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Barracuda Studios 1:48 P-51D decal sheet 2019 re-release


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Barracuda Studios is to re-release a 1:48 P-51D decal sheet with markings for five aircraft: 

1) P-51D-20-NA "Double Trouble Two," 353rd Fighter Group, 352nd Fighter Squadron, 8th Air Force
Flown by Lt. Colonel “Wild” Bill Bailey. 

2) P-51D-15-NA Mustang “The Millie G,”
55th Fighter Group, 343rd Fighter Squadron, 8th Air Force
Flown by Major Edward Giller. 

3) P-51D-15-NA Mustang “Amorous Len III,” 357th Fighter Group, 363rd Fighter Squadron, 8th Air Force
Flown by Captain Reager. Yoxford Airfield, England, 1944-45. This fictional airplane can be easily adapted by the clever modeler to represent another well known aircraft.

4) P-51D-5-NA Mustang “Lou IV," 361st Fighter Group, 375th Fighter Squadron, 8th Air Force
Flown by Lt. Col. Thomas Christian. 

5) P-51D-15-NA Mustang “Alabama Rammer Jammer”
353rd Fighter Group, 352nd Fighter Squadron, 8th Air Force
Flown by Lt. Arthur Cundy.

 

According to www.1999.co.jp/eng/, the decal sheet is to be released in January 2019, but it's been on preorder since November 22.

Wanting to get my hands on the markings for "Amorous Len III," I went and preordered (first time in my life) the decal sheet from Barracuda Studios website for 11.95$ plus 8$ for shipping.

Recommended kits are the Hasegawa and Tamiya P-51Ds in 1:48.

 

Link to to the Barracuda website: http://barracudacals.com/proddetail.php?prod=BC48011

Link to www.1999.co.jp/eng/ website: https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/m/10157689

Link to Hannants website: https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/BC48011

 

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7 hours ago, Bedders said:

I picked up a new 1/72 sheet at Telford. Great quality and those yellow & black checkerboard markngs are among my favourites for P-51s.

 

Justin

For me, the yellow and red checkerboard decals are my favourite, that's why I bought the ones for Chuck Yeager's Mustang.

Are the decals printed by Cartograf?

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Just now, Bedders said:

No they're not Cartograf, they're all done in the US. I agree that the red & yellow checkers are also nice!

 

Justin

Do their decals stick as soon as they touch the model's surface? Or are they motr forgiving?

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I can't answer that question yet as I haven't used them. But looking at them on the paper, they look very good. My guess is that they follow the Microscale/Superscale philosophy, so probably very easy to work with.

 

J

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On 11/28/2018 at 7:17 PM, Sturmovik said:

 

I got the reissued 1/72 decals today and quickly noticed that the reissue isn't the same as the first issue. 

 

With the first issue one could decal two aircrafts of the "The Millie G's". This is sadly no longer possible with the new decalsheet...

 

I had to get another sheet of decals for the other "Millie G" I intended to build...

 

Cheers / André

 

Ps.

The first issue...

http://www.hyperscale.com/2011/reviews/decals/barracudacast48011previewbg_1.htm

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