‘JOLLY ROGERS’ SUPER HORNETS
Decal specialist Double Xcellent Model (DXM) has released a superb selection of 1/72 markings for the Boeing F/A-18F.
Whether you’re planning to build the generally splendid Hasegawa kit, or alternatives by Academy, Revell or Italeri, the new decal sheet from DXM is certainly worth considering. It offers seven cool AG-tail-coded colour schemes for two-seat Super Hornets operated by the US Navy’s famous VFA-103 ‘Jolly Rogers’... formerly the F-14 Tomcat-equipped VF-84. Both pure low-vis grey and more colourful Commander Air Group (CAG) jets are represented. They are:
• BuNo 168493/200, USS Abraham Lincoln, 2017 (CAG, with squadron 75th anniversary scheme)
• NuNo166620/200, USS Harry S Truman, NAS Oceana, 2016 (CAG)
• BuNo 166620/200, USS Dwight D Eisenhower, 2012 (CAG)
• BuNo 166621/201, USS Dwight D Eisenhower, 2014
• BuNo 168889/201
• BuNo 166615/205, USS Dwight D Eisenhower
• BuNo 166616/206, USS Dwight D Eisenhower
The Federal Standard shades of FS 36375, 36320, 35327 and 36081 are nominated on the instructions, which show port and starboard profiles of each aircraft, as well as top and underside illustrations. Highly attractive Super Hornets can be built here, and the quality of DXM’s printing is first rate… the yellow portions on the sheet having impressive opacity. Full stencilling and differently coloured engine intake warning chevrons are supplied, and paint codes for Humbrol and Mr Color are quoted.
This sheet (91-7133) costs US $18 and is available from DXM direct: https://dxmdecals.com
