Scale 1/72
Manufacturer Wolfpak Decals
Decal Sheet ID 72-127
Decal Sheet Title "Roll Them Bones"
Types Featured F-86D, A-1H, B-26K, C-130A, C-123B

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Wolfpak Decals sheet 72-127 "Roll Them Bones" covers a range of aircraft including an F-86D from the 95th FIS, an A-1H from the 602nd SOS, three B-26Ks from the 609th SOS, a C-140A from the 1867th FCS (AFCS) and a C-123B from the 14th SOW.

The individual aircraft are as follows:

  • F-86D-55-NA 63-600 from the 95th FS at Andrews AFB during 1955. It was painted overall natural metal  with horizontal blue stripes on the fin and vertical stripes on the fuselage behind the cockpit. It carried the squadron emblem on the fin and black "FU-600" buzz numbers; 
  • A-1H 52-139638 "TT" from the 602nd SOS during 1970. It was painted in the standard South East Asia scheme, comprising dark green FS34079, medium green FS34102 and tan FS30219 upper surfaces with black lower surfaces. "Miss Carolyn" was carried in black script on the nose with five diagonal tan stripes behind the cockpit and white "TT" tailcodes;
  • B-26K 64-17653 "TA" from the 609th SOS during summer 1969/70. This aircraft wore the standard Vietnam scheme for the type - dark green FS34079, medium green FS34102 and tan FS30219 upper surfaces with black undersurfaces. Black "TA" tailcodes were carried together with five diagonal tan stripes on the fuselage behind the cockpit; 
  • B-26K 64-17660 "TA" from the 609th SOS during summer 1969/70. This was painted and marked identically to 64-17653;
  • B-26K 64-17677 "TA" from the 609th SOS during summer 1969/70. This was painted and marked identically to 64-17653 but without the stripes. It also carried a black "batman" emblem on the starboard nose;
  • C-140A-LM 59-5959 from the 1867th FCS, AFCS at Phu Cat AB during January 1971. It was painted in the South East Asian scheme with light grey FS36622 undersides. Markings were in tan and were limited to "U.S. AIR FORCE on the forward fuselage, "AFCS" on the upper fin and "95959" on the mid fin;
  • C-123B-4-FA 54-577 "TO" from the 606th SOS, 14th SOW at Phan Rang AB. This wore the dark green FS34079, light green FS34102 and tan FS30219 upper surface / black lower surface scheme with black "TO" tailcodes.

Instructions follow the standard format for Wolfpak - a full color side view of each aircraft, black and white camouflage scheme drawings and full unit and aircraft history, weapons loadout and color information.

The decals are printed by Fantasy Printshop in good register.

Review and images by Chris St Clair