I just love these kits AND there are so many great schemes to do! The only downside is the clear parts. The canopy glass is prone to cracking, when taking them off the sprue (even with micro saw) and when installing them.HMLA-167 is based out of MCAS New River NC. This one is 100% out of the box. I made masks on my Silhouette cutter for the Warriors scheme. Man they have alot of unique graphics on their Vipers. The squadron logo over the gun I did by airbrushing a white shadow on the gun, then i hand painted the black and red elements of the skull. Scale Colors for the blue grey on top, MCW lacquer for all the rest. The ordnance load is based on a pic i found online. I liked the non symmetrical load and the different color rocket pods. The 1 allowance i had to make was for the intake danger markings. I needed to split the red and black colors but i only had red and grey markings in 1/35 scale. Unfortunately the lettering is too small for the silhouette so i decided solid red would at least reflect the paint scheme well.
