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Number and Price: |
PYND48026 Airacobra Cuties
Part One USD$16.99
available online from Meteor Productions |
Scale: |
1/48 scale |
Contents and Media: |
Double-sided full colour
letter-sized instructions plus notes sheet; 1 x screen printed decal
sheet; |
Review Type: |
FirstLook |
Advantages: |
Great combination of
excellent halftone rendition on nose art markings, separate
conventional screen printed decals; interesting
subjects; good
instructions; thorough research; excellent printing |
Disadvantages: |
Extremely limited run - only 300 each |
Recommendation: |
Highly Recommended |
HyperScale is proudly sponsored by Meteor
Productions
When you mention the P-39 the first thing that
comes to my mind is Air-A-Cutie. The name is synonymous with nude
nose art. This latest offering from Meteor Productions is the best
set of decals available for this aircraft. The colors look to be as
close to the real thing as you can get. I have the original Cutting
Edge decals, the Super Scale (if I remember correctly), and I’ve
seen the new release from Eduard but the PYN-ups are the best for
the skin tones. Of course, you get all the other markings including
the national insignias.
The other aircraft on the sheet is a P-39N with a Keystone nude on
the door. It is nice but after you see the large nudes on
Air-A-Cutie it just looks small, however, the markings are very
nice. The yellow tipped tail and nose are a nice variation on the
normal SWP paint scheme.
Typical of the PYN-up decals, the markings are thin, opaque, and in
perfect register. You must follow the instructions as the decals are
very thin and can be fragile.
Highly Recommended
Thanks to Meteor Productions for
the review sample
Cutting Edge Modelworks products,
including Cutting Edge Decals, can be viewed at
Meteor Productions website
Review Text and Images Copyright 2005 by Floyd
Werner
This Page Created on 28 September, 2005
Last updated
28 September, 2005
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