This latest release
from Lifelike
Decals decal sheet
features four different Spitfires. This is Part 3 of a series dealing
with the Spitfire from August 1942 in England to March 1943 in Libya.
The
4 aircraft include a
mix of European and desert camo paint schemes and all with some sort of nose art
or interesting markings.
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Spitfire
Mk. Vb flown by Sgt. Jack Evans with No. 71 Sq. Dark Green/Ocean Grey/Medium
Sea Grey camo and Skull and Crossbones artwork under nose.
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Spitfire
Mk. Vb Trop American aircraft flown by F/O James Montgomery, 4FS, 52FG Dark
Green/Middle Stone/Azure Blue camo with sexy artwork of a dark haired young
lady with the script "The Impatient Virgin" on the nose as well as
a skull with lightning bolts near the windscreen.
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Spitfire
Mk. Vb flown by P/O John Yarra, No. 453 Sq. Dark Green/Ocean Grey/Medium Sea
Grey camo and a shield next to many kill markings near the windscreen.
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Spitfire
Mk. Vb Trop flown by F/L Neville Duke with No. 92 Sq. Dark Green/Middle
Stone/Azure Blue camo with the text in white "EAST INDIA SQUADRON"
at the rear of the engine cowling.
Click on
images below to see larger images
The quality of these decals is of
very good quality. The decals themselves are clearly printed and in
perfect register. Some decals come in 2 layers to ensure perfect
registration. You get one full set of stencils as well as national
insignia.
You can purchase these decals
either directly from Lifelike
Decals at fax number is
+81-3-5680-6733, and e-mail is lifelike@eos.ocn.ne.jp.
or from HobbyLink Japan.
Other shops that stock Life like
Decals are *Hannants/UK, *Mister Kit/Italy, *Revi (publisher)/Czech Republic, *SkyGrid/Canada,
*Roll Models/USA, *Great Models Webstore/USA, *FlightDecs/Canada,
*Victory Models/USA
*M & Models/USA, *Zed
Hobbies/Australia, *AB
&S Enterprise/Australia, *Desert Miniature/USA
I have a big soft
spot for the Spitfire and this decal sheet offers plenty of good variety in the
way of artwork and paint schemes as well as an American Spitfire to add more
variety...plus two of these Spitfires are flown by aces with plenty of kill
markings.
Steve
I would like to
thank Lifelike
Decals for
providing me with this review sample.
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