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F-14A Tomcat Expert needed (VF-11)


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Hi,

As mention in the titel, in need some help......

I started with the beautiful :worship:Tamiya 1/48 F-14A and would like to use the CAM Decals to build a Jet from the VF-11 Red Rippers, USS Forrestal.

 

Cam Decals 48-051 info;

- F-14A, 

- Modex AE-106

- BuNo 150922

- VF-11 Red Rippers, CVW-6

- USS Forrestal 1991

 

Have started with some research about the particular F-14, BuNo 150922, but this number does not exist:doh:

So, in my opinion, there is somehow a minor mistake.

I have found a picture online from AE-104, BuNo 1612608, but not from AE-106

 

Does someone have any informations what maybe the correct BuNo is? 

All help and informations are very appreciated.

 

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Furball has the CAG in the perennial wrong scale choice

Ronin decals and whatever come after them I think it both had the CAG in high visibility and low visibility aircraft in the right scale, maybe they also had them in 48th too either-way try to reach them through this https://roningraphicsaustralia.com/

 

In the doubt since Home of Mats says that 160922 was stricken on 1995 I would take that way and correct the bu/no hoping that picture hogs will not unleash their stuff on the web

 

Luigi

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Good morning seaknight,

I am hardly an expert but, here's what I found for you. 150922 was never a Tomcat BUNO however, 159022 was. This Cat only served with VF-32 and she wore the " AB " tailcode her whole life and was written off on 5 December 1979 off of Puerto Rico.

A couple of us were just having this conversation, on a Tomcat Facebook page the other day, about decal companies and their lack of/poor research. This is not the first time I've heard of bogus BUNO's on a sheet and, proves just how important research is to doing a build.

I guess you'll have to do another VF-11 jet, hopefully with a legitimate BUNO.

 

Steve

"TOMCATS FOREVER, BABY...!"

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160922 served with VF-11 from 24 March 1989 until July of 1990 and she wore the tailcode of AE-103. She was stricken on 24 February 1990.

 

Steve

"TOMCATS FOREVER, BABY...!"

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3 hours ago, A-10 LOADER said:

160922 served with VF-11 from 24 March 1989 until July of 1990 and she wore the tailcode of AE-103. She was stricken on 24 February 1990.

 

Steve

"TOMCATS FOREVER, BABY...!"

 

Mats is wrong then?It says 14 03 1995 and 160921 on 01 05 1990

 

3 hours ago, Seaknight said:

Dear Luigi and Steve,

 

Thanks alot for your great help.:worship:

So, I need to modify the BuNo and Modex or to choose another decal sheet....

 

Many moons ago when Andy was still updating his website I exchanged some email with him in regards of VX-4 Tomcats and a couple of others cause Superscale had bogus Bu.No, there is a small chance that he also listed your CAM decals sheet on his now defunct website but I don't remember if I gave him some material for Ronin's VF-11 decal set so if anything the currect Bu.No has a chance to be inside the archived version of his website, I no longer have said material but I can always try to search for it on Instagram, Flickr and so on, I don't know how much time it will take but one day maybe I will find it 😄

 

Luigi

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