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This release covers the F-2 A/Bs from the 6th Hikotai, one of 3 F-2 combat squadrons within the JASDF, based at Tsuiki AB on NE Kyushu. This sheet contains both regular and special schemes, the highlights being the 2009 50th Anniversary scheme for Tsuiki AB, 3 jets from the 2009 JASDF Air Combat Meet wearing the sinister Grim Reaper tails, as well as the 2009 "Skull Riders" jets, again adorned with Grim Reaper motifs. 2 sets of stencils are included, and also an innovative solution to a major hangup on F-2 markings. The side fuselage numbers cross between the camouflage demarcation lines between the dark and light blue, and the numbers have the lighter blue as a border. This is difficult to match with a printed decal color, as there isn't a good out of the bottle color for the light blue. The solution was a paint mask, applied over the light blue before the dark is sprayed, thus leaving the light blue border for the plain black numbe