Scale 1/72
Manufacturer Two Bobs
Decal Sheet ID 72-102
Decal Sheet Title F-16C Block 50 / F-4C - 50 Years of YGBSM
Types Featured F-16C, F-4C

In the summer of 2015, the 20th Fighter Wing at Shaw AFB, (Sumter), South Carolina created colorful markings for one of their Lockheed F-16C Block 50 aircraft commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the USAF Wild Weasel Program.   For more on the Wild Weasel history and operations, visit http://tinyurl.com/z9aalxyat the USAF Museum site.

The most recent release from Two Bobs Aviation Graphics covers the Shaw 20FW Commemorative Viper (s/n 92-0920) and includes markings for any one of five F-4C assigned to the Viet Nam era 18th TFW “ZG” marked aircraft from 1972.  The 1/72 decal sheet is 4 7/8 by 7 3/4 roughly half of the sheet dedicated to the colorful Viper and the other half to the five Phantoms, including ‘840 “Super Cocks Swiss Samlar;” ‘474 “Brain Damage;” ‘470 “Rub-A-Dub-Dub;” ‘791 “Squirrely Bird;” and ‘473 “Jail Bait.”  The four page color instruction sheets provide for decal placement, FS # color call out for Model Master, Humbrol, Gunze, and Xtracolor.  Instruction sheet includes weapons loadout for the Viper and the markings are included on the decal sheet.

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Review and images by Chuck Holte, reproduced courtesy of Cyber Modeler