Review: Lifelike Decals Supermarine Spitfire Mk.XVIe Part 2 1/32 decals

 

Title: Lifelike Decals Supermarine Spitfire Mk.XVIe Part 2 1/32 decals

Description: This decal sheet from Lifelike Decals contains markings for four Supermarine Spitfire Mk. XVIe's. Included are  basic stenciling, artwork, national markings colour profiles, b&w data placement guide and brief history notes on the aircraft featured. 

Recommended kit: Tamiya Spitfire Mk.XVI

Aircraft featured are as follows:
 
Spitfire LF Mk XVIe,  RAF No. 302 (Polish) Squadron,  based in Varrelbusch/ Germany June - early August 1945 and flown by Squadron Leader Boleslaw Kaczmarekwith .  This aircraft features an artwork of a British Bull Dog wearing a leather flight helmet and boxing gloves.

Spitfire LF Mk XVIe,  RAF No. 485 (New Zealand) Squadron based in Fassburg/Germany June - August 1945. This aircraft was flown by W.O. Murray J.C. Lind and features artwork that contains a leaf and the letters "NZ".

Spitfire LF Mk XVI LF, from the R Aux AF No. 612 Squadron in 1949 Cooper Air Race, Elmdon AB in July 1949. 

Spitfire Mk XVI LF, RW396 of Central Gunnery School at Leconfield 1946 - 1947 in a bare metal finish.

In progress: Italeri JAS-39 Gripen Pt.3

In Progress: The kit decals have been applied and were not too bad. Yes, they are are a bit thick but still usable.  With a few coats of floor polish and dullcoat should even things up.

More updates to follow.

In progress: Trumpeter M1A1 Abrams with Mine Plow 1/35 Pt.8

In Progress: Well I've decided to build a diorama around my M1A1 Abrams. To date I have built a few buildings and walls from cardboard boxes.  The layout hasn't been finalized yet but what you see is pretty much the look that I'm after, an Abrams on the streets of Baghdad.

More updates to follow.

Coming Soon: Rising Decals "Mediterranean Spitfires" 1/72 & 1/48

Coming Soon: Rising Decals have just released two new decal sheets, titled "Mediterranean Spitfires". This decal sheet is available in 1/72 and 1/48 scales.  More details to follow once in stock.

                                             Images courtesy of Rising Decals

Coming Soon: Lifelike Decals 1/32 Spitfire decals

Coming Soon: Lifelike Decals has just released four new decal sheets for the Spitfire in 1/32 scale. More details to follow once in stock.

 

                    Images courtesy of Lifelike Decals

In progress: Trumpeter M1A1 Abrams with Mine Plow 1/35 Pt.7

In Progress:  Been a while since I last posted an update for my Abrams build.  As can be seen the Echelon decals have been applied. They were very thin and settle down snuggly.  

Just to gauge how the model would look finished, I attached the equipment and stores with Blu-Tac. Originally,  I planned on just using Tamiya's Modern US equipment set which is fine but the seams and the hollow backs found on some of the equipment was proving too much of a chore to fix.  So I chose to make a few items from scrap material and a  plastic shopping bag to replicate the sort of things seen and carried by Abram's  tank crews during OIF.  

There are still parts to be added or that have broken off during this build which I will attend to shortly.

More updates to follow.