Victory Productions 1/48 A-4 Skyhawks Decal First Look

By Michael Benolkin

First Look

As many of you know, Victory Productions has released a number of decal sheets that provide a wide range of options of a given subject, such as the F4U Corsair, Blue Angel A-4 Skyhawk and International F-104 Starfighters. This time they're back with an impressive USN A-4 Skyhawk sheet!

This set was designed for the Hasegawa A-4C and A-4E/F releases. You'd better buy a case of Scooters while you're at the hobby shop as you'll need 'em! This set includes markings for ten aircraft:

• A-4C, 147681, NG-401, VA-94 'Mighty Shrikes', USS Enterprise 1966
• A-4C, 148566, NH-302, VA-144 'Roadrunners', USS Kitty Hawk 1966-67
• A-4C, 148576, NP-681, VA-216 'Black Diamonds', USS Hancock 1966
• A-4C, 149493, AK-312, VA-66 'Waldos', USS Intrepid 1968-69
• A-4E, 149993, AG-303, VA-72 'Blue Hawks', USS Independence 1965
• A-4E, 150118, AA-414, VA-46 'Clansmen', USS Forrestal 1967
• A-4E, 151073, NM-208, VA-192 'Golden Dragons', USS Ticonderoga 1967
• A-4E, 151134, AH-352, VA-163 'Saints', USS Oriskany 1965
• A-4E, 151165, AG-401, VA-86 'Sidewinders', USS Independence 1965
• A-4E, 152048, AH-406 'Lady Jessie', VA-164 'Ghost Riders' USS Oriskany' 1967

This set not only includes full color profiles of each aircraft, it also comes with notes for each of the aircraft as far as unique history and configurations.

This set is very impressive first effort and my sample is in perfect register. Victory Productions Decals are available from Stevens International, Sentai Distributors, Skygrid, Hannants, Beaver Corporation (Japan), Airdoc (Germany), Snowy Mountain Models (Australia), and of course directly from Victory Productions (www.victorymodels.com).

My sincere thanks to Victory Productions for this review sample!