Scale Aviation Modeller International – March 2019

Starfighter Decals

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any maybe having
a sense of Déjà vu?
Has Starghter Decals
not already produced a sheet
covering the Sea Kings used
in the Apollo missions?
Well yes they have but that
covered the most seen Sea king
number 66 used during Apollo
10 to 15 and this sheet completes
the story with markings for the
other Sea Kings most often seen
during the Apolo missions.

1/72 SCALE

AD7203 A JOINT PROJECT OF OLD 66

DECALS AND STARFIGHTER DECALS

THE SEA KINGS OF PROJECT APOLLO

Apollo 16 recovery, April 27, 1972. SH-

3G BuNo 149930 of HC-1 “Pacific Fleet

Angels”.

Apollo 17 recovery, December 19, 1972.

SH-3G BuNo 149930 of HC-1 “Pacific

Fleet Angels”.

Apollo 9 recovery – March 3, 1969. SH-

3D BuNo 152695 of HS-3 “Tridents”.

Apollo 15 recovery – August 7, 1971.

SH-3G BuNo 148996 of HC-1 “Pacific

Fleet Angels”.

Apollo 7 recovery – October 22, 1968.

SH-3A BuNo 149918 of HD-5 “Nightdip”.

Apollo 9 recovery – March 3, 1969. SH-

3D BuNo 152695 of HS-3 “Tridents”.

CONCLUSION

A very nice set of markings

and or course if you miss of

the modiications made for

the Apollo missions(Fully

described in the instructions)

you can produce the aircraft

when used in normal service.

I will certainly be investing

in the 1/48 scale version

when we visit Chattanooga in

August for the US Nationals.

My thanks to Marks

Models and Toys for

supplying this set for review,

which can be ordered from

http://www.starighter-decals.com

Blackbird Models

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his month we have received two

more sheets from Blackbird

Models covering RAF and royal

nay post war operations. Each sheet

supplies marking for a number of diferent

aircraft producing a nice mini theme.

1/72 SCALE

BMD72044 POST WAR RAF PT.2

Lancastrian C.2, V1976 of the Empire Flying School,

Hullavington, Wiltshire 1948.

Whirlwind HAR.4, XJ412 of 228 Sqn, RAF Leconfield

1960.

Neptune MR.1, WX496 of 236 OCU, RAF Kinloss 1950’s.

Whirlwind HC.4, XJ421 of 155 Sqn based at Kuala

Lumpar in 1955.

Sabre F.4, XD438 of the Ferry Training Unit, Abingdon 1952.

BMD72045 WESTLAND ROTORS

Whirlwind HAR.2, XK968 of the Joint Helicopter Unit

aboard HMS Ocean during Operation Muskateer,

Suez 1956.

Whirlwind Ser.2 (HAR.2) of the Austrian Air Force in

the early 1960’s.

Wessex HU.5. X1486 of 829 NAS 1960’s.

CONCLUSION

Two very nice sheets and the Westland

Rotors supplies one non British subject

in the shape of an Austrian Air Force

Whirlwind not a type or Air Force that

get much coverage, so very welcome.

We thank Blackbird Models for

the samples, their website at w w w.

blackbirdmodels.co.uk includes ordering

details for both the decals and there

range of accessories and full kits.

SCALE AVIATION MODELLER INTERNATIONAL • MARCH 2019

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