Deployment Productions is a new vendor being covered here on Aeroscale. They produce high quality aviation lithographs and have developed some interesting layouts to highlight specific aircraft and squadrons.

Like I mentioned earlier, their focus is on modern aircraft and squadrons but the categories of the lithographs are broad and include:

1. Quad Series - depicts 4 different paint schemes used in a given unit at the same time.

2. Special Editions - these are special prints focusing on subjects like deployment squadrons.

3. Limited Editions - produced in very limited runs (25 prints) these are individually numbered.

4. Transition Series - these prints highlight the squadron transitions from F-14 to F-18 aircraft and show the squadron markings on both aircraft.

5. Dual Series - consists of prints depicting the two most known, or most different paint schemes used on certain aircraft at the same time, in the same squadron.

6. Individual Aircraft - these prints focus on individual squadrons and the aircraft they fly. Aircraft include the A-10A, F/A-18 Hornet and Super Hornet, F-14, F-15, A-6, A-7, E-2, EA-6B, S-3, and F-5.

Deployment Productions lithographs are printed on high quality digital photo paper and they take their research very seriously in order to provide the most accurate markings and profiles. As of this writing they have over 590 lithographs available.

The lithographs they produce come in five standard sizes (custom sizes are available):

-A2 Size - Extra 594x420mm / 23.38x16.53"
-A3 Size - Standard 420x297mm / 16.53x11.69"
-A4 Size - Medium 297x210mm / 11.69x8.26"
-A5 Size - Collectors 210x148.5mm / 8.26x5.84"
-W1 Size - 1000x400mm / 39,37" x 15.74"

Now lets take a look at the 13 new lithographs for December 2009 (all pictured to the right):

1. VF-213 to VFA-213 Blacklions Transition, 2006 / F-14D Tomcat - F/A-18F Super Hornet

2. Sea Control Wing Atlantic Fleet Dis-establishment, January 30, 2009

3. The First Rhino Cruise, VFA-103 Jolly Rogers - CVW-7, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower CVN-69, 2006-2007

4. Sundowners Rising, VFC-111 Sundowners, 2007

5. Farewell to the Tomcat, VF-32 Swordsmen, 2005

6. Farewell to the Tomcat, VF-31 Tomcatters, 2006

7. Return of the Sundowners, VFC-111 Sundowners, 2007 (Limited Edition)

8. The Last Hogs of the Flying Yankees, 103rd FW, 118th FS, Connecticut Air National Guard - 2007 (Limited Edition)

9. The First Rhino Cruise, VFA-11 Red Rippers, 2006-2007 (Limited Edition)

10. VF-31 to VFA-31 Tomcatters Transition, 2006-2007 / F-14D Tomcat - F/A-18E Super Hornet

11. Final Tomcat Cruise, VF-103 Jolly Rogers - CVW-17, USS John F. Kennedy CV-67, 1995-2004 (Limited Edition)

12. VF-2 to VFA-2 Bounty Hunters Transition, 2003-2004 / F-14D Tomcat - F/A-18F Super Hornet

13. VF-103 to VFA-103 Jolly Rogers Transition, 2005 / F-14B Tomcat - F/A-18F Super Hornet

The pictures over to the right don't show a lot of the detail but it does look promising. I really like the variety of subjects they cover as well as the interesting layouts (transitions being very cool).

Be sure to check out Deployment Productions to see their full line of lithographs.