Furball Decals FD72-009: Sundowner Anthology

A real F-14 fan favorite were the aircraft assigned to VF-111. Though a bit late in getting the F-14 (1978) (they never had any aircraft painted in the light gull grey over white scheme), they were also one of the earliest to lose them (1995). In 2006, VFC-13 det Key West became VFC-111, but it isn't the same. Those with sharp eyes will notice that I've used the cover page from the 1/48 sheet. It is the same for both.

This impressive set of two decal sheets contains the markings of nineteen different airframes. These were painted either overall gloss light gull grey or in the tactical paint scheme. Furball Aero Design has provided the following markings options:

F-14A 160666, "NL 200", USS Kitty Hawk, 1978

F-14A 160668, "NL 201", USS Kitty Hawk, 1979

F-14A 160666, "NL 200", USS Kitty Hawk, 1980

F-14A 160664, "NL 213", USS Kitty Hawk, 1982

F-14A 160682, "NL 210", USS Kitty Hawk, 1982

F-14A 160656, "NL 200", USS Carl Vinson, 1982

F-14A 160665, "NL 203", USS Carl Vinson, 1982

F-14A 160654, "NL 205", USS Carl Vinson, 1982

F-14A 160678, "NL 207", USS Carl Vinson, 1982

F-14A 160668, "NL 213", USS Carl Vinson, 1982

F-14A 160660, "NL 200", USS Carl Vinson, 1986

F-14A 160660, "NL 200", USS Carl Vinson, Late 1986

F-14A 160660, "NG 200", USS Carl Vinson, 1987

F-14A 161621, "NL 200", "Miss Molly", USS Carl Vinson, 1989

F-14A 162594, "NL 200", USS Carl Vinson, Feb 1991

F-14A 162594, "NL 200", USS Kitty Hawk, Aug 1991

F-14A 161617 "NL 211", USS Kitty Hawk, 1991

F-14A 160654 "NL 205", USS Kitty Hawk, 1991

F-14A 161622 "NL 200", USS Kitty Hawk, 1994

All of these are designed for the Hasegawa kit, which is still the industry standard in this scale. These may well fit other brands, but there may be a need so shift or trim the markings to fit.  In addition, Furball has provided their stencil sheet to help with marking the aircraft. This sheet includes a full set for the gull grey and a full set for the TPS planes. The decals are printed by Cartograf and Furball has provided an excellent set of placement diagrams that includes a bit of additional info on each of the aircraft. I have added a couple of images of these aircraft I've taken over the years to help illustrate the sheet. Hope you do not mind. 

January 2020

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