dimimate Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Hi. After twenty years away from scale modelling (all of my aircrafts were destroyed) i decided to come back to the hobby with an 1/72 Tamiya F-16CJ Block 50 Fully equipment however i need some info which still wasn't able to find on the net. Couple of weeks a go i was reading the book "Viper Pilot: A Memoir of Air Combat" by Dan "Two Dogs" Hampton which i really enjoyed. Few days later i received Tamiya F-16CJ Block 50 Fully equipment as Xmas present. I am so happy because the specific version (CJ - Weasels) is what "Two Dogs" used to flight AND i went mad when i noticed that there are PE Decals of 77th Fighter Squadron "Gamblers" which was his squad when he was operating in Iraq 2003. My excitement didn't last long since i figured out that 77th Fighter Squadron squadron PE Decals where available only for 1/32 scales of this Kit. I spent hours on google and youtube but yet again i wasn't able to figure out the following: 1. True Colours of 77th Fighter Squadron of F-16CJ Block 50 deployed in Iraq 2003. What are the colour codes to buy them? 2. Decals of 77th Gamblers for 1/72 scale. Are there any out there, if not m is there a chance to print them? I would appreciate if someone could point me to any sort of resource for the above. ps.1 I know i could have skip the whole part up until "I spent hours on google" but just felt to share my excitement. ps.2 Twenty years ago didnt knew the terms Priming , Acrylic, airbrushes ... wtf has happened ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmeyer Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Hi, That's a really good book. Well written and a good read. F-16.net is a great resource for everything F-16, including units, photos, etc. I googled on the site and came up with this: https://www.f-16.net/searchresults.html?q=77FS%20. The only 1/72 decals I've seen are the ones in the Hasegawa F-16C Block 50. I have the kit; I'll need to look and see what it has. Sorry I can't help you more! Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 The best 20FW / 77th FS markings I'm aware of feature on TwoBobs 72-033 F-16C Block 50 Shaw Vipers sheet, which features three Gambler aircraft. Hasegawa's stock F-16CJ boxing has markings for the 79th FS. The sheet is currently OOP, but well worth hunting down! HTH, Andre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimimate Posted January 20, 2021 Author Share Posted January 20, 2021 Thanks a lot for your replies. Indeed the decals are in extinction however i managed to find a person who had a spare sheet. Negotiation now starts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 48 minutes ago, dimimate said: Thanks a lot for your replies. Indeed the decals are in extinction however i managed to find a person who had a spare sheet. Negotiation now starts. Excellent! Glad to have set you on the scent. Cheers, Andre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draggie748 Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 On 1/21/2021 at 2:47 AM, dimimate said: Thanks a lot for your replies. Indeed the decals are in extinction however i managed to find a person who had a spare sheet. Negotiation now starts. If your negotiation fails contact me by PM and I should be able to help. Cheers Phil Hastie Canberra, "The Nation's Capital" Australia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimimate Posted March 20, 2021 Author Share Posted March 20, 2021 Unfortunately the guy who was planning to send me the decals (TwoBobs 72-033) hasnt contacted me for quite some time . Hope he is well because we had nice communication so at some point i started thinking that something might happened to him 😕 Still no luck finding this decal so @draggie748 is your offer still valid? I was also thinking if one could scan the sheet and i just find someone/some store to print it for me. The other alternative is to start learning how to make custom decals on my own. I have studied a few posts and looks like it requires some effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seawinder Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 I don't know whether or not you've already found an answer to your first question regarding colors, but the photos (and profile) at F-16.net show absolutely standard camouflage of FS 36270 and FS 36118, both widely available. The nose cones are varying shades of gray from slightly- to much darker than the 36270 owing to their being unpainted fiberglass that tended to darken as it aged. It's a pity you aren't doing the project in 1/48 scale since Speed Hunter Graphics makes a sheet devoted to wild weasels with markings for three 77th FS planes. I plan to use it for my Tamiya CJ at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimimate Posted March 21, 2021 Author Share Posted March 21, 2021 (edited) @Seawinder Thanks for the info about the colors. Indeed i was able to figure out the two-tone FS36118/FS36270 but i wasnt aware of the variation on the nose cone. Regarding the decals i literally ordered the ones you mention five minutes ago! What a coincidence.... So far i thought that these decals where only available by Twobobs and Authentic Decals however by pure luck i stumbled on Speed Hunter Graphics and instantly ordered them. Hope there wont be any issues with the postage. I know these are 1/48 but i was thinking maybe i could scan them, scale them down and then find a store to print them. Iv been reading lately about DIY Decals and looks really interesting but with a lot of work and effort. Plus i need to buy a printer. One way or another i will find those decals no matter what #OCD I am also trying to find a valid F-16 Serial number Dan "Two Dogs" used to fly in Iraq 2003 but that info i doubt i would ever obtain. #OCD2 Edited March 21, 2021 by dimimate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draggie748 Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 14 hours ago, dimimate said: Unfortunately the guy who was planning to send me the decals (TwoBobs 72-033) hasnt contacted me for quite some time . Hope he is well because we had nice communication so at some point i started thinking that something might happened to him 😕 Still no luck finding this decal so @draggie748 is your offer still valid? I was also thinking if one could scan the sheet and i just find someone/some store to print it for me. The other alternative is to start learning how to make custom decals on my own. I have studied a few posts and looks like it requires some effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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