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Boring Old Silver
Nos. 1 & 2

 

Red Roo Models

 

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Catalogue Number: RRD7231 Boring Old Silver No.1 and RRD7232 Boring Old Silver No.2
Scale: 1/72 (also available in 1/48)
Contents and Media: RRD7231 - Two decal sheet (approx. 10 x 7 cm) and three pages of instructions/illustrations (two double-sided colour profiles and one single sided instructions)
RRD7232 - per No.1 except three decal sheets
Price: RRD7231 AUD$9.95 from Red Roo Models website
RRD7232 AUD$18.00 from Red Roo Models website
Review Type: FirstLook
Advantages: Nice to see an RAAF Meteor other than "Halestorm"!; great timing for 1/48 scale Classic Airframes Meteor F.8
Disadvantages: Individual markings must be trimmed from sheet.
Recommendation: Recommended

 

Reviewed by Glen Porter


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FirstLook

 

RRD7231 "Boring Old Silver No.1"

Red Roo Decals' "Boring Old Silver No.1" release covers a single aircraft - an RAAF 77 Squadron Meteor Mk.8 in Korea during 1952.

The aircraft is A77-859 "Darky Jones", flown by Sergeant Ted Jones at that time.

 

 

The subject Meteor is finished in Silver lacquer (not bare metal). This aircraft also had four rocket rails under each wing. No stencilling is included, only the basic markings, but it is still an interesting scheme.

 

RRD7231 "Boring Old Silver No.2"

The second sheet covers three overall natural metal Spitfires from 85 Sqn RAAF. They are all Mk.Vc Trops with Aluminium doped fabric surfaces used late in WWII.

The decals are all nicely printed.

Recommended.

 

Thanks to Gary Byk at Red Roo Models for the review sample

Red Roo Models books, decals and accessories are available at Red Roo Models Website

Text and Images Copyright © 2003 by Glen Porter
Page Created 12 December, 2003
Last updated 12 December, 2003

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