fatalbert Posted September 5, 2010 Share Posted September 5, 2010 I had a good result this weekend,i popped into a model shop on the way to work and found a pile of old SAM magazines on the floor for 20p each.Some still have the small decal sheets that SAM somtimes came with.The best one for me being a Gloster Javelin set,this issue also has a conversion for the Frog /Heller Javelin plus scale plans. .Ihavnt been through them all yet but i have found a set of Irish Air Corp rondels too.Does any one know what other decals SAM released.Many thanks....Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz greenwood Posted September 5, 2010 Share Posted September 5, 2010 (edited) IIRC SAM also did decals of aircraft used in the Falklands War, Rhodesian Air Force, Argentine Lancs, Vietnam Helos. I can't remember the others they did sorry. Edited September 5, 2010 by daz greenwood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatalbert Posted September 5, 2010 Author Share Posted September 5, 2010 Just found the Huey ones,thanks daz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fleming Posted September 5, 2010 Share Posted September 5, 2010 The last was a set which combined RAuxAF, Suez and F-111 decals - unfortunately they issued them in November and the damp atmosphere at the wholesalers led to a lot of the decals sticking together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Ogilvie Posted September 5, 2010 Share Posted September 5, 2010 (edited) Wasn't there a 'William Tell' sheet too? F-4s and F-106s? And Pakistan Air Force? Iain Edited September 5, 2010 by Iain (32SIG) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousAA72 Posted September 5, 2010 Share Posted September 5, 2010 (edited) I have them all at home......There was a "Modern" RAF set too - with items for Nimrods, Phantom's, Tornado's (Yellow/white codes for TWCU, Black/White for the TTTE) and Lightnings with Pale blue/Pale red roundels and fin flashes........I'll have alook later to see if there were any others, but I think most have been covered here......well remembered everyone! Edited September 5, 2010 by Bill Clark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fleming Posted September 5, 2010 Share Posted September 5, 2010 They came every second month from about 79 to mid 83 IIRC. They did some nice Sea Harrier ones - the only 700A squadron markings in 1/72 for a long time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Jones Posted September 5, 2010 Share Posted September 5, 2010 There was a set of pale red /blue decals for anti flash V-bombers too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Kunac-Tabinor Posted September 5, 2010 Share Posted September 5, 2010 and there was a set of swastikas too Jonners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fleming Posted September 5, 2010 Share Posted September 5, 2010 and there was a set of swastikas tooJonners Came in the issue with the Puma in AID IIRC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Kunac-Tabinor Posted September 5, 2010 Share Posted September 5, 2010 Came in the issue with the Puma in AID IIRC certainly did - with a build of a vacform 1/32 Buffalo too, if my memory serves! Cheers Jonners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Ogilvie Posted September 5, 2010 Share Posted September 5, 2010 certainly did - with a build of a vacform 1/32 Buffalo too, if my memory serves!Cheers Jonners Sure was - Combat Models - Julian Edwards IIRC I'll get my Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Kunac-Tabinor Posted September 5, 2010 Share Posted September 5, 2010 Sure was - Combat Models - Julian Edwards IIRC I'll get my and finished using automotive spray can paints too I beleive. ( amazing what you can remember isnt it!) Funnily enough it was the Sea Harrier decals that got me into buying SAM. Jonners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwh Posted September 5, 2010 Share Posted September 5, 2010 I still have a full set of these decals unused, and have listed them below. They are not listed in order of issue. FALKLAND SEA HARRIERS WILLIAM TELL MEET U.S. ARMY HELICOPTERS US NAVY LOW VIZ MARKINGS IRISH AIR CORPS SOUTH AFRICAN HARVARD / TEXAN SEA HARRIER FRS.1 HP VICTOR B.2 WITTERING WING RHODESIA/ZIMBABWE AIR FORCE GLOSTER JAVELIN SQUADRON MARKINGS PHANTOMS,LIGHTNING,TORNADO,HAWK,NIMROD PAKISTAN AIR FORCE SWASTIKAS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntPhillips Posted September 5, 2010 Share Posted September 5, 2010 They did 15 sheets in total, usually tied in to the Aircraft in Detail feature, but not always, (IIRC the Javelin sheet was linked to a Heller / Frog-Novo crosskit conversion article). In chronological order they were: Sheet 72-001 - Irish Air Corps roundels and Code Letters Sheet 72-002 - Sea Harrier FRS.1 700A, 800, 801 Squadron (Initial Colours) Sheet 72-003 - Pakistan AF Shengyan F.6 & Mirage III Sheet 72-004 - Gloster Javelin - 23, 33, 85, 89, 141, Squadron & 228 OCU Sheet 72-005 - RAF Phantom, Lightning, Tornado, Hawk & Nimrod updates (the Tornado had just entered RAF service, that really does make me feel old) Sheet 72-006 - US Army UH-1 / AH-1 Helo's in Vietnam Sheet 72-007 - Rhodesia / Zimbabwe AF Roundels (2 styles RAF type with Assegai, Zimbabwe Lion in Green Ring) Sheet 72-008 - N.A. Harvard / Texan - South African AF / Armee De L'Air Sheet 72-009 - Falklands War, Sea Harrier, Lynx, Sea King Sheet 72-010 - William Tell '82 - Michigan ANG F-4D Phantom, F-15A Eagle Sheet 72-011 - H.P. Victor B.2 100, 139 Sqdn Sheet 72-012 - US Navy Lo-Vis Schemes F-4N VF-154, A-7E VA-195, F/A-18A VX-4 (the Hornet had just entered USN/MC service, that also makes me feel old) Sheet 72-013 - Swastikas 1939 - 43 Sheet 72-014 - Avro Lancaster - Argentina AF & India AF Sheet 72-015 - FB-111 Tiger Meet scheme, R.Aux AF Meteors & Suez Crisis Hunters I have them all. Hope this helps Ant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatalbert Posted September 6, 2010 Author Share Posted September 6, 2010 Many thanks for the replies guys,i didnt realise they released so many.I wonder why they stopped.Looking at these old issues just shows me how far SAM has fallen ;o(.I love all the conversions,you dont seem to get them so much now.I look at the prices in the adverts and laugh plus its sad when one sees old shops that are no longer with us advertising in the mag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fleming Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 They stopped because it became too expensive - they had to be inserted into the magazine by hand at the printers. They then tried the 'three in one issue' with the RAuxAF/F-111/Suez sheet but got the dampness problems that I mentioned. That apparently cost them a lot in replacement sheets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 I still make use of the Swastika sheet. The decals are still useable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opadag Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 I sold some on ebay some years ago, but going through the mags during the summer, brought back great memories, especially the conversions using the balsa and talc - wow the hobby has come a long way. I bought a lot of vac formed kits from Airmodel and Frank Modelle. I have a lovely kit of the Pembrook the earliest in 1:72 amongst others still in a box in the attic. Anyone fancy a it of mixed media modelling? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Initially, the sheets were just slipped inside the magazines, which was fairly easy, but complaints kept rolling in that sheets were missing. There were dark suspicions that customers were lifting the sheets, then saying they were missing, to get another one. This led to them having to be stapled in, during the printing process, which made the whole thing uneconomical. Edgar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejboyd5 Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 Just got curious about this topic myself as I was looking at a Fujimi Sea Harrier FRS Mk.1 that I had done some time ago specifically to serve as a vehicle for those fine Scale Aircraft Modelling decals. That was a great magazine when it concentrated on actual modeling building and conversion how-tos and before it got bogged down with all the new product releases and essentially turned itself into a cover to cover advertisement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 On the Lancaster sheet the options were Argentina and Egypt. Mine came without the protective cover and so has black ink on some of the stickies.Is there any way that these stains could be removed? I quite fancy doing an Argentinian example repainted in an experimental brick red scheme. MH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Kunac-Tabinor Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 Anyone else remember the Airfix decal sheet SAM were going to do - but never got inserted. I picked one up at SMW a few years ago - it was a 617Sqn sheet Jonners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatalbert Posted January 21, 2011 Author Share Posted January 21, 2011 Just got curious about this topic myself as I was looking at a Fujimi Sea Harrier FRS Mk.1 that I had done some time ago specifically to serve as a vehicle for those fine Scale Aircraft Modelling decals. That was a great magazine when it concentrated on actual modeling building and conversion how-tos and before it got bogged down with all the new product releases and essentially turned itself into a cover to cover advertisement. Now that is a superb Sea Harrier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousFO98 Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Sure is a beauty. I have an old SAM issue with the Shar but there were no decals. Wonder if I dropped Guideline a line and told them the decal sheet was missing... come on! You can't blame a chap for trying! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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