Bombcat Weapons Set

Furball Aero-Design 1/48 Bombcat Weapons Set Decal First Look

By Michael Benolkin

Date of Review	July 2016	Manufacturer	Furball Aero-Design
Subject	Bombcat Weapons Set	Scale	1/48
Set Number	48053	Pros	Extensive weapons stencils
Cons	None noted	Skill Level	Novice
MSRP (USD)	$19.99

First Look

Furball Aero-Design has released their latest decal set with a great selection of stencils for the range of armament and external stores carried by the F-14 'Bombcats'.

Bombcat Weapons Set

The weapons subjects include:

AIM-54C Phoenix (live)
CATM-54C Phoenix (training)
AIM-7M Sparrow (live)
CATM-7M Sparrow (training)
AIM-9M Sidewinder (live)
CATM-9M Sidewinder (training)
ASQ-T20 TACTS
AAQ-25 (LANTIRN)
TARPS
GBU-10 (live and inert)
GBU-12 (live and inert)
GBU-16 (live and inert)
GBU-24A/B (live and inert)
GBU-31(V)1/B (Mk.84 live and inert)
GBU-31(V)1/B (BLU-117A/B live and inert)
Mk.20 Rockeye (live and inert)
GBU-38(V)/1B (Mk.82 live and inert)
GBU-38(V)/1B (BLU-111A/B live and inert)
Mk.82 (live and inert)
Mk.83 (live and inert)
Mk.84 (live and inert)
BLU-111A/B (live)
BLU-110A/B (live)
BLU-117A/B (live)

The set comes on one sheet printed by Cartograf and the printing is very well done. What's more, none of these decals require the modeler to stack multiple layers of markings atop one another to recreate artwork. This trend by some other decal companies of producing multiple-layer decals is unfortunate as it puts the burden on you to do the work of what should have been done by the decal maker.

These weapons stencil sets are very handy to have around and this one can not only support your Bombcat, but the pre-Bombcat air defenders as well. If you're going to produce an eye-catching Tomcat, don't you want your external stores to look as stunning?

My sincere thanks to Furball Aero-Design for this review sample!