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his month

Xtradecal have

released four

more sheets for the

Rolls Royce engined

Phantom and this

time they are covering

the types operation

with the RAF. These

sheets are obviously aimed for the

already released Airfix FG.1 and

the next version the FGR.2 which

will be available later this year but

could be used on the older Fujimi

kit. The first three sheets include

some very attractive service

markings in both green and

sea grey over light grey ground

attack scheme as well as the latter

greys used on the interceptors.

But the most colourful

Phantom is the example displayed

at the Greenham Common Air

Tattoo in 1983. This aircraft was

assigned to Boscombe Down in

the colourful Raspberry Ripple

scheme off dark blue, signal red

and white. To this already colourful

scheme, we add a large number

of special markings which are

all beautifully reproduced. But

modeller beware, not called out

in the instructions is the fact

that this aircraft had an unusual

radome with a different profile to

that supplied in the kit. So, some

filler and re-profiling of the kit

parts will be required unless some

enterprising resin manufacturer

produces a replacement Radome.

Finally, we have a reissue of

their Jet Provost sheet 72250 as

72291 and though the contents

remain the same new information

has led to some changes to both

the decals and instructions.

X72291 HUNTING JET PROVOST

T. 3/ T.4/ T. 51/ T. 52

• T.3 XN577/45 RAF College Cranwell
  1960’s.
  
  
  • XP629 Manby College of Air Warfare, ‘The
    Macaws’ RAF Colerne.
  
  
  • XN554/60 CFS RAF Little Rissington 1968.
  
  
  • XN605/9 6 FTS RAF Acklington 1967.
  
  
  • T.4 XR679 79[R] Sqn TWU RAF Brawdy
  
  
  
  
  
  
  1984. 
        
  
  
  
  
  
  
  • XR679 79[R] Sqn TWU RAF Brawdy 1989.
  
  
  • T.51 CJ711 6 Sqn R.Ceylon AF 1971.
  
  
  • T.52 No 101 S.Arabian AS 1965.
  
  
  • E040 Venezuelan AF Palo Negro 1964.
  
  
  • T.52 103 Kuwait AF 1960’s.
  
  
  
  

X72293 ROYAL AIR FORCE MCDONNELL

DOUGLAS FG.1 & FGR.2 PHANTOM PT 4

• XV574/B 43 Sqn RAF Leuchars 1970.


• XV582/M 111 Sqn ‘Black Mike’ RAF
  Leuchars 1989.


• FGR.2 XV419/AA 19 RAF Wattisham 1991.


• XV499/1 23 Sqn RAF Leeming 1993.


• XV393/A 228OCU/65 Sqn Coningsby

• XV419/G 27 Sqn RAF Coningsby 1981.


• XV423/R 6 Sqn RAF Coltishall 1974.


• XV490/R 74 Sqn RAFG Gutersloh 1992.


• XV498/U 92 Sqn RAFG Wildenrath.

X72294 ROYAL AIR FORCE MCDONNELL

DOUGLAS FG.1 & FGR.2 PHANTOM PT 5

• FG.1 XV579/R 43 Sqn check rudder RAF
  Coningsby 1979.


• FGR.2 XT903/X 56 Sqn RAF Wattisham.


• XV399/P 29 Sqn RAF Coningsby 1980.


• XV401/B 228OCU/64 Sqn RAF
  Wattisham 1987.


• XV406/CK 228 OCU RAF Wattisham

• XV418/S 92 Sqn RAFG Wildenrath 1979.


• XV485/P 23 Sqn RAF Wattisham 1981.


• XV491/491 31 Sqn RAFG Laarbruch 1971.

X72295 ROYAL AIR FORCE MCDONNELL

DOUGLAS FGR.2 PHANTOM PT 6

• FG.1 XT865/U 111 Sqn zapped with Thor’s

Hammer by Danish AF NATO 1980.

• FGR.2 XV474/F RAF Aldergrove 1978.


• XV498/U 92 Sqn RAF Akrotiri.


• XT891/Z 43 Sqn RAF Wattisham 1978.


• XV403/403 6 Sqn RAF Luqa, Malta 1969.


• XV422/J Jaguar Killer 19 Sqn on
  detachment RAF Decimomannu 1980.


• XV464/464 54 Sqn RAF Coningsby 1974.


• XV401/B 2280OCU/64 Sqn REAF
  Wattisham 1988.


• XV423/R 6 Sqn RAF Coltishall 1974.

X72296 ROYAL AIR FORCE MCDONNELL

DOUGLAS PHANTOM FG.1 25TH

ANNIVERSARY SCHEME

• McDonnell Douglas FG.1 Phantom Pt 7 (1)
  XT597 A & AEE Boscombe Down Raspberry
  Ripple Scheme 25th Phantom Anniversary
  at IAT Greenham Common 1983.

CONCLUSION

Far and away the most prolific

producer of decals for British

aircraft it is quite amazing to

believe that this range has now

over 500 sheets available.

Our thanks to Hannants for

supplying the review samples which

can be purchased from there web

site or the warehouse Lowestoft or

the shop next to the RAF Museum

in Hendon, North London.

Thunderbird Model

T

hunderbird Models

continue with their

Canadian theme with

markings for three of the

forty Boeing 737-200s that

served from 1968 until the

airline’s demise in 1987.

This new sheet supplies

the first colour scheme carried

by PWA Boeing 737-200s

during the early 1970s.

1/144 SCALE

TB-144-005 BOEING 737-200 PACIFIC

WESTERN AIRLINES

Boeing 737-200, CF-PWB 1973-1983

Sold to Pan Am.

Boeing 737-200, CF-PWC 1973-

1978, written off in landing accident

Cranbrook British Columbia.

Boeing 737-200, CF-PWD, 1968-1980

Sold to Nigerian Airways

CONCLUSION

A classic looking scheme, for

the classic 737 with kits of the

-200 model being produced

by both Airfix and Eastern

Express in 1/144 scale.

Visit http://www.thunderbirdmodels

to see the full range and

ordering details and we thank

Andy Bannister for supplying

us with the review samples.

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