Lightning F.2A Stencils

[alhenderson]

Finding myself in a weird situation of wondering if my Airfix Lightning F.2A has *enough* stencils.. 🤪 I accidentally got hold of the starter kit from flea bay last week and when I looked at the decal sheet immediately thought it was very small.  I have compared it to the F.6 I also "accidentally" acquired a while back and it seems to have a lot more.  Does anyone know if the F2A had less stencils or is this a result of the F2A being a cut down starter kit?  Or maybe the green camo scheme makes the stencilling less visible..

 

Typing this also makes me realise I appear to have a "stash", something I swore wasn't going to happen this time round as I was only going to build a Phantom and a Tornado for old time's sake.  Oops...

 

Al.

[Giorgio N]

I believe it's just because it's a starter set. I have both the starter set and a full decal sheet from the standard box and the latter includes many more stencils.

[Des]

Seems to be policy with all of the starter sets (someone will have exceptions no doubt) to provide only basic markings and minimal stenciling.

 

Perhaps not a big problem if the price is right but with lowest priced standard kits for example having an RRP of  £6.99 and the corresponding small starter kits being £9.99 perhaps including a different printing of a more simplified decal sheet necessitating a different instruction sheet is a factor in the increased cost notwithstanding the added paints/glue/brush.     On the other hand it might be argued that an overly complicated decal sheet might dissuade the novice modeler the starter sets are aimed at.

[alhenderson]

@Des very good points, although this starter set seems to come in at £18 so not exactly a basic price.  Makes we wonder how much the regular kit is...

 

I think I saw an Xtradecal set with Lightning stencils on it.. Just depends on how much I feel some extra stencils are worth - I find them boring to put on, but I think a kit without them would look very blank indeed.  

 

Al.