Xtradecals
X
tradecal let the Airfix
Wellington down as their
new decal sheet arrived a
couple of weeks after the kit. This
is surprising, as Xtradecal have
been managing to release sheets
some months ahead of the kits
release. But do not worry I am sure
this is a momentary lapse as we
also have a beautiful sheet with
no less than 13 options for the HP
Victor air to air refuelling tanker
the K.2. Including four with the
female nose art applied to the
type during the first gulf war. The
Airfix Victor K.2 is not due till
the autumn so there is plenty of
time to gather your refrences.1/72 SCALE
X72299 HANDLEY-PAGE VICTOR K.2
COLLECTION
XL189 57 Sqn RAF Marsham 1984.
XM715 57 Sqn RAF Marham 1983.
XL164 57 Sqn RAF Marham 1983.
XL231 232 OCU RAF Marham 1983.
XL512 57 Sqn Fl Lt R.M. Skelton detached
to Wideawake AB Ascension Island, Op
Corporate May 1982.
Hemp camo
ZH671 55 Sqn ‘Sweet Sue’ Muharraq,
Bahrain 1991.
XH672 55 Sqn ‘Maid Marion, Bahrain.
XL161 55 Sqn Bahrain.
XL231 55 Sqn ‘Lusty Lady’ Bahrain 1991.
XM715 55 Sqn ‘Teasing Tina’.
XL164 55 Sqn ‘Saucy Sue’.
XM717 55 Sqn ‘Lucky Lou’.
XH699 57 Sqn RAF Marham 1987.
XL190 55 Sqn RAF Marsham with shark
mouth.
XL160 57 Sqn RAF Marham 1986.
XL190 55 Muharraq 1991.
XM675 57 Sqn RAF Marham 1980s.X72300 MARTIN B-26 MARAUDER
COLLECTION
41-34946 YA-L 386BG 555BS ‘The Yankee
Guerrilla’ RAF Boxted 1944.
FB441/G 21 Sqn South Africa AF Italy 1944.
42-107652/03 Gp de Bomb Moyen 1/19
Gasacoigne Armee de I’Air Francaise,
Sardinia 1944.
FK 375/D RAF 14 Sqn Dominion Revenge,
Egypt 1942.
42-95987 71-S 497BS 344BG ‘Yo-Yo
Champ’ Lt A.J. Wood Dijon 1945.
42-96131 YA-P 555BS 386BG Maj R.L.
Perkins ‘Perkatory II’ RAF Gt. Dunmow
1944.
H 30 Sqn SAAF Italy 1944.X72301 ENGLISH ELECTRIC CANBERRA
B.2 COLLECTION
WD999 9 Sqn RAF Binbrook took part in
Queen’s Coronation Flypast July 1953.
WD980 617 Sqn RAF Binbrook 1953.
WH640 109 Sqn RAF Hernswell 1953.
WH65 249 Sqn RAF Akrotiri Cyprus 1958.WJ608 Swifter Flight, El Adam, Libya 1959.
WK116/Q100 Sqn RAF Raynham 1973.X72302 VICKERS WELLINGTON
COLLECTION
L4272 LY-G 149 (East India) Sqn RAF
Mildenhall 1939.
L7842 KX-T 211 (Czechoslovak) Sqn RAF
Honnington 1940.
X9684/ Y 37 Sqn, Shallvea, Egypt 1942.
X9827 KX-F 311 (Czechoslovak) Sqn RAF
Bircham Newton 1942.
X9889 BL-D 40 Sqn RAF Wyton 1941.
N2887/5 Central Gunnery School, RAF
Sutton Bridge 1943.
Coastal Command W5674 DF-O 221 Sqn
Iceland 1942.
Z1111 KX-N 311 (Czechoslovak) Sqn RAF
Aldergrove 1942.X72303 WESTLAND SEA KING
COLLECTION
HAS.1 XV653/94 706 NAS RNAS Culdrose
197 7.
AEW.2 XV672/L B Flight 849 NBAS HMS
Illustrious 1995.
AEW.2 XV714 J/87 849 NAS RNAS
Culdrose 1989.
HAS.2A XV643/305 819 NAS RNAS
Prestwick 1980.
HAR.3 XZ589 D Flight 2 Sqn RAF
Lossiemouth 1994.
HAR.3 XZ591 202 Sqn RAF Brawdy 1983.
HAS.5 XV675/274 814 NAS RAF
Lossiemouth 1985.
HAS.5 XV666 Heli Operations UK,
Portland 2018.
HU.5 XV705 771 NAS RNAS Culdrose 1996.1/48 SCALE
X48189 HAWKER HUNTER MK.6 PT 1
XF438/H 208 Sqn RAF Tangmere 1959.
XF440/D 247 Sqn RAD Odiham 1957.
XG172/36 229 OCU (54 Sqn) RAF Chivenor
1969.
XF382/15 234 TWU at RIAT Greenham
Common 1976.
XG204/D CFE detached to Sharjah 1963.
XK149/44 79 Sqn RAF Brawdy 1970.
XF383/14 220OCU (145 Sqn) RAF Duxford
1960/XF447/H 65 Sqn RAF Duxford 1960.
XF383 12 Sqn RAF Honnington 1984.X48190 MCDONNELL DOUGLAS
PHANTOM FGR.2
XV466 1435 Flight ‘D/Desperation’ RAF Mt
Pleasant Falklands 1991.
XV421 1435 Flight ‘F/Faith’ F/O Ian Halden/
Flt Lt Chris Weightman Falklands 1991.
XV401/B 228 OCU 64 Sqn RAF Wattisham
1988.
XV419/AA 19 Sqn RAF Wattisham 1991.
XV499/I 23 Sqn RAF Leeming 1993.
XV419/G 29 Sqn RAF Coningsby 1981.
XV498/U 92 Sqn RAFG Wildenrath 1992.
XV490/R 74 Sqn RAFG Gutersloh 1992.
XT903/X 56 Sqn RAF Wattisham 1988.
XV406/CK 228 OCU RAF Wattisham 1987.CONCLUSION
I love Xtradecal sheets as they
cover new, vintage and forthcoming
decals in just one month’s new
releases. Also, it is hard to believe
that this companies range numbers
nearly 500 different decal sheets
and are up there with the best in
the world in terms of quality as
well as being the most prolific.
Our thank to Hannants for
supplying the review samples which
can be purchased online from
their website Oulton Broad near
Norfolk (well worth a pilgrimage)
or at Colindale next to the RAF
Museum Thursday to Sunday.52 • SEPTEMBER 2018 • SCALE AVIATION MODELLER INTERNATIONAL
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