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Catalogue
Number and Description: |
48-743 Oriental Liberators Part
Two - Fancy Art |
Scale: |
1/48 |
Contents and Media: |
Waterslide decals |
Price: |
May vary according to place of
purchase (USD$12 if purchased
directly from AeroMaster) |
Review Type: |
FirstLook |
Advantages: |
Good colour reference sheet;
perfect register, thin carrier film, interesting subjects; |
Disadvantages: |
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Recommendation: |
Recommended |
Reviewed
by Rodger Kelly
Aeromaster's
Oriental Libertaors is available online from
Squadron.com
More China based B-24s of the 308th Bomb Group from AeroMaster Products
with laser-printed nose art, well at least one of them has!
The
first option on the sheet is B-24J-25-CO 42-73257 'Zoot Chute' of the
425th Bomb Squadron. This machine is in olive drab over neutral grey
camouflage with the 425th's yellow striped rudders, yellow bomb log and
white embryonic shark mouth group markings. The nose art is a normal
silk screen printed decal and it depicts a bomb carrying rabbit using
his trousers as parachute with the words "Zoot Chute".
The other option is B-24J-180-CO 44-40779 "Willie Mak'er" from the 375th
Bomb Squadron. "Willie Mak'er" wears an unusual scheme of natural metal
finish upper surfaces with black undersides with a thin white band
between the black of the undersides and the natural metal of the
fuselage sides. Her rudders carry the very dark blue and white vertical
stripe Squadron markings (supplied as decals) and she bears unusual nose
art of a cartoon Sad Sack chasing a flying blonde who has propellers on
her nipples (I told you it was unusual!).
The main part of the nose art is a silk screen decal whilst the blonde
is a laser-printed decal that is overlaid on the white of the silk
screen decal to complete the nose art. Two of the same laser-printed
images are supplied in case of accidents in the application/sealing
process as these laser-printed decals are fragile.
The sheet carries a single set of national insignia and propeller
stencils/logos for both machines.
The decals on the main sheet are normal silk-screen printed ones we are
used to and have been "Printed in Mexico". They are sharply printed and
in perfect register
The
placement guide shows appropriate side views of both machines on the
front and full instructions of how to care for and apply the
laser-printed decals on the back.
The placement guide and decal sheets are packed in a clear plastic
zip-loc bag.
As with the Part I of the Oriental Liberators, this sheet is also listed
at USD$12.00 which I think is a reasonable price for what is provided.
Recommended.
Thanks to Eagle
Strike / Aeromaster for the review samples
Review Text Copyright © 2005 by
Rodger Kelly
This Page Created on 04 January, 2006
Last updated
04 January, 2006
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