Furball Aero-Design 1/72 MiG Masters Decal First Look
By Michael Benolkin
| Date of Review | October 2015 | Manufacturer | Furball Aero-Design |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | MiG Masters | Scale | 1/72 |
| Set Number | 72002 | Pros | 26 colorful F-8 Crusaders |
| Cons | None noted | Skill Level | Novice |
| MSRP (USD) | $19.99 |
First Look
Furball Aero-Design has reissued their Crusader decal super set, this time providing a colorful selection of MiG-Killing Crusaders from selected squadrons using the Academy 1/72 F-8 Crusader kit. These are all high-visibility (colorful) schemes from the Vietnam Air War and provide 20 MiG killers and 6 noteworthy examples.
The examples presented here include:
- F-8E, 150924, VF-211, NP/103, USS Hancock, 1966, Cdr Hal Marr
- F-8E, 150910, VF-211, NP/101, USS Hancock, 1966, Lt Eugene Chancy
- F-8E, 150300, VF-211, NP/104, USS Hancock, 1966, LtJg Phil Vampatella
- F-8E, 149159, VF-162, AH/210, USS Oriskany, 1955, Cdr Dick Bellinger
- F-8E, 150923, VF-211, NP/110, USS Bonhomme Richard, 1967, LtCdr Marshall 'Mo' Wright
- F-8E, 150348, VF-211, NP/101, USS Bonhomme Richard, 1967, Cdr Paul Speer
- F-8E, 150661, VF-211, NP/102, USS Bonhomme Richard, 1967, LtJg Joe Shea
- F-8C, 147029, VF-24, NP/443, USS Bonhomme Richard, 1967, Lt Phillip Wood
- F-8C, 146981, VF-24, NP/444, USS Bonhomme Richard, 1967, LtCdr Bobby Lee
- F-8C, 147018, VF-24, NP/442, USS Bonhomme Richard, 1967, Cdr Marion Isaacks
- F-8C, 146992, VF-24, NP/447, USS Bonhomme Richard, 1967, LtCdr Robert Kirkwood
- F-8E, 150859, VF-211, NP/107, USS Bonhomme Richard, 1967, LtCdr Tim Hubbard
- F-8C, 146999, VF-111, AH/106, USS Oriskany, 1967, LtCdr Dick Schaffert
- F-8E, 150879, VF-162, AH/204, USS Oriskany, 1967, Lt Richard Wyman
- F-8H, 148710, VF-51, NF/116, USS Bonhomme Richard, 1968, LtCdr Lowell R 'Moose' Meyers
- F-8E, 150926, VF-191, NM/101, USS Ticonderoga, 1968, LtCdr John B Nichols III
- F-8E, 150349, VF-53, NF/203, USS Bonhomme Richard, 1968, LtCdr Guy Cane
- F-8H, 147916, VF-51, NF/102, USS Bonhomme Richard, 1968, Lt Norman K McCoy
- F-8C, 146961, VF-111, AK/103, USS Intrepid, 1968, Lt Tony Nargi
- F-8J, 150900, VF-211, NP/101, USS Hancock, 1972, Lt Jerry Tucker
- F-8E, 148178, VF-51, NF/101, USS Ticonderoga, 1964, Cdr James Stockdale
- F-8D, 148673, VF-154, NL/413, USS Coral Sea, 1965, Lt D A Kardell
- F-8E, 150340, VMF(AW)-212, WD/114, USS Oriskany, 1965
- F-8E, 149150, VF-211, NP/101, 1967, LtCdr Guy Cane
- F-8E, 150336, VF-211, NP/00, 1967, LtCdr Guy Cane
- F-8J, 149210, VF-211, NP/112, USS Hancock, 1971, Lt Rick Amber
The sheet is 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.
This set provides two complete sets of airframe markings to replicate at least two kits (and if you use some of the stencils from the kits, you can do more!). This set comes on two large sheets and you can see that there is little wasted space in the decal printing!
My sincere thanks to Furball Aero-Design for this review sample!