Xtradecal
A
irfix’s release of a new-
tool McDonnell Douglas
Rolls-Royce powered
Phantom has spurred Xtradecal
to release several new sheets.
We start with three of them,
for different time periods,
which supply all the stencils
and other unique markings.
The first sheet covers the
Phantom FG.1 and supplies one set
of black stencils, plus a number
jungle for the underwing serials
and six Type D roundels. The next
sheet moves onto the RAF’s FG.1 and
FGR.2, similar to the previous sheet,
but with a few extra stencils and
no roundels. The final sheet is for
the final grey days of the Phantom,
and has white stencils, plus number
jungles in black and white for the
fuselage serials, and no less than
108 small low-viz roundels.
Separately, we have the second
sheet in Xtradecal’s Phantom
series, with seven marking
options covering the type’s
service with the RAF from the
1970s until its retirement.1/72 SCALE
X72798 RN McDonnell Douglas Phantom
FG.1 Stencils
X72288 RAF McDonnell Douglas Phantom
FG.1 HGFR.2 Stencils Pt 1
X72289 RAF McDonnell Douglas Phantom
GF.1 FGR.2 Stencils Pt 2
X72290 Royal Air Force McDonnell
Douglas FG.1 & FGR.2 Phantoms Pt 2
•RAF McDonnell Douglas FGR.1 XV582/B
111 Squadron RAF Leuchars 1970s.
•RAF McDonnell Douglas FGR.2 XT906/T 2
(AC) Sqn RAFG Larrbruch 1970s.
•RAF McDonnell Douglas XT912/912 6 Sqn
RAF Coningsby June 1969.
•RAF McDonnell Douglas XV403/A 54 Sqn
RAF Coningsby 1972.•RAF McDonnell Douglas XV414/N 41 Sqn
RAFG Gutersloh Sept 1976.
•RAF McDonnell Douglas XT914/Z
Combined markings of 56 and 74 Sqns RAF
Wattisham March 1972.
•RAF McDonnell Douglas XV466/D
Desperation 1434 Flt RAF Mt Pleasant.
•RAF McDonnell Douglas XV421/F Faith
1435 Flt Mt Pleasant 1991.CONCLUSION
If you love the Phantom you will
want to add these sheets to your
stash, ready for the inevitable
future versions of the Phantom
that Airfix will be releasing
over the next few years.
Our thanks to Hannants for
supplying these sheets for review.Begemot
F
or a change, we
have a pair of sheets
from Begemot that
do not contain multiple
marking options. Instead,
we have red stars – lots
and lots of red stars.
In 1955 the Russian Air Force
standardized the national
insignia for use on military
aircraft, and these new sheets
from Begemot supply all the
variations in multiple sizes.
The instructions explain
how to decide which size star
to use on your latest models,
with illustrations of aircraft
that vary in size from a Mig-
15 to a Beriev Be-12 seaplane,
and everything in between.1/72 SCALE
72-075 USSR AIR FORCE INSIGNIA
(TYPE 1955)
In this scale, the two sheets supply 267
stars of various sizes and styles.1/48 SCALE
48-050 USSR AIR FORCE INSIGNIA
(TYPE 1955)
In this scale, the three sheets supply 237
stars of various sizes and styles.CONCLUSION
If you want Soviet stars, then
these two sets supply enough
national insignias to keep you
going for many years of
modelling Russian aircraft.
In the UK the Begemot
range is available
from Hannants, and I
thank Begemot for
supplying us with
the review sample.DECALS
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