Fighting Fokkers part 5 (Decals) - 1:32 Wingnut Wings

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30010 Fokker D.VII (F) Fighting Fokkers Part 5.

Following on from the 'Fighting Fokkers'decal sets 1 to 5 which cover the Fokker, Albatros, and OAW built D.VII's Wingnut Wings have released another set for the new Fokker D.VII(F) kit.

The instructions look very similar to those in Wingnuts kits, being printed on the same glossy paper and with the same high standard of information. The first page consists of side profiles whilst the subsequent three pages show upper and lower views, and contemporary black and white photographs of the actual aircraft. With call outs for each decal number and also paint colours, there should be no room for doubt about what goes where. A list is even provided with each scheme to inform you which engine parts from the kit will be required.

The subjects are well chosen, giving a nice variety of different types of scheme from von Hantelmanns red and white 465/18, Loerzers black and white striped 7716/18, through to Fritz Haacks half black half white machine with an owl painted on the side, which is a scheme I have never seen before.

The decals themselves are by Cartograf, very cleanly printed on thin carrier film, with good colours and perfect registration. The main sheet is A4 sized with a smaller supplementary sheet of wing and fuselage and lots of detail items like data plates, instrument faces, propeller logos etc. No lozenge decals are supplied as these will be found in the base kit anyway.

Once again Wingnut Wings have provided 'modelers gold' with a superb set of very attractive and presented decal options. The only problem you will have is deciding which one to go for, particularly as the kit itself contains five lovely options.

World War One aviation modelers, you've never had it so good!
Very highly recommended.

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