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Dave Klaus from Meteor Productions has sent information and images of forthcoming decals for Trumpeter's new 1/32 scale F-100D.

Full reviews will be posted after the decals have been released:

Well, if you're a Hun fan, 7/7/07 really IS your lucky day!

A month or two ago we ran an online survey to ask modelers which specific F-100D markings schemes you'd like for us to create in decal form. You gave us a HUGE response, and the choices were actually very clear.

I'm pleased to report that all seven jets you voted most popular--by a very large margin!--are included on the decal sets we have at the printer right now. We will notify you when they are available. (Yes, we'll be releasing these and other Huns in 1/48 in the future.)

Each of the four decal sets shown below include TWO decal sheets. The first sheet contains the detailed markings for the jets included in that set. The second sheet provides correct star-and-bar national insignia (you've undoubtedly already noticed the national insignia in the Trumpeter kit are non-symmetrical and "droopy"!). We also provide you with "USAF" and "U. S. AIR FORCE" markings in the correct style and size, and in the proper Insignia Blue color (the Trumpeter kit offers incorrect black markings).

CED32087 - Hun #1

F-100D-65-NA, 56-3000 "Triple Zilch," Col Raymond Toliver, 20th TFW Wing Commander, RAF Wethersfield, Essex, England, Late 1957. This is the best-documented of the several various markings schemes applied to Triple Zilch over its lifetime.

CED32088 - Hun #2

F-100D-25-NA, 55-3637, 20th TFW, RAF Wethersfield, UK. This is the beautiful silver-painted jet with the large red/yellow/blue lightning bolts on the fuselage and fin, and the red/yellow/blue bands around the nose. This was one of the most-requested schemes in our F-100 survey!

CED32089 - Hun #3

F-100D-55-NH, 56-2942 "Sizzlin' Suzie," 35 TFW/352 TFS, Phan Rang AB, RVN, 1970 (SEA camouflage); F-100D-90-NA, 56-3285 "Pretty Penny," 27 TFW/481 TFS, Tan Son Nhut AB, RVN, June 1965 (silver paint scheme). "Pretty Penny" was named after Lt Gerry Salome's wife and the artwork was painted by Lt Pete Vanderhoef. Both pilots flew this jet during 1965.

CED32090 - Hun #4

F-100D-50-NH, 55-2901 "Colleen," Lt Joe Vincent, 31 TFW/309 TFS, Tuy Hoa, RVN, Spring 1970 (SEA camouflage scheme); F-100D-25-NA, 55-3604, "skull," Lt Col Harold "Bunny" Comstock, 27 TFW/481 TFS Commander, Bien Hoa, RVN, July 1966 (silver paint scheme); F-100D-20-NA, 55-3580 "Mary Jane/Carol Ann," Maj Don Schmenk, 31 TFW/308 TFS, Late 1969 (SEA camouflage scheme). Comstock' "skull" jet displays seven iron cross kill symbols from his WW II kills. Schmenk's "Mary Ann" includes both early and late versions of the crew data blocks and tail markings.

Thanks to Cutting Edge Modelworks for the preview information and image

Review Copyright © 2007 by Brett Green
This Page Created on 08 July, 2007
Last updated 24 December, 2007

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