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Battle of Britain

Mk. I & II
Spitfires 1940

Part 1

 

 

Aeromaster

 
 

S u m m a r y
Catalogue Number and Description: 48-679 Battle of Britain Mk.I & II Spitfires 1940
Scale: 1/48
Contents and Media: Waterslide decals
Price: May vary according to place of purchase (USD$10 if purchased directly from AeroMaster)
Review Type: Preview
Advantages: Good colour reference sheet; perfect register, thin carrier film, interesting subjects.
Disadvantages:  
Recommendation: Highly Recommended


Reviewed by Mick Evans


 Aeromaster's Battle of Britain Mk.I & II Spitfires 1940 Decals
are available online from Squadron.com
 

FirstLook


Aeromaster’s new release of Battle of Britain Spitfires Mk I and II part 1 48-679 is printed to the usual high standard that we come to expect from Aeromaster. Thee decals are in perfect register and sharply printed. All the data text is readable even down to the smallest text. The carrier film is very thin and should disappear under a coating of clear finish. The colour schemes have been put together with Jon Freeman of the Aviation Workshop, and by reading the credits I expect that the Aviation Workshop Publication “On Target Profile No 4 Spitfire Mk I to VI in the European Theatre of Operations” would be the prime reference for the decals. The colour reference sheet provided is excellent giving good colour reference and decal placement.
 
Markings are provided for five aircraft listed below:

  • Spitfire Mk I with no serial no, code RN-N flown by Flight Officer Desmond Sheen of No 72 Squadron based at Acklington in June 1940. The aircraft is finished in the B pattern of Dark Earth and Dark Green upper surfaces and half night/white underside.

  • Spitfire Mk I serial no P9386 code QV-K flown by Squadron Leader Brian Lane of No 19 Squadron based at Fowlmere in September 1940. The aircraft is finished in the Dark Earth and Dark Green upper surfaces and Sky underside. This aircraft had a yellow spinner and white individual aircraft code letter. Both of these distinguishing colours were to identify the Squadron Leader to his fellow pilots during combat.

  • Spitfire Mk Ib Serial no X4272 code QJ-D of No 92 Squadron based at Biggin Hill in December 1940. The aircraft is finished in the Dark Earth and Dark Green upper surfaces and half night/Sky underside. The spinner is painted Sky Blue and depicts the aircraft at the time of the introduction of the Sky Blue fuselage band.

  • Spitfire Mk I serial no R6690 code PR-Q flown by Pilot Officer M Appleby of No 609 Squadron based at RAF Middle Wallop in September 1940. The aircraft is finished in the Dark Earth and Dark Green upper surfaces and Sky underside. The Spinner is finished in Black.

 
Highly Recommended

Thanks to Eagle Strike / Aeromaster  for the review samples

Review Text Copyright © 2004 by Mick Evans
This Page Created on 12 October, 2004
Last updated 13 October, 2004

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