Icarus Decals 1.72 scale Hellenic Air Force Jets Pt.2 Review by Mick Drover

Hellenic Air Force Jets Pt.2

Icarus Decals, 1/72 scale

S u m m a r y :
Catalogue Number:	Icarus Decals 72002 – Hellenic Air Force Jets Pt.2
Contents and Media:	Decals for any of the R/F-4E and R/T/F-104G aircraft that served in the Greek Air Force as well as the famous ‘Tiger’ scheme F-104G.. Comprehensive placement guide and painting instructions on 2x colourful A4 colour sheets.
Price:	£10.67 available from Hannants Other retailers are available via Icarus Decals website
Scale:	1/72 (also available in 1/48 scale)
Review Type:	First Look.
Advantages:	Enough decals and basic stencils for four R/F-4’s, two T/R/F-104’s and the ‘Tiger’ F-104G.
Disadvantages:
Conclusions:	A well covered subject that covers the long service career in the Hellenic Air Force of these two iconic jets. Highly recommended.

Reviewed by Mick Drover

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FirstLook

Icarus Productions has delivered this great sheet of Hellenic R/F-4s and T/R/F-104s in small scale. Enough airframe numbers are supplied to build any of these jets and enough basic stencils are supplied to build a total of seven aircraft. This great to see as many manufacturers only supply a limited set of stencils per sheet. The decals are manufactured by Cartograf and as expected they look flawless on the sheet. Carrier film is minimal and the colours look rich and dense.

A highlight of the sheet is the famous ‘Tiger’ F-104 that is now on static display at the HAF Museum in Athens. The scheme is quite striking and will look great in the small scale. Generic four view colour profiles are provided for the paint schemes and colours are called out in FS numbers. Several of the F-4’s have colours callouts in RAL as per the Norm 83A/B schemes that they originally wore in the German Air Force.

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The marking options supplied are:

F-4E s/n 71750, 337 AWS, 110 CW, 1979
F-4E s/n 01511, 339 AWS, 117 CW, 1984
F-4E s/n 71745, 338 FBS, 117 CW, 1982
F-4E s/n 71751, 339 AWS, 117 CW, 1997
RF-4E s/n 71763, 348 TRS, 110 CW, 1980
F-4E s/n 01501, 339 AWS, 117 CW, 1989
F-4E s/n 01535, 337 AWS, 110 CW, 1990
RF-4E (3551), 348 TRS, 110 CW, 1992
RF-4E s/n 7476, 348 TRS, 110CW, 1993
F-4E s/n 48402, 339 AWS, 117 CW, 1993
F-4E s/n 68318, 338 FBS, 117 CW, 1992
F-4E s/n 68381, 338 FBS, 117 CW, 1992
F-4E s/n 01511, 337 AWS, 110 CW, 1996
F-4E s/n 68442, 337 AWS, 110 CW
F-4E (AUP) s/n 01523, “Princess of Alexandria”, 339 AWS, 117 CW, 1999
F-104G (22303) 335 BS, 114CW, Tanagra AFB, 1963
F-104G (7415) on static display at the HAF Museum, Dekelia AFB, Athens, 2002
F-104G (32734), 336BS, 116 CW, Araxos AFB, 1988
F-104G (7409), 338 BS, 116 CW, Araxos AFB, 1987
RF-104G (6674), 335 BS, 116CW, Araxos AFB, 1990
TF-104G (5965), 335 BS, 116CW, Araxos AFB, 1989
F-104G (32720) “Tiger”, 335 Sqdn, 116 CW, Araxos AFB, 1993

The eight page instruction booklet is well researched and includes six photographs of the general camouflage schemes for each of the jets. Each of the particular marking options has a brief commentary that describes the marking idiosyncrasies for each aircraft. A stencil placement guide is also supplied.

Historical information for each aircraft type is provided including the schemes that they flew with.

Conclusion

Icarus Productions have been providing subject material covering the Hellenic Air Force for a while now and the addition of the F-4 and F-104 variants in the smaller scale is a welcome addition. With enough decals and basic stencils provided to build seven aircraft the choice is excellent. A big hat tip goes to Icarus Productions for this comprehensive sheet. Highly recommended.

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Text and Images Copyright © 2013 by Mick Drover Page Created 19 December, 2013 Last updated 30 December, 2013

Text and Images Copyright © 2013 by Mick Drover
Page Created 19 December, 2013
Last updated 30 December, 2013