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Airmark - AA05 - No Scale | North-American A-5/RA-5 Vigilante In Profile In Scale By Andy Evans The North-American A-5 Vigilante was an American carrier-based supersonic bomber designed and built by North-American Aviation for the US Navy. Prior to 1962 unification of Navy and Air Force designations, it was designated the A3J Vigilante. Development of the A-5 had started in 1954 as a private venture by NAA, who sought to produce a capable supersonic long-distance bomber as a successor to the abortive North-American XA2J Super Savage. It was a large and complex aircraft that incorporated several innovative features, such as being the first bomber to feature a digital computer, while its ability to attain speeds of up to Mach 2 while carrying a nuclear strike payload was also relatively ambitious for the era. The Navy saw the value of such a bomber, leading to a contract for its full development and production being issued to the firm on 29 August 1956. The type performed its first flight just over two years later, on 31 August 1958. The Vigilante was introduced by the US Navy during June 1961, where it succeeded the Douglas A-3 Skywarrior as the Navy's primary nuclear strike aircraft, but its service in this capacity was relatively brief due to the deemphasising of manned bombers in American nuclear strategy. A far larger quantity of the RA-5C tactical strike reconnaissance variant were also procured by the service, which saw extensive service during the Vietnam War. It also established several world records in both long-distance speed and altitude categories. During the mid-1970s, the withdrawal of the type commenced after a relatively short service life, largely due to the aircraft being expensive and complex to operate, as well being a victim of post-Vietnam military cutbacks. The Airmark series is a smaller, one stop, full colour book of a specific aircraft, with background details, walk arounds, colour side profiles and model builds, ideal for the enthusiast and modeller alike More | Aircraft books | Catalogue | £10.99 | ||
ADH Publishing - ADH067 - No Scale | How to Build The Revell 1:32 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IIa (designed to be used with Revell kits) The name Supermarine Spitfire has now become synonymous with an entire island people, and their battle to maintain their freedom in the shadow of the Nazi jackboot. The very shape and sound of the Supermarine Spitfire seems to still invoke and embody the usually reserved pride of the British person. It is probably true to say that Reginald Mitchell's beautiful aircraft design is one of the most easily recognised and much-loved shapes that ever took to the skies. When actual mass production of the Supermarine Spitfire ceased in 1948, over 20,000 machines had been built, and operated by over thirty countries around the world. This iconic series saw service with the RAF right up until the mid-1950s. It also saw service with the Irish Air Corps as late as 1961; a full 26yrs after the flight of the prototype K5054. Revell has now released an all-new 1:32 scale Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IIa. With some minor modifications, this model may also be built as a Mk.I or a Mk.Va. Over the course of five Chapters, James Hatch examines the kit contents in detail, describes construction of the model with lavish illustrations, and points out the areas of the kit that may be improved and corrected. This new book features an exhaustive step-by-step guide to construction; plus a painting and weathering tutorial. A number of essential reference resources are also included. More than 200 photos, a reference guide, and photos of the kit sprues are all included-a must have before you build the model! More | Aircraft books (on modelling aircraft) | Catalogue | £9.95 | ||
Almark - AKA02 - 1:72 | RAF Type B National Insignia/Roundels Fighters and medium size aircraft (RAF roundels) (no instructions are available for this decal) More | Aircraft decals (military) | Limited Availability | £2.99 | ||
Almark - AKA09/10 - 1:72 | RAF Type A and A1 National Insignia/Roundels for fighters (RAF roundels) More | Aircraft decals (military) | Limited Availability | £2.99 | ||
Almark - AKA10 - 1:72 | RAF Type A National Insignia/Roundels 1938-45. 25" to 84" (RAF roundels) More | Aircraft decals (military) | Limited Availability | £2.99 | ||
Almark - AKA37 - 1:72 | Recently discovered! Israeli Air Force. 20 different squadron badges and Hebrew stencilling. For many aircraft types More | Aircraft decals (military) | Limited Availability | £2.99 | ||
AOA Decals - AOA72001 - 1:72 | Grumman Intruders from the Beach - USMC Grumman A-6A Intruders in the Vietnam War This extensive and comprehensive decal sheet covers the three land based USMC A-6 Intruder squadrons during the Vietnam War (VMA(AW)-225, -242, and -533); allowing the option to represent one of many possible Intruders from any timeframe for each squadron. For Fujimi 1/72 A-6A Intruder, but most decals are non-kit specific and can also be used for any kit (Revell, Hasegawa, Italeri, upcoming Hobby Boss/Trumpeter, etc) 64 Marking Options (45 Aircraft) Included: 7 options (5 aircraft) for VMA(AW)-225 Vikings while at Da Nang Air Base, South Vietnam, from 1969-71 19 options (17 aircraft) for VMA(AW)-242 Batmen while at Da Nang Air Base, South Vietnam, from 1966-70 19 options (13 aircraft) for VMA(AW)-533 Hawks while at Chu Lai Air Base, South Vietnam, from 1967-69; 19 options (10 aircraft) while at Royal Thai Air Base Nam Phong (aka "The Rose Garden"), Thailand, from 1972-73 Accurate stencils provided for up to two Intruders; this includes complete airframe stencils. Decals also included for MER/TER numbers (various types), crew helmets, and fuel tanks. 80+ Page Instructions (on full size CD) Containing: Introduction Fujimi kit modification information Possible A-6A configuration information Marking notes Typical ordnance loadout charts for the three squadrons Stencil placement Single page for each marking option (3 view) Reviews: Cybermodeler - Hampton Roads Scale Modelers IPMS/USA - Modeling Madness NOTE Instructions are only provided on CD! (Adobe pdf file) More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £18.99 | ||
Aviaeology - AOD72019 - 1:72 | Eagle Squadron Supermarine Spitfire Mk.V Eagle Squadron Spitfire Mk.VBs: The American Volunteers of Nos. 71, 121, & 133 Squadrons - Small series screen-printed production - Available in 1/72 (AOD72019), 1/48 (AOD48019) , 1/32 (AOD32019 stock availability TBA) , & 1/24 (AOD24019 stock availability TBA) scale versions - The 1/72 and 1/48 scale editions include decals to model at least 2 (if subjects featuring each variant of national markings are chosen) of 10 photo-documented subjects, based on carefully interpreted graphic reconstructions. - The larger 1/32 and 1/24 scale coverage is split into two independent part-sets each, divvied up according to the type of national markings used AOD32019.1 and '24019.1 features aircraft with early war 'type A' fuselage, underwing, and tail national markings while AOD32019.2 and '24019.2 features aircraft with 'type C' fuselage, underwing, and tail markings. The (pt.1) and (pt.2) labels in the subject list below indicate the subject aircraft featured in each of these larger sets. - Six 8.5 x 11 in. pages of illustrated documentation* *Black and white laser prints are supplied in the package, and a high resolution, home/office-printable, colour PDF version is made available via email after purchase (automatically sent for direct-purchase customers). Documentation includes subject specific (i.e. not generic) decal placement and comprehensive painting instructions compete with multi-view colour depictions clarifying propeller, exhaust, and canopy variations for all subject aircraft. Aircraft covered in this set: 71 Squadron - AB875 / XR-X, Martlesham Heath, February 1942 aircraft nicknamed 'Little Joe' with Eagle Squadron motif nose art, P/O Joe Kelly. (pt.1) - AB908 / XR-Y, Kirton-in-Lindsey, November 1941 P/O Carrol 'Red' McCoplin. (pt.1) - AD196 / XR-Q, Martlesham Heath, February 1942 aircraft nicknamed 'Miss North Dallas' with Victor France originated nose art, various pilots. (pt.1) - BL287 / XR-C, Martlesham Heath, March 1942 'Sioux Chief' nose art, P/O Leo Nomis. Choice of three (white as printed, or Sky or light blue as overlays) background colour interpretations are provided for. (pt.1) 121 Squadron - W3711 / AV-H, Kirton-in-Lindsey, December 1941 P/O Richard Patterson (features neat dice gambler-themed 'tail art' adjacent to serial number on port side). (pt.1) - BM405 / AV-J, Southend, June 1942 aircraft nicknamed 'Barry', P/O 'Barry' Mahon. (pt.2) - BM581 / AV-P, Southend, July 1942 Uncle Sam's Hat + 13 stars nose art, P/O Bill Kelly. (pt.2) - BM590 / AV-R, Southend, July 1942 aircraft nicknamed 'Olga', P/O Gilbert Halsey. (pt.2) 133 Squadron - BM263 / MD-A, Kirton-in-Lindsey, April 1942 'Mine's a Bitter' nose art with Squadron Leader's rank pennant, S/L Eric Thomas. (pt.2) - EN951 / MD-U, Biggin Hill, late summer 1942 P/O DonBlakeslee. (pt.2) More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £7.99 | ||
Blue Rider - BR247 - 1:72 | Bulgarian Air Force 'OF' National Insignia/Roundels 1944-50 Sizes for 7 aircraft types More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £5.00 | ||
Begemot - BT72030 - 1:72 | Re-printed! Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker family Full Stencil Data. 562 types of stencil for aircraft and various types of armament More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £10.70 | ||
Begemot - BT72056 - 1:72 | Polikarpov Po-2 family. Decal with opportunity make 79 marking variations of Po-2 family aircraft's all types, from next AF's: Civil Avviation fleet and VVS RKKA, North Korea and Poland. Including three big size decals, one small size decal and 23-pages booklet A4-size instruction. More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £14.99 | ||
Begemot - BT72066 - 1:72 | Petlyakov Pe-2... with opportunity make 108 marking variations of Pe-2 family aircraft's all types, from next AF's: VVS RKKA, Finland, Poland, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria and Hungary. Including two big size decals, one small size decal and 23-pages booklet A4-size instruction. More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £19.40 | ||
Begemot - BT72067 - 1:72 | Sukhoi Su-34 Decal with opportunity make all known at now days Su-34s - prototypes and all Su-34s from the Russian Air Force, include aircraft from RuAF group in Syria with mission markings. Full stencil set for one aircraft and fill complect of external armament. Including two big size decals sheet, two small size decal sheet, 8-pages big size instruction and 1 pages small size instruction. More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £19.40 | ||
Begemot - BT72074 - 1:72 | Yakovlev Yak-9 with the opportunity make 67 marking variations of Yak-9 family aircraft's all types, from next AF's: USSR. Including one big size decal, one small size decal and 11-pages instruction A3-size instruction. http://www.begemotdecals.ru/doc/72-074%20Yak-9%20ins%201.pdf http://www.begemotdecals.ru/doc/72-074%20Yak-9%20ins%202.pdf More | Military vehicle decals | Catalogue | £16.99 | ||
Begemot - BT72075 - 1:72 | USSR Air Force insignia, type 1955. Decal set with seven different sizes of USSR Air Force insignia (type 1955), for all main types of RuAF aircrafts and helicopters. Including two big size decals and 2-pages A3-size instruction. More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £10.70 | ||
Begemot - BT72077 - 1:72 | Lavochkin La-9/La-11 USUALLY £16.99. TEMPORARILY HALF PRICE!!! Decal with opportunity make 29 marking variations of La-9 and La-11 family aircraft's all types, from next AF's: USSR, China, North Korea, Romania and Indonesia. 4 sets of full stencil for La-9(11) aircfat included. Including one big size decals and 5-pages instruction A3-size instruction. More | Aircraft decals (military) | Special Offers | £8.50 | ||
Begemot - BT72083 - 1:72 | MiG pink sealant. mitation of pink supersonic selalnt, which use in Mikoyan MiG-25, Mikoyan MiG-31, sometimes in other types of aircraft. Three different thikness of lines, two shades of pink colours. Including one standard size decal sheet, there is no instruction. More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £5.60 | ||
Colorado - CA72082 - 1:72 | RAF Type A1 Roundels/National Insignia -45' -54' More | Aircraft decals (military) | Limited Availability | £6.99 | ||
Colorado - CA72086 - 1:72 | RAF Type C Roundels/National Insignia -16" -32" More | Aircraft decals (military) | Limited Availability | £7.98 | ||
Caracal Models - CD72067 - 1:72 | Convair F-106A Delta Dart "City of Jacksonville" For a short time during 1976, one of the Delta Darts of the Florida Air National Guard wore the most colorful paint scheme ever seen on an F-106 : the "City of Jacksonville". This decal sheet will allow you to build a model of this beautiful aircraft in all its glory. Extensively researched and carefully designed to fit the new Meng kit, this 1/72 scale sheet features all the unique markings on this aircraft and spare stars of all three different types used on the design. Some careful masking and painting is required. More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £13.99 | ||
Caracal Models - CD72093 - 1:72 | Curtiss C-46 Commando.The C-46 Commando was the unsung hero of the China-Burma-India theater during the WWII - many American pilots flew the Commando "over the Hump" to provide critical support to the US war effort. This new 1/72 scale sheet provides a variety of accurate markings for this very important type. Both WWII and postwar options are provided, along with Air America example and a R5C-1 from the US Navy. We also include an accurate and full set of Curtiss factory serial number digits that were specific to the C-46. While this set was designed with the Valom kit in mind, it will also work with the Williams Bros kit. The options on this decal sheet are: C-46 44-77916 with sharkmouth, Dinjan(India), USAAF (WWII) C-46 44-77519 "Operation Varsity", USAAF (WWII) C-46 42-101230 "Penny", USAAF (WWII) C-46 42-96779, USAAF (WWII) C-46 42-107351, USAAF (WWII) C-46 42-96688, USAAF (WWII) R5C-1 BuNo. 39507, US Navy (Blue Angels support aircraft) C-46 44-77952, Troop Carrier Command, USAF C-46 44-78334, 437th TCW, USAF C-46 44-77592, 437th TCW, USAF C-46 44-77715, Pennsylvania ANG C-46 44-77687, Rhode Island ANG C-46 44-77592, 437th TCW, USAF C-46 "B-858" Air America Accurate stencilling and national insignia to build any one of the options is included. All of the sheets in this set were professionally screen printed by Cartograf in Italy. More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £15.99 | ||
Caracal Models - CD72102 - 1:72 | McDonnell-Douglas F-18 Hornet - The Early Years The second sheet in our "The Early Years" series covers a wide variety of prototype/FSD Hornets from the early, exciting years of F-18 development. We provide markings for jets that took part in critical stages such as spin testing, weapons tests, and carrier trials. The wide selection of markings are supplemented by crew and mission markings when appropriate, different carrier name options, and enough decals for those ubiquitous photo-calibration stickers that could be seen on all FSD Hornets. The instruction sheet has information on what modifications are needed for your prototype Hornet project, making it easier to build an F-18 that will be really different from the many others on the contest table. The options on this decal sheet are: F-18A #2 BuNo. 160776 F-18A #3 BuNo. 160777 (carrier trials aircraft) F-18A #4 BuNo. 160778 F-18A #5 BuNo. 160779 F-18A #6 BuNo. 160780 (spin testing aircraft) F-18A #6 BuNo. 160780 (as NASA 840) F-18A #7 BuNo. 160782 TF-18A #1, BuNo. 160781 More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £13.99 | ||
Caracal Models - CD72106 - 1:72 | Grumman F-14 Tomcat - The Early Years. Multiple marking options for prototype and test F-14A Tomcats. In this decal sheet, we go back to the first few years of the F-14 and provide markings for prototype and development Tomcats. The ill-fated first prototype (which crashed in its first flight), AIM-54 Phoenix development aircraft (complete with YAIM-54 missile markings!), Pacific Missile Test Center and Patuxent River-based development jets are all here. As is the norm with our "Early Years" series, we spent many hours to study the subjects depicted on this sheet. Stencilling to build any one of the options is included. While the decals were designed to fit the Fine Molds kit, they should work with any 1/72 scale F-14A kit in the market. F-14A No.1 prototype BuNo. 157980 F-14A No.2 prototype BuNo. 157981 F-14A No.3 prototype BuNo. 157982 F-14A No.4 prototype BuNo. 157983 (Phoenix Missile System development markings) F-14A No.4 prototype BuNo. 157983 (PMTC markings) F-14A No.5 prototype BuNo. 157984 F-14A No.6 prototype BuNo. 157985 F-14A No.8 prototype BuNo. 157987 F-14A No.9 prototype BuNo. 157988 (Naval Missile Center markings) F-14A No.11 prototype BuNo. 157990 F-14A No.1/X prototype BuNo. 157991 (NASA 991) F-14A BuNo. 158612 F-14A BuNo. 158616 F-14A BuNo. 158619 More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £13.99 | ||
Caracal Models - CD72112 - 1:72 | USAF Fairchild A-10A "Cold War Hogs" Twelve marking options for Cold War era A-10 Warthogs in Euro 1 camouflage scheme. This very comprehensive decal set provides markings for A-10A Thunderbolts in the "European One" camouflage scheme that the type wore during the height of the Cold War and the first Gulf War that followed. With this sheet, you finally can build an accurate, high-quality model representing what the iconic A-10 looked like during most of the 1980s and early 1990s. Many of the options on CD72112 feature colorful, intricate nose art and period-accurate unit markings. The options on this decal sheet are: A-10A 78-0670 138th TFS, New York Air National Guard A-10A 78-0685 138th TFS, New York Air National Guard A-10A 81-0979 509th TFS, RAF Alconbury A-10A 81-0967 "Brothers in Arms", 511st TFS, RAF Alconbury A-10A 80-0206 92nd TFS, RAF Bentwaters A-10A 81-0952 510th TFS, RAF Bentwaters A-10A 81-0962 91st TFS, RAF Bentwaters A-10A 81-0950 78th TFS, RAF Bentwaters A-10A 78-0599 "Bird of Prey", 355th TFS, Operation Desert Storm A-10A 79-0099 "Fang", 355th TFS, Operation Desert Storm A-10A 79-0112 "Here Comes The Judge", 355th TFS, Operation Desert Storm A-10A 78-0724 "Leslie the Seminole Warrior", 355th TFS, Operation Desert Storm More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £13.99 | ||
Caracal Models - CD72118 - 1:72 | Bell-Boeing CV-22/MV-22 Osprey. The innovative V-22 Osprey tiltrotor has proven to be a versatile and reliable workhorse. With the recent introduction of the type into carrier onboard delivery (COD) role, the Osprey is now in service with USAF, USMC and US Navy. Our first 1/72 scale decal sheet for the Osprey features markings for USMC, USAF and Japanese aircraft. This set was designed for the Hasegawa kit. The options on this decal sheet are: CV-22B Osprey 05-0065, 7th SOS - USAF CV-22B Osprey 05-0029, 71st SOS - USAF MV-22B Osprey BuNo. 168220, VMM-265 - US Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey BuNo. 168214, VMX-1 - US Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey BuNo. 168303, VMM-266 - US Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey BuNo. 168342, VMM-363 - US Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey "JG-1702", Japan Ground Self Defense Force More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £13.99 | ||
Caracal Models - CD72126 - 1:72 | McDonnell F-15 "ADTAC Eagles" The F-15 Eagles of ADTAC (Air Defense - Tactical Air Command) during the 1980s wore some of the most colorful unit markings ever seen on the type. In this decal sheet, we provide markings for both single and twin-seat Eagles from all three ADTAC Eagle units in the continental US as well as the unique "FAST pack" equipped Eagles of the 57th FIS which was based at Keflavik, Iceland. When applicable, alternative unit markings are provided so you can build your model with the 1st Air Force or ADTAC shields. The options on this decal sheet are: F-15A 76-0111, 318th FIS commander's aircraft F-15A 76-0105, 318th FIS F-15B 76-0139, 318th FIS F-15A 76-0114, 48th FIS commander's aircraft F-15A 76-0113, 48th FIS F-15B 75-0086, 48th FIS F-15A 76-0015, 5th FIS commander's aircraft F-15A 76-0058, 5th FIS F-15B 76-0128, 5th FIS F-15C 80-0041, 57th FIS F-15D 80-0057, 57th FIS More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £13.99 | ||
Caracal Models - CD72132 - 1:72 | APRIL RELEASE!!! McDonnell QF-4E "Team Target" The last Phantoms in USAF service were the QF-4E full-scale aerial targets, which were converted from the USAF Phantom inventory for optionally unmanned flight. This comprehensive 1/72 scale decal sheet provides markings for seven different QF-4E full-scale aerial targets of the 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron at Tyndall AFB. Many of these QF-4Es wear an attractive glossy finish that was seen on the aircraft of the unit just prior to the retirement of the type. The options on this decal sheet are: QF-4E 72-0162 "SCAT XXVII" QF-4E 74-0626 QF-4E 72-0490 QF-4E 74-1638 QF-4E 72-1485 QF-4E 71-0237 QF-4E 74-0643 Accurate stencilling and national insignia to build any one of the options is included. This sheet was professionally screen printed by Cartograf in Italy. More | Aircraft decals (military) | New Arrivals | £14.99 | ||
Caracal Models - CD72143 - 1:72 | "Aggressors Now - and Then" This multi-subject sheet features markings for five different types of aircraft flown in aggressor roles by USAF. Starting with the most modern USAF jet to fly in this role (F-35A), we provide markings for the striking "Wraith" F-16C in an overall black scheme, and three Soviet jets that were operated by the top-secret "Constant Peg" program. The markings for "Constant Peg" jets were designed using the most recently classified video footage and two books published on the subject. We recommend the Modelsvit MiG-21F-13, and RV MiG-23M / MiG-23BN kits. For F-35A and F-16C options, we recommend the Hasegawa (for F-35) and Revell/Tamiya (for F-16) kits. The seven options on this sheet are: F-35A 11-5020, 65th Aggressor Squadron, Nellis AFB F-35A 11-5021, 65th Aggressor Squadron, Nellis AFB F-16C Block 42 89-2048 "Wraith", 64th Aggressor Squadron, Nellis AFB F-16C Block 25 85-0418 "Wraith", 64th Aggressor Squadron, Nellis AFB MiG-21F-13 (USAF "YF-110") "Red 85", 4477th TES, 1986 MiG-23MS "Flogger-E" (USAF "YF-113E") "Red 49", 4477th TES, 1986 MiG-23BN "Flogger-F" (USAF "YF-11B") "Red 74", 4477th TES, 1985 More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £14.99 | ||
Caracal Models - CD72148 - 1:72 | APRIL RELEASE!!! Republic A-10 "Warthog" - The Early Years Our "The Early Years" series continues with a 1/72 scale sheet that transports us back to the origins of the 'Warthog' : the iconic A-10 Thunderbolt, a ground-attack aircraft that has seen service across various battlefields and is loved by infantry for its close-air-support capabilities. Before its unparalleled combat history began, the A-10 had a lengthy development process and has undergone various modifications and test versions. We proudly offer several marking options, covering its prototype stages, early production variants, and some of the unique test configurations. Much dedication and extensive research have been poured into this decal set, which not only includes markings but also comprehensive stenciling, allowing enthusiasts to authentically recreate any one of the provided options. Please note that the A-10 prototype had significant differences from production jets, and building an accurate replica will require conversion work. In 1/72 scale, the older Matchbox kit is generally accepted to be the kit closest to the prototype. The options on this 1/72 scale decal sheet are: YA-10 71-1369, first prototype YA-10 71-1370, second prototype A-10A 73-1664 A-10A 73-1665 A-10A 73-1666 A-10A 73-1667 A-10A 73-1668 A-10A 73-1669 A-10A 75-0258, "J.A.W.S" experimental camouflage A-10A 75-0259, "J.A.W.S" experimental camouflage A-10A 75-0260, "J.A.W.S" experimental camouflage A-10A 75-0262, "J.A.W.S" experimental camouflage A-10A 75-0260, Davis-Monthan early service markings A-10A 75-0264 A-10A 75-0267 A-10A 75-0269 A-10A 75-0293 A-10A 75-0294 A-10A 76-0553, 100th A-10 More | Aircraft decals (military) | New Arrivals | £14.99 | ||
CtA Cut then Add - CTA-037 - 1:72 | Sukhoi T-10K / Su-27K "Flanker-D" Early Type. 8 marking options. Begemot decal includes original CTA research options for two Aircraft, T10K-3 and T10K-7. USUALLY £13.99. TEMPORARILY SAVE 1/3RD!!! More | Aircraft decals (military) | Special Offers | £9.33 | ||
DK Decals - DKD72046 - 1:72 | Re-printed! Supermarine Spitfire Mk.VI/Mk.VII/Mk.IX High Altitude Fighter (30 camouflage schemes) 1. Spitfire Mk.VI, X4942, prototype Mk.VI 2. Spitfire Mk.VI, BR579, No.124 Sq. RAF 3. Spitfire Mk.VI, BR329, No.124 Sq. RAF 4. Spitfire Mk.VI, BS460, No.616 Sq. RAF, F/L F.A.O.Gaze 5. Spitfire Mk.VI, AB527, No.91 Sq. RAF 6. Spitfire Mk.VI, BS141, No.310 Sq. RAF 7. Spitfire Mk.VI, BS442, No.313 Sq. RAF 8. Spitfire Mk.V, BR114, No.103 MU RAF 9. Spitfire Mk.VI, BS124, No.103 MU RAF 10. Spitfire Mk.V (converted Merlin M61), BR234 , No.103 MU RAF 11. Spitfire Mk.IX early, BF273, F/O P.E.Galitzine, Spec. Service (HA) Flight 12. Spitfire Mk.IX, MH946, No.103 MU RAF 13. Spitfire Mk.IX, MA504, No.103 MU RAF 14. Spitfire Mk.IX early, JK980, No.103 MU RAF, F/L J.G.West 15. Spitfire Mk.IX, BS342, No.238 Sq. RAF 16. Spitfire Mk.VII, AB450, prototype Mk.VII 17. Spitfire Mk.VII, MD120, No.131 Sq. RAF, S/L J.O��½Meara 18. Spitfire Mk.VII, MD119, No.131 Sq. RAF 19. Spitfire Mk.VII, MD114, Station Flt. Skeabrae 20. Spitfire Mk.VII, MD111, No.154 Sq. RAF 21. Spitfire Mk.VII, MD188, Culmhead Wing, W/Cdr. P.M.Brothers 22. Spitfire Mk.VII, MD139, No.124 Sq. RAF, F/O W.J.Hibbert 23. Spitfire Mk.VII, MD164, No.124 Sq. RAF, F/L P.V.Ayerest 24. Spitfire Mk.VII, MB820, No.124 Sq. RAF, F/L G.L.Nowell 25. Spitfire Mk.VII, MB806, unknown unit 26. Spitfire Mk.VII, No.11 Group HQ, W/Cdr R.W.F.Sampson 27. Spitfire Mk.VII, MD106, No.616 Sq. RAF, F/L J. Cleland 28. Spitfire Mk.VII, MD183, No.131 Sq. RAF 29. Spitfire Mk.VII, EN509, No.124 Sq. RAF, F/L W.J.Hibbert 30. Spitfire Mk.VII, MD159, No.518 Sq. RAF More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £15.70 | ||
Freightdog - FSD72017 - 1:72 | RAF SEAC Insignia - A5 sheet covering SEAC dull roundel blue and India white roundels and fin flashes in standard and non-standard sizes, applicable to most RAF types operated in the Far East 1943-46. More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £7.50 | ||
HMH-Publications - HMHDH-001 - No Scale | Duke Hawkins: The Sepecat Jaguar. A close up at the Jaguar, in service with the RAF, Armee de l'Air and Indian Air Force with over 250 photographs in 84 pages. Size: 240 mm x 240 mm, high quality paper. Every detail of the airframe, cockpit, maintenance and action photograpy, covering all the types, including the maritime version of the IAF Jaguar! More | Aircraft books | Catalogue | £20.99 | ||
HMH-Publications - HMHDH-025 - No Scale | Lockheed F-104 Starfighter In 180 pages, a complete portrait of the legendary F-104 Starfighter is brought in over 450 photos, picturing the aircraft both in action and in detail. Versions include the early subtypes but mainly the D/F/G/J/S and S ASA-M as well as the two-seat trainer CF-104D and TF-104G. Every detail of the aircraft is included and differences between the types are pointed out. For this book, currently flying aircraft of Starfighter Aerospace in Florida have been photographed as well. Aircraft from these countries are included: USA, Belgium, Germany, The Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Japan, Italy, Denmark, Turkey, Greece, ... This book also contains an impressive maintenance chapter, ideal for the scale modeller. Many interesting details, often overlooked, are included. With some of the benefits of this book, HMH Publications will financially support the further restoration of an F-104G at Volkel Air Base in The Netherlands. More | Aircraft books | Catalogue | £29.99 | ||
HMH-Publications - HMHDH-033 - No Scale | BAE Hawk 116 page book on the BAE Systems Hawk T.1 and T.2. This book is the result of some extensive visits to RAF Valley and includes every part of the aircraft, combined with truly spectacular action photography of the different versions of the jet trainer. The cockpit chapter includes the prototype version, T.1 and T.2 and a very close look at the ejection seat out of the aircraft. An impressive 20 page chapter shows every detail of the aircraft in maintenance, with open spine, open avionics bays and even the jet with the wings removed. Included are a lot of jets from the RAF, but also from the air forces of Finland, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Switzerland, South Africa, More | Aircraft books | Future Releases | £25.50 | ||
JBr Decals - JBR72007 - 1:72 | NATO Fishbeds 10x MiG-21MFN, booklet Decal set for any 1/72 scale MiG-21MFN model kit. Covers all 10 MiG-21MFN used by the Czech Air Force between 1999 and 2005. Contains national insignia for two aircraft, one set with darker blue and one set with lighter blue, and remaining decals for all the aircraft. Also included is 36-page bilingual (CZ+EN) booklet containing overview of type history and service, decal placing guide and painting schemes for all the aircraft. Set contains: decal sheet with decals for aircraft nos. 2205, 2500, 3008, 4003, 4017, 4127, 4175, 4403, 5581 a 5603 booklet with type history, decal placing guide and painting schemes additional laser-printed sheet with decals for inscriptions written on MiG-21MFN no. 5603 the final day of MiG-21 service in QRA duty More | Aircraft decals (military) | Limited Availability | £7.80 | ||
Kits-World - KW172187 - 1:72 | Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress Comprehensive General stencilling including Cockpit instrumentation, Fuel tank hatch info, Propeller logos, Black walkway lines, Life raft & data panels - Type 1 Tail and fuselage insignia a�é-' and more! More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £10.20 | ||
Lifelike - LL72018 - 1:72 | Messerschmitt Bf-109F-4 Tropical. H.J.Marseille special. Includes decals for his Kubelwagen 'Otto' and 4 'Yellow 14' aircraft. W Nr 8673 with G Type propeller; W Nr 10137; W Nr 10059; W Nr 8693 More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £9.80 | ||
MA Publications - MAE02 - No Scale | Building the Messerchmitt Bf-109. The iconic Messerschmitt Bf-109 was the backbone of the Luftwaffe's fighter force during World War II. The aircraft first saw operational service in 1937 during the Spanish Civil War and was still in service at the dawn of the jet age at the end of the War in 1945. The Bf-109 is the most produced fighter aircraft in history, with a total of 33,984 airframes produced from 1936 up to April 1945. It was also one of the most advanced fighters of the era, including such features as all-metal monocoque construction, a closed canopy, and retractable landing gear, and was powered by a liquid-cooled, inverted-V12 engine. It was conceived as an interceptor, and later models were developed to fulfil multiple tasks, serving as bomber escort, fighter- bomber, day-night all-weather fighter, ground-attack aircraft, and as reconnaissance aircraft. It was supplied to and operated by several countries during World War II and served with a number of air arms for many years after the war. The Bf-109 was flown by the three top-scoring German fighter aces of World War II, who claimed 928 victories among them. The highest scoring fighter ace of all time, Erich Hartmann, flew the Bf-109 and was credited with 352 aerial victories. The aircraft was also flown by Hans-Joachim Marseille, the highest-scoring German ace in the North African Campaign, who achieved 158 aerial victories. It was also flown by several other aces from Germany's allies, notably the Finn Ilmari Juutilainen, the highest scoring non-German ace on the type. This second book in the MA Publications 'Model Aircraft Extra' series brings you a guide to building some of the variants of the Bf-109. In all some 14 build projects are included in a 'how-to' format using kits in popular scales from some of the best model makers around. More | Aircraft books | Catalogue | £14.99 | ||
MA Publications - MAE04 - No Scale | Model Aircraft Extra 4. Building the North-American P-51D Mustang. WAS £14.99. TEMPORARILY SAVE 1/3RD!!! Marrying an American dive-bomber design and a British engine, the North-American P-51 Mustang became one of the greatest fighters of World War II. The iconic P-51 was a World War II single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber that also saw service in the Korean War and other conflicts. The Mustang was designed in 1940 by North-American Aviation (NAA) in response to a requirement of the British Purchasing Commission. The Purchasing Commission approached North-American Aviation to build Curtiss P-40 fighters under license for the Royal Air Force (RAF). Rather than build an old design from another company, North-American Aviation proposed the design and production of a more modern fighter. The prototype NA-73X airframe was rolled out on 9 September 1940, 102 days after the contract was signed, and first flew on 26 October. The Mustang was designed to use the Allison V-1710 engine, which had limited high-altitude performance in its earlier variants. The aircraft was first flown operationally by the RAF as a tactical-reconnaissance aircraft and fighter-bomber (Mustang Mk I). Replacing the Allison with a Rolls-Royce Merlin resulted in the P-51B/P-51C (Mustang Mk III) model and transformed the aircraft's performance at altitudes above 15,000ft, without sacrificing range, allowing it to compete with the Luftwaffe's fighters. The definitive version, the P-51D, was powered by the Packard V-1650-7, a license-built version of the two-speed two-stage-supercharged Merlin 66 and was armed with six .50 calibre M2/AN Browning machine guns. From late 1943, P-51Bs and P-51Cs (supplemented by P-51Ds from mid-1944) were used by the USAAF's Eighth Air Force to escort bombers in raids over Germany, while the RAF's Second Tactical Air Force and the USAAF's Ninth Air Force used the Merlin-powered Mustangs as fighter-bombers, roles in which the Mustang helped ensure Allied air superiority in 1944. The P-51 was also used by Allied air forces in the North African, Mediterranean, Italian and Pacific theatres, and during World War II, Mustang pilots claimed to have destroyed some 4,950-enemy aircraft. At the start of the Korean War, the Mustang, by then redesignated F-51, was the main fighter of the United Nations until jet fighters, including North-American's F-86, took over this role, the Mustang then became a specialised fighter-bomber. Despite the advent of jet fighters, the Mustang remained in service with some air forces until the early 1980s. In Model Aircraft Extra #4, some 15 P-51 Mustang build projects will be included, in a 'how-to' format, and continue this fantastic series modelling guides from MA Publications, the new name in scale modelling. More | Aircraft books | Special Offers | £9.99 | ||
MA Publications - MAE05 - No Scale | Building The Harrier. Model Aircraft Extra #5 Building the Harrier The iconic Hawker-Siddeley Harrier was the first of the so- called Harrier 'Jump Jet' series. It was developed in the 1960s as the first operational close-support and reconnaissance fighter aircraft with vertical/short take-off and landing (V/STOL) capabilities, and the only truly successful V/STOL design of the many that arose in that era, and at its heart was the innovative Rolls-Royce Pegasus engine with its thrust vectoring nozzles. The Harrier was developed directly from the Hawker Siddeley Kestrel prototype aircraft, following the cancellation of a more advanced supersonic Hawker Siddeley P.1154. Originally said to be 'unable to carry more than a matchbox over a football field' the Harrier matured into one of the most potent warplanes of its generation. The RAF ordered the Harrier GR.1 and GR.3 variants in the late 1960s, as well as T.4 trainers versions, and it was also exported to the United States as the AV-8A and TAV-8A, for use by the US Marine Corps as well as the Spanish Navy in the 1970s. Spain sold seven single-seat and two twin-seat Harriers to Thailand in 1998. The Sea Harrier FRS.1, which shot to fame during the Falklands War, was designed to fill the strike, reconnaissance and fighter roles for the Royal Navy, and the innovative use of a 'ski jump' allowed the aircraft to take-off from a short flight deck with a heavier loadout than otherwise possible. After the Falklands War, the Sea Harrier was upgraded to the F/A2 standard and featured the Blue Vixen radar and carried the AIM-120 AMRAAM missile. The Indian Navy was the only other user of the Sea Harrier aboard their aircraft carriers INS Vikrant and INS Viraat. The BAe/McDonnell Douglas Harrier II was a second-generation of V/STOL aircraft designed for use by the US Marne Corps, RAF and the Royal Navy and continues in service with the USMC as the McDonnell-Douglas AV-8B and TA-V8B trainer and is also in service with the Spanish and Italian Navies. For the RAF, initial deliveries of the Harrier II were designated as Harrier GR.5 and subsequent upgraded airframes were redesignated accordingly as GR.7 and GR.9. The RAF Harriers saw action over Bosnia and Afghanistan before being retired in 2011. Most of the original US Marine Corps McDonnell-Douglas AV-8B 'day attack' aircraft were upgraded to either the FLIR equipped 'Night Attack Harrier' or the more capable radar equipped 'Harrier II Plus' and have participated in support of Operation 'Southern Watch', Operation 'Allied Force'. USMC McDonnell-Douglas AV-8Bs also took part in Operation 'Enduring Freedom' in Afghanistan from 2001, and the aircraft also participated in the Iraq War in 2003, acting primarily in support of USMC ground units, and in 2011, they flew in support of Operation 'Odyssey Dawn', enforcing the UN no-fly zone over Libya. This fourth book in the MA Extra Series contains fourteen model builds, colour profiles and scale plans, and will be a must for the Harrier aficionado! More | Aircraft books | Catalogue | £14.99 | ||
MA Publications - MAE07 - No Scale | Building the Republic P-47D Thunderbolt. The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt Big, powerful, and truly a juggernaut of an aircraft, resulting in its appropriate nickname 'Jug', the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt was one of the really great warplanes of its generation. Alongside the superlative North-American P-51 Mustang and the twin-engined Lockheed P-38 Lightning, it was one of the three principal fighter types which the US Army Air Forces (USAAF) successfully operated in the later stages of World War Two. The initial production version was the P-47B, and examples of this type started to reach the USAAF's 56th Fighter Group in June 1942. The first really combat-ready model was the refined and slightly longer P-47C, which entered service later in 1942. Like all front-line P-47 versions it packed a formidable punch of four 0.5in M2 Browning machine guns in each wing, although early models did not carry the wing pylons that became so important later in the Thunderbolt's combat career. The first P-47C examples to reach Britain for the US Eighth Army Air Force did so in December 1942, followed by what became the main combat model of the Thunderbolt, the P-47D, in April 1943. Weighing in at some 15,000lb (6,804kg) fully loaded and powered by the R-2800-59 Double Wasp of 2,000hp, the P-47D was a big, powerful beast. Water injection introduced for some versions of the R-2800 would see even greater power on demand when needed in aerial combat. All of these early Thunderbolts had the 'razorback' high line rear fuselage pioneered with the P-35 and P-43, with a rearwards-sliding heavily framed cockpit canopy. Although the USAAF at first saw the Thunderbolt as a high altitude interceptor, its main initial role very soon became that of daylight bomber escort with the England- based Eighth Air Force, which was in great need of escort fighters for its B-17 Flying Fortresses and B-24 Liberators that were increasingly facing stiff Luftwaffe fighter opposition. he Thunderbolt helped to turn the tide for the US daylight bombing offensive during 1943 and early 1944, with a number of P-47 pilots gaining impressive scores in air-to-air combat against Luftwaffe fighters. Eventually the appearance of the Merlin-engined P-51B Mustang and later versions of the superb Mustang long-range fighter resulted in the Eighth Air Force almost completely re-equipping its fighter groups with the P-51, but the Eighth's 56th Fighter Group continued to fly the Thunderbolt right up to the end of the war in Europe in May 1945. The Eighth Air Force also pioneered the P-47 for air-to-ground operations as a part of its policy of taking the fight to the Luftwaffe, and additional to this the Thunderbolt eventually equipped several fighter groups specifically for fighter-bomber operations within the tactical England-based US Ninth Air Force. The P-47 proved to be a formidable fighter-bomber due to its impressive eight-gun armament, bomb load and ability to survive enemy fire. The underwing pylons that proved so useful for long-range fuel tanks were equally at home carrying a 500lb (227kg) bomb (one under each wing), and the Ninth Air Force in particular used this capability to devastating effect against German tactical targets before and after D-Day. 'Razorback' Thunderbolts additionally equipped USAAF units in Italy, the Pacific (including exceptional use by the Fifth Air Force), and the China-Burma-India theatre (CBI). Continuing development of the P-47 design led to the adoption later in P-47D manufacture of a cut- down rear fuselage spine and all-round vision 'bubbletop' canopy. This resulted in a further series of later Thunderbolt versions with even greater range and capabilities, but many 'razorback' P-47s nevertheless continued in service right to the war's end " some pilots in fact preferring the 'razorback' to the later models particularly for their better directional stability. Other important users of the Thunderbolt in World War Two included the Soviet Union, the RAF and the Free French. This seventh book in the highly successful MA Extra Series contains fourteen showcase and step by step model builds and will be a must for any P-47 aficionado! More | Aircraft books | Catalogue | £14.99 | ||
Modeldecal - MD102 - 1:72 | RAF WWII Roundels. Large Type A 65 inches , 84 inches and 100 inches ; Type A1 63 inches , 64 inches , 66 inches 77 inches , 84 inches , 100 inches (RAF Roundels) More | Aircraft decals (military) | Limited Availability | £3.99 | ||
Modeldecal - MD103 - 1:72 | RAF WWII Roundels. Type B 60 inches , 64 inches , 75 inches , 77 inches , 84 inches , 100 inches ; Type C 77 inches , 84 inches , 100 inches ; Type C1 50 inches , 56 inches (RAF Roundels) More | Aircraft decals (military) | Limited Availability | £2.99 | ||
SAM Publications - MDFSD09 - No Scale | MDFSD9 Scaled Down #9 Fairchild A-10A Warthog/Thunderbolt II. The A-10 'Warthog' owed its birth to two influences - the inadequacies of the Close Air Support aircraft used in Vietnam, and the need to counter Soviet armoured might in Europe. During the Vietnam War the Air Force regarded CAS as their domain but was hard pressed to find an aircraft with both the range and loiter capacity to fulfil this need. They did obtain quantities of the old but excellent piston-powered Douglas A-1 Skyraider originally developed for the Navy, which soon earned the appreciation of the ground-pounders by its ability to carry a huge warload, dish out and take punishment, and remain on station for an extended period of time. Late in the war the USAF shifted the CAS mission to the jet-powered A-7 Corsair II, which had been developed for a US Navy requirement for a carrier-based strike fighter to replace the A-4 Skyhawk. The Corsair was an excellent aircraft, but it was designed for the strike-interdiction role, not for the battlefield CAS mission. The USAF therefore began to put together an AX - 'Attack Experimental' program to develop a dedicated CAS aircraft that could do the job far better than the Corsair, match the Skyraider in warload and endurance, but be substantially faster while being extremely maneuverable. The aircraft would also need to be highly survivable through the use of armour and redundant systems, include twin engines and be armed with a fast-firing Gatling-type gun. More | Aircraft books | Catalogue | £14.99 | ||
Matterhorn Circle - MHN72017 - 1:72 | Pilatus PC-21 Birth' oft he PC-21 started in November 1997 when Pilatus modified a PC-7 with new wings and a Pratt and Whitney Canada PT6 turbine. Based on those trials, actual development started early 1999 metal was cut in 2001 and the Rollout was celebrated in May 2002. Type certification was reached by the end of 2004. Soon after, Pilatus started serial production despite the fact, that they had no orders in their books. The PC-21 was developed with characteristics of a Jet Trainer in mind. The PT6A-68B turbine is throttled electronically to simulate a jet engine the propeller torque is automatically compensated over the rudder. The roll rate of the aircraft is enhanced to 2000/s with additional spoilers on top of the wings. The airfoil is build for speed the PC-21 reaches a top of Mach 0.72 but still lacking the power of a real jet engine. Hart of the system are the flexible avionics depending on the Jet the customer has in mind. The cockpit is equipped with two Martin-Baker CH16C ejection seats. The wing is prepared with 5 hard points 2 wet for long-range fuel tanks. Thus the PC-21 carries no weapons they are simply simulated electronically for the training of the pilot. The big breakthrough happened in November 2006 when Singapore placed an order for 19 aircraft. The Swiss Air Force followed with an order for 6 JEPAS (Jetpiloten Ausbildungssystem) PC-21. A-101 to A-106 were delivered in 2008 to the Swiss Air Force. Already in the middle of this year, the first pilot training course on the PC-21 with direct transition onto the F-18D Hornet started, avoiding the step via the F-5F Tiger. Training cost for new F-18 pilots could be reduced by 50%. However it was soon realized, that the demand of 6 to 8 new pilots per year could not be satisfied with 6 training aircraft only. A second order of two additional aircraft was placed in 2010 and the handover to the air force in 2012 increased the PC-21 fleet to 8 aircraft. While the first 6 PC-21 carried a striking red and white scheme, visibility of the aircraft was deemed unsatisfactory - the follow up aircraft were painted all red with white trim. In time, all six PC-21 were painted in the same manner. A further exterior modification are the black leading edges of the wings and stabilizers. The landing gear, wheel wells and inside of the gear doors are painted white, as well as all Antennae. The cockpit canopy has a black trim. As a general note SAF PC-21 are glossy painted and kept in impeccable clean condition. By the end of 2017, Pilatus has received orders for 209 PC-21. Next to Singapore and Switzerland, the following countries have ordered the type: Australia, France, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom. As always I like to stress, that the decals should be applied to glossy surfaces. They react well to Micro Sol and Micro Set if you are using a stronger decal softener, please make your own tests. This decal sheet has been designed with a 1/48 scale version as an option. This said in 1/72 scale some markings are ways too small to be readable when screen-printed. On the real aircraft, the maintenance markings are subdued and barely recognizable from a short distance. However I feel to give you the most data as possible on this decal sheet and it is up to your decision, to make use of them, or not. The Whites have been double printed with the intention of a high opacity on the red surface. Before applying the decal for the canopy detonation cord, please dip the canopy into 'Future' as the decal will not stick on the bare plastic for a long time. More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £14.99 | ||
Mark I Guide - MKD32008 - 1:32 | Lockheed T-33 Thunderbird colours and markings. With its roots in the successful Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star jet fighter, the Lockheed T-33, popularly known as the T-Bird, became the USAF's standard advanced trainer of the 1950s. Almost 5,700 T-33As were built for the USAF and USN, of which more than 1,000 were transferred to NATO Allies and others to a number of smaller air forces worldwide, and the aircraft were also licence-built in Canada and Japan. The type's operational service spanned well over 40 years, thus reaching an amazing record in longevity. The 'Dozen Set' line of handbooks is aimed especially at scale modellers. Each title describes twelve particular aeroplanes, documented by period photos, and also brings useful detailed shots which can be utilised in finishing the models. The publication has 28 pages, including a total of 49 overall and detailed photographs, 12 pages with colour camouflage schemes and their description. Text in English. A comprehensive decal sheet is added for modellers' convenience. Following aircraft are depicted on each decal sheet: U.S. Air Force (2x), U.S. Navy (1x), U.S. Marine Corps (1x), Royal Canadian Air Force (1x), Canadian Armed Forces (1x), Japanese Ar Self Defence Force (1x), Luftwaffe (1x), Royal Netherlands Air Force (1x), Belgian Air Force (1x), French Air Force (1x) and Spanish Air Force (1x). More | Aircraft books with decals | Catalogue | £23.60 | ||
Maestro Models - MMMD7209 - 1:72 | J33 Venom Swedish Airforce decal. If you plan to buy the Maestro Model kit MMMS7202 you should be aware that these decals will be included in the kit Decals made for the Maestro Models J33 Venom but will also be good for converted Frog/Novo kits. Six paint schemes included, for all four squadrons of F1 wing in Vasterås plus both camoufl aged and yellow painted aircraft on civilian registry. Night fighter and target tug. Stencilling included, with options for both types of paint livery de Havillandd More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £12.80 | ||
Mushroom Model Publications - MMPCAM17 - No Scale | Sd.Kfz.7 Mittlerer Zugkraftwagen 8t -Volume 2 by Alan Ranger This new photo album is number 17 in the MMPBooks/Stratus "Camera On" series and is the second volume on the Sd.Kfz. 7, the book contains 140+ photographs of the Sd. Kfz 7 and its various sub-types, the photos mostly unpublished before now, are all from German sources, with the majority being private photos taken by ordinary German soldiers not professional propagandists. In this volume we endeavour to show the vehicle in even more depth and cover the sub-types in more detail than only one volume allowed, however still show the vehicle as the soldier viewed it as his work place and often also his home, not the highly posed and polished views of the official photographers. Book includes special versions like: Selbstfahrlafette (Sd. Kfz. 7/1) auf Fahrgestell des m. Zgkw. 8t mit 2 cm Flakvierling Selbstfahrlafette (Sd. Kfz. 7/2) auf Fahrgestell des m. Zgkw. 8t mit 3,7 cm Flak 36 mittlerer Zugkraftwagen 8t (Sd. Kfz. 7) mit Holzpritsche mittlerer Zugkraftwagen 8t (Sd. Kfz. 7) mit gepanzertem Aufbau More | Military vehicle books | Catalogue | £15.00 | ||
Mushroom Model Publications - MMPCAM27 - No Scale | SCHWERER GEL�"NDEG�"RGIGER PERSONENKRAFTWAGEN AND SUCCESSORS Camera On series #27 Alan Ranger This latest photo-album in the "Camera On" series contains 140 photographs of a broad selection of Germany's heavy off-road passenger vehicles in operation with the Wehrmacht during World War II. It includes both the Schwerer Gelandegangiger Personenkraftwagen and its successors, the Horch 108 type 1 and its licensed-built Ford type EG equivalents as well as the heavy cars built on light truck chassis such as the Styer 1500 and Mercedes 1500A & S types. This book contains over 140 images of German heavy passenger cars photographed in operation in the conditions they had to work in. This volume illustrates these vehicles as the soldiers themselves viewed them in both their working environment and indeed in many cases the homes they had to live in, not the highly polished and sanitized views of the official photographers. The result is an invaluable reference for military historians and modellers * Camera On: a new series of books on the equipment and operations of the German Wehrmacht in WW2. More | Aircraft books | Catalogue | £15.00 | ||
Naval Fighters - NF100 - No Scale | "BLUE GOOSE" COMMAND AIRCRAFT of the USN, USMC and USCG 1911 to 1961 BY: William A. Riley and Thomas E. Doll 128-pages, 15-color illustrations, 13-color photos, 435-B&W photos, and 9-B&W illustrations. This book covers US Naval Aviation from its beginnings in 1911 until 1961 through the interesting and some times colorful "Blue Goose" or Command Aircraft. "Blue Goose" refers to a color scheme that developed for these aircraft in the 1930s. Command Planes were aircraft that were used by the Secretary of the Navy, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Secretary of the Treasury, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, Admirals and Generals of the Navy and Marines, and Captains and Commanders in command of naval installations, ships, squadrons, and air groups/air wings. Many were prototypes and one off civilian and military types converted for such use. The book also provides an overview of US operations in WWII and Korea. More | Aircraft books | Limited Availability | £29.99 | ||
Naval Fighters - NF111 - No Scale | "Able Mable" Martin AM-1/1Q Mauler By Bob Kowalski 152-pages, 326 b&w photos, 4-color photos, 48-drawings, and 15-squadron insignias. "Able Mable", the Martin AM-1/1Q Mauler, was the product of a 1943 Navy contract for two prototype bomber torpedo (BT) planes. Two other contractors, Curtiss and Fleetwings also received prototype contracts. In 1944 after the testing of these prototypes and a new entry the Douglas Skyraider, the Navy placed production orders for the Martin Mauler and the Douglas Skyraider. Even though the Skyraider proved more suitable for carrier operations, 139 AM-1s and 18 AM-1Qs were produced and served with five attack squadrons and one composite squadron before being relegated to the reserves. With its huge R-4360-4W 28-cylinder 3,000 BHP engine, the Mauler performed like a fighter and had the power to out lift any other single engine aircraft in the world at the time. In addition to its heavy-lift capabilities (10,648 lbs of fuel, 4-20mm guns with ammo, 3-torpedos and 12 250 lb bombs) the unique finger-type dive brakes on the AM-1 gave it extremely accurate and rock-steady dive bombing performance deemed best in the world by navy test pilots. Its Awesome performance made it a challenge at times particularly around the boat and earned it the enduring nickname of "Awful Monster". More | Aircraft books | Catalogue | £31.60 | ||
Naval Fighters - NF116 - No Scale | Boeing F4B Biplane written by retired Navy Captain Richard S. Dann. With 408 b&w photos and 24 drawings filling its 160-pages. After three years of intensive research, author Richard S. Dann has finally produced the definitive history of the Boeing F4B, the Navy's iconic Golden Age fighting plane. The Boeing F4B, a favorite of pilots who flew it, still draws interest of hobbyists and historians alike, primarily due to the striking paint schemes worn by these aircraft during their service. Boeing, a company in existence since 1916, had produced a number of fighter aircraft for both the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy. Derived from the company's successful PW-9 series for the Army, Boeing developed what can be considered the first truly successful carrier fighter with their FB series. First flown in 1925, the FB set the stage for the development of several follow-on aircraft for the Navy, namely the F2B and F3B. These aircraft were manufactured using state-of-the-art techniques, being constructed with welded tube fuselages and wooden wing structure, with fabric covered surfaces. These standard construction methods were also used in the Boeing Models 83 and 89, which were built on speculation, tested by the Navy in 1928 and subsequently purchased as the XF4B-1. Sufficiently impressed with their performance, the Navy ordered 27 F4B-1s with deliveries commencing in 1929. A second version, the F4B-2 was developed with improvements over the initial model and also put into production with 27 built. As the decade of the 1930s began, the use of traditional construction techniques of welded tube fuselages gave way to airframes manufactured using lightweight aluminum alloys. Use of semi-monocoque, stressed skin aluminum offered lighter airframes and subsequently, higher performance. In the F4B series, this was first seen on the company-funded Model 218 prototype, which bridged the gap between the earlier and later versions of the F4B. The later versions of the F4B, the F4B-3 and F4B-4 were partially constructed of aluminum alloys as first used on the Model 218 in place of steel tubes, offering high strength and light weight. Just 21 F4B-3s were built before Boeing switched production to the F4B-4, of which 92 were built. Boeing's F4B dominated U.S. Navy fighter and some bomber squadrons from 1931 to 1935, with the last squadrons of F4Bs transitioning in 1938. As F4Bs were phased out of front-line service, they were turned over to the training command, and later, as unmanned aerial targets used for training shipboard anti-aircraft gunnery crews as part of Project FOX. The last F4Bs were withdrawn from service in 1942. The first half of this 160-page monograph covers the developmental history of the F4B. Each version from F4B-1 to F4B-4 is covered, as well as the Boeing Model 218, which served as the prototype for the F4B-3 and F4B-4. 408 photographs and 24 drawings provide an in-depth study of each version. Much of the data for this section comes from period test reports and specification documents. In addition, a history of each airframe is provided, including squadron assignments, mishaps, strike dates, final disposition and total hours of flight time, if known. This is followed by an operational history of each Navy and Marine Corps squadron that operated the F4B as well as other Navy/Marine Corps commands that operated the type. Also included is a history of the Boeing Models 256 and 267, export variants that were sold to Brazil and the F4B-4A, which consisted of P-12s given to the Navy. Just two F4Bs found their way to civilian operators, and their civilian use is also included in this book. The final chapter dedicated to the aircraft discusses eight new-build Boeings that have been under construction in Gardnerville, Nevada since 1993. The first of these aircraft is expected to fly in late 2023 or early 2024. As with nearly all Ginter books, the final chapter is devoted to model kits. In the latest book of Steve Ginter's Naval Fighters series, you'll find many interesting facts you may not have known about the F4B. More | Aircraft books | Catalogue | £37.50 | ||
Naval Fighters - NF302 - No Scale | FROM BATS TO RANGERS A Pictorial History of Electronic Countermeasures Squadron Two (ECMRON-2) Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron Two (VQ-2) by Angelo Romano and AMHC (AW) John D. Herndon, USN, Ret. This Pictorial History of US Navy's Electronic Countermeasures Squadron Two (ECMRON-2 or VQ-2), later designated Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron Two (FAIRECONRON TWO or VQ-2) by Angelo Romano and AMHC (AW) John D. Herndon, USN, Ret. is the second title of the new U.S. Navy SQUADRON HISTORIES by GINTER BOOKS. The photo coverage of the history of the Electric Bats, also known as the Rangers, is comprehensive, both in terms of photography and in terms of historical content. Much of the squadron's mission was top secret, as were many of its cold war missions, but the authors were able to utilize official (declassified) documents and first-hand accounts to write this book. For completeness, it is also a history of the U.S. Navy Electronic Intelligence gathering activities going back to WWII, beginning with the creation of the Cast Mike (Counter Measures) Project in 1942 and the deployment of early XARD receivers aboard aircraft like the Consolidated PBY Catalina and PB4Y Liberator. After WWII, the Navy started to use the Privateers as dedicated ELINT platforms and assigned them to two special units operating jointly with the National Security Group. One of these units, designated Port Lyautey Patrol Unit (NPU), was based at Naval Air Activities Port Lyautey, in French Morocco. It was first assigned modified PB4Y-1s and later, the Martin P4M-1Q Mercator. The NPU teamed with the Naval Security Group's Naval Communications Unit 32 George (NCU32G), which provided the ELINT equipment installed on board and the crew to operate them, mostly for covert operations around Europe and the Mediterranean. When the NPU reached its full complement of four P4M-1Qs, the unit and NCU32G, needed to have an administrative identity for budgetary and logistics purposes. Airborne Early Warning Squadron TWO (VW-2), based at NAS Patuxent River, was therefore selected to be its "mother" squadron. On 1 May 1953, NPU Port Lyautey became VW-2 Detachment A (or DET ABLE). In 1955, the Navy decided to establish a dedicated squadron for the unique mission rather than continue with a detachment: Electronic Countermeasures Squadron TWO (ECMRON TWO) was established on 1 Sep 1955. ECMRON TWO was assigned the alphanumeric designation "VQ-2". Its mission was to conduct electronic-search in support of fleet operations to obtain adequate and timely information on enemy radar, communications, and other emissions in support of fleet operations. The Squadron inherited the P4M-1Qs from VW-2 DET A and acquired a Lockheed P2V Neptune for utility purposes. On 1 Jan 1960, EMCRON TWO was redesignated Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron TWO (FAIRECONRON TWO) but still retained the alphanumeric designation "VQ-2". In 1956, VQ-2 received its first Douglas A3D-1Q Skywarrior, followed in 1957 by one A3D-1. In 1958, the Squadron received the Lockheed P2V-5F Neptune to augment the P4M-1Qs. The more capable A3D-2Q/EA-3B arrived in 1959 followed by the big Lockheed WV-2Q/EC-121M Constellation in 1960. The first Lockheed EP-3E ARIES arrived in 1971 and the squadron continued to fly this aircraft until disestablishment in 2012. The VQ-2 history and all worldwide events surrounding it are very well described and documented. This 242-page book contains 180 B&W and 444 color photos, most never published before. Thirty-seven superbly detailed aircraft color profiles show the evolution of the color schemes and markings and the different aircraft types and sub-types, providing very useful information for the benefit of both modelers and aviation historians. The inclusion of many squadron patches completes this masterpiece. THE AUTHORS Angelo Romano Angelo has authored six books: Wings from Coral Sea (Golden Wing Publications, 1986), Naval Fighters (Osprey, 1990), Naval Air Weapons Meet 1956-1959 (Model Publishing, 2006), First and Foremost - An illustrated History of Carrier Air Wing One - CVW-1 Part One 1934-1957 (Model Publishing, 2006), CVW-1 Part Two 1957-1973 (Model Publishing, 2008), and Black Knights Rule! (BKR) - A Pictorial History of VBF-718 / VF-68A / VF-837 / VF-154 / VFA-154 - 1946-2013 (Ginter Books, 2014). John D. Herndon AMHC (AW) Retired U.S. Navy John joined the U.S. Navy in 1978, Assigned to VQ-2 a total of 13 years E-1 to E-7, deployed to six Aircraft carriers in support of the EA-3B aircraft. Additionally deployed to locations all around the world in support of the EP-3E aircraft, Maintenance Control, Aircraft Division and Detachment Leading Chief Petty Officer. Retired out of VQ-2 his last tour which ended in 2000, went on to civilian life, employers ATA and American Airlines and finally the FAA as an Aviation Safety Inspector, currently the Boeing 787 Fleet Program Manager overseeing United Airlines safety compliance. Very involved over the years in collecting VQ-2 information/ history, assisted in raising funds and restoring a VQ-2 EA-3B Aircraft in Fort Worth Texas Ranger 15 BuNo 146453. More | Aircraft books | Catalogue | £58.30 | ||
Naval Fighters - NFAF217 - No Scale | Curtiss XP-55 Ascender By Gerry Balzer, 72-pages, 148-b&w photos, 4-color photos. The Curtiss XP-55 Ascender was a tailless swept-wing WWII pusher fighter design born out by the USAAC 1940 fighter competition. The USAAC was looking for a fighter to counter the threat of the German Bf-109 and the Japanese Zero and replace the obsolete P-35s, P-36s and the front line P-40s just entering service. From this competition three unusual pusher prototypes were ordered, the Consolidated XP-54, Curtiss XP-55, and the Northrop XP-56. A low powered full scale flying model (model CW 24B)was built out of wood and cloth to substantiate the flying qualities, and was first flown on 2 December 1941. The XP-55 mock-up was completed in August 1942, and the first of three XP-55s was completed on 26 June 1943 with its first flight being conducted on 13 July 1943. The first aircraft was destroyed on 15 November 1943. Changes deemed necessary were incorporated in the second airframe in which performance testing began on 16 September 1944. Although the much more capable P-38, P-47, and P-51 had entered service, research into the XP-55s unusual design continued. The third XP-55 had entered flight testing in April 1944 and was used at Eglin Field for armament tests before being lost during a war bond rally display on 27 May 1945. By then the program had been terminated. Today, the second XP-55 presides in restored condition at the Kalamazoo Air Museum. More | Aircraft books | Catalogue | £20.80 | ||
Naval Fighters - NFAF223 - No Scale | Douglas C-74 Globemaster By Nicholas M. Williams, 104 pages (88 in b&w, 16 in color), 141 b&w photos, 35 color photos, 22 illustrations. The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941 brought U.S. Army Air Corps strategists to the realization that a new global transport was needed to carry large loads over great distances. The Douglas Aircraft Company in Santa Monica, California, also quickly saw this need and design studies were begun immediately on an expanded version of the company's DC-4. The "C-74 Project Group" adopted a design philosophy to produce a "no frills" transport able to accommodate at least two of the Army's T-9 tanks, two 105mm Howitzers, or two angle dozers. Douglas contacted the Air Corps early in 1942 to determine their interest and a letter of intent was issued in March 1942 for procurement of the Model 415A, now designated the C-74. A contract of over $50 million was signed in June 1942 for fifty airplanes. To speed its delivery to operational units, the C-74 was designed to be released without the benefits of an experimental or prototype model, all aircraft being designated as C-74s with design features following conventional "state-of-the-art" practice. Originally, powered by Wright R-3350 engines, a decision was made in March 1943 to switch to the new, mammoth Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major. The first C-74 was rolled out in July 1945 from the Douglas Long Beach factory. At rollout, the C-74 was the largest land-based transport in the world with a wingspan of 173 feet, length of 124 feet, and gross weight of 145,000 pounds. Able to carry 125 passengers, the C-74 was called the Globemaster as its 11,100-gallons of internal fuel gave it a maximum range of over 7,000 miles, enabling it to circumnavigate the world with only two refueling stops. In its final form, the C-74 was a remarkably efficient airplane, using a semi-laminar flow airfoil for its wings with a full-span flap arrangement. The pilots were enclosed by two teardrop-shaped, double-bubble canopies that provided them with a 360-degree view. Douglas had every intention of adapting the C-74 into a civil airliner once hostilities had ended. In 1944 Pan American World Airways ordered 26 examples of the civil version, the DC-7, for a route expansion program into Latin America. However, further development of this DC-7 design increased its gross weight to 162,000 pounds and the unit cost to $1.4 million and Pan American cancelled its order in October 1945, opting for smaller transports. The first C-74, 42-65402, made its maiden flight from Long Beach in September 1945, but with the end of World War II, most of the C-74 production order was cancelled and only 14 Globemasters were built. Unfortunately, during contractor demonstration flights the second Globemaster crashed. The fourth C-74 was subsequently diverted for static tests and its components tested to destruction at Wright Field, Ohio. Beginning in September 1946, the remaining twelve C-74s were flown for the next nine years by the Army Air Forces' Air Transport Command and the U.S. Air Force's Military Air Transport Service. Once in service, the C-74 Globemaster, based first in Memphis, Tennessee, then Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, Florida, finally at Brookley AFB, Mobile, Alabama, set many records for tonnage carried. In November 1949, a C-74 flew the Atlantic to England with a record 103 passengers aboard. One Globemaster set several records during the Berlin Airlift, averaging over 38,000 pounds of cargo and setting a new Airlift Task Force utilization record by flying 20 hours in a 24-hour period. Until one C-74 was converted to the prototype C-124A and the Globemaster II became available, the C-74 was the only Air Force transport capable of carrying outsized cargo. After the C-74's retirement from service in 1955, several were purchased surplus and began flying for a contract air carrier, Aeronaves de Panama, hauling prize cattle from Denmark to the Middle East, horses to Singapore, and ships' parts and vegetables throughout Europe. Unfortunately, after the tragic crash in 1963 of one C-74 in Marseilles, France, the airline suspended operations and its C-74s eventually were scrapped. Today, no examples of this record-setting transport exist. This monograph of the C-74 Globemaster is written by Nick Williams, an award-winning author of over two dozen articles published in the Journal of the American Aviation Historical Society and publications in the U.K. Nick has written two previous books in Steve Ginter's Naval Fighters series as well as his 1999 book published in the U.K., "Aircraft of The Military Air Transport Service 1948-1966". His new book on the C-74 is the result of nearly fifty years of research, containing comments from several of the C-74's engineers as well as former Douglas and Air Force pilots. More | Aircraft books | Catalogue | £27.40 | ||
Naval Fighters - NFAF226 - No Scale | Martin XB-48 48-pages, 96 b&w photos, 3 color photos, 26 b&w illustrations. In 1944, the Army issued requirements for a jet-propelled medium bomber which eventually spawned four aircraft. These were the North-American B-45 (see Air Force Legends 224), Convair XB-46 (see Air Force Legends 221), Boeing B-47, and the Martin XB-48 the sudject of this book. Specifications were somewhat general and called for an 80,000 to 200,000 lb aircraft with a 45,000 ft ceiling, range of 3,000 miles and a maximum speed of 550 mph. The Martin designwas a three-place, straight wing, six-jet, high wing, all metal medium bomber. The unique landing gear developed by Martin consisted of dual wheel main gear located in tandem with outrigger single type wing gear. This gear arrangement allowed for a huge continuance bomb bay with quick acting doors capable of carrying a 22,000 lb "Grand Slam" bomb. The other unique feature of the airplane was instalation of the six J35 engines. Each engine (three on a wing) had its own squarish nacelle seperated with by-pass ducts framed by a thin airfoil plate across the bottom of the three engines mounted under each wing. Two aircraft were produced and were tested at the Naval air Test Center, NASa�é-Ë�Patuxent River, MD, about 70 miles from Martin's New River plant before being accepted by the Air Force. The XB-48 was not accepted for production, those contracts going to the B-45 and B-47. The second XB-48 finished its life as a landing pilot training plane for future B-47 pilot's. More | Aircraft books | Catalogue | £18.30 | ||
Naval Fighters - NFAF227 - No Scale | North-American YF-93A Penetration Fighter Air Force Legends 227 By William Simone 52-pages, 4-color and 87-b&w photos, with 39 draqwings. North-American's oft-forgotten YF-93A (NA-157) was an advanced version of the F-86A Sabre day fighter designed for the penetration fighter reqirement. It was originally designated the F-86C and was designed around NACA flush inlets and a 8,000 lb thrust J48 afterburning engine with three times the fuel of the F-86A, which gave it extremely long range. The two other penetration fighter candidates (the XF-88 and XF-90) had flown much earlier than the YF-93. All three types were not developed beyond the prototypes as the penetration fighter requirement was dropped by the Air Force. The aircraft sported F-86-style wings and tail mated to a new beffy fuselage with added electronics and 6-20mm cannon. The increased weight of the design led to a redesigned and strengthened dual-wheel main undercarrige. Only two-aircraft were built and the NACA flush intakes were replaced on ship one with conventional ram intakes resulting in increased overall performance. After retirement the two YF-93As were utilized at Moffett Field, CA, for further NACA testing before being scrapped. More | Aircraft books | Catalogue | £20.80 | ||
Print Scale - PSL72026 - 1:72 | Republic P-47D Thunderbolt Bubble Thunderbolt (4) 226641 LM-S 62nd FS Col David Schilling RAF type camouflage D-Day stripes; 433033 4P-K 512th FS 406th FG Belgium 1945; 228790 GQ-E 335th FS/354th FG 'Unadilla Killa' FRance 1945; 227277/37 315th FS/324th FG 'Amy Lou' Italy 1945 More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £15.99 | ||
Print Scale - PSL72043 - 1:72 | Fairey Swordfish 1. L2720:680 of 821 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm, on board H.M.S. Ark Royal, February 1939. 2. Fairey Swordfish Mk.I K 6009:912 of 822 Sguadron, H.M.S. Furious, 1937-39. 3. Fairey Swordfish Mk.I floatplane K5959;809 823 Sguadron, H.M.S. Glorious 1937-38. 4. Fairey Swordfish Mk.I K8449;649 820 Sguadron, H.M.S. Courageous, 17 October 1938. 5. Fairey Swordfish floatpane P4199;E8F, 702 Sguadron, H.M.S. Resolution December 1939. Scheme 2. 6. Fairey Swordfish Mk.I L7647:4H 820 Sguadron, H.M.S. Ark Royal, 1941. Scheme 3. 7. Fairey Swordfish Mk.ll LS274;1F of 818 Squadron, 1945. Modified Type C1 roundel and fin flash for operations in Far Eastern waters, Scheme 4. 8. Fairey Swordfish Mk.lll NF374;NH-M, No-119 Sguadron, RAF, based at Bircham Newton, 1945. 9. Swordfish Mk.II 816 NAS, FAANumber: S (NF243)July 1944 Camouflage fuselage and lower surfaces - white, upper surface - the old standard color. The aircraft is marked with a thin band of white invasion okaemkoy on the fuselage and wings. Markings on the fuselage - the type C1, on the upper wing - type B, on the ground - no. 10. Swordfish Mk.III Part: 119 Sqn, RAF Number: NH-F (NF410) Knocke, Le Zoute, Belgium, 1945 The aircraft is equipped with ASV radar and armed with 113 kg bombs. Painted entirely in black. Squadron machines used against E-and R-boats (?), Were about the Dutch coast. 11. Fairey Swordfish Mk.l L2817;T4F 767 Sguadron, Kalafrana, Malta September 1940. Scheme 2. http://www.internetmodeler.com/scalemodels/nraviation/Print-Scale-1-72-Fairey-Swordfish-Decals.php More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £21.99 | ||
Print Scale - PSL72068 - 1:72 | Mitsubishi A6M Zero 1. A6M2 Zero of boatswain H. Toyoshima from IJN Hiryu aircraft carrier. The aircraft was lost on February 19, 1942 2. A6M2 Type 0 Model 21, third Kokutai No. X-108Pilot - Tamotsu Yokoyama. Takao, Formosa, 19 3. A6M2-type 0, Model 21- Zero IJN Carrier Akagi Pilot: PO Sueyoshi Osanai 4. A6M5-Hay Type 0 Model 52 Hay. Tsukuba Kokutai No.Tsu-46 The air base in Oita, Japan Islands Defense, February 1945 5. A6M2 Type 0 Model 21. Tainan Kokutai No. V-103 Pilot - Petty Officer Saburo Sakai, Bali, Indonesia, in February 1942 6. A6M2 Type 0 Model 21. Third Kokutai No.X-183 Pilot - Petty Officer 2nd Class Yoshiro Hashiguchi, Kendari Air Base, March 1942 7. A6M2 of P/O 1-st Cl. Simakawa Masaaki front Tainan Kokutai. End of 1941 8. A6M5-Hay Type 0 Model 52 Hay. 303rd hikotai, 203rd Kokutai No. 03-09 Pilot - Petty Officer Takeo Tanimitsu. Navy airbase Kagoshima, Japan, June 1945 9. A6M2 Type 0 Model 21. Tainan Kokutai No. V-141, 439 Pilot - Petty Officer 1st Class Yoshisuke Arita, February 1942 10. A6M2 model 11Aircraft captured army of Chiang Kai-shek. 11. A6M5 Technical Air Intelligence Center No. TAIC-8 Technical Center of Military Intelligence - Technical Air Intelligence Center (TAIC) 12. A6M2 Tainan Kokutai. V-172 No. 26, 1941 made ??an emergency landing in China, and was captured by Chinese nationalists. More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £14.99 | ||
Print Scale - PSL72069 - 1:72 | Fairey Gannet. 1. Fairey Gannet AS.1 XA340 / 292-R, 815 NAS, H.M.S. Ark Royal, December 1957. Extra Dark Sea Grey and Sky finish. Propeller spinners painted in black and white. Serials, codes and lettering in black. 'Harp' motif painted on both outer finlets, mirrored. Squadron chest under starboard cockpit. Type D roundels in all six positions. 2. Fairey Gannet AEW.3 XL471 / 43-R, 849 Squadron B Flight, H.M.S. Ark Royal, June 1977. Extra Dark Sea Grey and Sky finish. Propeller spinners painted in black and yellow stripes. Serials, codes and lettering in black. A black map of Australia painted on the starboard nose side to denote B Flight the FAA's Australia Shield in 1975. Type B roundels in all six positions. 3. Fairey Gannet T.2 XA514 / 878-NW, 724 Squadron, Royal Australian Navy. Nowra, mid-1960s. High Speed Aluminim overall. Propeller spinners and antiglare panel in black. 36 inches yellow trainer bands on wings and fuselage. Serials, codes and lettering in black. Australian type D roundels in all six positions. This aircraft was used for live-fire training equipped with a 16 rockets full load. 4. Fairey Gannet COD.4 XA454 / 264-H, 849 Squadron A Flight, May 1970. RAF 'Royal Blue' overall. Propeller spinners painted in black and red. Serials, codes and lettering in white. Type D roundels in all six positions. H.M.S. Hermes badge on finlets are optional, as were removed at a later date 5. Fairey Gannet AS.1 XA322 / 771-CU, 796 Squadron, 1957. Extra Dark Sea Grey and Sky finish. Propeller spinners painted in red, white and black. Serials, codes and lettering in black. 'Pirate's Head' motif painted on both outer finlets, mirrored. Type D roundels in all six positions. 6. Fairey Gannet COD.4 XG790 / 040-R, 849 Squadron B Flight, H.M.S. Ark Royal, May 1970. RAF 'Royal Blue' overall. Propeller spinners, arresting gear and last portion of outer finlets painted in black and yellow stripes. Serials, codes and lettering in white. Intake interior in Sky, with metallic lip. Type D roundels in all six positions. 7. Fairey Gannet AS.4 UA+108, Nr. 1 Squadron MFG 2, Federal German Navy (Bundesmarine), Westerland, Sylt, 1964. Extra Dark Sea Grey and Sky finish. Propeller spinners painted black. Serials, codes and lettering in black. MFG 2 shield painted on both outer finlets. Bundeswehr insignia in all six positions More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £20.99 | ||
Print Scale - PSL72101 - 1:72 | Polikarpov I-16 1. I-16 tip 10, Major General Ivan Lakeyev. June 1941. 2. I-16 type 24. Defense of Leningrad, 1941. 3. I-16 type 29. 156 IAP winter 1941-1942. 4. I-16 Type 10 (or Type 18),1940-41. This plane was used army ruler Shchen Shih Tsai against Uighur Muslim separatist rebels. 5. And 16 type 10. Unidentified Air Force unit of the Kuomintang. Presumably the end of 1939. 6. I-16 type 24. One of the four aircraft I-16 first entered the war June 22, 1941. 7. I-16 type 6 from the Finnish Ilmavoimat. 8. I-16 Type 29 Air Force Romania, 1941. Captured early in the war. 9. I-16 type 10. 5th A.Sq. 1938. Coloring of the plane standard. Engine jacket - black. 10. I-16 type 5. 4th A.Sq. Pilots Morales and Sarausa flew the plane. 1938. Coloring - standard. Engine jacket of the plane - black. On wings from above and from below - red strips. 11. I-16 type 10 of 26-th group 1944-45. Coloring of the plane - completely green. Spinner of the propeller -red. Identification marks from above and from below of wings. 12. I-16 type 24 13th UAE Air Force of the Baltic Fleet, 1940. 13. I-16 type 24 Senior Sergeant Tsokolaeva 4 GvIAP of the Baltic Fleet, winter-spring 1942. 14. I-16 Type 24 'White' (c/n 24600135) of the 282 nd Fighter Regiment/1st Squadron which saw action on the South-Western Front in February 1942. Star insignia were applied in four places. Temporary washable white paint over the standard green AMT 4. 15. I-16 type 5 'White 11' 13 OIAE, 61 Aviation Brigade Finland Front pilot unknown early 1940. 16. I-16 type 28, captured by the Germans. District of Odessa, in June 1941. 17. I-16 type 29 Senior Lieutenant V. Golubev, 13th IAP KBF, 1942. 18. I-16 type 5, was delivered to repair shops 1936 (?) Onboard inscription - 'Do not touch' . Coloring of the plane standard. Engine jacket - black. 19. I-16 type 5, was delivered to repair shops 1936 (?) Onboard inscription - 'Do not touch' . Coloring of the plane standard. Engine jacket - black. More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £15.99 | ||
Print Scale - PSL72115 - 1:72 | Mikoyan MIG-19 Farmer 1. MiG-19 PM, a board 335. Museum of the Air Forces of GDR, Berlin-Gatov.1980. 2. Mikoyan/Gurevich MiG-19 '24 red' of the 33rd IAP based at Wittstock AB was flown by Capt. Fyodor Zinov'yev against the RB-66 which intruded into East German airspace on 10th march 1964. The plan had standard painted for this type - all silvery. MiG-19 sans suffixes '27 red', 35th IAP. This fighter was flown by Capt. Vitaliy Ivannikov when he intercepted the intruding RB-66 on 10-th March 1964 and turned the destroyer into a destroyed. Later MiG-19 sans suffixes '27 red' had a single 'kill' star applied on the port side under the cockpit to commemorate the shoot down. 3. A two tone Gray camouflaged F-6, 19 Squadron, Pakistani Air Force. The aircraft is a late production F-6 with Pakistani modifications including the deletion of the antenna mast under the cockpit and the addition of AIM-9 Sidewinder rails on the outboard wing panels. 4. Bangladeshi F-6, Black 7104. Is armed with seven shot rocket pod and two 200 gallon (760 liter) underwing fuel tanks. It is a late production F-6 with the bullet shaped braking parachute container at the base of the rudder and N-30 cannons without gun gas defectors on the muzzles. 5. Shenyang F-6s of the Commanders School area Swat hills near Sargodha, Pakistan. The plane is armed by AIM-9P Sidewinder infra red homing air-to-air missiles on the outboard wing pylons. 6. Shenyang F6, Pakistan Air Force. 7. Lim 7 (MiG-19 PM Farmer E) of the 28 Pulk Lotnictwa Mysliwskiego (28th Fighter Regiment) Slupsk-Redzikowo, Poland, 1980. Plan is overall Natural Metall. Polish aircrafts did not carry the national insignia on the wing upper surfaces. 8. MiG MiG-19/J-6 Farmer , Czechoslovakia , Aero S-105 No. 0218. 9. MiG-19/J-6 Farmer, Indonesia, No. 1904/F. 10. �l"���"-19/J-6 , China , Shenyang J More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £14.99 | ||
Print Scale - PSL72120 - 1:72 | Boulton-Paul Defiant 1. Boulton-Paul Defiant F.Mk.I, L7009/TW-H, flown by Flt Lt I.D.G. Donald No.141 Squadron, shot down by Bf.109Es on 19 July 1940 near Dover. 2. Boulton-Paul Defiant F.Mk.I, N1801/PS-B flown by Frederick Hughes of No.264 Squadron,mid-1940. 3. Defiant Prototype K8310 in its revised form 1937. 4. Defiant F Mk.I, L6950,first production aircraft during trials at A&AEE, Boscombe Down, September 1939. 5. Defiant F Mk.I, N3437/EW-K, No.307 Squadron, Kirton-in-Lindsey, September 1940. 6. Defiant F Mk.I, N1572/KO-I, No.2 Squadron, Clifton, September 1940. 7. Defiant F Mk.I, N3313/PS-P, No. 264 Squadron, 1941. 8. Defiant F Mk.I, N3328/DZ-Z, No. 151 Squadron, early 1941. 9. Defiant F Mk.I, V1123/RA-R, No 410 (RCAF) Squadron, 1941. 10. Defiant F.Mk.I, N3340/YD-D, No.255 Squadron, Kirton-in-Lindsey, March 1941. 11. Defiant F Mk.I, L7011/KJ-A,Gunnery Training and Fighter Affiliation Duties No.11 OTU, November 1942. More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £15.99 | ||
Print Scale - PSL72123 - 1:72 | Fokker D.XXI 1. Fokker D.XXI, No. CF-6. 2. Fokker D.XXI Netherlands, Ja V.A. I in national markings post October 1939. 3. Fokker D.XXI Netherlands,Operational No.221, 1e Ja Va. Sq. Post -October 1939. 4. Fokker D.XXI (4rd series), Unit: LeLv 30. Serial: FR-157, Winter 1942. Insignia of running Red Army man on the board. White spots painted over camouflage. In this appearance aircraft was shot down im 1942. 5. Fokker D.XXI (4-й серии), 2/LeLv 30,No: 5 (FR-142) Pilot - senior Sgt.A.Trikkonen. In 1942. Note: Death insignia and silhouette of I-16 on the tail. White background circles on the national markings are overpainted. 6. Fokker D.XXI in winter cmouflage. Winter 1939/40. This aircraft was flown by Capt. J Sarvanto of HLeLv24, top scoring pilot of the Winter War. 7. Fokker D.XXI manufactured in Finland with Bristol Mercury VIII engine. According to type marking FR-92 it was the tenth serial plane. In July 1941, during so called 'Continuos War', it was in the order of 2/TLeLv 12. 8. Fokker D.XXI Pilot - Commander of the LeLv 30, Maj. Ludvig Bremer, Porri airfield, May 1942. He had an Ace of Hearts painted on the rudder of his FR-157 between Summer 1941 and Spring 1942. Maj.Bremer chose the Hearts according to his wife Hertta. 9. Fokker D.XXI (4th series) Unit: 2/LeLv 30, No. 1 (FR-129) pilot - Capt.Veikko Karu. Suulajarvi airfield, Autumn 1941. 10. Fokker D.XXI (4th series), Unit: 3/LeLv 30, No. 3 (FR-148) Pilot - Luutnanti Martii Kalima, Tiiksjarvi airfield (now Soviet Territory), Spring 1942. 11. Fokker D.XXI part: 2. the JaVA Room: 213 (c/n. 5486) Second serial aircraft LVA (Luchtvaartafdeling) powered by a Bristol Mercury VII engine. Bear identification marks used until October 1939, the Squadron was based in Shifole, 11-14 May 1940, operated from the airfield at Bujksloot. The pilot, Lieutenant Fokuin de Greve knocked on this machine 2 German Bf-109E May 10, 1940, later on it whether it was shot down by itself . 12. Fokker D.XXI FR-97 of 4/LLv 24 (4.lentue/Len-tolaivue 24) flown by Lt.J.Sarvanto and operating from Immola, Winter 1939-1940. Note temporary winter finish on upper surfaces. This aircraft was transferred to LLv 32 in April 1940, and, during the 'Continuation War', flew from Hyvinkaa and Utti. Shot down on 25 July 1941. 13. Fokker D.XXI (4 series) part: LeLv 14 number: 11 (FR-140), 1940 At Kiel signs two WINS. Gift inscription on the machine where the Fokker to the winter war. 14. Fokker D.XXI (3 series) part: LeLv 32 number: X (FR-109) pilot-Captain e. Hejnilla. 1941. 15. Fokker D.XXI, a former Dutch Fokkers, captured in May 1940, and used for a short time in the Luftwaffe. 16. IIIJ (Fokker D.XXI), Unit: 2. Eskadrille, No. J-47A Fokker D.XXI constructed by the Danish military at Klovermarken. It served with the 2nd Squadron in April 1940 and was destroyed on the ground by Bf.110's of ZG 1. More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £15.99 | ||
Print Scale - PSL72138 - 1:72 | Potez 63 1. Potez 63.11 No.366 (C-865) of G.R. II/14 bearing both insignia of 3/13 and 4/13 Sqn. on the fin Avignon 1941. 2. Potez 631 C3 Part 4: Escadrille, GCN II/13, Armee de l'Air number: 186, 2, X-955 (N186) Nimes Courbessac, July 1940-g. 3. Potez 63.11 Part 2: Escadrille, GR I/52 No. 4 (N357), 1940. 4. Potez 63.11 part: GAO I/583 number: 1 (N?) Aleppo, Syria early 1941. 5. Potez 63.11 Free French Fighter Flight No.2, RAF Serial: Ax673 Haifa, December 1940. 6. Potez 63-11 Part: not available number: G-717 Aircraft was used as a training (for advanced training) in 1943, the 'G 'Prefix in a side room means 'Gyarkori 'camp. 1943 g. like many other aircraft, it was used as an auxiliary. 7. Potez 63-11 part: Reggia Aeronautica Room: no data 1943 g. Note that typically Italian aircraft were not under the wings of white boxes under the markings. Apparently in this case, they are closing the OZ the previous owners. This type of aircraft was used only for training and usually carried two white strips on the wings-belonging of flight school. More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £15.99 | ||
Print Scale - PSL72141 - 1:72 | Fairey Battle 1. Battle MK.I part: 12 Sqn, RAF No.: V (P6597) Binbruk, United Kingdom, July, 1940. 2. Fairey Battle Target Tug. No.92, Irish Army Air Corps, 1941. Dark Green/Dark Grey Night finish with two - colour national marking over a white background on the fuselage and tri-colour(orange outboard) 20 inch-wide band around wings. Scrap view shows a different scheme with a Donald Duck cartoon on the fuselage side: Get Quacking. 3. Battle Of: the RAAF No. 89 (L5789) this aircraft was operated in the school shooters RAAF, as towing targets in 1943. 4. Turkey Fairey Battle Mklll, 2829/29, Turkish Air Force. Dark Green/Dark Earth/ Night finish; red rudder with white crescent and star superimposed. Red/white wing markings; serial 2929 in white under wings, and 29 in black on fuselage sides. 5. Fairey Batle Mk l K9299/GV, No.103 Squadron (RAF), Benson, early 1939. Dark Green/ Dark Earth/ Night finish with white codes; black serial on fuselage and rudder, white under wings reading from leading edge under port and from trailing edge under starboard A type roundels on fuselage and above wings; note unit badge on fin. More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £17.30 | ||
Print Scale - PSL72172 - 1:72 | Nakajima B5N 'Kate' 1. B5N1 Unit: 1st koku kantai, 4th koku sentai Serial: DI-362. Ryujo carrier, 1941. 2. B5N2 'Kate' Skokaku carrier, participated in the raid on Peal Harbor, 7th December 1941. 3. B5N1 Unit: 1st koku kantai, 3rd koku sentai Serial: CI-301 The Zuiho carrier. Early 1941. 4. B5N2 type 97 model 3 Unit: 1st koku kantai, 1st koku sentai. Serial: AI-316. Pilot - PO2c Yuichi Takizawa. Akagi carrier. Pearl Harbor raid, On 7th December 1941. 5. B5N2 type 97 model 3 Unit: 1st koku kantai, 1st koku sentai Serial: AI-311 Pilot - Lt.Commander Shigeharu Murata. Akagi carrier. Leader torpedo-bomber group at Midway. 6. B5N2 type 97 model 3 Unit: 1st koku kantai, 1st koku sentai. Serial: AI-307. Pilot - PO1c Shigeo Suzuki. Akagi carrier. Pearl Harbor Attack, On 7th December 1941. First wave. Its torpedo hits USS Oklahoma. 7. B5N2 Unit: 261st kokutai. Serial: Tora-310 The a/c in colours of the Flight Leader. 'Tora' = Tiger. 8. B5N1 Unit: Kanoya kokutai. Serial: ?-314. Circa 1941. 9. B5N2 type 97 model 3 Serial: 301 The a/c in which Cdr. Mitsuo Fuchida led the first wave of Japanese aircraft to attack Pearl Harbour on 7th December, 1941. Cdr. Fuchida was the General Commander Air of the Imperial Japanese Navy 1st Carrier Division; flying as observer in the second cockpit, he sent out the order to attack at 07.49 hrs. More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £15.99 | ||
Print Scale - PSL72175 - 1:72 | Curtiss P-40N Warhawk 1. P-40N, 7th Fighter Squadron (49th Fighter Group), Gusap, New Guinea, 1943. The leading edges were white as was the tail. Flown by Major Arland Stanton, seven kills of which three with this P-40N. 2. P-40N, serial number 42-23736 from a non-identified training unit in the USA, 1943. 3. P-40N, 18th Fighter Squadron (51 st Fighter Group) China, summer 1944, flown by 1st Lt Carl E. Harby. 4. P-40N, 8th Fighter Squadron (49th Fighter Group), Mailian, New Guinea, end of 1943, flown by Capt. Robert H. Wright. The white for the theatre of operations has been transferred to the leading edges of the wings. 5. P-40N, 8th Fighter Squadron (49th Fighter Group), Gusap, June 1944. Flown by Lt. Marion Felts. This plane had its original olive drab removed after an accident and subsequent repairs; it only kept the yellow 45 on the green background. the tail is white which continues under the American roundel for better visibility. 6. P-40N, 7th Fighter Squadron (3rd Fighter Group), Laohow, China, January 1945, flown by Wang Kuang Fu, a veteran of C.L. Chennault's American Voluneer Group, and an ace of the Chinese Air Force, with 6.5 victories. 7. P-40N, P-11249, 8th Fighter Squadron (3rd Fighter Group), Liangshan, China, Raymond L. Callaway, six confirmed kills, one probablle and one aircraft damage. 8. P-40N, 89th Fighter Squadron (80th Fighter Group) Assam, India 1944. 9. P-40N, 8th Fighter Squadron (49th Fighter Group) Kalamazoo, Guadalcanal, in 1943, flown by Ernie Harris, unit commander, 10 kills on P-40 and the first ace in the Pacific to reach this score on this type of machine. 10. P-40N, 7th Fighter Squadron (49th Fighter Group) New Guinea 1943. 11. Curtiss P-40N Warhawk Kittyhawk Mk.lV, No 122 Squadron RAF, flown by Flight Sergeant G.F. Davis Cutella, Italy, April 1944. More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £15.99 | ||
Print Scale - PSL72206 - 1:72 | Aichi E13A Type 0 Jake 1. E13A1. Unit/Location: Heavy Cruiser "Tone", Attack on Pearl Harbor, 07.12.1941. Code: Red JI-1. Pilot: Yoishi Takahashi. Historical occasion: 30 minutes prior to the first attacking wave this plane flew to the Lahaina-anchorage at Hawaii to find no American fleet units present. 2. E13A1. Unit/Location: Heavy Cruiser "Chikuma", Attack on Pearl Harbor, 07.12.1941. Code: Red JII-1. Pilot: Akira Ito. Historical occasion: 30 minutes prior to the first attacking wave this plane flew to Pearl Harbor/Hawaii to find the American fleet without the aircraft carriers present. In reporting this, it banked away to the open sea to search for the missing carriers. 3. E13A1. Unit/Location: Heavy Cruiser "Chokai", Battle of Palembang/Invasion of Sumatra, 15.02.1942. Code: Yellow Z-I. Historical occasion: At 09:23 hrs. this plane spotted the ABDA Naval Force first, that was later mauled from the Japanese invasion fleet. 4. E13A1. Unit/Location: Heavy Cruiser "Tone", Battle of Midway, 04.06.1942. Code: Red JI-4. Historical occasion: At 07:28 hrs. this plane discovers the American fleet but the observer does not identify the carriers at the outset which proves fatal in the end for the Japanese. 5. E13A1. Unit/Location: Heavy Cruiser "Chikuma", Battle of Midway, 04.06.1942. Code: Red JII-5. Pilot: Hara Hisashi. Historical occasion: At 10:45 hrs. this plane discovers USS Yorktown and shadows it for 3 hrs. Leading the carrier bombers that attacked and sank the aircraft carrier, it was shot down at 14:09 by VF-6's pilots Warden & Hoyle. 6. E13A1. Unit/Location: Heavy Cruiser "Chikuma", Battle of the Eastern Solomons, 24.08.1942 Code: Red JII-2. Pilot: Kzutoshi Fukujama. Historical occasion: At 14:25 hrs. this plane discovers the American task force to be shot down, but to radio back their successful sightings to the Japanese fleet before. 7. E13A1. Unit/Location: Heavy Cruiser "Nachi", Battle of the Komandorski Islands, 26.03.1943. Code: White WI-3. Historical occasion: This plane carried out artillery spotting duties during the action. The crew flew on to Attu/Aleutians in the end, crashed at landing but survived to return to Japan via submarine. 8. E13A1. Unit/Location: Heavy Cruiser "Maya", Battle of the Philippine Sea, 20.06.44. Code: Red EII-I. Historical occasion: At 16:35 hrs. this plane spotted a group of the U.S. Task Force 58. 9. E13A1. Unit/Location: Hybrid Carrier-Cruiser "Mogami", Battle of Leyte Gulf, 20.10.44 . Code: Yellow 380-02. Historical occasion: Launched at 06:50 hrs. this could have been the plane that informed the Japanese forces first in detail about the overall strength of the U.S. invasion forces in the Philippines. 10. E13A1b. Unit/Location: Saeki Kokutai, 5th Floating Chyrsanthemum-Operation, 04.05.45. Code: White ??-32. Historical occasion: This plane carried a special electronic magnetic device air-surface-radar to detect submarines & mines. It covered this "Kamikaze"-operation on American warships off Okinawa. 11. E13A1. Unit/Location: Sakigake Tai, 5th Floating Chyrsanthemum-Operation, 04.05.45. Code: White KiTa-50. Pilot: Sub-lieutenant Shikata Historical occasion: Carrying a 250kg bomb, this plane took part in this "Kamikaze"-operation on American warships off Okinawa. It never returned. 12. E13A1. Unit/Location: Sakigake Tai, 5th Floating Chyrsanthemum-Operation, 04.05.45. Code: White KiTa-51. Pilot: NCO Eiji Izuke. Historical occasion: Carrying a 250kg bomb, this plane took part in this "Kamikaze"-operation on American warships off Okinawa to be shot down by F6F-5 Hellcat fighters of VF-9, assigned to aircraft carrier USS Yorktown. 13. E13A1. Unit/Location: Seaplane Tender "Kamikawa Maru", Invasion of Malaya, 07.12.1941. Code: Red ZI-26. Pilot: Eiichi Ogata. Historical occasion: At 08:20 hrs. Ensign Eiichi Ogata was involved in the first dogfight of the Pacific war (more than 16 hrs before Pearl Harbor). In attacking and damaging the radio of 205. RAF SQN PBY Catalina "W8417/F-YW" of the Australian Pilot P.E. Bedell. The PBY could therefore not report the Japanese invasion fleet to Singapore. Around 09:00 hrs the PBY was attacked by five Ki-27 fighters of the 1st Sentai of the JAAF to explode mid-air and to become the very first casualties of the Pacific war. More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £15.99 | ||
Print Scale - PSL72327 - 1:72 | Bristol Beaufort Part 1 1. Bristol Beaufort Mk.l L4449:OA-H of No. 22 Squadron, Thorney Island, UK, January 1940. B scheme of Dark Green and Earth with Sky undersides. 2. Bristol Beaufort Mk. l. N1016: OA-X of No. 22 Squadron, St Eval, UK. Flown by FO Kenneth Campbell during attack on Gneisenau, Brest, 6 April 1941. 3. Bristol Beaufort Mk. l. W6498: WA-K of No. 42 Squadron, Leuchars, Scotland,1941. B scheme of Dark Earth and Dark Green with roughly sprayed black undersurfaces. Codes in white. 4. Bristol Beaufort Mk. l. AW243:AW-O of No. 42 Squadron, Leuchars, Scotland, December 1941. Piloted by PO Philpot, one of the 'Wooden Horse' escapers. B scheme of dark Slate Grey and Extra Dark Sea Grey with Sky undersurfaces. Note the cut back faring around the rear turret to improve the arc of fire. 5. Bristol Beaufort Mk. l. L9802:GX-S of No. 415 Squadron, Thorney Island, November 1941. B scheme of Dark Slate Grey and Extra Dark Sea Grey with black undersurfaces. Codes in black with aircraft letter in white and also on nose in yellow. 6. Bristol Beaufort Mk. lA LR906:42 of No. 2 Torpedo Training Unit, Castle Kennedy, Scotland, September 1943. Overall white finish with Extra Dark Sea Grey on upper surfaces. Codes in Dark Slate Grey. 7. Bristol Beaufort Mk. lA. Ek997 of the A&AEE used for tests of an airborne flame thrower for fighter defence, Boscombe Down, England, Spring 1943. Type B scheme of Extra Dark Sea Grey and Dark Slate Grey over Sky lower surfaces. Note the pipe and nozzle extending from the open bomb bay. 8. Bristol Beaufort Mk. lA L9965:T of an unknown Mediterranean unit circa 1942. Scheme type B of Dark and Light Mediterranean Blues over Azure Blue lower surfaces. Code in Azure Blue. 9. Bristol Beaufort Mk. lA EK979:35 of the Middle East Check and Conversion Unit, Bilbeis, Egypt, July 1944. Type A scheme of Middle Stone and Dark Earth over Azure Blue lower surfaces. Codes in white. Spinners red. More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £15.99 | ||
Print Scale - PSL72328 - 1:72 | Bristol Beaufort Part 2 1. Bristol Beaufort Mk.ll T9540,the first Beaufort assembled in Australia, Fisherman's Bend, 1941. Type A scheme of Dark Green end Dark Earth over Aluminium lower surfaces. 2. Bristol Beaufort Mk.V A9-66:66 of No. 1 OTU, RAAF, 1943. Type A scheme of Foliage Green and Earth Brown over Sky Blue lower surfaces. Note early RAF roundel and yellow codes. 3. Bristol Beaufort Mk.V A9-27:B of No. 6 OTU, Jervis Bay, New South Wales April 1943. Type A scheme of Foliage Green and Earth Brown over Sky Blue lower surfaces. RAAF roundels in Dark Blue and white. 4. Bristol Beaufort Mk.Vlll A9-500:W-DD of No. 15 Squadron RAAF, Middleburd Island, New Guinea, 30 September 1945. Overall Foliage Green finish with codes in white. Serial numbers in Medium Grey. Wing shackles carry two 250lb bombs. 5. Bristol Beaufort Mk.Vl A9-75:G of 6 OTU, Nowra, New South Wales, Australia, November 1943. Type A finish of Foliage Green and Earth Brown over Sky Blue lower surfaces. Codes in white. Serial numbers in Medium Grey. 6. Bristol Beaufort Mk.Vlll A9-632: T-DD of No. 15 Squadron RAAF, Middleburg Island, New Guinea, September 1945. Overall Foliage Green finish with codes in white. Serial numbers in Medium Grey. Note ASV under wing and fuselage. 7. Bristol Beaufort Mk.Vlll A9-432:T-JM of No. 100 Squadron RAAF, Tadji, New Guinea, November 1945. Type A finish of Foliage Green and Earth Brown over Sky Blue with roughly applied black overpainting for night operations. Codes in white and serial numbers in Medium Grey. Wing shackles carry supply containers or 'Storpedos' 8. Bristol Beaufort Mk.lX Transport A9-712:R of No. 10 Local Air Supply Unit, Torokina, Bougainville, August 1945, engaged in efforts to convince isolated pockets of Japanese to surrender. Overall faded Foliage Green finish with crude white panels under the wings bearing the surrender message. More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £15.99 | ||
Print Scale - PSL72343 - 1:72 | Nakajima A6M2-N "Zero" Part-1 1. A6M2. Unit: ATAIU. Serial: ATAIU-SEA (ex BI-12). ATAIU - Allied Technical Air Intelligence Unit. 2. A6M2-N Type 2. Unit: 934th kokutai. Serial: 934-06. Pilot - Chief P/O Matsunagi Etioku - the best Japanese hydro-ace (8 victories). Ambon Island, September 1943. 3. A6M2-N Type 2. Unit: 802nd kokutai. Serial: NI-118. Pilot - 1st Lt.Keizo Yamatsaki. Solomon's Islands, February 1943. 4. A6M2-N Type 2. Unit: 5th kokutai, 5th kantai, Kashima Naval Air Group. Serial: KoShi-103. Kashima AB/Ibagari, 1944. 5. A6M2-N Type 2. Unit: unknown. Serial: Yo-180. Aleutian Islands, 1943-1944. 6. A6M2-N Type 2. Unit: 5th kokutai. Serial: R-106. Kiska, Aleutian Islands, September 1942. 7. A6M2-N Type 2. Unit: 802nd kokutai. Serial: NI-112. Solomon's Islands, 1943. 8. Nakajima A6M2-N Ku-101 of Takuma Ku, Japan in August 1943. This heavily weathered Rufe reveals the original amber- grey factory scheme and in red-oxide primer beneath its very dark green camouflage. 9. Nakajima A6M2-N Sa-104 of the Sasebo Ku previous subject as it was in factory fresh condition when photographed. Unusually for Rufe the prop is dark brown with yellow tip stripes and the spinner is painted dark green. This aircraft carries underwing bomb ravks. 10. Nakajima A6M2-N Serial: R-106 of the 5th Ku at Kiska lsland in the Aleutians, August 1942. This aircraft is in the factory scheme with 'ghosting' around the fuselage. 11. A6M2-N Type 2. Unit: 81st kokutai. Aleutian, 1943. More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £15.99 | ||
Print Scale - PSL72350 - 1:72 | Bucker Bu-131 Jungmann Bucker Bu.131 Jungmann / 72-350 / 1. Bu.131. Unit: FFS(A)43. Serial: CW+BG (50, W.Nr.483). Backer Bu.131. CW+BC. Werk Nummer 483. was flown by a pupil from FFS(A)43 at Crailsheim (Germany), who landed at Basle, Switzerland, on 14 June 1944, having mistaken the city for Strassburg. Finished in overall RLM 71 Dunkelgrun with RLM 65 undersides, the machine is a classic example of a late-war trainer. It is exceptionally fully marked by virtue of its unit emblem, school number (50) and white outlined Stammkenzeichen fuselage codes and fuselage crosses. The German pilot expressed a preference for internment and the aircraft was consequently flown back to Freiburg by a Swiss pilot. 2. Bu.131B. Unit: LKS7 (Luftkriegsschule-Airwarschool). Serial: CC+NZ (W.Nr.4262). Tulln (near Vienna), Austria 1944. 3. Hauptmann Hans Philippe. Krasnogvardeiskoe, March 1942. 4. Bu.131. Unit: 1/3 Koz Asz (Ace of Hearts). Serial: G-154 Overall Light Grey painting. 5. Bu.131. Unit: III.Kozelfelderito szdzad. Serial: I-333. This overall RLM 02 Grungrau machine served as a trainer, courier and Liaison machine with the Hungarian III.Kozelfelderito szdzad - III Tactical Reconnaissance squadron - whose falcon emblem can he seen on the fuselage. Sole the chevron-style national markings used only until 1st March 1942. The original picture on which this illustration is based does not show the code absolutely clearly, but notes that the serial number is I-333, as shown. This is of interest as it is outside the range of numbers officially allocated to the type. This could mean therefore that the serial is actually I-233. Photographic evidence exists, however, for other out-of- sequence numbers for the type in Hungarian service, possibly indicating that those machines were impressed civilian aircraft. 6. Bu.131. Serial: I-421. The national colours were also painted on the upper and lower surfaces of the elevator. 7. Bu.131. Unit: Comando Aeronautico dell'Albania. Serial: No.947. Tirana, Albania, Autumn 1941. 8. Bu.131. Unit: 1st Pilot School. Serial: 7 4th Air Base Borovo. Late 1943. It has blue outlined Swallow emblem of Pilot School, and School`s internal number '7'. 9. Bu.131. Unit: 1st air base Zagreb, 1943. Light Grey overall painting scheme. Note insignia of the Castle is badge of the 1st air base. 10. Bu.131. Unit: Schweizer Fliegertruppe (Swiss Air Force). Serial: A-4 The aircraft in wartime WWII colours with the flashy colors for German productions airplanes flew in borderland controls. 11. Bu.131. Serial: GD+EU (W.Nr.4497) Aircraft belonged to Luftdienst. On 29th April 1941 it was stolen in Caen by two former French Arme de l'Air pilots and flown to Somerford, England. In use with RAF as DR626. More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £17.30 | ||
Print Scale - PSL72362 - 1:72 | Polikarpov R-5 1. R-5T. Torpedo-bomber, Moscow, Spring, 1934. The first produced aircraft of this type. 2. R-5. Serial: 3.Moscow military district. 3. R-5. Serial: 22. The aircraft of training brigade of Air Fleet academy. Moscow, 1933. 4. R-5SSS. Unit: RKKA Air Force. Serial: 66. Winter War. Winter 1939-1940. 5. R-5. Unit: 7th Separate Corps detachment. Serial: 3. Pilot commander of detachment D.Nikishin. Pavlograd, 1936. 6. R-5Sh. Unit: 15th ShAP, 60th air brigade, ZabVO Exercises at Chita area, 1938. Most probably this is the regiment commander aircraft. 7. R-5. Unit: 37th BLAE, 454th air brigade. Serial: 4. Pilot - L.G.Petrushevskiy. Middle Eastern military district, August 1934. 8. R-5Sh. Unit: 12th ShAP, VVS of OKDVA. Serial: 5. Pilot - Ivanov N.N. Lazarevo airfield, August 1939. 9. R-5. Serial: 4. Sinkiang Aviation School, 1935. 10. R-5. Serial: 22. This aircraft was used as trainer. Circa 1930. 11. R-5SSS Unit: 15th Group. Serial: RR-21. 1 Escuadrilla de Ataque Nocturno; December 1937. 12. R-5Sh. Unit: Mongolian Air Corps. Nomonhan Conflict, Mongolia, 1939. Originally this unit was part of the Soviet 150th mixed air regiment (VVS RKKA). However some sources said that some aircraft were under command of Mongolian pilot Bor served with Mongolian Air Corps and wore Mongolian insignias. 13. R-5. Unit: Tatbikat Bolugu-Eskishehir. Serial: 1. October 1933. Immediately after the ceremonies of the 10th anniversary of the Turkish Republic. Most probably the emblem underwing and the inverted flag were painted in Russia, before the aircraft arrived. Squadron of Polikarpov R-5's and a Tupolev ANT-9 arrived Ankara to participate the 10th anniversary ceremonies on 29 October 1933. After the ceremonies 3 R-5 and the sole ANT-9 were presented to Turkey as a symbol of Turko-Russian friendship, cooperation and good relations (The Soviet Government under the leadership of Lenin helped Turkey a lot during our War of Independence). More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £15.99 | ||
Print Scale - PSL72406 - 1:72 | Messerschmitt Bf-10G-14 Late 1. Bf-109G-14 W.Nr 166155 (Mtt Reg.). Standard RLM 74/75/76 camouflage with large blotch of RLM 70 around the cockpit and small blotches of this colour (and RLM 74) on fuselage sides and vertical tail. This aircraft force landed during a test flight at Wolfring, near Regensburg, on 25 July 1944. 2. Bf-109G-14/U4 W.Nr 413598 (Erla), RAF VD358/EA-2. RAF camouflage of Dark Green and Medium Sea Grey over Trainer Yellow. Wing undersides bore two black and two white stripes (white stripes significantly wider). Spinner and propeller in black, propeller tips yellow. Note that the tailwheel well cover has been removed. This aircraft was captured by the Allies at Gilze-Rijen airfield in Holland. This aircraft was previously marked with Sky-coloured letter 'P' in the circle-see. 3. Bf-109G- 14 W.Nr 782192 (Mtt Reg), 1./JG 53, Bad Aibling, May 1945. Camouflage is standard RLM 74/75/76, with mottling on fuselage sides typical for Regensburg-built G-14s from this production block. Oil tank cover painted in light grey primer. Traces of overpainted previous markings are visible on the engine cowling. The spinner is RLM 70 with a white spiral. Wing undersurfaces are RLM 76, with black underwing crosses outlined in white. 4. Bf-109G-14 W.Nr 462919 (Erla), flown by Lt. Oscar 'Ossi' Romm, 10./JG 3, Esperstedt, October 1944. 5. Bf-109G-14 W.Nr 460520 (Erla), Athis, near Reims, August 1944. 6. Bf-109G-14 W.Nr 462892 (Erla), Gefr. Alfred Michel, 16/JG 53, Stuttgart- Echterdingen, December 1944. 7. Bf-109G-14 W.Nr 782205 (Mtt Reg) 1st Lt Antal Szebeni, 101./4 vadaszezred MKHL, Veszprem, fall 1944. 8. Bf-109G-14, 15./JG 5, Lister, Norway, May 1945. Standard RLM 74/75/76 camouflage with blotches of 74/75 on fuselage sides and vertical tail, typical for Erla-built G-14s from the production block 460xxx-462xxx. Spinner RLM 70 with white spiral. Vertical tail partially painted over in a light colour (possibly white). Wooden fin, rudder of T2 type. 9. �'f 109G-14/R1 W.Nr 463147 (Erla), unknown training unit, Lechfeld. Rear fuselage RLM 84, forward fuselage RLM 76, uppersurfaces camouflaged in RLM 74/75, traces of previous markings on fuselage just behind cockpit. Camouflage very worn and weathered. Yellow rudder of T4 type. Wing undersursurfaces RLM 76, underwing crosses in form of black outlines. Uppersurface of elevators RLM 76. 10. Bf-109G-14 W.Nr 464380 (Erla), flown by Magg. Mario Bellgambi, CO, 5a Squadriglia 'Diavoli Rossi', ll Gruppo, Caccia ANR, Osoppo, March 1945. 11. Bf-109G-14 W.Nr 464863 (Erla), unknown training unit, Eggebek, summer 1945. 12. Bf-109G-14/U4 W.Nr 512428 (WNF), 3/JG 77 , Dortmund, December 1944. Standard RLM 74/75/76 camouflage with large blotches on fuselage sides, 'clean' vertical tail, yellow lower engine cowling, yellow rudder. Triangular panel under windscreen in bare metal (or bright grey primer). Green and white RV band assigned to JG 77 on rear fuselage. Spinner RLM 70 with white spiral. Wing undersurfaces RLM 76, underwing crosses black with white outline. This aircraft probably force landed after combat in early 1945 and was found by US troops in May of the same year. More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £14.99 | ||
Print Scale - PSL72436 - 1:72 | Bristol Beaufighter Mk.X Part 2 1. Beaufighter TF.Mk.X Unit: unknown.Serial: R (NV215). Turkish Air Force, 1944. Camouflage: Dark Sea Grey/Dark Green on upper surfaces; Medium Sea Grey undersides. 2. Beaufighter Mk.X Unit: 22 Sqn, RAF. Serial: Q (RD 515). Burma, late 1944. Dark Green/Dark Earth/Medium Sea Grey with SEAC type roundels. 3. Beaufighter TF.Mk.X Unit: Aviacao Maritima. Serial: BF10 (ex RD220) Portela de Sacavem, 1946. This aircraft was interned on 28th March 1945. 4. Beaufighter TF.Mk.X Unit: 103 tajeset, IDF/AF. Serial: D-171. Middle of 1948. More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £15.99 | ||
Print Scale - PSL72444 - 1:72 | Mitsubishi Ki-21 Sally 1. Ki-21-Ib, 7th Group, 2nd Squadron, Malaya 1942. 2. Ki-21-llb of the 3rd Dokuritsu Hikotai, Imperial Japanese Army Air Force. The aircraft, with dorsal turret removed and stripped of all armament, was one of nine despatched on a commando mission against the American-held Yontan airfield on Okinawa on 24th May, 1945. 3. Ki-21-Ia 60th Sentai, 2nd Chutai, and used to fly with this appearance over Manchuria in 1939. 4. Ki-21-llb, 98th Group, 2nd Squadron, during operations against Calcutta, India, December 1943. 5. Ki-21-ll Ko (a) 22nd Hikoshidan, Shurebu Displaying field applied camouflaged Green patches, this aircraft was operated by the 22nd Wing Head Quarters and was based in Formosa during 1945. 6. Ki-21-llb 5 Hikoshidan. Based in Japan this aircraft bears the markings of the Head Quarters painted in White on the tail. Camouflage was applied with a brush covering the fuselage and upper surfaces. 7. Ki-21-ll Otsu, 14th Sentai, South Pacific, July 1944. 8. Ki-21-ll Ko(a) 81 Sentai 1 Chutai. Despite primarily using the Dinah some 'Sally' were used including this one. During 1943 81Sentai were based at Lakunai, New Britain. Painted with an uneven application of Green over the fuselage and upper surfaces. 9. Ki-21-l Otsu b 105 Kyoiku Hiko Rentai. Wearing only the national insignia on the wings, the tail bears the markings of the 105 Kyoiku Hiko Rentai Training Unit which in 1941 was based at Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. 10. Ki-21-ll Ko (a) 62 Sentai 1 Chutai. Only the undersides of this aircraft were not painted in Green all other areas had an even application of paint. 62 Sentai became part of the 5th Hikoshidan in Tailand in January 1942. 11. Ki-21-l Ko (a) 60 Sentai 2 Chutai Painted in JAAF Green and JAAF Khaki this scheme was worn during 1938 whilst the type were operating in Manchuria. 12. Ki-21-l Otsu (b) 60 Sentai 2 Chutai Green camouflage pattern sprayed over Light Green and presumably applied in the field. This unit supported the invasion of Singapore in January 1942. More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £14.99 | ||
Print Scale - PSL72475 - 1:72 | Lockheed U-2/TR-1 1. Lockheed U-2R s/n 68-10331,of the 6th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, based at Osan Air Base, South Korea. 2. Lockheed TR-1A, s/n 80-0182 Note Bulldog insignia carried on fin. 3. Lockheed U-2R, s/n 68-10338, possibly serving with the 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing. Beale AFB. 4. Lockheed TR-1B, s/n 80-1091. The Q-bay was occupied by the second cockpit on this variant. Earlier TR-1B'swere white overall. 5. Lockheed U-2A, NACA-320. This is actually the prototype, as it appeared in February, 1957. The purpose of the NACA, (later to become NASA),markings was purely a cover-up exercise. The aircraft is shown as it appeared in the first officially released photograph of the U-2. 6. Lockheed U-2A, NASA 55741. 7. Lockheed TR-1A, c/n 80-01074. 8. Lockheed U-2R Senior Span, 68-10338. 9. Lockhed TR-1A , 80-01099. 10. Lockheed TR-1A , 80-01084. More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £19.99 | ||
Print Scale - PSL72501 - 1:72 | French Sopwith 1½ Strutter 1. Sopwith B1, number 185 of Escadrille Sop 107, which operated as part of Groupe d'Bombardmet 3 (Gb3) from June 1917 until re-equipping with Breguet 14s in late 1917. At a time and in circumstances unknown to the artist, this aircraft was captured dy the Germans. The unit lnsignia was based on the Egyptian goddess Buto. 2. Sopwith A2, 4189 of Escadrille Sop 5, which flew this type from September 1917 until re-equipping with Salmson 2s in July 1918, and was assigned to the 6 emo CA. (other sources say 33 eme CA) 3. Sopwith A2, 309 of Escadrille Sop 111, which operated as part of Groupe d'Bombardment 1(GB1). It received both single seat and two-seater versions in March 1917 and re-equipping with Breguet 14s in October. 4. Sopwith A2, number unknown of Escadrille Sop 24. This aircraft has a top wing Lewis gun and a To4 gun ring which was a French adaption of the British scarff ring. This unit replaced its Farman F4Os in mid - 1917 and re-equipped with Salmson 2s in March 1918. 5. Sopwith A2, number unknown of Escadrille 504. 6. The French-built Sopwith 1.A2 served in early March 1918 with Escadrille Sop. 24 in Toul. Some Strutters of this unit also carried a third Lewis machine gun above the upper mounting surface. It is possible that this aircraft also carried the armament of three machine guns at some period of its service. The unit was re-equipped with Salmson 2.A2 aircraft on March 14, 1918, and the unit designation was then changed to Sal. 24. The machine is completely in the color of the material with colored accessories. 7. Sopwith A2, number unknown of Escadrille Sop 36. This unit flew Sopwiths from July 1917 until June 1918, when it re-equipped with Spad 11/16s. During this period (Nov 1917 to April 1918). it saw service in Italy and was assigned to DAL. 8. Sopwith B.1 number unknown of Escadrille Sop 66 which was part of Groupe d'Bombardment 1 (Gb1). This unit exchanged its Caudron G4s for both single-seater and two-seater Sopwiths in March/April 1917, re-equipping with Breguet 14s in late 1917. The unit insignia was based on the Egyptian goddess Nekhbet. 9. Sopwith A2. number 2510 of Escadrille Sop222. This aircraft was fitted with a Lewis on the top wing. Sop 222 was assigned to the 10c Aimes and re-equipped with Breguet 14s in May 1918. 10. Sopwith 1 B2 Strutter, according to the insignia on the fuselage belonging to Escadrille Sop 29. Unfortunately without any other data. The Escadrille took over the Sopwith aircraft in January 1917 and flew them for practically the whole year. She mainly carried out depth raids in Alsace-Lorraine. More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £15.99 | ||
Phoenix Scale Publications - R2RRED01 - No Scale | F-16 Fighting Falcon US Part 1 US Versions by Andy Evans Real To Replicas Red series Number 1 The Real to Replica book series presents, as the title suggests, a publication that has both historic references, aircraft details, colour artwork and modelling projects on a particular aviation subject. Titles will include subjects from World War I through to present day and written by renown authors. F-16 Fighting Falcon Part 1: US VERSIONS by Andy Evans The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a single-engine multirole fighter aircraft originally developed by General Dynamics for the United States Air Force. Designed as an air superiority day fighter, it has evolved into a highly successful all-weather multirole aircraft, and over 4,600 aircraft have been built since production was approved in 1976. Although no longer being purchased by the USAF, improved variants continue to be built for export customers, up to and including the latest F-16V 'Viper' version. The Fighting Falcon's key features include a frameless bubble canopy for better visibility, side-mounted control stick to ease control while manouvering, an ejection seat reclined thirty-degrees from vertical to reduce the effect of g-forces on the pilot, and the first use of the relaxed static stability/fly-by-wire flight control system, that helps to make it an agile aircraft. The F-16 has an internal M61 Vulcan cannon and eleven locations for mounting weapons and other mission equipment and can carry fuselage mounted conformal fuel tanks and a variety of targeting pods and ECM equipment. The F-16's official name is 'Fighting Falcon', but 'Viper' is most commonly used by its pilots and crews, due to a perceived resemblance to a viper snake as well as the 'Colonial Viper' starfighter on the TV show Battlestar Galactica which aired at the time the F-16 entered service. In addition to active duty in the US Air Force, Air Force Reserve Command, and Air National Guard units, the aircraft is also used by the 'Thunderbirds' aerial demonstration team, and as an adversary/aggressor aircraft by the United States Navy. The F-16 has also been procured to serve in the air forces of over twenty-five other nations. The initial production-standard F-16A flew for the first time on 7 August 1978 and its delivery was accepted by the USAF on 6 January 1979, entering USAF operational service with the 34th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 388th Tactical Fighter Wing at Hill AFB in Utah on 1 October 1980. The US Air Force, including the Air Force Reserve and the Air National Guard, flew the F-16 in combat during Operation 'Desert Storm' in 1991 and in the Balkans later in the 1990s. F-16s also patrolled the no-fly zones in Iraq during Operations 'Northern Watch' and 'Southern Watch' and served during the wars in Afghanistan (Operation 'Enduring Freedom') and Iraq (Operation 'Iraqi Freedom') from 2001 and 2003 respectively and Air Force F-16s took part in the intervention in Libya. In this book, Part 1 of the F-16 story, we will look at the origins of the F-16 and its service with the US Air Force and US Navy, as well as the different variants, proposed versions, test platforms and sub-types of the aircraft. Part 2 of the F-16 story will look at the International Versions and their operators and both will include colour artwork and how to model the F-16 in popular scales. [General-Dynamics Lockheed-Martin] More | Aircraft books | Limited Availability | £24.99 | ||
Rising Decals - RD72077 - 1:72 | Japanese Early Birds Part II (10 x camouflage schemes) Nakajima-Nieuport 83 E.2 c/n 504 (trainer version of Nieuport 10) "J-TIZE", registred to J. Aoshima, about mid-1920s Avro 504L c/n 424 "J-TOWC", registred to E. Munesato of First Aeroplane School, about mid-1920s Avro 504S "R-613", Kasimugaura Kokutai, about mid-1920s Hansa Type (Hansa-Brandenberg W.29) "J-BAFI", registred to Nihon Koku Yuso Kaisha (Japan Air Transport Research Association), late 1920s Hansa Type (Hansa W.29) "Ka-189", Kasimugaura Kokutai, late 1920s Nieuport IV used a taxiing aircraft with clipped wings for primary training Nieuport NG (Japanese army version of Nieuport IV), Japanese attack on Tsingtao, China, 31 October - 7 November 1914 Soptwith Pup c/n 534 (Loire et Olivier built Pup) "J-TALO", unknown owner, about mid-1920s Soptwith Pup c/n 536 "J-TITY", registred to T. Aiba at Nippon Flying School, about mid -1920s Soptwith Pup tested on the flying-off platform on the battleship Yamashiro, early 1920s More | Aircraft decals (military) | Limited Availability | £11.30 | ||
Rising Decals - RD72080 - 1:72 | Donated Birds Pt.IV - Japanese Army Aircraft with Patriotism Inscriptions "Aikoku" Includes decals for 9 aircraft: Nakajima Ki-27, Aikoku 397 (Nagoya Shibuya Ward Citizens/Hiroyuki Electric Co., Ltd), Akeno Rikugun Hiko Gakko, Mie Prefecture, Japan Nakajima Ki-27, Aikoku 645 (Zenitaka), Akeno Rikugun Hiko Gakko, Mie Prefecture, Japan Mitsubishi Ki-51, Aikoku 569 (Kyushu Cpnfectionery), Hiko Dai 44 Sentai, China Area, 1943 Mitsubishi Ki-51, Aikoku 727 (All Japan), Hokota Rikugun Hiko Gakko, Ibaragi Prefecture, Japan, September 1942 Nakajima Type 91, Aikoku 84 (Tamura), probably 5th Hiko Rentai (later 2nd Hiko Daitai and Hiko Dai 5 Sentai, Osaka, May 1933 Nakajima Type 91, Aikoku 3 (Obuse), 2nd Daitai of 1st Hiko Rentai (later Hiko Dai 1 Sentai), Osaka, March 1932 Nakajima Ki-43-I, s/n 388, Aikoku 1028 (Okamoto Industries), Akeno Rikugun Hiko Gakko, Mie Prefecture, Japan Nakajima Ki-43-II initial production version, Aikoku 2068 (Hokuriku Distribution), probably Hiko Dai 1 Sentai, September 1943 Nakajima Ki-43-II late type, Aikoku 3948 (Advance Resolutely No.1), Hiko Dai 77 Sentai, Singapore, Malaya, probably January 1944 More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £11.30 | ||
Guideline Publications - SAMIP01 - No Scale | Aircraft in Profile - British Classics Volume 1 Issue 1 . By Gary Hatcher Aircraft in Profile is a monthly section occupying the centre pages of Scale Aircraft Modelling magazine providing an initial 'first step' in researching an aircraft type, and is aimed at those readers who have had little previous interest in its subject, rather than those with expert knowledge. The section outlines the history and development of its chosen type providing a context for a modelling project, while the plans and drawings are designed to expand upon this and we hope we hope will be of use or interest to both modellers and aviation enthusiasts alike Volume one collects six 'Classic' British subjects following a number of requests to provide the material in book form. 72 pages More | Aircraft books | Catalogue | £11.99 | ||
Guideline Publications - SAMIP02 - No Scale | Aircraft in Profile US Navy and Air Force Vol 1 issue 2 Aircraft in Profile is a monthly section occupying the centre pages of Scale Aircraft Modelling magazine providing an initial 'first step' in researching an aircraft type, and is aimed at those readers who have had little previous interest in its subject, rather than those with expert knowledge. The section outlines the history and development of its chosen type providing a context for a modelling project, while the plans and drawings are designed to expand upon this and we hope we hope will be of use or interest to both modellers and aviation enthusiasts alike Issue two collects six US Navy and Air Force subjects following a number of requests to provide the material in book form. 72 pages More | Aircraft books | Catalogue | £11.99 | ||
Starfighter Decals - SFD72156 - 1:72 | NOTS Douglas Skyray F4D-1. Markings for one aircraft. This was one of the prototype F4D-1 updated to operational status. "747" was used with the NOTSNIK program as the launch platform. More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £4.99 | ||
Squadron Signal - SQS10238 - No Scale | Douglas A-20 HAVOC IN ACTION Doyle. The Douglas A-20 Havoc was a light bomber, attack, and intruder aircraft of World War II. Used by the American Army Air Forces, nearly one-third of the aircraft served with the Soviet military, while many other A-20s fought with the RAF. Taking its first operational shape on the eve of the outbreak of the war in Europe, the 7B prototype actually crashed with a French observer aboard, kicking off a scandal in still-isolationist America where military aircraft were not to be exported. U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt pressed for a change in that restrictive rule and the French, impressed by the plane's rugged dependability and maneuverability, proceeded to place orders for 100 of the aircraft, albeit with modifications that resulted in the DB-7 version. Even before shipments began in November 1939, Paris had increased its order by another 170 aircraft. Many of those, however, found their way into the British RAF, which flew them under the nickname Boston, after the fall of France in June 1940. The U.S. Army Air Corps issued its first contracts for the aircraft they called the A-20 and A-20A, in May 1939, these were only delivered during the months from late 1940 through much of 1941. A dozen A-20As had recently arrived in Pearl Harbor when the Japanese surprise attack destroyed two of them on the ground. Modifications of the design continued and it was after the U.S. entry into the war when the A-20C version, produced by Douglas and Boeing, first were accepted. Of the first 515 A-20Cs, 108 were retained by the U.S. Army Air Forces, while 407 were shipped off to the Soviet Union. Numerous versions of the aircraft followed. About half of the A-20G were sent to the Soviet Union, as were many of the A-20H. In fact the Soviet air forces had more A-20s than the USAAF. Illustrated with 192 vintage photographs and detailed line drawings. 80 pages. (now out of print so be quick!) More | Aircraft books | Catalogue | £14.99 | ||
Squadron Signal - SQS1201 - No Scale | Lockheed C-5 Galaxy (In Action Series)The C-5 Galaxy first made its appearance in March 1968 it has been given such varied nicknames as 'Fat Albert', 'Big MAC', 'White Elephant', and 'FRED'. Almost as long as a football field and as high as a six-story building, the C-5 Galaxy is one of the world's largest aircraft and the only aircraft that can transport nearly every type of U.S. Army combat equipment, including tanks and helicopters. It's front and rear cargo doors and 'kneeling' landing gear system enables fast and easy loading of bulky equipment, it's intercontinental range enables it to carry troops and material to any area in the world. Since the 1970s the Galaxy has been projecting power around the globe, taking part in dozens of major military and humanitarian operations. This reprint includes 6 all-new pages packed with color photos and additional information about the Galaxy. Illustrated with 158 photos, 8 color profiles and b/w line drawings; 64 pages More | Aircraft books | Limited Availability | £11.99 | ||
Syhart Decal - SY72102 - 1:72 | Mil Mi-24V Hind-E ''U.S. Coast Guard'' This Mi-24 was painted in U.S Coast Guard scheme to fulfill the role of an American Search and Rescue (SAR) helicopter in the Soviet film "Charged with Death" (Zarjazhennye smert'ju) , it appeared some time after filming during public days. In 1991, as the Soviet Union declined, relations with the United States improved. It is in this context that the film "Charged with Death" comes out in Russia. The scenario tells the story of traffickers hunted by the Soviet Navy, in collaboration with the US Coast Guard. If it happens that western aircrafts wear of the communist or middle-east block style schemes, such as the "Aggressors" of the Naval Fighter Weapons School (Top Gun) in the US Navy, or the US Air Force's "Aggressor Squadrons." It is much less common to see Soviet aircrafts in American colors, especially when it's a Mil Mi-24 (attack helicopter) which plays the role of a rescue helicopter. However, it should be noted that the decoration of the "U.S Coast Guard" type which has been applied to it respects the original scheme in the smallest detail, notably the faithful insignia of the U.S coast guards. The only breach would be the bands bordering the American star which are a little too long, this detail is obviously included in the decals. More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £5.99 | ||
Syhart Decal - SY72119 - 1:72 | Boeing EA-18G Growler A46-306 "100 Years 6 Squadron" RAAF - 2017. The No 6 Squadron of Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) was formed in 1917 in England as training unit during the world war I. The squadron re-raised during World war II as maritime patrol squadron. Then from 1948, become part of No 82 Wing, as bomber operational conversion unit, since that based on RAAF base Amberley in Queensland. Along it's history, the No 6 Squadron flown with following aircrafts : - Avro Lincoln (1948-1955), - Camberra (1955-1970), - F-4E Phantom II (1970-1972), - F-111C (1973-1993), and RF-111C (1979-1993) , - F-111G (1993-2010), - F/A-18F Super Hornet (2011-2016), then on 2017, the No 6 squadron was converted to electronic attack unit equipped with EA-18G Growler. The squadron achieved initial operating capability with Growler on 2019. For the Century of the No 6 Squadron on 2017, it's one of these brand new growlers, who received the special scheme, The A46-306 was painted with night blue spine and fins, with light blue marks, and orned with a large yellow boomrang tails, the insigna of the squadron since 100 years. The No 6 squadron is the sister-unit of No 1 squadron, sharing common history for decades, both based on Amberley, and flown the same aircrafts types. (see Syhart 120). More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £9.99 | ||
Syhart Decal - SY72120 - 1:72 | Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet A44-210 "100 Years 1 Squadron" RAAF - 2016. The No 1 Squadron of Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) was formed in 1916 at Point-Cook (Victoria) with no aircraft. It started the missions in Egypt, Palestine and Sinai during the World war I. The squadron re-raised during World war II as maritime patrol squadron. Then from 1948, become part of No 82 Wing, as heavy bomber unit, since that based on RAAF base Amberley in Queensland. Along it's history, the No 1 Squadron flown with following aircrafts : - Avro Lincoln (1948-1956), - Camberra (1956-1970), - F-4E Phantom II (1970-1973), - F-111C (1973-2009), then on 2010, the No 1 squadron was converted to F/A-18F Super Hornet. The squadron attained full operational capability with Super Hornet in end 2012. For the Century of the No 1 Squadron on 2016, it's one of these Super-Hornet, who received the special paint, The A44-210 tails was black painted with the yellow silhouettes of former aircrafts flown by the squadrons on inner sides, when the outer sides are orned with the insigna of the squadron No 1 since 100 years. The No 1 squadron is the sister-unit of No 6 squadron, sharing common history for decades, both based on Amberley, and flown the same aircrafts types. (see Syhart 119). More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £10.99 | ||
Syhart Decal - SY72907W - 1:72 | Includes most WHITE registrations and serials types used on French Air Force Fighters between 1995 et 2010. Note that the set include the older and newest registrations types (Squadrons numbers then Airbases numbering), Serials for differents aircraft types, and severals logos like "AMD_BA"(tm), "Dassault Aviation"(tm)... and others. Designed for and can be used on following aircraft : Dassault-Dornier Alpha Jet, Sepecat Jaguar A, Jaguar E, Dassault-Mirage F.1B, Mirage F.1C, Mirage F.1CR, Mirage F.1CT, Mirage 2000B, Mirage 2000C, Mirage 2000D, Mirage 2000N, Mirage 2000-5F, Rafale B, Rafale C... but it's also suitable for severals others aircraft. More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £5.99 | ||
Ventura - VA72104 - 1:72 | British Prototypes. Supermarine Spitfire, Hawker Hurricane, Typhoon, Tornado, Tempest, Sea Fury. Roundels included for Spitfire and Hurricane. This is a 1/72nd scale model decal sheet with eight options. - Spitfire Prototype, with a temporary number, at the RAF Pageant, Hendon, June 1936. - Hawker Tempest Mk.V, HM595, September 1942. - Hawker Hurricane prototype, with smaller 27 inch fuselage roundels. - First Hawker Fury prototype, NX798, flew in September 1944. - Hawker Fury prototype LA610, October 1944. - Hawker Typhoon R8694, with a Napier annular radiator. - The third Hawker Tornado HG641, October 1941. - Hawker Tempest Mk.I, HM599, September 1942. More | Aircraft decals (military) | Future Releases | £9.00 | ||
Valiant Wings Publishing - VWP2932115 - No Scale | AM-15 The Grumman F6F Hellcat - A Complete Guide To The Famous American Naval Fighter. Valiant Wings Publishing is pleased to announce that our next title in the well-established Airframe & Miniature series will be The Grumman F6F Hellcat - A Complete Guide To The Famous American Naval Fighter by Richard A. Franks. The Hellcat is a very popular aircraft modelling subject and our latest book will go some way towards unpicking the bewildering choices of variants and schemes that apply to the type This fifteenth book in our much-acclaimed series will contain at least 224 pages packed with vital information that no active modeller and Hellcat enthusiast should be without. It will contain: 40+ pages of technical information 20+ pages of walk-around images and technical diagrams 5+ pages of camouflage and markings 25+ pages of model builds and modelling information 200+ photographs including wartime images Colour side views and four-views by Richard J. Caruana 3D isometric views of all variants by Wojciech Sankowski Specially commissioned extensive full kit builds in four scales by Libor Jekl, Steve A. Evans & John 'Tigger' Wilkes Specially commissioned front cover artwork by Arkadiusz Wrobel Bonus set of 1/48 scale plans More | Aircraft books | Catalogue | £22.95 | ||
Valiant Wings Publishing - VWPAA-01 - No Scale | AA-01 Second Edition! The Heinkel He-219 'Uhu'. A Detailed Guide to the Luftwaffe's Ultimate Nightfighter by Richard A. Franks Valiant Wings Publishing's returns to where the Airframe Album range started back in 2012 with a second, much expanded edition of the very first title in the series, The Heinkel He-219A Detailed Guide to The Luftwaffe's Ultimate Nightfighter by Richard A. Franks The He 219 is a very popular aircraft modelling subject, confirmed by the fact that we had to reprint our first edition twice after our first run sold out in under two months. Much has changed regarding available knowledge and references concerning the type so it seems right to re-introduce this title in expanded and revised format. The modelling map of the He 219 has also changed considerably over the past nine years so this title will be a new book partly-rewritten, and expanded from the first edition to contain at least 128 pages packed with vital information that no active modeller and Luftwaffe enthusiast should be without. It will contain: 40+ pages of technical information 20+ pages of walk-around images and technical diagrams 10+ pages of camouflage and markings 25+ pages of model builds and updated modelling information 150+ photographs including wartime images Colour side views and four-views by Richard J. Caruana 3D isometric views of all variants by Jacek Jackiewicz & Juraj Jankovic Specially commissioned extensive full kit builds by Libor Jekl & Steve A. Evans New specially commissioned front cover artwork by Jerry Boucher ISBN: 978-1-912932-18-4 Increased to 144 page!. Contents will include extra walkaround pictures, new and redrawn 3D isometric images as well as two kit builds, plus other information that has come to light-essentially a new book. More | Aircraft books | Catalogue | £19.95 | ||
Valiant Wings Publishing - VWPAA-04 - No Scale | AA-04 The Westland Whirlwind Airframe Album No 4 A Detailed Guide to The RAF's Twin-engine Fighter by Richard A. Franks (Second Edition) This second edition is perfectly timed for the release of the new 1/32 scale Special Hobby kit Contents will include all the elements listed plus: A wealth of historical and modern photographs Detailed study of the structure, equipment and armament used Isometric views by Wojciech Sankowski of all prototype and production airframes Colour profiles and camouflage detail by Richard J. Caruana 96 pages in total Updated lists of all Whirlwind kits, accessories and decals produced in all scales Specially commissioned build of the new Special Hobby Hobby (1/32) kit by Steve Evans Bonus 1/48 scale plans as part of the text pages Airframe Album No 4 - The Westland Whirlwind - A Detailed Guide to The RAF's Twin-engine Fighter by Richard A. Franks Publication is scheduled for early August 2021. ISBN is 978-1-912932-22-1 More | Aircraft books | Catalogue | £19.95 | ||
Valiant Wings Publishing - VWPAM-16 - No Scale | AM-16 The Hawker Hurricane - A Complete Guide To The Famous Fighter by Richard A. Franks. This will be the sixtieth book published in our ten year history. The Hurricane is a very popular aircraft modelling subject and our latest book will go some way towards unpicking the bewildering choices of variants and schemes that apply to the type. This sixteenth book in our much-acclaimed series will contain at least 240 pages packed with vital information that no active modeller and Hurricane enthusiast should be without. It will contain: 40+ pages of technical information 20+ pages of walk-around images and technical diagrams 5+ pages of camouflage and markings 25+ pages of model builds and modelling information 200+ photographs including wartime images Colour side views and four-views by Richard J. Caruana 3D isometric views of all variants by Juraj Jankovic Specially commissioned extensive full kit builds by Libor Jekl & Steve A. Evans Specially commissioned front cover artwork by Jerry Boucher Bonus set of 1/48 scale plans More | Aircraft books (on modelling aircraft) | Catalogue | £24.95 | ||
Valiant Wings Publishing - VWPAM-17 - No Scale | AM-17 The Messerschmitt Bf-110 - A Complete Guide To The Luftwaffe's Famous Zerstorer Valiant Wings Publishing is pleased to announce that our next title in the well-established Airframe & Miniature series will be The Messerschmitt Bf-110 - A Complete Guide To The Luftwaffe's Famous Zerstorer by Richard A Franks. The Bf-110 has become very popular aircraft modelling subject in recent years and our latest book will go some way towards unpicking the bewildering choices of variants and schemes that apply to the type. This seventeenth book in our much-acclaimed series will contain 256 pages packed with vital information that no active modeller and Luftwaffe enthusiast should be without. It will contain: 60+ pages of technical information 60+ pages of walk-around images and technical diagrams 8+ pages of camouflage and markings 25+ pages of model builds and modelling information 200+ photographs including wartime images Colour side views and four-views by Richard J. Caruana 3D isometric views of all variants by Wojciech Sankowski and Juraj Jankovic Specially commissioned extensive full kit builds by Libor Jekl & Steve A. Evans Specially commissioned front cover artwork by Jerry Boucher Bonus set of 1/48 scale plans The Messerschmitt Bf-110 - A Complete Guide To The Luftwaffe's Famous Zerstorer by Richard A Franks More | Aircraft books (on modelling aircraft) | Catalogue | £24.95 | ||
Valiant Wings Publishing - VWPAM-18 - No Scale | AM-18 - The North-American P-51D/K Mustang (inc. the P-51H & XP-51F, P-51G & P-51J) - A Complete Guide to the Cadillac of the Skies By Richard A. Franks The P-51 Mustang is one of the most popular aircraft modelling subjects around. Our latest book will go some way towards unpicking the different variants and colourful schemes that apply to the type. This eighteenth book in our much-acclaimed series. AM18 has now been expanded to 272 pages plus covers and plans section in order to accommodate extra material. Packed with vital information that no active modeller and USAAF enthusiast should be without. It will contain: 60+ pages of technical information 60+ pages of walk-around images and technical diagrams 8+ pages of camouflage and markings 25+ pages of model builds and modelling information 200+ photographs including wartime images Colour side views and four-views by Richard J. Caruana 3D isometric views of all variants by Wojciech Sankowski Specially commissioned extensive full kit builds by Libor Jekl & Steve A. Evans Specially commissioned front cover artwork by Jerry Boucher Bonus set of 1/48 scale plans More | Aircraft books (on modelling aircraft) | Catalogue | £24.95 | ||
Valiant Wings Publishing - VWPAM-19 - No Scale | AM-19 - The Lockheed P-38 Lightning (inc. F-4 & F-5 versions) - A Complete Guide to the 'Fork-tailed Devil' by Richard A. Franks. The P-38 Lightning is a popular aircraft type with modellers and has recently been the subject of several new toolings in all scales. Our latest book will go some way towards unpicking the different variants and colourful schemes that apply to the type. This nineteenth book in our much-acclaimed series will contain at least 240 pages packed with vital information that no active modeller and USAAF enthusiast should be without. 60+ pages of technical information 60+ pages of walk-around images and technical diagrams 8+ pages of camouflage and markings 25+ pages of model builds and modelling information 200+ photographs including wartime images Colour side views and four-views by Richard J. Caruana 3D isometric views of all variants by Wojciech Sankowski Three specially commissioned extensive full kit builds in two scales by Steve A. Evans Specially commissioned front cover artwork by Jerry Boucher Bonus set of 1/48 scale plans [P-38F/G P-38J P-38L] More | Aircraft books (on modelling aircraft) | Limited Availability | £25.95 | ||
Valiant Wings Publishing - VWPAM-20 - No Scale | AM-20: The Avro Lancaster (including the Manchester) Part 1 - Wartime Service - A Complete Guide to the RAF's Legendary Heavy Bomber by Richard A. Franks This covers the Avro Manchester and Lancaster B Mks I, II, III & VI in RAF (inc. RCAF/RAAF) service in WWII The Avro Lancaster Part 2 will cover postwar variants, use by foreign air forces, civilian types, both Lancaster and Lancastrian, and trials and test-bed machines. This volume will published later this year. Full details of its contents will be announced in due course. The Lancaster has been a popular aircraft type with modellers and has recently been the subject of several new toolings in all scales, especially in 1/32nd and 1/48th. Our latest book will go some way towards unpicking the different variants and detail differences that apply to the type. It will contain at least 272 pages packed with vital information that no active modeller and RAF Bomber Command enthusiast should be without. They each contain: 60+ pages of technical information 60+ pages of walk-around images and technical diagrams 8+ pages of camouflage and markings 25+ pages of model builds and modelling information 200+ photographs including wartime images Colour side views and four-views by Richard J. Caruana 3D isometric views of all variants by Juraj Jankovic Specially commissioned extensive full kit builds by Steve A. Evans Specially commissioned front cover artwork by Jerry Boucher Bonus set of scale plans [B.I/III B.III] More | Aircraft books (on modelling aircraft) | Catalogue | £28.95 | ||
Valiant Wings Publishing - VWPAM-21 - No Scale | AM-21: The Avro Lancaster (including the Lancastrian) Part 2 " Post War Service - A Complete Guide to the RAF's Legendary Heavy Bomber by Richard A. Franks The Avro Lancaster Part 2 will cover postwar variants, use by foreign air forces, civilian types, both Lancaster and Lancastrian, and trials and test-bed machines. The Lancaster has been a popular aircraft type with modellers and has recently been the subject of several new toolings in all scales, especially in 1/32nd and 1/48th. Our latest book will go some way towards unpicking the different variants and detail differences that apply to the type. It will contain at least 272 pages packed with vital information that no active modeller and Lancaster enthusiast should be without. They each contain: 60+ pages of technical information 60+ pages of walk-around images and technical diagrams 8+ pages of camouflage and markings 25+ pages of model builds and modelling information 200+ photographs including wartime images Colour side views and four-views by Richard J. Caruana 3D isometric views of all variants by Juraj Jankovic Specially commissioned extensive full kit build by John 'Tigger' Wilkes Specially commissioned front cover artwork by Jerry Boucher Bonus set of scale plans More | Aircraft books (on modelling aircraft) | Catalogue | £28.95 | ||
Valiant Wings Publishing - VWPAM-22 - No Scale | AM-22 The Grumman F4F Wildcat (Inc. GM FM-1 & FM-2) - A Complete Guide to Grumman 's First 'Cat' by Richard A. Franks. The Wildcat has been a popular aircraft type with modellers and has recently been the subject of several new toolings in all scales, especially in 1/72nd and 1/48th. Our latest book will go some way towards unpicking the different variants and detail differences that apply to the type. This twenty-second book in our much-acclaimed series will contain at least 208-pages packed with vital information that no active modeller and Wildcat enthusiast should be without. It will contain: 80+ pages of technical information 60+ pages of walk-around images and technical diagrams 20+ pages of camouflage and markings 25+ pages of model builds and modelling information 200+ photographs including wartime images Colour side views by Richard J. Caruana 3D isometric views of all variants by Juraj Jankovic Specially commissioned extensive full kit builds by Steve A. Evans and Libor Jekl Specially commissioned front cover artwork by Jerry Boucher Bonus set of scale plans Publication is scheduled for the end of October 2023 [F4F-1 [F4F-2 [F4F-3 [F4F-4 [F4F-5]. More | Aircraft books (on modelling aircraft) | Catalogue | £26.95 | ||
Valiant Wings Publishing - VWPAM-23 - No Scale | AM-23 The Junkers Ju-88 Part 1: V1 to A-17 plus B-series-A Complete Guide to the Luftwaffe's Legendary Twin by Richard A. Franks. The Junkers Ju 88 has become a very popular aircraft modelling subject in recent years and our latest book will go some way towards unpicking the bewildering choice of variants and schemes that apply to the type. This twenty-third book in our much-acclaimed series contains over 264 pages packed with vital information that no active modeller and Luftwaffe enthusiast should be without. The Junkers Ju 88 Part 1 contains: - 40+ pages of technical information - 60+ pages of walk-around images and technical diagrams - 35+ pages of camouflage and markings - 25+ pages of model builds and modelling information - 200+ photographs including wartime images - Colour side views and stencil diagram by Richard J. Caruana - 3D isometric views of all Ju 88A and B-series variants by Wojciech Sankowski - Specially commissioned extensive full kit builds by Steve A. Evans and specially commissioned front cover artwork by Jerry Boucher - Set of 1/48 scale plans ISBN: 978-1-912932-30-6. Airframe & Miniature No.23 More | Aircraft books (on modelling aircraft) | Catalogue | £28.95 | ||
Valiant Wings Publishing - VWPAM-24 - No Scale | Airframe & Miniature No 24-The Junkers Ju-88 Pt 2- Ju-88C to the T-series" A Complete Guide to the Luftwaffe's Legendary Twin by Richard A. Franks The Junkers Ju 88 has become a very popular aircraft modelling subject in recent years and our latest book will go some way towards unpicking the bewildering choices of variants and schemes that apply to the type. This twenty-fourth book in our much-acclaimed series will contain at least 256 pages packed with vital information that no active modeller and Luftwaffe enthusiast should be without. The Junkers Ju 88 Part 2 contains: 40+ pages of technical information 60+ pages of walk-around images and technical diagrams 35+ pages of camouflage and markings 25+ pages of model builds and modelling information 200+ photographs including wartime images Colour side views & stencil diagram by Richard J. Caruana 3D isometric views of all Ju 88C to T variants by Wojciech Sankowski Specially commissioned extensive full kit builds by Libor Jekl and Steve A. Evans Specially commissioned front cover artwork by Jerry Boucher Set of scale plans ISBN: 978-1-912932-31-2 Publication end July/ early August More | Aircraft books (on modelling aircraft) | Future Releases | £28.95 | ||
Warpaint Series - WPAV01 - No Scale | Warpaint Aviation #1 - Fall of Iron Edited by Gary Hatcher & Chris Meddings. Fall of Iron is the first in a series of compendium volumes covering military aircraft with a focus on some of the less well-covered subjects. The series is designed to offer a brief one-stop historical reference combined with colour artwork and is aimed primarily scale modellers but offers plenty for the general aviation enthusiast too. This first volume looks at some of the twin-engined medium bombers of World War Two and includes a selection of profiles written by Richard Mason, as well as a ground-breaking piece of research on the early B-25 Mitchell by Brian Derbyshire that offers an incisive look into the business of wartime mass-production and the vast number of changes to the ensuing airframes brought about as a result of ongoing combat experience. Other aircraft covered include the rarely discussed Tupolev SB-2, the Mitsubishi G4M Betty, Bristol Blenheim, Savoia-Marchetti SM.79, Petylyakov Pe-2 and the Handley Page Hampden. Many of these aircraft have been overlooked as 'also-rans' by history and the scale modelling community but an examination of similar types designed for similar roles from various Axis and Allied air forces demonstrates just how much aircraft development kept pace during the conflict, and how despite their clear external differences aircraft designers all over the World were drawing the same conclusions as a result of experience gained in a shooting war. Comprehensive enough to inform but concise enough to be useful, Fall of Iron presents a picture of Wartime bomber development that will help the reader understand the essential role these unsung machines played and the sometimes remarkable use that was made of them. This books is 92 pages More | Aircraft books | Catalogue | £18.00 | ||
Warpaint Series - WPP01 - No Scale | Warpaint Profile & Line Drawings no 1 - American Aircraft of WWII. 100 pages Perfect bound New from Guideline Licensed Publications is this innovative collection of artworks and scale drawings culled from the famous Warpaint series and collected in a single volume presenting eight iconic US military aircraft types from the Second World War Warpaint has grown into one of the most authoritative and comprehensive encyclopaedias of military aviation in print today. Compiled by artist Jan Polc this latest series gathers together the colour profiles and line drawings from selected volumes with a common theme, and presents the reader interested more in camouflage and markings than the history and development of the aircraft with a wide selection of choices upon which to base a modelling project. With a minimal text by way of introduction the book offers a collection of top quality profile art covering the Curtiss P-40, Grumman F6F Hellcat, Vought F4U Corsair, Douglas A-20 Havoc, Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Martin B-26 Marauder, North-American B-25 Mitchell and Consolidated B-24 Liberator. With this first volume Guideline introduce an ongoing series that promises to inspire and inform as well as offering a great introduction to those not already familiar with the original Warpaints More | Aircraft books | Catalogue | £18.00 | ||
Warpaint Series - WPS01 - No Scale | Bristol Beaufighter AUTHOR: Jackson/Foster FORMAT: 26pp col/Bw/dwgs 297x210 Pb Designed with both the aircraft enthusiast and the modeller in mind, this series offers a comprehensive and accurate account of a single aircraft type within each issue. Drawings provided in both colour side and plan view with 1:72 scale plans, kit decal and accessory lists, squadrons, units and individual aircraft serials in codes, etc. [Mk.X Mk.21 Mk.I Mk.IC Mk.IF Mk.II Mk.IIF Mk.V Mk.VI Mk.VI/X Mk.VIF/C Mk.XXI NF.I/F6C/TF.10 TF.X TT.X] More | Aircraft books | Catalogue | £13.00 | ||
Warpaint Series - WPS10 - No Scale | Vickers Wellington AUTHOR: Hall, A FORMAT: 30pp col/Bw/dwgs 297x210 Pb Designed with both the aircraft enthusiast and the modeller in mind, this series offers a comprehensive and accurate account of a single aircraft type within each issue. Drawings provided in both colour side and plan view with 1:72 scale plans, kit decal and accessory lists, squadrons, units and individual aircraft serials in codes, etc. The Vickers Wellington was one of those aircraft that seemed to go on for ever. In spite of the glamour and publicity gained by the Lancaster & Halifax, Wellingtons flew operationally for much longer during World War 2 and were still in side spread use for some considerable time afterwards as a trainer aircraft both for pilots and multi-engine aircraft and as crew trainers. (Mk.IC Mk.II Mk.III Mk.IV Mk.VIII Mk.X Mk.XIV] More | Aircraft books | Catalogue | £13.00 | ||
Warpaint Series - WPS100 - No Scale | Republic F-84F Thunderstreak and RF-84F Thunderflash. Fraught with engine and aerodynamic teething problems that resulted in its missing the Korean War for which it was intended, the F-84F Thunderstreak, initially seen as languishing in the shadow of the more well-known and proven F-86 Sabre, matured to become a formidable fighter-bomber that served not only with the USAF's Tactical and Strategic Air Commands, but also with numerous European air forces for many of which it also offered the first experience in swept wing jet fighter operation. It provided a much-needed deterrent during the critical early years of the Cold War and the 1960s, especially with NATO air forces, where it normally replaced its straight-wing predecessor, the F-84 Thunderjet. No fewer than 2,711 examples of the Thunderstreak were built, so that for a time it was the fighter most in widespread use in Europe, becoming the backbone of the Alliance's combat element. In contrast, its service with the USAF was rather short-lived when newer fighters such as the F-100 Super Sabre and F-4 Phantom with superior and supersonic performance supplanted it in service. However, with the outbreak of the Vietnam War, when these modern fighters and the USAF's other more valuable combat aircraft were deployed to Southeast Asia, the USAF recalled the Thunderstreak for another spell of frontline service in defence of mainland United States. It was only the French who used it in anger when it carried out strikes on Egyptian targets during the Suez Crisis of 1956. Sharing the Thunderstreak's main characteristics including its vices and virtues, its offshoot, the RF-84F Thunderflash, was considered to be the best photo-reconnaissance fighter of its time, capable of carrying six cameras in its abundant nose in 15 different combinations. The Thunderflash, too, was exported to most of NATO's air forces, as well as to the Republic of China Air Force where it carried out routine overflights over mainland Communist China in a hostile environment. The French, too, used it in a firing war, again in Suez, while the Turkish Air Force similarly employed it during its brief war with Greece in 1974. Again, the advent of such types as the RF-101 recce Voodoo and the RF-4C Phantom replaced it in USAF service, while the F-104 was the type that most replaced it in NATO air arms. But both the Thunderstreak and Thunderflash remained in service for a long period in some of the European air forces, the last Thunderflash being retired from the Greek Air Force in 1991. This latest Warpaint title gives an account of these two types' service, with detailed lists of serials, squadron service, production and variants in 80 pages of text accompanied by no fewer than 190 colour and B&W photos, eight pages of colour artwork by and foldout scale drawings, describing the development and operational career of these remarkable aircraft. This book is written by Charles Stafrace and is superbly illustrated by Richard J.Caruana. More | Aircraft books | Catalogue | £20.00 | ||
Warpaint Series - WPS101 - No Scale | de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth by Adrian M. Balch The de Havilland Tiger Moth must rank amongst the most well-known aircraft of all time, with 8, 868 built in the UK and abroad, serving with around 40 air arms worldwide and training thousands of pilots from the 1930s throughout WWII to the early 1970s, when the last of the Fleet Air Arm Tiger Moths was retired. Even today, in civilian hands, some 250 are still flying around the world and are still seen in numbers at air shows in the UK and abroad. Now with the recent release of good plastic kits in all the popular scales and numerous after-market decal sheets, it is timely that this comprehensive Tiger Moth book is brought to you as an invaluable reference for your shelves. Author Adrian Balch takes you through the type's history, with notes on each air arm's operations, and over 90 rare, top quality colour photos illustrate some of the many colourful schemes, both military and civil. Also there are detailed close-ups of the salient features and various modifications made to the type. Renowned artist Richard Caruana enhances the book with more of his superb authentic colourful profiles, making this a must have book for the modeller, whether your interest is civil or military. [DH.82A DH.82B] More | Aircraft books | Catalogue | £16.00 | ||
Warpaint Series - WPS102 - No Scale | Convair (Consolidated Vultee) B-36 'Peacemaker' Conceived when the Americans thought that the stuttering British candle would be snuffed out by Germany, the Consolidated Vultee, Convair, B-36 was intended to take the air war to Europe from the Continental USA. Fortunately Britain hung on and caused the cancellation of the invasion due to the stalwart efforts of the RAF during the Battle of Britain. As global war developed the B-36 programme was put on the back burner as other needs were more pressing. Eventually the B-36 would resume this time as a high altitude long range nuclear delivery platform. Numerous versions entered service with USAF covering both the bombing and reconnaissance versions, both undertaking overseas deployments in support of their intended missions. Continued production of the B-36 caused a great rift with the U.S. Navy whose first super carrier was cancelled to pay for more B-36's that the Admirals regarded as redundant. It would be the emergence of the reliable turbojet engine that would spell the end of the B-36 as a front line aircraft as both the Boeing B-47 and B-52 bombers would quickly see the types demise. Outside the needs of Strategic Air Command there were other uses for the B-36 airframe, one would be used to transport a B-58 Hustler fuselage/ wing assembly for structural testing, another would become the NB-36 and carried a working nuclear reactor aboard whilst the final throw of the dice saw the type developed into the YB-60 eight engined bomber in competition with the B-52. The basic design threw up one more off shoot, the XC-99 transport that saw a new fuselage married to the original wings and fittings plus the original tail feathers, as a unique one off the XC-99 survives in preservation. This book is written by Kev Darling and is superbly illustrated by Richard J.Caruana. More | Aircraft books | Catalogue | £16.00 | ||
Warpaint Series - WPS104 - No Scale | General-Dynamics F-111 Aardvark and EF-111A Raven General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark & EF-111A Raven - By Charles Stafrace Controversy and competency is the best way to describe the first variable geometry combat aircraft to enter operational service anywhere in the world. This was the F-111 Aardvark, the typical Cold War 'below the radar' strike bomber. It was born in one of the most politically-motivated and incompetent procurement processes ever, and experienced a troublesome gestation period with spiralling costs in development and production, and an unimpressive first deployment to Vietnam in 1967. Yet, all this was forgotten when the F-111 matured and proved itself to become a devastating weapon and a formidable penetration strike aircraft in its second tour in Southeast Asia in 1972-73, helping to prove that its sophisticated attack and terrain-following radar systems enabled the delivery of a large number of ordnance with unerring accuracy at ultra-low level in a hostile environment. Thus equipped, the F-111's long-range all weather missions on targets in Libya in 1986 and in the Gulf War of 1991 confirmed that the Aardvark had become the spearhead of Tactical Air Command and USAFE, and for many years represented the cutting edge of NATO's deep strike forces. It is enough to say that during the Gulf War only two aircraft types were allowed to attack downtown Baghdad and avert collateral damage: the F-117 and the F-111. The longer-span FB-111 was developed with bombing avionics for undertaking the nuclear delivery role with Strategic Air Command, while later still a major re-do resulted in the EF-111A Raven in which were installed the most sophisticated and state-of-the-art electronic countermeasures and signals jamming systems available to assist in SEAD missions. The swing-wing F-111 was a familiar sight in Britain in the 1980s and early 1990s when it equipped two USAFE wings at Lakenheath and Upper Heyford, the latter base also hosting a squadron of EF-111As during part of the same period. The F-111 tactical strike fighter served with the RAAF as well, and was retired from service as recently as 2010. The F-111 was even ordered by the Royal Air Force in the late 1960s to replace the cancelled TSR.2 but was then itself cancelled at great expense amid nationwide controversy to which a whole chapter is dedicated in this publication. This new Warpaint title explains the F-111's development, service history, failures and successes, in all its versions with both USAF and RAAF, with full text, specification and squadron tables and more than 180 photos, most of which are in colour. This book is written by Charles Stafrace and is superbly illustrated by Richard J.Caruana. [EF-111A Raven F-111A F-111A/F-111B F-111C F-111C/G F-111D / F-111E F-111D/F F-111F F-111G] More | Aircraft books | Catalogue | £23.00 | ||
Warpaint Series - WPS105 - No Scale | Sopwith Pup by Matthew Willis (Hall Park Books Limited) By Matthew Willis The Sopwith Pup, as it is unofficially but universally known, was one of the first true British fighter aircraft, and one of the most significant of the First World War. It played a key part in maintaining control of the skies over the Western Front during and after the RFC's toughest period, Bloody April, 1917. Its superb flying qualities kept it competitive as ever-faster and more powerful opposition appeared, and it played an unglamorous but important role in the defence of the UK against zeppelin and heavy bomber attacks, and was fundamental to the development of ship-based aviation. With the very well-established categories of military aircraft that are familiar today, it is hard to comprehend the world in which the Pup was born, where these clear delineations did not exist. Certainly the idea of the fast, agile single-seat fighter was barely thought of when the Pup's outline was first chalked on the floor of the experimental workshop at Sopwith's Kingston-upon-Thames premises in 1915. The new aircraft was known as the 'Sparrow', was powered by a 50hp Gnome rotary. Test pilot Harry Hawker took the aircraft to Brooklands and amazed trainee RFC pilots by flying it under the bridge across the Byfleet Banking. It was fully aerobatic and capable of a speed just shy of 85mph despite the low engine power. It is unclear whether Sopwith intended the machine to form the basis of a military aircraft but in any event, its performance and handling, even on such low power, must have recommended it for that purpose. The 'Sparrow' therefore became the progenitor of the aircraft that would become the 'Pup'. It was around the time of the prototype's first appearance that the Pup seems to have gained its popular name. Brigadier-General SeftonBrancker, then the RFC's Director of Air Organisation, is reputed to have remarked, on seeing the prototype Scout beside its larger sibling at Brooklands, 'Your 1 Strutter has had a pup!' For all its value as a front line fighting aeroplane, the Pup had a potentially even greater impact on the development of naval aviation; in particular, the sometimes tortuous path of launching aircraft from, and returning them safely to, ships at sea. Moreover, the Pup became one of the more successful operational aircraft in this fledgling area of combat. This is the first WWI title in the series and includes all the usual Warpaint features historical text, modellers glossary, colour artwork by Richard Caruana and a three page colour walkaround by author Matthew Willis. More | Aircraft books | Catalogue | £14.00 | ||
Warpaint Series - WPS108 - No Scale | Martin Mariner & Martin SP-5B Marlin. The Glenn L Martin company would produce the most successful range of seaplanes to enter US service. The first off the blocks was the PBM Mariner that would see extensive service with the U.S. Navy in various roles including general patrol duties, anti-submarine work, rescue duties and strangely enough for a purported patrol aircraft, as a bomber. So impressed was the USN with the Mariner that they pressed Martin to develop an improved version. The result was the Marlin that entered service in the post-war period and supplemented its older sibling during the Korean War. The P5M Marlin's last active service was during the Vietnam War although it was soon replaced by land based patrol aircraft. Both types were used by non-American operators both in Latin America and Europe. Even the Royal Air Force operated the Mariner although its sojurn in RAF colours was brief, to say the least! This book is written by Kev Darling and is superbly illustrated by Richard J.Caruana. More | Aircraft books | Catalogue | £15.50 | ||
Warpaint Series - WPS112 - No Scale | Douglas A3D Skywarrior. by Charles Stafrace Never glamorous and not receiving the recognition showered on its deck mates, the shipboard Douglas A3D Skywarrior will be remembered by U.S. Navy fans and historians for many reasons, most of all because it figured prominently in the Cold War crises of the late 1950s and early 1960s, culminating in the Vietnam War that dragged on until the mid-1970s. The Skywarrior will also be remembered for its longevity, the first examples having shared deck space with FJ Furies aboard Second World War-vintage carriers in the 1950s, and the last examples mingling with F-14 Tomcats on nuclear-powered Nimitz Class carriers in 1987. However, this magnificent aircraft, affectionately known as the 'Whale', achieved fame in roles different from that for which it had been designed. After its strategic nuclear bomber role faded owing to changed U.S. Navy and Pentagon policies, the Skywarrior excelled in other roles entrusted to it such as aerial tanking and electronic jamming, electronic and photoreconnaissance, vital tasks which it carried out faithfully in the first line of battle for several years from 1965 onwards. Indeed, the RA-3B version was also used during the 1991 Operation Desert Storm. Some examples were converted into bombardier trainers and VIP staff transports, while others found their way to experimental establishments and aerospace companies as testbeds for various systems and weaponry until 2011, resulting in many strange nose shapes and radomes. The Skywarrior will be recorded, too, as being the heaviest jet aircraft to ever operate from any U.S. Navy aircraft carrier. It served with several types of squadrons - VAH, VAQ, VAK, VAP/VCP, VQ and VR. All versions and squadrons, both shipboard and land-based, are listed in this new Warpaint series by Guideline Publications, written by Charles Stafrace and illustrated by Richard J Caruana. Apart from the usual detailed text that describes each version and its operational service, several other tables are included in this profile, including production serials, versions lists, squadron use and Appendices giving detailed data on each Skywarrior cruise, specifications, and the 1962 type re-designation of U.S. Navy aircraft. No fewer than 200 B&W and colour photos, many of which are being published for the first time, illustrate the various versions of this versatile aircraft. More | Aircraft books | Catalogue | £19.00 | ||
Warpaint Series - WPS113 - No Scale | Panavia Tornado ADV by Des Brennan The Tornado F.3 spent just over twenty-three years in frontline operational service with the Royal Air Force compared to a similar period for air-defence Phantoms, and twenty-eight years for the Lightning. While every operational Tornado F.3 unit bar 25 Squadron had been operating one of those aircraft types before transitioning to the F.3 only 29 (as OCU) and 11 Squadrons along with 1435 Flight would move forward from Tornado onto the Eurofighter Typhoon. And of them only the latter transitioned directly without a break in service. Its entry-to-service was not, just like many other types before and since, particularly smooth especially with regard to its Foxhunter radar, however once the initial problems were resolved it went on to possess and deliver an outstanding BVR CAP capability. It was not and was never intended to be one of the 'dogfighters' it was often erroneously compared with, and through the design compromise with the IDS variants was undeniably more suited to a low/mid-level environment. Despite this and with the ever growing constraints on RAF budgets and concomitant growing demands on the Tornado F.3 throughout its service, the skills and dedication of its air and ground crews along with the expertise of the British aviation industry ensured that the aircraft more than excelled in all that was asked of it. Perhaps most tellingly the Tornado F.3/ADV was taken into combat by all three operators, with the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia over Iraq and by the United Kingdom and Italy over the Balkans. In both theatres the opposing regimes had proven records of manipulating propaganda and were forever alert to exploit any imagined weakness as some armchair Air Marshals would have had the F.3/ADV to be. Yet while all three operators faced threats from ground defences, on not one occasion did any hostile force attempt get close enough to expose itself to the real and present threat posed by the Tornado F.3 ADV. This book is written by Des Brennan and is superbly illustrated by Richard J.Caruana. More | Aircraft books | Catalogue | £16.00 | ||
Warpaint Series - WPS119 - No Scale | Grumman F9F Panther When the US Navy decided to enter the jet age it was no surprise that it turned to Grumman for its first carrier borne jet fighter bomber with a recon option. The first design produced by the company was a mighty beast, more akin to a bomber than a fighter. Unfortunately American jet engine development was concentrating mainly on the turbojet, a slow process as little was really known about manufacturing such a powerplant. Back to the drawing board and Grumman designed a small straight winged single engined machine that would be powered by a centrifugal engine. However, America was going through an 'American stuff only' period therefore an overseas powerplant was put of the question, or was it? The problem would be solved by having the Rolls Royce Nene license manufactured by Pratt & Whitney as the J42. As insurance the Allison J33 was selected to power one batch of aircraft although all were converted to the J42 later. The resulting aircraft would be designated the F9F Panther and would enter squadron service at a fairly steady pace although this quickened once the United States found itself embroiled in the Korean War. The Panther proved itself to be a tough bird although there was the odd mix 'n' match that resulted in a blue tailed fly! The remaining Panthers would finally leave USN service in the early 1960s. The only overseas operator of the type was Argentina who also used them as carrier aircraft. This book is written by Kev Darling and is superbly illustrated by Richard J. Caruana. More | Aircraft books | Catalogue | £15.00 | ||
Warpaint Series - WPS123 - No Scale | de Havilland (Canada) DHC-1 CHIPMUNK - by Adrian M Balch The Chipmunk is probably the most famous and well-known post-war piston-engined basic training aircraft after the Tiger Moth, for which it was designed as a replacement by de Havilland in Canada. It first flew on 22 May 1946 and entered operational service that same year. During the late 1940s and 1950s, the Chipmunk was procured in large numbers for air arms around the world, primarily the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) and the, Royal Air Force (RAF), who utilised it as their standard primary trainer aircraft. The type was also produced under licence by de Havilland in the United Kingdom, who would build the vast majority of Chipmunks, as well as by OGMA (Oficinas Gerais de Material Aeronautico) in Portugal.The type served with the RAF right up until 1996 in the ab initial training role and many still fly today in civilian guise. This is another quality publication in the Warpaint series by author Adrian Balch, who relates the history of the Chipmunk together with colour scheme details for the modeller, supported by no less than 90 top quality photographs from his archives, the majority of which are in colour. Many colourful profiles are provided by Jan Polc, making this 48-page publication a 'must have' for the aviation historian and modeller alike. [DHC Chipmunk T.10 T.20 T.30 de Havilland Chipmunk T.10] More | Aircraft books | Catalogue | £14.00 | ||
Warpaint Series - WPS129 - No Scale | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3 By Nikolay Yakubovich By the time Operation Barbarossa unfolded on 22 June 1941 some 981 MiG-3s were in service with the Soviet Air Forces (VVS), the Soviet Air Defence Forces (PVO) and Soviet Naval Aviation, but the aircraft had undergone a difficult development and was an unforgiving machine to fly in combat. It had been designed for high-altitude but combat over the Eastern Front was generally at lower altitudes, where it was outmatched by its chief adversary, the Bf-109. Combat losses were high, and over time, the aircraft were concentrated in the PVO, where its disadvantages mattered less, despite which the type had been replaced in service by the end of the conflict. This latest book in the Warpaint series covers the aircraft comprehensively, with an impressive historical text, and a selection of photographs that will be essential for any modeller considering a project. Drawing on original Soviet sources and archives this is an authoritative and comprehensive account of one of the great fighter aircraft of World War 2. Once again author Nikolay Yakubovich has provided an authoritative text backed up by historical images and colour artwork and scale drawings to the same standard by artist Andrey Yurgenson. More | Aircraft books | Catalogue | £17.00 | ||
Warpaint Series - WPS131 - No Scale | The Auster, In British Military & Foreign Air Arm Service. Author Adrian M Balch 64 pages, 15 pages of Colour Profiles Over 150 many never seen before images Stemming from the original American Taylorcraft design, the British Auster is arguably as well known and famous as the Tiger Moth, being built at the right time to provide a vital role during WW2 in the Air Observation Post role, spotting and reporting artillery positions, particularly during D-Day and through decades of post-war conflicts worldwide. Founded in 1938 at the Britannia Works, Thurmaston near Leicester, England, as Taylorcraft Aero-planes (England) Limited, they made 1,604 high-wing Taylorcraft Auster monoplanes which were built during World War II for the armed forces of the UK and Canada. The type has proved to be versatile and adaptable to worldwide conditions being fitted with wheels, floats or skis as per the Trans-Antarctic Expeditions, which are all recorded within. This is another comprehensive Warpaint book by Adrian Balch, which covers the design and de-velopment of the Auster, highlighting the variants that were used in military service by the RAF, Army Air Corps and air arms around the world, culminating in the variants built by BEAGLE. Nearly 150 photographs, many rare and never seen before, illustrate the type in military service, supported by 13 pages of colour profile drawings and plans by artist Sam Pearson. More | Aircraft books | Catalogue | £17.00 | ||
Warpaint Series - WPS133 - No Scale | Douglas C-47 Skytrain/Dakota By Adrian M. Balch When the prototype Douglas DC-3 " actually a DST Douglas Sleeper Transport first flew from Clover Field, Santa Monica, California on Sunday 17 December 1935, Donald Wills Douglas never imagined that the production run would total more than 10,000, with more licence built in Russia and Japan, let alone many would be still be flying 86 years later, the C-47 being perpetuated by turbo-prop conversions, seeing the type probably still flying to see its 100th anniversary! Arguably the most famous transport aircraft of all time, the DC-3 and C-47 has been operated by just about every country in the world in service with their airlines and military air arms. This Warpaint has not skimped on the colour schemes and markings used by military operators, the C-47 being named by the USAAF as the Skytrain and the RAF and Commonwealth countries as the Dakota, both names being adopted worldwide. This lavish and extensive Warpaint by author Adrian Balch includes over 300 photographs of military C-47s, nearly all in colour, accompanied by 10 pages of colour profiles by artist Sam Pearson making this the most comprehensive reference to colours and markings for modellers and historians on the type to date. More | Aircraft books | Catalogue | £25.00 | ||
Warpaint Series - WPS136 - No Scale | Airspeed Oxford and Consul By William Harrison 52 pages With more than 8,750 built the Oxford was a well thought-out design that was based on their Airspeed Envoy, a similar shaped twin-engine executive aircraft that was used in the early 1930s but the more advanced design of the Oxford suited the military requirement for a three-seat training aircraft. The Oxford was a low-wing cantilever monoplane of advanced design and was produced for the training of pilots in handling modern, multi-engine bomber aircraft. Wooden construction was employed throughout making for a simpler design and easier repairs. Provision was made for instruction in pilot training, aerial photography, navigation, aerial photography, and bombing training. An Armstrong-Whitworth gun turret could be installed for training in aerial gunnery. After the War the Consul was conceived as a small airliner, chiefly converted from ex-military Oxfords with more than 160 rebuilt. These quickly sold to potential airline operators and were eventually used in many countries, some changing hands four or five times. The Oxford and the Consul were relatively safe flying machines and with thousands of bomber pilots undertaking their flying training in the type it played a major part in the RAF's war effort, and is widely regarded as a design the manufacturers could be proud of. This book is written by William Harrison with artwork by Sam Pearson. More | Aircraft books | Catalogue | £18.00 | ||
Warpaint Series - WPS139 - No Scale | de Havilland (Canada) DHC-2 Beaver By Adrian M. Balch. The de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver is a single-engine high-wing propeller-driven short take off and landing (STOL) aircraft developed and manufactured by de Havilland Canada. It has been mainly operated as a bush plane and has been used for a wide variety of utility roles, such as cargo and passenger hauling, aerial application (crop dusting and aerial topdressing), and civil aviation duties. It has been used by military armed forces in a variety of roles worldwide and has seen conflict in both the Korean and Vietnam wars. Production lasted 20 years and when it finally ceased in 1967, a total of 1,657 DHC-2 Beavers had been constructed since the first flight in 1947. The Beaver was designed for flight in rugged and remote areas of the world and today hundreds of Beavers are still flyinga�é-"many of them heavily modified to adapt to changes in technology and needs. This is the second de Havilland Canada type in the Warpaint Series written by author Adrian Balch with over 100 rare photographs from his extensive archives, nearly all in col-our and many never seen before, supported once again by excellent colour profiles and drawings by artist Sam Pearson. With the Airfix Beaver kit recently reissued, this is a must for modellers of the type and aviation historians alike as this is the first comprehensive publication published on this type in so much detail. Warpaint No.139 de Havilland (Canada) DHC-2 Beaver Author: Adrian M. Balch 56 pages Over 12 pages Colour Profiles 150 Images Detailed plans More | Aircraft books | Catalogue | £18.00 | ||
Warpaint Series - WPS140 - No Scale | North-American OV-10 Bronco written by Mike Verier The full story of the first true Multi-Role Combat Aircraft, the OV-10 Bronco, still flying operationally after nearly six decades of service, is told here for the first time in a bumper 104-page Warpaint. Detailed first-hand information gathered over many years has enabled the author to bring together the many facets of this remarkably versatile aircraft including pre-cursors, competitors and prototypes, through Vietnam and combat service with some eleven US and foreign Air Arms, and its part in the development of modern precision weapons, to its astonishing array of uses since. These include fighting drug cartels in Columbia, fires in California, mosquitos in South Carolina, and ISIS in Northern Iraq. Also, finally covered in full and accurate detail are the German 'jet' Broncos. The world's largest restoration project and current training of US and NATO JTACS bring the story up to date. De-classified information has made it possible to detail for the first time all the long-nose D model conversions and all the Broncos that served in Desert Storm, their preparation, the epic trans-continental deployment of one squadron by air, and the key role played by the Broncos during the war. The detailed and revealing narrative is copiously illustrated throughout with fully captioned photographs - many previously unseen- and backed by personal accounts, Individual aircraft histories, airframe lists, scale plans and specially commissioned art work with comprehensive colour scheme information. Warpaint 140 North-American/Rockwell OV-10A/OV-10B Author: Mike Verier Content: 104 pages More | Aircraft books | Catalogue | £28.00 | ||
Warpaint Series - WPS141 - No Scale | Vickers Viking, Valetta & Varsity In Military Service. By Adrian M. Balch £19.00 56 pages The Vickers VC.1 Viking was a British twin-engine short-range airliner derived from the Vickers Wellington bomber and built by Vickers-Armstrongs Limited at Brooklands near Weybridge in Surrey. After the Second World War, the Viking was an important airliner with British airlines, pending the development of turboprop aircraft like the Viscount. The Valetta was a military derivative of the Viking developed in transport and training variants for the Royal Air Force, while the Varsity was a versatile twin piston-engined aircraft developed from the Viking and Valetta but with a tricycle undercarriage and ventral pannier for bomb-aimer training, among other changes. It was brought into RAF service in 1951 for crew training as a replacement for the Wellington T.10. This Warpaint relates the history of all three types, focussing on the military operators, as per the series title. It is profusely illustrated by 125 top quality photographs, nearly all in colour, from the author's extensive photograph archive and supported by excellent colour profiles and plans by Sam Pearson. More | Aircraft books | Catalogue | £19.00 | ||
Warpaint Series - WPS143 - No Scale | Boeing B-29 & B-50 Superfortress 120 pages Having launched the signature bomber for use in the European Theatre, Boeing embarked on a voyage into the unknown. Bringing together numerous untried technologies the Boeing Aircraft Company launched its most significant bomber, the B-29 Superfortress. Although beset by development problems and having suffered the loss of the prototype and its Chief Test Pilot Eddie Allan, the company pushed on to create the first long-range strategic bombers. Once the Pacific Islands had been captured the B-29 Bomb Groups began bombing raids on the Japanese Home Islands. On the other side of the Himalayas further bomb groups launched attacks against targets in Japan. As combat experience grew the focus turned to destroying as much as possible of its production facilities, mainly by firebombing areas known to have these targets. And then the world changed forever. The use of two atom bombs against Hiroshima and Nagasaki had shown the power of the atom. When the Japanese finally surrendered the Cold War arrived to take its place. War in Korea followed, being the swan song for the B-29 while its younger sibling, the B-50, assumed the mantle of Strategic Defence, a position it held until the B-47 Stratojet arrived One of the largest aircraft of World War II, the B-29 remained in service in various roles throughout the 1950s, being retired in the early 1960s after 3,970 had been built. The Royal Air Force flew the B-29 with the service name 'Washington from 1950 to 1954' while the re-engined B-50 Superfortress Lucky Lady II became the first aircraft to fly around the world non-stop, during a 94-hour flight in 1949. The Soviet Union produced 847 Tupolev Tu-4s, an unlicensed reverse-engineered copy of the B-29. This latest in the essential Warpaint series offers a comprehensive look at the famous bomber in all its guises, with history, development, service details, and colour artwork and scale plans by Sam Pearson. More | Aircraft books | Future Releases | £25.00 | ||
Warpaint Series - WPS31 - No Scale | RAF/RN McDonnell F-4K/F-4M Phantoms (Hall Park Books Limited) Designed with both the aircraft enthusiast and the modeller in mind, this series offers a comprehensive and accurate account of a single aircraft type within each issue. Drawings provided in both colour side and plan view with 1:72 scale plans, kit decal and accessory lists, squadrons, units and individual aircraft serials in codes, etc. More | Aircraft books | Catalogue | £15.50 | ||
Warpaint Series - WPS54 - No Scale | Westland Whirlwind Mk.I fighter [Mk.I] AUTHOR: Hall, A FORMAT: 26pp col/Bw/dwgs 297x210 Pb Designed with both the aircraft enthusiast and the modeller in mind, this series offers a comprehensive and accurate account of a single aircraft type within each issue. Drawings provided in both colour side and plan view with 1:72 scale plans, kit decal and accessory lists, squadrons, units and individual aircraft serials in codes, etc. More | Aircraft books | Catalogue | £12.50 | ||
Warpaint Series - WPS56 - No Scale | Blackburn Firebrand and Firecrest by Tony Butler (Hall Park Books Limited) AUTHOR: Buttler, R FORMAT: 38pp col/Bw/dwgs 297x210 Pb Designed with both the aircraft enthusiast and the modeller in mind, this series offers a comprehensive and accurate account of a single aircraft type within each issue. Drawings provided in both colour side and plan view with 1:72 scale plans, kit decal and accessory lists, squadrons, units and individual aircraft serials in codes, etc. More | Aircraft books | Catalogue | £14.00 | ||
Warpaint Series - WPS77 - No Scale | Curtiss P-40. Derived from the earlier Curtiss 75 Hawk the P-40 Warhawk was an attempt to update the original design for more modern warfare. Unfortunately the aircraft that first emerged was seriously underpowered, undergunned and suffering from stability problems. Although not an auspicious start for a fighter design the Curtiss engineers and those of Allison, the engine builders, finally resulted in an aircraft that was worthy of the appellation fighter. While the P-40 would never really gain the fame of other aircraft destined to play their roles in the forthcoming global conflict it would carve out a niches for itself in the deserts of Arabia, the icy Arctic and across the Pacific. Thus in the hands of experienced pilots determined to wring the best out of tools to hand the P-40 was more than able to match the best that the enemy could throw at it. The first claim to fame for the P-40 was with the American Volunteer Group better known as the Flying Tigers created to support the Chinese Government in repulsing the Japanese invaders. Sporting shark mouths on the nose panels these early aircraft, sometimes working in desperate conditions, repulsed the invaders with great skill and held them at bay until America joined the war. With the air forces of other countries the P-40 made its mark. In the desert with the RAF and RAAF, across the Pacific with the RAAF and the RNZAF and in the frozen north with the RCAF the Curtiss roamed the skies. The P-40 saw service in other air forces with Brazil, Turkey and Russia operating the type with some success. . Written by Kev Darling this latest Warpaint covers all versions of this unique naval aircraft and is illustrated in colour by Richard J.Caruana. Unique 1:72nd scale plans are also included as well as a list of operators plus production details. More | Aircraft books | Catalogue | £13.50 | ||
Warpaint Series - WPS84 - No Scale | Grumman F6F Hellcat. Even before Pearl Harbor the U.S. Navy realised that it would be hard for its existing fighters, the F2A Buffalo and F4F Wildcat, to deal with Japan's shipboard fighters, especially the A6M Zero. The situation was such that in June 1941 the U.S. Navy placed orders with Grumman 's 'Iron Works' for the F6F Hellcat before the first prototype had even flown. It was the right decision for Grumman 's new fighter, although much larger and heavier than the Zero, proved to be the latter's nemesis, so that the American fighter's better fire-power, sturdiness, range and speed more than matched the Zero's agility. Its entry into service was also timely, for the much- awaited F4U Corsair suffered from a flawed carrier deck capability, so that the Hellcat remained the main carrier fighter of the U.S. Navy throughout the rest of the Second World War and established air superiority in the Pacific. Indeed, in barely two years of war it destroyed no less than 5,271 enemy aircraft of the 6,477 claimed by the U.S. fighters, attaining a fantastic kill-to-loss ratio of 19.1:1, and fully deserving the nickname of 'Ace-Maker'. It certainly was the most important Allied shipboard fighter of that world conflict. The Hellcat was used also by the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm, during the war, while in the postwar period it saw service with the French Aeronavale, which used them in Indochina, as well as with the Uruguayan Navy, the latter flying them until 1961. [F6F-3 F6F-5 F6F-3N F6F-5N] More | Aircraft books | Catalogue | £16.50 | ||
Warpaint Series - WPS85 - No Scale | Supermarine Scimitar By Tony Buttler AMRAeS. The Supermarine Scimitar was the first swept-wing, twin-engined, single-seat jet aircraft to serve with the Royal Navy and it was also the last all-new fighter type to be designed and built by Supermarine. It evolved from a straight wing design called the Supermarine Type 508, passed through a swept wing development called the Type 525 and then matured into a service aeroplane. When the aircraft entered service it was the largest and heaviest aircraft yet to land on a British aircraft carrier. In the end well under a hundred examples were built and the type's career was relatively quiet, but the Scimitar was an immensely strong and a spectacular-looking aircraft, an incredibly fast and noisy one as well, and it gave the Royal Navy a nuclear capability. In fact the Scimitar took on much of the Navy's conventional and nuclear strike operations but fortunately was never called upon to deliver any type of weaponry in anger. The story is quite fascinating. More | Aircraft books | Catalogue | £14.00 | ||
Albatros Productions - WSDA168 - No Scale | Hannover 'Hawa'! Volume 1. Ray Rimell and Harry Woodman present this fresh appraisal of the German Hannover Cl.II/Cl.III series with the first in a special double DATAFILE set. The full wartime history of the aircraft is outlined in this first volume with the aid of over 56 archive photos plus six pages of all-new 1:72/1:48 scale drawings of the Cl.II by Mick Davis. 'Hawa' wing geometry is discussed and there's the first part of the 1918 Aeronautical Engineering report on captured 13199/18 with its detailed notes and sketches. On top of all that are three pages of superb new colour profiles from Ronny Bar that grace the cover section. In the light of new information and with the benefit of new photos, these important types have never been covered in such depth before. More | Aircraft books | Catalogue | £11.95 | ||
Albatros Productions - WSDA170 - No Scale | Sopwith 2F1 Ship's Camel. THIS all-new study of the Sopwith 2F.1 Camel by Colin Owers provides fresh insights into the'Navalized' version of Sopwith's most famous creation.The author traces the type's service career , both in 'The Great War' and after,with an emphasis on the pioneering wartime aircraft carrier experiments, lighter towing against Zeppelins and other shipboard developments.There are over 60 photographs to support the narrative and Mick Davis contributes hyper-accurate scale plans in both 1:72 and 1:48 scales based on original Sopwith factory drawings. In addition there are three pages of 1:32 scale structural GAs providing internal fuselage details and fittings-absolutely ideal for any modeller wishing to super-detail available model kits to this scale. With Paul Monteagle's evocative cover and three pages of new Ronny Bar colour profiles, this is a complete one-stop reference on the 'Split Camel' that is unlikely to be surpassed. More | Aircraft books | Catalogue | £11.95 | ||
Xtradecal - X72041 - 1:72 | Re-printed!! RAF Post War D Type roundels, 84 inches , 66 inches , 54 inches , 48 inches , 36 inches , 30 inches , 27 inches , 24 inches , 18 inches and rudder stripes plus Low Viz pink and pale blue National Insignia/Roundels 45 inches , 36 inches , 12 inches and white outline discs More | Aircraft decals (military) | New Arrivals | £6.99 | ||
Xtradecal - X72043 - 1:72 | RAF National Insignia/Roundels. WWII Type B. Red/Blue. Sizes 15 inches , 25 inches , 30 inches , 32 inches , 35 inches , 40 inches , 44 inches , 48 inches , 49 inches , 50 inches , 56 inches , 59 inches , 63 inches , 66.5 inches , 75 inches , 84 inches (RAF Roundels) More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £4.99 | ||
Xtradecal - X72045 - 1:72 | RAF National Insignia/Roundels. Type A Red/white/blue, Type A1 Red/white/blue/yellow, Fin Flashes Type A sizes 25 inches , 30 inches , 32.5 inches , 35 inches , 40 inches , 42 inches , 45 inches , 50 inches , 60 inches , 65 inches , 84 inches , 100 inches . Type A1 sizes 30 inches , 35 inches , 42 inches , 45.5 inches , 49 inches , 56 inches , 64 inches , 70 inches , 84 inches , More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £6.99 | ||
Xtradecal - X72069 - 1:72 | RAF National Insignia/Roundels. WWII C Type, C1 Type,Fin Flashes. Red/narrow white/blue. C Type Sizes 16 inches ,32 inches ,40 inches ,50 inches , 54 inches ,56 inches ,63 inches ,84 inches . C1 Type Sizes18 inches , 36 inches , 50 inches , 54 inches . Fin Flashes 12 inches , 24 inches , 36 inches (RAF Roundels) More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £5.99 | ||
Xtradecal - X72092 - 1:72 | BAC/EE Lightning Customising decal. Includes underwing and fuselage serial letters and numbers, fin code letters in black, white, yellow and red. Enables the production of almost any RAF Lightning. Squadron Markings not included. Standard RAF styles so could be used on other aircraft types. More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £6.99 | ||
Xtradecal - X72115 - 1:72 | Gloster Meteor F.TT F.8 Day-glo Orange Stripes This day-glo orange striping is typical of that used by the RAF and with adjustment can be used on many aircraft types.[Mk.8] More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £7.99 | ||
Xtradecal - X72193 - 1:72 | Hawker Hurricane Mk.I Early with fabric wing (12) K5083 Prototype first flown by George Bulman 6/11/35 Brooklands overall silver; L1568/S b Flt 73 Sqn 1938 RAF Digby; L1599/L B Flt 56 Sqn RAF Nth Weald 1938; L1768 GG-K 151 Sqn RAF Nth Weald 1939; L1727 FT-R 43 Sqn RAF Tangmere 1939; L1833 NU-J 85 Sqn RAF Debden 1939; L2039 SD-A S/Ldr Montague Clube CO 501 (County of Gloucester) Sqn Tangmere 1939; L1619 LK-P 87 Sqn 60 Wing Lille/Seclin France 1939; All with 2 blade props. N2358/Z 73 Sqn 67 Wing Advanced Air Striking Force RAF Rouvres, France May/June 1940 red/white/blue rudder stripes; N2319 VY-P 85 Sqn 60 Wing Air Component BEF France flown by Sgt G.Sammy Allard on 10/5/40 when he shot down two He111s, red/white/blue fin flash; Finnish Air Force HC-456 1/Lrntolaivue 30 June 1941; HC-451 Lrntolaivue 10 1941 More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £8.99 | ||
Xtradecal - X72213 - 1:72 | RAF WWII. Sky code Numbers 18' , 24' , 30', to go with Sky code letters on X72189. RAF Yellow Prototype P. 4 sizes of the letter P in a Yellow Ring, 26' and 30' in four styles, 36' in three styles and 54' in two styles. There was no official font used so they could vary between manufacturers. (RAF codes/RAF code letters/RAF serial numbers) [Prototype 'P'] More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £3.99 | ||
Xtradecal - X72236 - 1:72 | BAC Jet Provost T.Mk.5 RAF (11) Includes 5 Display Teams, Linton Blades, Gemini Pair, The Swords, The Poachers and Red Pelicans . XW230 T.5 Prototype Boscombe Down 1975 Grey lower surfaces; XW230 T.5 Prototype Boscombe Down 1995 Blue lower surfaces; XW290/83 Central Flying School Red Pelicans Team RAF Little Rissington 1972; XW310/70 1 FTS Linton Blades Team XW320 1 FTS Flt Lt D.I.Whittingham RAF Linton-on-Ouse; XW322/I RAF College, Cranwell flown by HRH Prince Charles; XW325/E 6 FTS RAF Finningley 1983; XW375/90 The Poachers Team RAF Cranwell 1971; XW404/77 1 FTS RAF Linton-on-Ouse 1980; XW407/50 3 FTS Gemini Pair Team RAF Leeming 1973; XW428/54 3 FTS The Swords Team RAF Leeming 1974; [T.5] More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £7.99 | ||
Xtradecal - X72269 - 1:72 | Messerschmitt Me-262A-1a / U3 / A2A / S-92 (12) 6th prototype, April - July 1944 VI+AL Red 6; A1a W.Nr170071 White 2 Ekdo 2 Maj Erich Hohagen Lechfeld 1944; W.Nr110956 White 17 Ekdo 2; W.Nr111617 White 9 II.EJG 2 Ofw. Zander; W.Nr170047 White 1 Kommando Novotny, Franz Schal 1944; W.Nr119559 Red 13 III/EJG 2 Oblt Heinz Bar 1945; W.Nr500491 Yellow 7 IV/JG 7 Obfw Heinz Arnold and as captured in US markings; Stab III/JG 7 CO Maj Rudolf Sinner Brandenburg-Briest 1945; Yellow 5 KG(J)6; A1a/U3 White 34 III/EJG 2 Lechfeld; Red E 2/KG(J)54 Giebelstadt; White 34 III/EJG 2; A2a White F I/KH(J)51 captured near Munich; S-93 PL-01 Anti-aircraft Establisment, Olomouc, Moravia Czech Air Force 1950; More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £7.99 | ||
Xtradecal - X72282 - 1:72 | McDonnell-Douglas Phantom FG.1 in RAF service (6) The FG.1s were only used in RAF service by 43 and 111 Squadrons. XT597 A & AEE RAF Boscombe Down Raspberry Ripple scheme. This aircraft spent it's entire life at Boscombe and was also repainted for the 25th Phantom Anniversary at IAT Greenham Common 1983 see X72296; This aircaraft needs FDR72120 nose. XV571 was always with 43 Sqn coded A and used as the CO's aircraft. XV571/A 43 Sqn RAF Leuchars Grey/green camouflage scheme at Greenham Common 1974; XV571/A 43 Sqn Grey camouflage scheme with black/white check spine and fin, Squadron 40th Anniversary 1987; XV571/A 43 Sqn Grey camouflage scheme with two rows of black/white checks across fin RAF Leuchars 1989; XV574/Z 111 Sqn Grey camouflage scheme with black spine and fin with yellow flash, RAF Leuchars at Fairford IAT 1989; XT863/G 111 Sqn Grey camouflage scheme with red/white/blue rudder stripes and large D type roundels RAF Leuchars, at Greenham Common IAT 1983. Colour correction, XT863 was in three tone grey camo. [FG.1/FGR.2] More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £8.99 | ||
Xtradecal - X72302 - 1:72 | Vickers Wellington Mk.I (8) L4272 LY-G 149(East India) Sqn RAF Mildenhall 1939; L7842 KX-T 311(Czechoslovak) Sqn RAF Honnington 1940; X9684/Y 37 Sqn, Shallvea, Egypt 1942; X9827 KX-F 311(Czechoslovak) Sqn RAF Bircham Newton 1942; X9889 BL-D 40 Sqn RAF Wyton 1941; N2887/5 Central Gunnery School, RAF Sutton Bridge 1943; Coastal Command W5674 DF-O 221 Sqn Iceland 1942; Z1111 KX-N 311(Czechoslovak) Sqn RAF Aldergrove 1942; Ideal if you want to build more than one of the superb NEW Airfix kit. Includes three camouflage schemes including Egypt Dk Earth/Mid Stone and Costal Command white and six different types of fuselage roundels. [Mk.IA Mk.IC Mk.IIC] More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £7.99 |
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