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Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Vb

Euro Decals, 1/35 scale

S u m m a r y :

Catalogue Number:

Euro Decals Item No. ED-35001 - Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Vb

Scale:

1/35

Contents & Media:

One decal sheet; A4 colour instructions sheets.

Price:

£29.95 plus shipping available online from Fantasy Printshop's web store

Review Type:

First Look

Advantages:

Fills a gap in aftermarket decals for the Border Model 1/35 scale kit; excellent production standards; generous number of subjects; good variety of schemes; perfect colour saturation and registration; thin film.

Disadvantages:

None noted.

Conclusions:

This new release offers eleven interesting options for colourful and unique Spitfire markings, specifically for the Border Models 1/35 scale kit. I do hope that we will see 1/35 scale markings for Border Models' 1/35 scale Bf 109 G-6, Fw 190 A-6 and Ju 87 G Stuka!

Reviewed by Brett Green

FirstLook

 

Border Models has released a number of WWII aircraft kits in the military scale of 1/35 including a Spitfire Mk.Vb. One of the limitations of aircraft models in this scale is the lack of aftermarket sccessories. This is also true of aftermarket decals.

Fantasy Printshop has addressed this shortcoming with a a new decal set covering a generous eleven Spitfire Mk.Vb subjects in 1/35 scale.

Schemes vary and there are some interesting camouflage and markings. The subjects are a mix of Trop and standard types.

 

 

The set is made up from one decal sheet and full colour A4 colour instructions sheets packed in a clear zip-lock plastic bag.

The glossy decal sheet is printed by Fantasy Printshop. The colour and saturation look great, and carrier film is thin. These should go down beautifully on your model.

 

 

Specific subjects are as follows:

  1. Spitfire LF Mk.Vb, BL415 AZ-B, flown by Flight Lieutenant Walt “Jonnie” Johnston of 234 (Madras Presidecy) Squadron, Royal Air Force, based at RAF Deanland and used on spotting operations over the D-Day beaches, 6th June 1944.

  2. Spitfire Mk.Vb Trop, ER228 ZX-6 of 145 Squadron, Royal Air Force, Egypt 1942.

  3. Spitfire Mk.Vb W3458 YQ-X flown by Flight Lieutenant Les “Buck” Casson of 616 (South Yorkshire) Squadron, Royal Air Force, RAF Tangmere, 9th August 1941.

  4. Spitfire Mk.Vb EP464 NN-E of 310 (Czech) Squadron, Royal Air Force, Exeter, July 1942.

  5. Spitfire Mk.Vb Trop JK792 WR-O of 40 Squadron, South African Air Force, Italy, 1944.

  6. Spitfire Mk.Vb W3458 JU-E of 111 Squadron, Royal Air Force, North Weald, October 1941.

  7. Spitfire Mk.Vb EP254 DW-B flown by Squadron Leader J. E. “Jonnie” Johnson, CO of 610 (County of Chester) Squadron Royal Air Force, West Malling, 19th August 1942.

  8. Spitfire LF Mk.Vb EP644 RY-S of 313 (Czech) Squadron Royal Air Force, RAF Churchstanton, March 1943.

  9. Spitfire Mk.Vb Trop AB254 GN-H of 249 Squadron Royal Air Force, Ta’ Qali, Malta, 1942.

  10. Spitfire Mk.Vb Trop ER622 WR-D of 40 Squadron South African Air Force, Gabes, North Africa, April 1943.<

  11. Spitfire Mk.Vb BL753 YO-H flown by Pilot Officer Don Blakeslee of 401(Ram) Squadron Royal Canadian Air Force, RAF Gravesend, May 1942.

 

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Instructions are supplied in colour on A4 and A5 paper. Each of the seven subjects have both side views plus upper and lower plan views.

There appear to be at least three full sets of national markings.

 

 

Conclusion

 

This new release offers eleven interesting options for colourful and unique Spitfire markings, specifically for the Border Models 1/35 scale kit.

I do hope that we will see 1/35 scale markings for Border Models' 1/35 scale Bf 109 G-6, Fw 190 A-6 and Ju 87 G Stuka!

Recommended.

Thanks to Fantasy Printshop for the sample.

Text and Images Copyright 2024 by Brett Green
Page Created 23 April, 2024
Last updated 23 April, 2024

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