Euro Decals Bristol Blenheim Mk.I/IF (ED-48115, ED-72115) 1:48 1:72

[Mike]

Bristol Blenheim Mk.I/IF (ED-48115, ED-72115)

1:48 & 1:72 Euro Decals by Fantasy Printshop

 

 

Airfix are bringing us a 1:48 early Blenheim soon, and have already done so in 1:72, so it's only fitting that we should get some aftermarket decals for the kits  These sets from Euro Decals are printed by Fantasy Printshop, and arrive in A5 ziplok bags, with a set of side profiles on the front, instructions in the middle, and the decals on the rear, so they can be inspected through the protective sheet of thin paper.

 

 

Inside are four-way profiles of each of the six decal option, plus a legend with suggested colours in FS numbers, Humbrol, Xtracolour, Xtracrylix, LifeColor and Modelmaster shades, with a page of general text about the aircraft on the back page.  The options from the sheet are as follows:

 

• Blenheim Mk.I K7040 V/114 of 114 squadron, RAF Wyton, Cambs. March 1937
• Blenheim Mk.I K7059 TW of 90 squadron, RAF Bicester, Oxon, Sept 1938
• Blenheim Mk.IF Serial unknown YN.B of 601 squadron, RAF Hendon, Middx. summer 1939
• Blenheim Mk.I L7760 UQ of 211 squadron, RAF Tatoi, Greece, late 1940
• Blenheim Mk.IF K7159 YK.N of 54 OUT, RAF Chruch Fenton, North Yorks, Dec 1940
• Blenheim Mk.IF L1210 P of 771 Naval Air Squadron, FAA at RNAS Hatston, Orkney, 1942-43

 

 

Registration, sharpness and colour density are all good, with a thin gloss carrier film cut close to the printed areas.  There is a slight translucency to the whites however, so plan ahead if you are placing them over camouflage demarcations.

 

Highly recommended.

1:48

 

1:72

 

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