options), Pax River (2 options), and China Lake (Dust Devils). Also included is an extra scheme for the HSC-2 retro Korean War scheme (was also the same Key West SAR helo shown too).
They're at Cartograf for printing.
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If you still have the decals instruction sheet there were about 5 photos of that specific H-53, including overall views that would show overall appearance/config, and also including closeup detail of left side showing earlier removed HMH-461 markings (and fluid). Here are a few more shots specifically of 161252 too taken at the same period in 2006:
(In this first pic, EH-21 is in the background and had a different staggered EH tail code compared to EH-20 & 23.)
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7 hours ago, JeffreyK said:
... and the doppler housing under the tail has the cut off for a chaff dispenser forward of it, which shouldn't be there on an A model.
The cropped down housing and chaff dispenser is correct for later A's (1970). Would be great if a resin company made the original earlier full housings in all three scales (hint hint!)
Good to see this finally released. As expected and others have said it look like their overall very good 1/48 and 1/32 kits.
Again like those scales, it's essentially an A-6E molded fuselage and out of box with some basic fixes it could most resemble a late A-6A. Formation strip lights, and some other details like the rear fuselage panels (and inaccurate mirror image on the right side) aren't applicable for an A-6A. Also just like the larger scale kits the ALQ-100 booms for the A-6A are again very anemic looking on the sprue shots (not shown in the build though).
And again unfortunately they still don't provide both original style perforated brakes or solid plates. In the pics though it looks like they're perforated, at least on the back side, but the decal placement illustration appears to show solid plate only? I imagine if they follow the large scale kits they'll include the other option only in the A-6E boxing for some reason. I wish instead of copying/pasting the designs of the larger scale kits they could've learned and made some updates/fixes in the years between the various kits but the overall shapes looks completely unchanged.
Plus side for aftermarket too, the included decals are very inaccurate all around, not even the basic national insignia is correct.
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On 10/1/2023 at 6:31 AM, Tank said:
I seconded this.
@ziggyfoos, will the decals be done in such a way that they will also fit/work with the Fujimi kit?
I'm assuming as far as shape goes that the new kit will be a scaled down copy of their 1/48 and 1/32 kits. If so, there will be shape/size differences between it and the Fujimi kit. I'll have to wait until I have the new kit in my hands but I'm not sure yet how or if I'll be able to provide applicable decals for both kits. Mainly talking about the tail and rudder markings that involve more than only basic airwing code letters. These should be really the the most kit-specific markings. For common markings, also the left-right length of the engine intake warning chevrons need to be fudged from kit-to-kit in order to look right and fit within the kit specific space between the intake lip and the rescue arrow/ladder panel.
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The four new 1/48 A-6 sheets (48-022, 48-023, 48-024, 48-025) are back from Cartograf now and available to order.
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On 6/27/2023 at 8:39 PM, Alleycat said:
"Please tell me that sheet 48-025 is going to be done in 1/72 scale. I have been waiting for some of these markings since the early 1990's.
Thank you AOA for getting the VA-196 Main Battery markings right. International Orange is correct, but they seem to have always been done in red before.
And thank you for #72-002, it was a great sheet."
I sent this to AOA. If all interested 1/72 modelers send them a request maybe we can get them to do it.
Late reply but yes now that the 1/72 Hobby Boss/Trumpeter A-6A kit is finally releasing, the 1/72 decals will be my next project once I have the kit in my hands (the kit decals look like crap accuracy).
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Part new, part re-issue, part upgrade, part expansion - four new 1/48 A-6 Intruder releases coming later this summer.48-022 Intruder Sandbox Redux - USN/USMC A-6E Intruders in Libya & Desert Storm
48-023 Intruder Airframe Data/Stencils - A-6A, A-6B, A-6E, A-6E TRAM, & KA-6D (High-Viz)
48-024 Southeast Asia Intruders (1) - USMC A-6A, A-6B, & KA-6D Intruders in the Vietnam War
48-025 Southeast Asia Intruders (2) - USN A-6A, A-6B, & KA-6D Intruders in the Vietnam War
More info at https://www.aoadecals.com
New 1/72 USMC F-4 Phantoms in Vietnam & Airframe Data/Stencils decals
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Posted · Edited by ziggyfoos
trial and error edits
Now in stock, three new sheets from AOA decals for the 1/72 Fine Molds F-4 Phantom kits.
These are primarily similar to the previously released 1/48 sheets but with some updates, scheme changes, and now also including VMFA-513.
72-014 Spooks from the Beach (1) - USMC F-4B & F-4J Phantoms in the in the Vietnam War (includes 72-016)
72-015 Spooks from the Beach (2) - USMC F-4B Phantoms in the Vietnam War (includes 72-016)
72-016 Phantom Airframe Data (Depot Stencil Type) - F-4B & F-4J Panels & Markings
(for some reason I no longer can post full descriptions, if I add more it comes back as 500 internal server error)
https://www.aoadecals.com/