The Supermarine Attacker was a British single-seat naval jet fighter originally developed as one of several jets to replace the RAF’s piston powered aircraft. It turned out to be no better than the RAF’s existing Meteor or Vampire and the RAF rejected it. Supermarine modified the Attacker for shipboard servicer and offered it to the Royal Navy who accepted it. The Attacker has the distinction of being the first jet fighter to enter operational service with the Fleet Air Arm. Its career with the Fleet Air Arm was brief. Introduced in July 1951, it was retired in 1954. Several factors contributed to its early retirement not the least of which were problems caused by its tail-wheel undercarriage configuration.

About the Company

DXM Decals, which stands for Double Excellent Models, was started by a group of modelers in Taipei, Taiwan. The group started manufacturing decals in 2010. They cover a broad range of aircraft, including an extensive list of schemes from Japanese air combat meets.

What’s on the Sheet?

DXM Decals have produced several decal sets covering the JASDF’s participation in Air Combat Meet 2013. This sheet provides decal options for three F-2A Viper Zeros belonging to the 3rd and 8th squadrons which are based out of Joint Airbase Misawa in Towada, Aomori, Japan.

The aircraft covered are:

The Revell/Monogram 1/24 scale ’27 Ford Black Widow Hot Rod is a great kit with not a whole lot of flash to deal with. Everything fits together very cleanly. With only 55 parts in the entire kit and only one way to build it, there are no spare parts left over. The engine comes with a triple-carb setup and shows plenty of chrome on top. The interior is a bench seat with an elongated shifter handle.

As far as the body goes, it is a two-piece setup with the cab and the bed. There is a nice cover for the bed as well. I love the grille work, as well, with its chrome parts well represented. I proceeded to paint the roadster in Purple-Licious Metallic Lacquer by Testors. It came out extremely shiny and colorful. I painted the afore mentioned bench seat the same Purple-Licious purple with a semi-gloss white for the center ribbing of the seats to give the purple color a kick.