IPMS Canada Decal sheet

1/48 decals of RCAF P-40's in the Aleutian 

Review by Steve Bamford
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Here's the latest release from IPMS Canada.  This is their 1/48 RCAF P-40 decal sheet.  This decal sheet includes markings for 5 different P-40's including 4 Kittyhawks IA and one P-40K.  The Kittyhawks IA is the British designation for the P-40E with slight internal differences (different radio etc).   

Plane #1  Kittyhawk IA AK863, TM N out of Patricia Bay in May 1942.

Plane #2  Kittyhawk IA AK905, LZ D out of Anchorage Alaska in Summer of 1942.  For nose art this Kittyhawk has a Thunderbird totem pole painted on the left side of the engine cowling.

Plane #3  Kittyhawk IA AL194, LZ V out of Anchorage Alaska in Summer of 1942.  For nose art this Kittyhawk has a Thunderbird totem pole painted on the left side of the engine cowling.

Plane #4  P-40K  245954, out of Kodiak Alaska in January 1943.

Plane #5  Kittyhawk IA 1047, out of Kodiak Alaska  in Summer of 1943.  This planes has the word BITSA on the left side of the fuselage beside the cockpit.

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111 Sqn (RCAF) P-40E
Model by Vic Scheuerman, IPMS Edmonton, Alberta (using the AMTech P-40E kit)

This decal package contains 2 sheets which have markings for 5 aircraft in 1/48 scale and is priced at $6.00 plus  $2.00 shipping and handling for IPMS Canada members or $12.00, plus $2.00 shipping and handling (All prices in Canadian $'s).  This partivcular decal sheet has a limited run of 500 decals so you best buy earlier than later.  See this link: http://www.ipmscanada.com/order.html

This decal set is highly recommended.  See instruction sheets below.

Steve 

instruction sheets

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Photos and text © 2003 by Steve Bamford