Exito Decals North American P-51D "Yoxford Girls" (ED48008) - 1:48 Exito Decals

[Julien]

North American P-51D "Yoxford Girls" (ED48008)

1:48 Exito Decals

 

 

Polish company Exito are fairly new to us, and have launched their brand from their website where they also sell general modelling "stuff" such as kits, tools, books and so forth.  They have sent us this new sheet for the P-51D Mustang operated by the 357th Fighter Group fro RAF Leiston. They were known as the Yoxford bouys after the nearby village of Yoxford, and this sheet is a play on that with aircraft suitably adorned with female nose art. No kit is mentioned but the should fit any of the readily available kit.s They arrive in a slightly larger than A4 releasable bag that is stiffened by a large piece of card, a sheet of paper front and rear, with the decals hiding in the back, and a set of side profiles on the front advertising what's inside.  Inside are the decals of course, plus a page devoted to each option, which is printed on heavy glossy stock on both sides, with three-view profiles, a photo of the aircraft in question, and other information that may be of use to the modeller.

 

Decals are by Cartograf, which is a guarantee of good registration, sharpness and colour density, with a thin gloss carrier film cut close to the printed areas.  There are sufficient national decals on the sheet to model each of the three options (which is a good idea), with a dotted line encompassing each option.  From the sheet you can decal one of the following:

 

1.  P-51D-5-NA, 44-16391 "Passion Wagon" flown by Lt AJ Roberson 362nd FS, 357th FG Autumn 1944.
2.  P-51D-5-NA, 44-13712 "Reluctant Rebel" flown by Capt RW Fory, 363rd FS, 357th FG July/Augist 1944.
3.  P-51D-20-NA, 44-63629 "Shady Lady" flown by Lt JA Miller, 363rd FS, 357FG Spring 1945.

 

 

 

 

 

Conclusion

What a professional and attractive package this makes.  As well as some cracking decals, you get profiles of all the options that are of such high quality that they could be framed or incorporated in the display of your finished model.  

 

Very highly recommended.

 

 

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