Robert Head
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Armee de l’Air French AF EC3/3 60TH Anniversary Mirage 2000D DecalsPublished:
About the CompanyDXM which stands for Double Excellent Models was started by a group of modelers in Taipei, Taiwan. The group started manufacturing decals in 2010 covering a broad range of aircraft including an extensive list of Japanese air command meets. What’s on the Sheet?This sheet covers 60th anniversary of the Escadron De Chasse 03-003 “Ardennes” Fighter Squadron which flies the Two-Seat all weather attack aircraft out of Nancy-Ochey airbase in North-Eastern France. The markings for this decal sheet are as:
The Decals are extremely colorful and lively and everyone who I showed these too thought the boars would definitely make any Mirage 2000D kit stand out. The Yellows were… more |
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JASDF ACM 2013 F-2A Viper Zero - 3rd SQ & 8th SQPublished:
About the CompanyDXM 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:
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JASDF Matsushima A.B. F-2B Viper Zero AnniversaryPublished:
About the CompanyDXM 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?This sheet covers the 30th anniversary of the 21st Training Fighter Squadron and another F-2B specially marked to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Matsushima Airbase located in Matsushima, Japan. The aircraft covered are:
The decals are extremely vivid with crisp colors and dark blacks. I could… more |
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JASDF ACM 2013, F-4EJ KAI Super PhantomPublished:
About the CompanyDXM which stands for Double Excellent Models was started by a group of modelers in Taipei, Taiwan. The group started manufacturing decals in 2010 covering a broad range of aircraft including an extensive list of Japanese air command meets. What’s on the Sheet?This sheet covers another set of aircraft from the JASDF participation in the air combat meet for 2013 with the Aircraft Belonging to the 301st SQ and 302nd squadron which are based out of Nyutabaru Airbase and Hyakuri Airbase. The aircraft covered are as followed:
The Decals are extremely bright and colorful and I could see… more |
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Panzerhaubitze 2000 German Self-Propelled HowitzerPublished:
The Panzerhaubitze 2000 is one of the most advanced self-propelled howitzers in the world. The vehicle utilizes a large number of chassis parts of Leopard 1 MBT and Leopard 2 MBT. It is powered by the MTU MT881 engine which provides excellent mobility and is armed with a Rheinmetall 155mm L52 gun with an advanced sight and fire-control system. 60 rounds are stored vertically on board in a horseshoe arrangement. Its automatic shell-loading system has realized automatic management of all ammunition. This vehicle entered German Army service in 1998, and then into armies of Italy, the Netherlands and Greece. The Croatian Armed Forces (COA) recently completed a purchase agreement for 12 former Bundeswehr vehicles to fulfil their NATO requirement. The kit is composed of nine sprues… more |
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A-37A DragonflyPublished:
The HistoryTrumpeter describes the history of its latest kit subject, the Cessna A-37A Dragonfly in 1/48 scale, on the box. The Dragonfly was developed from the T-37 trainer for combat service in Vietnam. A series of new components were applied to the aircraft, including: one GAU-2B/A 7.62 mm minigun, two drop tanks on the wing tips, three weapon stations under each wing, stronger landing gear, and two more powerful J85 engines. The new A-37As were affectionately nicknamed the Super Tweet. They were sent to Vietnam as part of the 3rd Tactical Fighter Group, 604th Air Assault Squadron on July 17, 1967. What’s in the Box?The kit has approximately 170 pieces on six sprues molded in light gray plastic featuring Trumpeter’s signature lightly engraved, but crisp… more |
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USMC Intruders A-6A/EPublished:
Furball Aero-Design has been producing some awesome decals since being founded in 2012. With this latest release they addresses a somewhat new and popular kit, the HobbyBoss 1/48 scale A-6 Intruder. A little about the aircraft, the Grumman A-6 Intruder was an American mid-wing, all-weather attack aircraft powered by twin jet engines and built by Grumman Aerospace. In service with the US Navy and US Marine Corps between 1963 and 1997, the Intruder was designed to replace the piston-engined Douglas A-1 Skyraider. Furball has given you the option to build two complete USMC examples from a selection of 13 marking schemes. Along with the two Cartograf-printed decal sheets in the set, you get a total of five full-color printed instruction sheets. The first sheet illustrates all 13… more |
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Spitfires over IndiaPublished:
This 1/48 scale decal set, available from Iliad Design, provides markings options for six different Spitfires flown during WWII in the China Burma Indian theater. Markings are included for one natural metal, one dark green, and four camouflaged aircraft flown by British Indian pilots. The Iliad set includes multiple national insignias and roundels for each aircraft, along with the red lightning bolts for British Indian fighter pilot and instructor Frank Carey. The six options are:
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MIG-29B 1938-2008 Anniversary PaintingPublished:
The Mikoyan MiG-29, NATO reporting name: "Fulcrum" is a jet fighter aircraft designed in the Soviet Union. Developed by the Mikoyan design bureau as an air superiority fighter during the 1970s, the MiG-29, along with the larger Sukhoi Su-27, was developed to counter new American fighters such as the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle, and the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon. The MiG-29 entered service with the Soviet Air Force in 1983. Marking options are:
The instruction sheet is printed in a beautiful full color sheet, with appropriate colors listed for mottled grey camo and blue tail fins. The foldout shows the full profile (left and right) of the aircraft and the top camo and flat bottom. All colors in the… more |
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Air Wing All-Stars Tomcats Pt IIPublished:
A brief history on the F-14. The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is a fourth-generation, supersonic, twinjet, two-seat, wing fighter. The Tomcat was developed for the United States Navy's Naval Fighter Experimental (VFX) program following the collapse of the F-111B project. The F-14 was the first of the American teen-series fighters, which were designed incorporating the experience of air combat against MiG fighters during the Vietnam War. The F-14 was retired from the United States Navy on September 22, 2006. Furball Aero-Designs Tomcats sheet is for the Hasegawa 1/48 F-14 A/B’s Tomcats. This sheet has 11 different aircraft. The Decals included cover late Cold war and early Gulf war era aircraft. Inside the large Ziploc style bag, there are 2 black, white and grey sheets with profiles for… more |