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OV-10A Bronco Decals - Black Ponies, and more


ziggyfoos

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This sheet mainly covers the Black Ponies (VAL-4) but also includes two options (same aircraft) from VS-41 who were related to VAL-4 as they handled the crew/personnel training. Also included is one VMO-6 aircraft as their aircraft appeared in Vietnam. Similar to the previous AOA A-6 offering, FULL airframe stenciling will be also included for one Bronco.

 

This sheet will also be released in 1/72 at the same time (1/72 will have one additional scheme - 1971 VMO-6)

 

The 1/32 allows 21 marking choices:

  • 1 option for VMO-6 “Cherry Six†at Quang Tri, South Vietnam (1969) 
  • 2 options (1 aircraft) for VS-41 Shamrocks at Naval Air Station (NAS) North Island, California USA (1969 & 1971) 
  • 18 options (11 aircraft) for VAL-4 Black Ponies at Vung Tau and Binh Thuy, South Vietnam (1969-72)

Also includes VAL-4 and VS-41 crew helmets decals and VAL-4 sharkmouths (early/late)

 

Price is TBD. Expected to be available early/mid May.

 

www.AOAdecals.com

 

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The shark mouth is for Black Pony fuel tank and/or Mk.4 gunpod.

 

You can see one in the background on the cover photo. I've only seen some early ones with the blue mouth, more commonone seem to be the black. I included both though.

 

I really wanted to include more of the "intermediate" scheme options, the ones from early/mid 1971 that had the gold prop spinners and plane names in white and the red disk tail markings. I couldn't get clear photos of crew names since it was black on green other than 104, so unfortunately that is the sole example includef for that period.

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Look at the small bu no (155496) on UM-114. It dont correspond with the large tailnumber on top of the tail 55494?? Is it just a print error?

ya that's a cut/paste error in the profiles, the decals are correct. Thanks, I'll correct the image.

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I've sent a revised/corrected file to Cartograf and removed the green on the VS-41 schemes. Looking more at various photos it is clear that the clovers weren't the green as I initially showed (or as usually depicted), unfortunately I didn't spend enough time researching the VS-41 aircraft as I should've and missed seeing what was right there, I instead primarily focused on my main interest (VAL-4). It appears the white clover outline was the only part that was painted and the "clover" in the middle remained the camo color of the aircraft; in this case for the two schemes shown, field green and black. I could stand to be corrected but I'm much more convinced of this now than of using green.

 

(I'll reflect the changes on the images/profiles later)

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The profiles and decal images now show the changes made

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