RAFDec Decals
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1/72 scale
between the wars aircraft and Westland Whirlwind decal
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Product # RF-7210 and
RF72-11 |
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Product Article by Ted
Taylor in 2004 |
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RF-7210
This sheet covers five
different aircraft for which kits are available they are, Avro Anson (Airfix)
from 269 Sqdn RAF Abbotsnitch in 1937, Hawker Hart (Aeroclub) 605 Sqdn,
Castle Bromwich in 1934, Hawker Fury (Matchbox) 8 FTS, RAF Montrose in
1939, Bristol Bulldog (Airfix) 29 Sqdn RAF North Weald in early 1930s, Gloster
Gauntlet (Aeroclub) 111 Sqdn RAF Northolt in 1936/38.
Instruction sheet is very clear
and supplies colour notes for each machine, the decals are printed in single
colours so as to avoid bad registration, even the Sqdn badges come as two
items and numbers with outlines are separate items.
On the whole they
look excellent items
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RF-7211
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This sheet
contains markings for 16 different whirlwind helicopters in
service with the RAF /Coastal Command, there are also markings for the Queens
flight HCC8. You get a choice of locations here, some in Singapore, Malaya,
Cyprus and the UK, colours schemes range from Dk earth/ green to grey/green,
Lt grey/white to red /white, bright yellow to the aluminium/royal blue of the
Queens flight. All the models are based on the Italeri UH-19A Chickasaw with
Aeroclub nose conversion set, the instructions run to six pages and include
all the paints with BS, FS. numbers and the equivalent ref # from the
main manufacturers, you even get a section on the rotor blade colours.
The decals are again printed in
separate colours so you can do your own registration even the Union flag is
in two parts. A must for the Helo boys, Excellent product.
Ted
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Photos and text © by Ted Taylor
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