Lima November Decals
T
his month Lima
November
return to two
familiar subjects.
The first sheet supplies
markings in 1/72 scale for four
aircraft of the seven operated
by the Norwegian Ambulance
Association in an attractive
yellow and red scheme.
The second sheet is another in
their 1/144 scale series covering
the aircraft operated by Norwegian
airlines. Originally these airlines
aircraft had significant historical
figures from Scandinavian
countries but their first Boeing
787-900 of 40 on order has the
face of Queen lead singer frontman
Freddie Mercury on the tail.1/72 SCALE
LN72-358 NORWEGIAN AIR
AMBULANCE EC-135 OLD SCHEME- EC-135, LN-OOA, Norwegian Air
Ambulance Foundation - EC-135, LN-OOC, Norwegian Air
Ambulance Foundation - EC-135, LN-OOD, Norwegian Air
Ambulance Foundation- EC-135, LN-OOE, Norwegian Air
Ambulance Foundation
- EC-135, LN-OOE, Norwegian Air
1/144 SCALE
LN44-588 NORWEGIAN BOEING 787-
900 FREDDIE MERCURY- 1, Boeing 787-900, G-CKNA, Freddie Mercury
CONCLUSION
I have been a long time Queen fan
even appearing briefly in one of their
videos, sadly not one of their hit songs
(Friends will be Friends) so it is no
surprise that I am very pleased to see
the Dreamliner sheet and a Zvezda
kit is already laid down to receive it.
Our thanks to Lima November
for the samples which can be
purchased from Hannants in the UK.BOA
O
ne of the latest sheets
from Boa supplies the
attractive markings of
Serbia’s national carrier Air Serbia.
Established in 2013 this airline
operates two Airbus A320-200 these
and the rest of the current Airbus
fleet will be replaced between 2018
and 2020 by new Airbus A320Neo’s.
These sheets supply marking for
both of the A320s as well as doors,
windscreen, stencils and walkways.
Painting is relatively simple though
you do have to match the red on the
tail decals for painting the upper
surfaces of the engine nacelles.1/72 SCALE
BOA144102 AIR SERBIA A320- Airbus A320, YU-APG, Air Serbia,2017.
- Airbus A320, YU-APH, Air Serbia, 2017.
CONCLUSION
Another attractive sheet for an airline
that I had not heard of but operates
to over 40 destinations in Europe,
Mediterranean and the Middle East
and using an Airbus A330-300
goes as far as North America.
Our thanks to Boa for supplying
these sheets for us to review.AOA Decals
C
ontinuing their
coverage of the
Vietnam wat we have
the second sheets devoted
to the operation of the A-1H
Skyraider by the Vietnamese.
Over the course of war over
300 Skyraiders were used by
the Vietnamese Air Force and
this sheets supplies marking
for 10 options in a selection of
camouflage most based on USAF
camouflage practices, but one
uses the same S.E.A camouflage
in a much bolder pattern that
the USAF version. Add to that
the interesting selection of
coloured tail bands used by the
Vietnamese squadrons and you
will certainly have a colourful
model compared to the USAF
Spads. The instructions are in
AOA’s normal style and are very
informative on how to make
your Skyraider accurate down to
the colour of the wheel wheels
and even points out that one
option has flash hiders fitted.1/32 SCALE
32-018 VIETNAMESE SPADS PART 2,
VNAF AD-6./A-1H SKYRAIDERS
A-1H, 134585, 1 FS/514 FS, 1963
A-1H, 134585, 514 FS, 1966
A-1H, 135325, 516 FS, 1965
A-1H, 139744, 516 FS, 1966
A-1H, 139796, 516 FS, 1965
A-1H, 139664, 516 FS, 1966/67
A-1H, 135392, 514 FS, 1970
A-1H, 134605, 518 FS, 1966
A-1H, 137558, 518 FS, 1966
A-1H, 134550, 518 FS, 1968/69
A-1H, 135399, 518 FS, 1966/67CONCLUSION
Choices, choices over
the two sheets that
AOA have released you
have so many attractive
options for the Zoukei
Mura or Trumpeter
Skyraiders it will be
hard to make a choice
of just one to build!
Our thanks to AOA
for supplying the review
samples which in the UK
can be purchased from
Hannants as well as from
AOA’s web site which for
our American readers
also offers free shipping
within the United States.
http://www.AOAdecals.com.68 • FEBRUARY 2018 • SCALE AVIATION MODELLER INTERNATIONAL
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