DAZZLING ‘HUNS’

DAZZLING ‘HUNS’

If you’re not enamoured with the markings in your F-100D Super Sabre kit, three attractive aftermarket schemes are available with Euro Decals’ new release.

DAZZLING ‘HUNS’

For many aircraft modellers, colour is a real driver with their builds. Camouflaged aircraft appear boring, and thoughts instantly turn to polished metal or aluminium lacquer, covered by bright squadron décor and high-visibility insignia. With that in mind, Euro Decals has released a stunning new decal package for the North American F-100D Super Sabre, in 1/72 and 1/48 scales. Having already issued three collections for the D-model, this fourth instalment (ED72-134/48-134) has a trio of colourful liveries for natural metal ‘Huns’ – the nickname coming from a contraction of ‘hundred’.

They are as follows:

•    55-2950, Col C Banbury (Wing CO), 81st Tactical Fighter Squadron, 50th Tactical Fighter Wing, USAFE, Toul-Rosières AFB, France, 1958
•    56-3417, 356th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 354th Tactical Fighter Wing, USAFE, Aviano AB, Italy, 1960
•    56-3020, 390th Fighter Bomber Squadron, 366th Fighter Bomber Wing, USAF, England AFB, USA, 1957-59

DAZZLING ‘HUNS’

Four-view colour drawings of each airframe are provided, along with paint codes for Humbrol, Xtracolor, Xtracrylics and Lifecolor. No base kit is suggested in terms of sizing but see below for a list of available styrene kit options:

1/48 – ESCI, Revell-Monogram, Trumpeter
1/72 –  Italeri, ESCI, Hasegawa, Trumpeter

DAZZLING ‘HUNS’

The decals have rich colours, sharp register and gloss carrier film. One sheet carries all the unit markings and ‘Buzz’ numbers, and a second is for the US AIR FORCE/USAF legends, ‘stars and bars’, and airframe stenciling. Two sets of US AIR FORCE legends are present, but just one pair of USAFs; additional kit decals and spares will allow you to build two or all three on the sheets. If just selecting one, it’ll be a tough choice as all are splendid!

They cost £9.95 and £16.99 (1/72 and 1/48 respectively). For further details, to see the previous F-100D releases, or to order, visit: www.fantasyprintshop.co.uk