Early Soviet Jet Instrument Dial Decals

[Mike]

Early Soviet Jet Instrument Dial Decals

1:48, 1:32 Airscale Model Aircraft Enhancements

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Anyone that likes to improve their kit cockpit and instrument panels can't have missed the Airscale range of decals that give your instrument panels that authentic look that would be otherwise impossible unless you printed your own decals.

These new sets available in the two main scales contain a raft of instrument faces, some in colour, for your early Soviet jets. Each instrument decal is incredibly well detailed, and numbered for cross-referencing with a key that tells you the function of each one. It's quite a list, but I've laid it out below for information:

1. Attack Angle
   
2. Fuel Gauge
   
3. Homing Indicator
   
4. Oxygen Pressure
   
5. Gyro Compass
   
6. Oil/Fuel Temperature
   
7. Attitude Indicator
   
8. Gyro Magnetic Compass
   
9. Altimeter
   
10. Turn & Slip Indicator
    
11. Airspeed Indicator
    
12. Clock/Chronograph
    
13. Clock/Chronograph
    
14. Exhaust Gas Temperature
    
15. G-meter
    
16. Altitude Indicator
    
17. Hydraulic Pressure Gauge
    
18. Attitude Indicator
    
19. Turn & Bank Indicator
    
20. Tachometer
    
21. Voltmeter
    
22. Cockpit Pressure Gauge
    
23. Wheel Pressure Gauge
    
24. Oil Pressure Gauge
    
25. Oil/Fuel Capacity/Temp
    
26. Fuel Pressure Gauge
    
27. Temperature Indicator
    
28. EGT
    
29. Acceleration Gauge
    
30. Hydraulic Pressure Gauge
    
31. Tachometer
    

Each set comes with a small sheet of clear acetate for you to use as glass in front of each decal, which can be punched out individually, or laminated between the decals and the instrument panel front.

conclusion

Yet another addition to the growing set of instrument decals, placards and complete instrument panel sets available from Peter @ Airscale. Having used some of Peter's decals on various builds, I can confirm that they settle down well with Mr Mark Setter, and the carrier film becomes invisible once set. You can punch the individual decals from the sheet, but I just cut them out into a vaguely circular shape with a scalpel, because the carrier film is so pliable.

I can't recommend these highly enough for improving your cockpits.

Review sample courtesy of Peter at