IPMS Canada decals

IPMS Canada Decal sheet

includes 1/72 and 1/48 decals in one package

Review by Steve Bamford
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Image below has been altered and degraded to protect the artwork

Here's a fantastic selection of decals. I'll go through each plane included on these decal sheets....remember....markings for 1/72 and 1/48 are included for all these planes. My descriptions below are brief and cover the markings of the 11 planes .....click on the instruction sheets at bottom of this page to read more in-depth info about each pilot.

Plane #1 Hurricane Mk1 L1669. This plane was flown by Raymond Collishaw. This Hurricane was Dark Green and Dark Earth above and black and white.

Plane #2 Hurricane Mk1 LE-A 242 Squadron 1940. This plane was flown by William McKnight. This Hurricane was Dark Green and Dark Earth above with a sky spinner. Lower side of wings were black and white early war scheme. The pilot had some medical training so he had a skeleton painted as nose art on the fuselage on both sides as well as nose art on a Hitler character being kicked in the butt by a very large boot.

Plane #3 Gloster Gladiator II, N5784, NW-L, 33 Squadron. This plane was flown by Vernon 'Woody' Woodward. This Gladiator was painted Dark Earth and Dark Green on uppr wing and fuselage. Top of lower wing and fuselage sides was painted Light Earth and Light Green and black and white on underside.

Plane #4 Kittyhawk Mk1, AK739 FZ-r, 94 Squadron 1941. This plane was flown by James Edward "Stocky" Edwards. This Kittyhawk was painted in desert scheme of Middle Stone and Dark Earth over Azure Blue with a Red spinner.

Plane #5 Spitfire VIII, QJ-R, JF502, 92 Squadron, 1943. This Spitfire was painted Middle Stone and Dark Earth over Azure Blue with a Red spinner. Port side of fuselage/engine cowling has a yellow triangle with a Cobra painted on it (92 Squadron Badge).

Plane #6 Spitfire Vb, BR301, UF-S, 249 Squadron, Malta 1942. This Spitfire was flown by the famous George "Buzz" Beurling. This Spitfire was fitted with a tropical filter and originally painted Dark Earth and Middle Stone over Azure Blue with a red spinner. This plane was then overpainted with light and dark Mediterranean Blue except for a patch for the serial number and the rudder.

Plane #7 Spitfire IXc, MA585, KH-B, 403 Squadron, 1943. This Spitfire was painted Ocean Grey and Dark Green over Medium Sea Grey with Sky Spinner and fuselage band.

Plane #8 Spitfire IXc, MH883, VZ-B, 412 Squadron, 1944. This Spitfire was painted Ocean Grey and Dark Green over Medium Sea Grey with Sky Spinner and fuselage band.

Plane #9 Spitfire Vb, EP548, LV-C, 127 Wing, 1943. This plane was flown by Lloyd Chadburn. This Spitfire was painted in typical European scheme of Ocean Grey and Dark Green over Medium Sea Grey with Sky Spinner and fuselage band. Letters below canopy read 'CITY OF OSHAWA'.

Plane #10 Spitfire IXc, MK636, 2I-E, 443 Squadron, 1944. This plane was flown by Wally MacLeod. This Spitfire was painted in typical European scheme of Ocean Grey and Dark Green over Medium Sea Grey with Sky Spinner and fuselage band and also has D-Day stripes (although these aren't included as decals).

Plane #11 Spitfire IX, MK950, DB-G, 411 Squadron, 1944. This plane was flown by Richard Audet. This Spitfire was painted in typical European scheme of Ocean Grey and Dark Green over Medium Sea Grey with Sky Spinner and fuselage band.

This decal package contains 2 sheets which have markings for 11 aircraft in both 1/72 and 1/48 scales and is priced at $15.00, plus $3.00 shipping and handling. It was given out free to all current IPMS Canada members and we are now selling the print overrun to anyone interested. See link: http://www.ipmscanada.com/order.html

This decal set is highly recommended. See instruction sheets below.

Steve

8 pages of instruction sheets Click on images below to see larger images