OV-10A 'You're Cleared in Hot!'

AOA Decals 1/72 OV-10A 'You're Cleared in Hot!' Decal First Look

By Michael Benolkin

Date of Review	July 2015	Manufacturer	AOA Decals
Subject	OV-10A 'You're Cleared in Hot!'	Scale	1/72
Set Number	72004	Pros	Nice selection of USAF FACs for the Academy 1/72 OV-10A
Cons	Nothing noted	Skill Level	Basic
MSRP (USD)	$16.50

First Look

AOA Decals has returned with another impressive new decal set. In this release, we have a nice selection of USAF Forward Air Controller (FAC) OV-10A Bronco subjects for the Academy kit. The instructions provide a nice layout diagram for distinctive marking and stencil placement on the airframe.

OV-10A 'You're Cleared in Hot!'

The subjects included in this set:

OV-10A, 67-14623, 23rd TASS, 1970/71
OV-10A, 67-14629, 21st TASS, 1972
OV-10A, 67-14640, 20th TASS
OV-10A, 67-14643, 19th TASS, 1970
OV-10A, 67-14650, 21st TASS, 1970
OV-10A, 67-14655, 20th TASS, 1970-71
OV-10A, 67-14657, 19th TASS, 1969
OV-10A, 67-14674, 20th TASS, 1970
OV-10A, 67-14684, ? TASS, 1969/70
OV-10A, 68-3811, 19th TASS, 1970
OV-10A, 68-3817, ? TASS, 1970
OV-10A, 68-3818, ? TASS, 1971
OV-10A, 68-3822, ? TASS, 1970
OV-10A, 68-3825, 19th TASS, 1973
OV-10A, 68-3819, 20th TASS, 1970
OV-10A, 68-3822, 19th TASS, 1970
OV-10A, 68-3822, ? TASS, 1970
OV-10A, 68-3825, 19th TASS, 1973
OV-10A, unknown, 19th TASS, 1970

This set provides two complete sets of maintenance stencils so you can render at least two models (and more if you use stencils out of the kit).

For more information about this set and the other releases from AOA Decals, visit their website at www.aoadecals.com.

My sincere thanks to AOA Decals for this review sample!