British Phantoms -- The FGR.2 (F-4M) of the RAF in Germany (48007, 72007)

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	Decals Page 1
	Decals Page 2

This is a large sheet, with two full sheets of decals. My review sample was well printed, in register, and quite colorful.

Five, double-side printed, color instruction sheets provide directions for building 40 specific aircraft. The decals provide numbering and lettering generically for the modeler to piece together, so almost any non-specialty aircraft can be built.

A spattering of aircraft from all six RAF units to be deployed to Germany are provided in the set. Apparently, the RAF only ever deployed FGR Mk.2 Phantom aircraft to Germany as that is the only aircraft type provided on the sheet. The aircraft provided are as follows. Interesting to me was the inclusion of the 19 Squadron aircraft responsible for downing an RAF Jaguar, named (naturally) "Jaguar Killer".

Unit	SerNo	Modex	Camouflage		Description	Year
2 Sqn	XT901	T	Green / Gray		Rounded Tail Top	1975
2 Sqn	XV399	W	Green / Gray		Rounded Tail Top	1972
2 Sqn	XV411	H	Green / Gray		Rounded Tail Top	1975
2 Sqn	XV485	H	Green / Gray		Rounded Tail Top	1974
2 Sqn	XV494	N	Green / Gray		Rounded Tail Top	1973
14 Sqn	XV432		Green / Gray		Rounded Tail Top	1975
14 Sqn	XV435		Green / Gray		Rounded Tail Top	1974
14 Sqn	XV463		Green / Gray		Rounded Tail Top	1970
14 Sqn	XV464		Green / Gray		Rounded Tail Top	1974
14 Sqn	XV501		Green / Gray		Rounded Tail Top	1972
17 Sqn	XT906		Green / Gray		Rounded Tail Top	1973
17 Sqn	XV462		Green / Gray		Rounded Tail Top	1974
17 Sqn	XV468		Green / Gray		Rounded Tail Top	1974
17 Sqn	XV471		Green / Gray		Rounded Tail Top	1971
17 Sqn	XV489		Green / Gray		Rounded Tail Top	1975
19 Sqn	XT902	K	Barley Gray		All Blue Tail, Squared Tail Top	1991
19 Sqn	XT911	K	Green / Gray		Squared Tail Top	1981
19 Sqn	XV400	F	Barley Gray		Squared Tail Top	1983
19 Sqn	XV422	J	Barley Gray		Squared Tail Top, "Jaguar Killer"	1987
19 Sqn	XV430	C	Barley Gray		Rounded Tail Top	1981
19 Sqn	XV468	D	Green / Gray		Rounded Tail Top	1983
19 Sqn	XV474	F	Green / Gray		Squared Tail Top	1980
19 Sqn	XV480	B	Green / Gray		Squared Tail Top	1982
19 Sqn	XV481	G	Green / Gray		Squared Tail Top	1982
19 Sqn	XV485	M	Barley Gray		All Blue Tail, Squared Tail Top	1991
31 Sqn	XT905		Green / Gray		Rounded Tail Top	1974
31 Sqn	XV440		Green / Gray		Rounded Tail Top	1970
31 Sqn	XV491		Green / Gray		Squared Tail Top	1975
31 Sqn	XV494		Green / Gray		Rounded Tail Top	1975
31 Sqn	XV501		Green / Gray		Rounded Tail Top	1976
92 Sqn	XT899	T	Green / Gray		Rounded Tail Top	1978
92 Sqn	XT914	T	Barley Gray		Rounded Tail Top	1988
92 Sqn	XV415	P	Green / Gray		Squared Tail Top	1983
92 Sqn	XV435	X	Green / Gray		Squared Tail Top	1979
92 Sqn	XV435	R	Barley Gray		Red Vertical Tail, Squared Tail Top	1990
92 Sqn	XV467	Q	Green / Gray		Rounded Tail Top	1984
92 Sqn	XV469	AO	Barley Gray		Red Vertical Tail, Squared Tail Top	1989
92 Sqn	XV490	S	Green / Gray		Squared Tail Top	1982
92 Sqn	XV492	W	Barley Gray		Squared Tail Top	1992
92 Sqn	XV498	U	Barley Gray		Blue Vertical Tail, Squared Tail Top	1987

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British Phantoms -- Stencil Data (149001, 173001)

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	Instructions

This sheet compliments the first one by providing all the airframe stenciling for the Phantom, either an FG Mk.1 or FGR Mk.2. Like the first sheet, my review sample was well printed, in register, and quite colorful.

Three pages of instructions (one in color, two in black-and-white), clearly show where all the little stencils go. The decals are numbered out to "181" with lots of duplication, so expect to sit a few night getting all the little data markings applied to your Phantom.

The decals include stencils for both a green/gray aircraft and a Barley Gray aircraft. Trouble is, there are a number of common items for both schemes that are only provided once, so the sheet can only build one full aircraft. You'll have a ton of left over decals for the opposing camoulfage (whichever you do not build). It would have been nice if the few dozen decals that are common to both schemes could have been duplicated so two full aircraft could be made from one sheet, but using kit stencils, this should not be too difficult to work out.

The 1/72^nd scale version of this sheet is a photographically reduced, identical copy to the 1/48^th scale sheet. So, you tiny scale modelers do not have to feel left out on applying several hundred tiny decals to your models, just like the 1/48^th scale modelers.

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