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Battle of Britain

Mk. I & II
Spitfires 1940

Part 2

 

 

Aeromaster

 
 

S u m m a r y
Catalogue Number and Description: 48-680 Battle of Britain Mk.I & II Spitfires 1940 Part 2
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 Part  2 Decals
are available online from Squadron.com
 

FirstLook


Aeromaster’s new release of Battle of Britain Spitfires Mk I and II part 2 48-680 is follows in the same vane as the earlier Pt 1 48-679 and is also 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 serial no P9495, code DW-K of No 610 (County Of Chester) Squadron based at Biggin Hill in July 1940. The aircraft is finished in the B pattern of Dark Earth and Dark Green upper surfaces and Duck Egg Blue underside.

  • Spitfire Mk I serial no N3093 code QJ-W “The Virgin” flown by Flight Lieutenant Denys Gillan of No 616 (South Yorkshire) Squadron based at Leconfield in August 1940. The aircraft is finished in the Dark Earth and Dark Green upper surfaces and Light Blue underside.

  • Spitfire Mk IIa is a presentation aircraft Serial no P8194 code DL-M Gold Coast I flown by Flight Lieutenant Don McKay of No 91 (Nigeria) Squadron based at Hawkinge in April/May 1940. The aircraft is finished in the Dark Earth and Dark Green upper surfaces and Sky underside. The spinner is painted Sky Blue and depicts the aircraft at the time of the introduction of the Sky Blue fuselage band. Presentation aircraft were used as a way to raise money for the war effort. Towns, cities and colonies of the British Empire would raise money to sponsor an aircraft.

  • Spitfire Mk II serial no P7531 code LZ-I flown by Squadron Leader C Green of No 421 Flight based at RAF Hawkinge in November 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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