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A-7D Hot SLUFs Part 2

The folks at Cutting Edge Modelworls continue to turn out great aftermarket decals with some of the best instructions/color profiles on the market. In this set, we have three distinctive A-7Ds wearing the Southeast Asia (SEA) camouflage. The term SLUF is an affectionate nickname for the aircraft, which is an acronym for "Short Little Ugly 'Fella'".

The three aircraft covered in this set are:

• A-7D-8-CV, 70-0982, 3 TFS/388 TFW, JH, Korat RTAFB, Thailand
• A-7D-11-CV, 71-0354, 353 TFS/354 TFW, MB, Korat RTAFB, Thailand
• A-7D-14-CV, 73-0996, 120 TFS/140 TFW, CO ANG, 'Speedwell'

The two Korat SLUFs are wearing the standard SEA scheme while the Colorado SLUF is wearing a wrap-around version of the SEA scheme. Note that the Colorado bird is equipped with Pave Penny as most of the SLUFs were in ANG service, whereas Pave Penny was not yet available for the SLUF during Vietnam, hence the two Korat birds are without the Pave Penny.

This set provides a colorful alternative to the kit markings in Trumpeter's beautiful A-7D kit and will definitely look great on the contest table!.

Highly recommended!

My sincere thanks to Meteor Productions for this review sample!