Foxbot Decals
A
lways
wanted
to build a
1/32 scheme from
Operational fighter
but afraid of the
amount of space
needed? Well, the
Meng Me163 may
be the answer. The
German rocket
fighter in 1/32 scale
is about the same
size as 1/48 scale kit
and is impressively
detailed. And
now thanks to
Foxbot Decals you
have a selection
of operational
Luftwaffe schemes
as well as captured
examples tested by
the RAF and Russia.1/32 SCALE
32-002 ME 163 KOMET
Me163B, VF241 W.Nr 191869, RAF.
Me163B, Russian Air Force.
Me163B,C1+05, EK16, 1943.
Me163B-0, PK+QL, Overall red
Me163B, +9, JG400, 1944
Me163B, W.Nr440165, 2/KG400,1945
Me163B, White 11,W.Nr163100, 1/
JG400,1944.
Me163B, 2./JG400, 1945.
Me163B, Yellow 26, W.Nr191916, April
1945.Me163B, White 18, 2./JG400, 1944
Me163B, White 10, W.Nr190599, 2./
JG400. 1945
Me163B, Yellow 6, W.Nr191316, II/
JG400, 1945
Me163B, Yellow 15, W.Nr191659, II/
JG400, 1945
Me163B, Whitw 1, W.Nr191904,II/
JG400, 1945CONCLUSION
Bearing in mind how short the
service life of the 163 actually was
to find no less than 10 different
camouflage schemes is
quite amazing though I am
not sure if the overall red
option should really be
classed as camouflage!
Our thanks to Foxbot
for supplying the review
samples and I look
forward to seeing what
they come up with next.Syhart Decals
A
t Telford we caught up
with Syhart, this French
company have been
producing commemorative
schemes from around the world.
One of the sheets released at
Telford covers the scheme applied
to celebrate the retirement of
the RF-4C Phantom from the
Greek Air Force. The instructions
are very clear while the decals
are beautifully printed.1/48 SCALE
48-100 RF-4E PHANTOM II 7499 “THE
END OF THE FILM” 348MTA HELLENIC
AIR FORCE 1953-2017CONCLUSION
A nice touch is that the manufacturer
supplies a choice of either masks
or decals for the blue areas on
the tail, this is typical of the
attention to detail typical of Syhart
sheets. And the reason why this
manufacturer is so in demand from
mainstream kit manufacturers
to design their decal sheets.
This is a very attractive scheme
for the Rhino that really needs
to be displayed on a mirror toshow off the underside artwork.
Syhart sheets can be ordered
direct from the manufacturer at
http://www.syhartdecal.fr and if you
like colourful sheets you should
defiantly visit their website and we
thank Sylvain Hautier for supplying
us with the review sample.DECALS
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