Scale Aviation Modeller International — February 2018

Isra Decals

T

he latest decals

supply what Isra call

“the complete scale

modelling experience”

with their latest sheet. This

sheet enables you to build

every F-15C BAZ fighter

operated by the Knights of

the Twin Tail or Tip of the

Spear squadron as well as

the airframes assigned to

the test and evaluation unit.

The instructions are

supplied as a 16-page

booklet that is packed with

informative information and

45 caption colour and black

and white photographs as well

as one page of colour profiles. A set

of 1/32 plans show exactly where

all the numerous stencils fits.

Finally, on four sheets the

decals supply all you need and

more besides as well as a number

and Hebrew letter jungle enabling

you to make up any aircraft serial

and name though several names

are already included for some of

the illustrated options. You also

get a full set of photo reference

chequered rectangles which cover

the test and evaluation airframe.

1/48 SCALE

IAF-100 ISRAELI AIR FORCE F-15 BAZ

• F-15C, #575 ‘Mars’ 1988.


• F-15C, #541 ‘Hawk’ 1990.


• F-15B, #280 ‘Explosive Hand’ 1985.


• F-15A, #673 ‘The Stinger’ 1985.


• F-15D ‘Improved Baz’, #733 ‘Kings
  Runner’ 2002.


• F-15D #706 ‘Northern Star’ 1998.


• F-15B, #408 ‘Carriage of Fire’ 2006.


• F-15C, #560 ‘Jupiter’ 2003.


• F-15D, #715 ‘Compass’ 2003.


• F-16C #560 ‘Jupiter’ 2012.


• F-15D, #715 ‘Compass’ 2003.


• F-15A, #695 ‘The Star’ 2013.


• F-15A, #663 ‘Commando’ 2006.
  
  
  • F-15A, #667 ‘Cyclone’ 2010.
  
  
  • F-15A, #658 ‘Typhoon’ 2005.
  
  
  • F-15A, #686 ‘The Hot One’ 2013.
  
  
  • F-15C, #840 ‘Commando’ 2015.
  
  
  • F-15A, #689 ‘Boomerang’ 2014.
  
  
  • F-15D, #957 ‘Sky Blazer’ 2014.
  
  
  • F-15A, #686 ‘The Hot One’ 2003.
  
  
  • F-15D, #715 ‘Wing Span’ 2015.
  
  
  • F-15B, #408 ‘Carriage of Fire’ 2006.
  
  
  • F-15A, #658 ‘Typhoon’ 2015.
  
  
  • F-15A, #663 ‘The Lighter’ 2015.
  
  
  • F-15C, #828 ‘Owl’ 2015.
  
  
  • F-15B, #113 ‘Lonely Wolf’ 2005.
  
  
  • F-15D, #714 ‘Iron Eagle’, Test & Evaluation
    Unit 2017.
  
  
  
  

CONCLUSION

This really does supply all you

need for the externals markings

of an Israeli F-15 and all you really

need to add is some references on

the internal details of the cockpit,

undercarriage bays and jet pipes

and unsurprisingly Isra can also

supply that as well in Book 5 of

their aircraft of the IDF series.

Our thanks to Isra Decals

for the review sample which

can be purchased from http://www.

isradecal.com as well as many

dealers around the world.

Iliad Decals

T

wo new 1/48 scale

sheets from Iliad

covering the long lived

Beech18 and Messerschmitt

Bf109Es assigned to

ground attack duties.

The Beech C-45s supplies

marking for three post war

machines from 1946 to the

mid-1960s. Two are in a

natural metal finish while

the third is overall white.

The 109 sheet supplies

markings six aircraft in a wide

selection of markings and

these fighter bombers make

a nice change from the more

normal aircraft of the aces type

sheets. This is mainly due to

Iliad’s ability to pick unusual

marking in this sheet an

aircraft painted in the normal

desert scheme is made far more

interesting by having one of its

wings replaced by a 71/02/65

painted wing which has also

had the white wing tips added

as normally seen on aircraft

operating in North Africa.

1/48 SCALE

48032 SCHLACHT MESSERSCHMITT

BF109ES

• Messerschmitt Bf109E-4, U+ , II./SG1,
  Russia, 1942,


• Messerschmitt Bf109E-7 Trop,
  S9+DR,7./ZG.1 near.l Alamein, Aug 1942


• Messerschmitt Bf109E-4B, +A,
  II.(Sch)/LG2, Russia 1941,
  
  
  • Messerschmitt Bf109E-4B, +C, II./
    LG2, Russia,1941.
  
  
  • Messerschmitt Bf109E-4B, +H, 6
    (Sch)/LG.2, France 1940
  
  
  • Messerschmitt Bf109E-4B, +M,
    5.(Sch)/LG2, Russia, Russia 1941.
  
  
  
  

48033 BEECH C-45 VARIANTS

• SNB-2H, Hospital aircraft based at
  NAS Jacksonville.


• UC-45J, NAS Atsugi, Japan, 1964 (As
  shown in the instructions, Belcher Bits
  Long Nacelle conversion is needed to
  produce this option)


• AH-7C “Guard the Victory Enlist”
  Unknown ANG Unit,1946.

CONCLUSION

Another nice selection of

alternative colour schemes from

Iliad and as always it makes

me impatient to see what they

will come up with next.

Our thanks to Iliad for the

review samples which are available

in the UK from Hannants.

DECALS

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