review Two Bobs 48008 1/48 F-15DJ Japanese Aggressors decal sheet

F-15DJ Japanese Aggressors decal sheet

1/48 scale product #48008

Review by Steve Bamford

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This is the latest Aggressor sheet from the Two Bobs featuring two Japanese F-15's from the Hiko Kyodo-tai squadron. This is the only F-15 Aggressor squadron in the world. The first thing that jumps out at me about this sheet, is the endless amount of stencils. It seems the Japanese love Stencils on their planes. The other neat thing is how some decal stencils have grey backgrounds for placing over the black areas of the first plane. This gives the impression that the Stencils were on the plane....masked over and the black camo was applied after the stencils. The way the Two Bobs lay this out perfectly captures the effect of the real plane's paint job. The decals for the two planes are almost identical except for the serial numbers on the vertical stabilizers.

These 2 Japanese F-15's do not have conformal fuel tanks on the sides of the fuselage under the wings. There are other slight differences and these are laid out in the instruction sheets. The decals are nicely printed and in register and quite clear....although the smaller stencils are too small to make out with the naked eye....they do appear to be in Japanese characters. The instruction sheets are easy to figure out. All in all a very interesting sheet....nice to see F-15 Aggressors!!!

This sheet is available through http://www.twobobs.net/ and select US Hobby Shops. Overseas customers can purchase these from Twobobs site or through Twobobs network of overseas distributors. Remember, shipping is always FREE to US Customers at Twobobs!!

Steve