Iliad Decals Cessna L-19/O-1 Bird Dog (48035) 1:48

[Mike]

Cessna L-19/O-1 Bird Dog (48035)

1:48 Iliad Decals

 

 

This well-known Observation aircraft from civilian manufacturer Cessna had a lengthy service record and was well-used during Vietnam to obtain and transmit intelligence on the enemy back to the US troops for targeting of bombardment and tactical/strategic use, often whilst under fire.  It was also popular with other operators and continues in private service today.

 

 

This new decal set from Iliad in Canada depicts a variety of airframes in the service of different operators on an A5 sheet of decal paper.  There are six decal options included on the sheet with side and top profiles printed on the instructions along with captions and arrowed areas that give additional details to help you make your model more accurate.  The underwing decals are shown as ghost images on the overhead profiles which both saves space and paper, which is always a good thing.

 

From the sheet you can decal any of the following:

 

• O-1A Bird Dog 14856 of the Kansas Army National Guard, 1968
• L-19 751 of the Pakistan Army's 11th Army Aviation Squadron
• L-19 1002 South Korean Navy 1960s
• O-1A 14617 US Army Reserve
• L-19 0-12744 203rd Recon Airplane Company Hawkeyes, An Khe, South Vietnam 1968
• L-19 H-1001 Hoantai, predecessor to Japan's Self-Defence Force

 

 

The decals are printed on a pale blue paper in good registration, sharpness and colour density, with a thin gloss carrier film cut close to the printed areas.  There are some large areas of carrier film between the lettering by necessity, but due to the extremely thin nature of the film it should disappear, especially if you add extra clear gloss after application.

 

Highly recommended.

 

 

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