Two Bobs Aviation Graphics

1/48 F-16A/B NSAWC Vipers decal sheet

Product #48-069

Review by Steve Bamford on May 12 2004

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NAS Fallon in Nevada took possession of 16 brand new (fairly) F-16A/Bs from AMARC in 2003.  These aircraft were ex-Pakistani Block 15 aircraft that were embargoed due to Pakistan's refusal to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.  Many of these aircraft had less than 12 hours of flight time on them when the Navy received them.  Since then they have been assimilated into the NSAWC Adversary Program and four of these jets are represented on this sheet.

There are enough markings for four complete aircraft with one of these jets being a B model.  Desert Sand, Blue, and the standard Pakistani camouflage adorn these aircraft.  Full color paint schematics for all the schemes are represented on the instruction sheets and this information was provided by some very reliable and accurate sources. 

Viper #1 is a F-16B 2 seater 3 tone tan jet.  Colours for this desert paint scheme are Tan FS30279, Tan FS30219 and  Tan FS30140.  This aircraft has a black number "06" on the side of the jet intake and at the top of the tail.  This jet also has the word NAVY at the top centre of both sides of the fuselage.  On the sides of the tail is a black lightning bolt with the fighter school's logo superimposed over the lightning bolt.

 

Viper #2 is a F-16A 3 tone tan jet.  Colours for this desert paint scheme are Tan FS30279, Tan FS30219 and  Tan FS30140.  This aircraft has a black number "51" on the side of the jet intake and at the top of the tail.  This jet also has the word NAVY at the top centre of both sides of the fuselage.  On the sides of the tail is a black lightning bolt with the fighter school's logo superimposed over the lightning bolt.

Viper #3 is a F-16A 2 tone grey jet.  Colours for this grey paint scheme are Grey FS36270 and  Grey FS36118.  This aircraft has a black number "61" on the side of the jet intake and at the top of the tail.  This jet also has the word NAVY at the top centre of both sides of the fuselage.  On the sides of the tail is a black lightning bolt with the fighter school's logo superimposed over the lightning bolt.

Jose "Fuji" Ramos, Lt. "Haggis" Sirinek, Fred Krause, Duane Kaiser and the Boeing Corrosion Control Shop at Fallon all helped out on this sheet and made it possible for Twobobs to produce this very colourful sheet.

Some pretty simple markings on these aircraft but beautiful nonetheless!  Look for another NSAWC Viper sheet in the future.  More paint schemes are rolling out of Fallon NAS all the time!

The decals are clearly printed and in register and the 2 pages of easy to follow instructions feature 4 view colour drawings of all 4 jets.  Paint codes are in FS#'s as well as Testors, Humbrol, Gunze Sangyo and Xtracolor.  A very nice sheet with 4 excellent looking F-16's.

This sheet is available through http://www.twobobs.net/ and select US Hobby Shops.  Overseas customers can purchase these from Twobobs site or through Twobobs network of overseas distributors.  Remember, shipping is always FREE to US Customers at Twobobs!! 

Steve

Photos and text © by Steve Bamford