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1/32 A-7E Corsair II Part 2 |
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VA-37 Bulls |
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product # CED32073 |
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$ 10.99 from Meteor Productions |
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Review by Steve Bamford on Apr 13 2006 |
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| Attack Squadron VA-37 The Bulls was established as an A-7A squadron in July 1966 and became operational in December 1967 and had their first deployment aboard the USS Kitty Hawk in 1969. | ||
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During their 30 year
history VA-37 deployed 19 times aboard 7 different aircraft
carriers, which included over 2500 missions over Vietnam during the
War. In 1984, VA-37 detached to Yechon, Korea, thus becoming
the first Navy aircraft squadron to deploy in field conditions since
World War II. In 1990, the Bulls were deployed in support of
Operation Desert Shield. On 31 October 1990, TEAM BULL flew
the last official sortie in the A-7E Corsair II. In November 1990
Attack Squadron 37 was officially redesignated Strike-Fighter
Squadron 37 and switched over to the F/A-18 Hornet in December
1990.
The Bulls continue to serve with distinction. This new decal sheet from Cutting Edge Modelworks includes markings for 1 special A-7E Corsair II. This aircraft is a A-7E with VA-37 Bulls. BuNo160879 CAG Bird on the USS John F Kennedy on Oct 2 1982. |
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The paint scheme is pretty straight forward with FS 16440 on top and white FS 37875 on the underside with blue FS 15102 on the nose and top of the tail. The markings are the highlight. Tail and wing flying surfaces are white and on the tail is the black and lbue raging bull artwork with little multi-coloured bulls on the rudder control surface. The decals were flawlessly printed and in perfect registration with good colour. The instructions are clear and include colour drawings to assist in decal placement. There is also 1 pages of text including with helpful info on decal installation This is a cool looking scheme of this classic jet and perfect if you're planning on building the big 1/32 Trumpeter A-7E. Steve I would like to thank Cutting Edge Modelworks for providing me with this review sample. |
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Click on images below to see larger images of the instruction sheets |
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Photos and text © by Steve Bamford
