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Vought Corsair Collection

Euro Decals, 1/48 scale

S u m m a r y :

Catalogue Number:

Euro Decals Item No. ED-48139 - Vought Corsair Collection

Scale:

1/48

Contents & Media:

One decal sheet; A4 colour instructions sheets.

Price:

£15.95 plus shipping available online from Fantasy Printshop's web store

Review Type:

First Look

Advantages:

Excellent production standards; generous number of subjects; good variety of schemes; perfect colour saturation and registration; thin film.

Disadvantages:

None noted.

Conclusions:

This new release offers seven interesting options for colourful and unique Corsair markings. Recommended.

Reviewed by Brett Green

FirstLook

 

Fantasy Printshop has released a new decal set covering F4U-1 and F4U-1A Corsairs in US Navy and Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm service. These will be suitable for any 1/48 scale kits but will be particularly relevant to the recent Magic Factory Two-in-One kit and the still very respectable Tamiya Corsairs.

A generous seven options are offered. Schemes vary and there are some interesting camouflage and markings.

 

 

The set is made up from one decal sheet and full colour A4 colour instructions sheets packed in a clear zip-lock plastic bag.

The glossy decal sheet is printed by Fantasy Printshop. The colour and saturation look great, and carrier film is thin. These should go down beautifully on your model.

 

 

Specific subjects are as follows:

  • F4U-1A Corsair, NZ5272/NZ5307, “307” of No.1 Servicing Unit, Royal New Zealand Air Force, based at Henderson Field Guadalcanal, October 1944. Finished in Sea Blur front fuselage, wings and rudder, plus three-colour camouflage on the mid-rear fuselage.

  • F4U-1 Corsair, Bu.No. 17590, “590” flown by CAPT. A.R. Conant of VMF-215, US Marine Corps based at Torokina Air Base, Bougainville, January 1944. Finished in Blue Grey and Light Grey camouflage.

  • F4U-1A K99, Finished in three colour camouflage.

  • F4U-1A Corsair, “SS11 / Sally” of Service Squadron 11, US Marine Aircraft Group 11 US Marine Corps based at Espiritu Santos, Vanuatu Island, New Hebrides, 1945. Finished in overall Silver Dope with black anti-glare strip.

  • Brewster F3A Corsair JS479, “BH2/Q”, 718 Naval Air Squadron, Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm based at RNAS Ballyhalbert, Mid-1945. Finished in three colour camouflage.

  • F4U-1 Corsair, Bu.No. 02310, “13 Viva!” flown by 2nd Lt. Kenneth Ambrose Walsh of VMF-214 Wild Aces, US Marine Corps based at Henderson Field Guadalcanal, 28 May 1943. Finished in Blue Grey and Light Grey camouflage.

  • Vought Corsair Mk.II, JJT260 “P54”, 757 Operations Training Unit, Royal Navy Fleet Air Amr based at Puttalam Ceylon. Finished in Dark Slate Grey and Extra Dark Sea Grey upper surfaces and Sky below.

 

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Instructions are supplied in colour on A4 and A5 paper. Each of the seven subjects have both side views plus upper and lower plan views.

There appear to be six full sets of national markings.

 

 

Conclusion

 

This new release offers seven interesting options for colourful and unique Corsair markings.

Recommended.

Thanks to Fantasy Printshop for the sample.

Text and Images Copyright 2024 by Brett Green
Page Created 11 March, 2024
Last updated 12 March, 2024

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