| Scale | 1/72 |
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Manufacturer |
Caracal Models |
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ID |
CD72096 |
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Title |
NASA F-104 |
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Types Featured |
YF-104A, F-104G, TF-104G, F-104N |
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Caracal Models sheet CD72096 provides markings for five different NASA F-104s. The aircraft featured are:
- YF-104A N818NA, painted in the overall Gloss White scheme with Medium Blue lower fuselage and a Dark blue band mid-fuselage (provided as decals). It wore a yellow fin band with thin black outlines containing "NASA" and with a black "818" below. The NASA "meatball" was carried on the forward intake with a white "N818NA" on the dark blue band on the rear fuselage;
- F-104G N820NA, painted in the overall Gloss White scheme with Medium Blue lower fuselage and a Dark blue band mid-fuselage (provided as decals). It wore a yellow fin band with thin black outlines containing "NASA" and with a black "820" below. The NASA "meatball" was carried on the forward intake with a white "N820NA" on the dark blue band on the rear fuselage;
- F-104G N826NA, painted in the overall Gloss White scheme with a Dark blue band mid-fuselage (provided as decals). It wore a yellow fin band with thin black outlines containing "NASA" and with a black "826" below. The NASA "meatball" was carried on the forward intake with a white "N826NA" on the dark blue band on the rear fuselage;
- TF-104G N825NA, painted in the overall Gloss White scheme with a Dark blue band mid-fuselage (provided as decals). It wore a yellow fin band with thin black outlines containing "NASA" and with a black "825" below. The NASA "meatball" was carried on the forward intake with a white "N825NA" on the dark blue band on the rear fuselage;
- F-104N 812, painted overall natural metal. The lower 2/3 of the fin was red and it wore a yellow fin band containing "NASA" and with a large black "812" below. The NASA "meatball" was carried on the forward intake and a large red/yellow chevron was on the forward fuselage.
Caracal unfortunately do not provide any information about location or time period. Instructions comprise a single double-sided A4 sheet with color left views of each aircraft, additional views where needed and separate upper/lower drawings. Only the Medium blue and Yellow have FS callouts as none are provided for the dark blue or red. The Medium Blue is called out as FS15102, but other sheets have different references.
The decals are printed by Cartograf and are in perfect register.
If you are a NASA fan, this sheet is recommended!
Review by Chris St Clair
