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About the markings that usually appeared below the cockpit on presentation aircraft, bearing the name of the donating town or region or person or whatever. I’m wondering if there was a specified regulation colour, or was it left to the Erk who applied the name?

A nice little article on the differences between orthochromatic and panchromatic films appeared in the October 2017 issue of IPMS Canada's emailed newsletter, beaveRTales https://www.ipmscanada.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/beaveRTales_10_2017.pdf

Here’s a look at the latest IPMS Canada decal sheet that was sent free to all members recently, and for which we did the artwork. Fortunately, there is a supply of extra sheets now available for purchase for only $10.00 (plus shipping).. At this link – https://www.ipmscanada.com/product/rt-45-3-decals/ – you will also find a PDF of the colourful instruction articles. The sheet contains (in both 1/48 and 1/72) a specially-marked CF-18; a heritage finish CT-156 Harvard II; an RCAF Kittyhawk IA; a Snowbirds T-Bird; and a couple of Korean War Sherman tanks that are in 1/35.

Just posted some info and colour photos on our Facebook page that you may find helpful and interesting: facebook.com/iliad-design

IPMS Canada's emailed newsletter (as opposed to their printed magazine) had a good article on beer-carrying Spits in the July 2016 issue: https://www.ipmscanada.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/beaveRTales_07_2016.pdf

They're at the printer now, and should be coming soon! First we have a sheet of 1/48 Ansons for the beautiful new Airfix kit. These are aircraft operated in Canada under the BCATP (British Commonwealth Air Training Plan). We've assembled a selection of aircraft sporting a nice variety of colour schemes and markings. We also have a sheet of 1/48 markings for the Lockheed P-38J Lightning which, again, includes various colourful schemes. We'll let you know as soon as they're back and ready to go!

Here are a couple photos of a CF-5 seat that I found in some old IPMS Canada files http://www.iliad-design.com/misc/brit/seat.jpg

I thought about this a bit more and believe I may have the answer. I had been looking at rank flags for Admiral of the Fleet, when it actually looks like it's the rank insignia for an Admiral of the Fleet... probably on a blue background. That would make it something like this. Does that make sense?

This is a bit of a puzzle… at least for me! The AVI kit of the Cessna L-19 in its “Korean War Top Brass Cab” boxing provides markings for “1st Sea Lord, Admiral of the Fleet Sir R. R. McGrigor”. The command flag placard marking is puzzling, as I’ve been unable to find anything depicting a flag with four gold stars arranged in a square on a red field. Indeed, the decal for the Eisenhower/MacArthur aircraft is also in error, as it shows five gold stars on a red field. Gold on red was used for USMC brass… Army personnel should have white stars on red. I also found an in-flight photo of Cessna 14754, and a close look shows a flag that looks nothing like the kit markings. Does anyone know what this flag in the photo represents… or what flag an Admiral of the Fleet would have carried on his aircraft?

Here are a couple of photos showing the white upper surface and grey lower surface on PAF 104s.

There was no instruction sheet per se, William. The decal sheet was sent out to all then current IPMS Canada members, and the issue of our publication, RT, in which it was sent served as the instructions. I've extracted the relevant pages from that issue (Vol. 36, No. 4) and you can view a PDF here: http://www.iliad-design.com/misc/50th.pdf

It would be yellow. This is a typical Canadian BCATP scheme of yellow wing and fuselage panels over the camouflage finish.

IPMS Canada's emailed newsletter, beaveRTales (as opposed to their print publication, RT) had an article on 442 Sqn. Mustangs some years ago. Here's a link: https://www.ipmscanada.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/beaveRTales_04_2016.pdf

Our two new decal sheets are now back from the printer and available for purchase. The first is a 1/48 scale sheet for the Piper L-4 “Grasshopper”. This is perfect for the new Special Hobby L-4 kit, and is what we used to test-fit the decals. There are some very interesting aircraft here. 54-J was involved in a dogfight with a Fi 156 Storch which the crew shot down with handguns. There is sand & OD aircraft from Camp Clipper, a desert training facility in California. And there’s “Humphrie’s FLYING WEASEL” in its overall aluminum finish and bomber group markings. Add to those some Free French Grasshoppers and a US Navy machine. The other is a 1/72 sheet of “More Twin Otters”. Our first Twin Otter sheet was very popular and in fact we reprinted it, with the addition of an additional scheme. This “More Twin Otters” sheet has some really colourful aircraft. There’s an overall white Twotter in UN markings and a US Army Parachute Team aircraft in a special D-Day scheme. There’s an Ethiopian Army and a Panamanian Navy aircraft, and a rare Chilean SAR Twin Otter that operated out of Easter Island. We’ve included one with floats this time… a Peruvian Air Force machine in red and white with black & white military/civy TANS markings. Available direct from our website: www.iliad-design.com

We now have two new decal sheets at the printer. One is a 1/48 scale sheet for the Piper L-4 “Grasshopper”. This is perfect for the new Special Hobby L-4 kit, and is what we used to test-fit the decals. There are some very interesting aircraft here. 54-J was involved in a dogfight with a Fi 156 Storch which the crew shot down with handguns. There is sand & OD aircraft from Camp Clipper, a desert training facility in California. And there’s “Humphrie’s FLYING WEASEL” in its overall aluminum finish and bomber group markings. Add to those some Free French Grasshoppers and a US Navy machine. The other is a 1/72 sheet of “More Twin Otters”. Our first Twin Otter sheet was very popular and in fact we reprinted it, with the addition of an additional scheme. This “More Twin Otters” sheet has some really colourful aircraft. There’s an overall white Twotter in UN markings and a US Army Parachute Team aircraft in a special D-Day scheme. There’s an Ethiopian Army and a Panamanian Navy aircraft, and a rare Chilean SAR Twin Otter that operated out of Easter Island. We’ve included one with floats this time… a Peruvian Air Force machine in red and white with black & white TANS markings. We’ll let you know as soon as the sheets are available for purchase.