IsraDecal

1/144 Middle East Hercules decal sheet

product # IAF-64    $28.00 from IsraDecal

Review by Steve Bamford on Dec 30 2008

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This new decal sheet from IsraDecal includes markings and stencils of the Egyptian, Jordanian, Emirates, Libyan, Moroccan, Saudi and Israeli Air Forces. This decal sheet also includes stencils for 3 complete planes.   

The 16 aircraft include 7 different air forces from the Middle East region. 

  • C-130H, #346, 2002 Royal Jordanian Air Force  Desert camo paint scheme.

  • C-130H, #347, 2005 Royal Jordanian Air Force  Desert camo paint scheme.

  • C-130H, #344, 2006 Royal Jordanian Air Force  Desert camo paint scheme.

  • C-130H, #1286, 2006 Egyptian Air Force  Desert camo paint scheme.

  • C-130H, #1273, 2005 Egyptian Air Force  Desert camo paint scheme.

  • C-130H, #1625, 2003 Royal Saudi Air Force  Desert camo paint scheme.

  • C-130H, #1623, 2006 Royal Saudi Air Force  Desert camo paint scheme.

  • KC-130H, CN-AO5, 1989 Royal Moroccan Air Force  Desert camo paint scheme.

  • C-130H, #118, 2006 Libya Air Force  Desert camo paint scheme.

  • C-130H, #1212, 2000 United Arab Emirates Air Force  Desert camo paint scheme.

  • C-130H, #1211, 2006 United Arab Emirates Air Force.  Grey paint scheme.

  • C-130H, #102, 1973 Israeli Air Force.  Brown, Green, Tan camo scheme.

  • C-130H, #208, 1990 Israeli Air Force.  Gray paint scheme.

  • C-130E, #007, 1973 Israeli Air Force.  Dark Green and Brown camo scheme.

  • C-130E, #311, 1992 Israeli Air Force.  Brown, Green, Tan camo scheme.

  • C-130E, #314, 2006 Israeli Air Force.  Brown, Green, Tan camo scheme.

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The 8 page instruction booklet is clear and include 3 and sometimes 4 color views of each paint scheme.  The decals are beautifully printed on 2 decal sheets. If you've never seen the instruction booklets offered by IsraDecal, then you really are missing something.  These instruction booklets are very well laid out and easy to follow. 

The Middle East region has some of the most interesting paint schemes worn by the Hercules from the desert camo schemes to the tri color Green/Brown/Tan camo scheme made famous by Israel, there is something to interest everyone on this decal sheet.  All these aircraft are post war birds and most are the H model of the Herc with a few E models thrown in for variety.

The hard part will be deciding which aircraft to build, but to made this decision easier, IsraDecal has include enough stencils to make 3 aircraft.

Steve

I would like to thank IsraDecal for providing me with this review sample.

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Photos and text © by Steve Bamford