As frequent readers will know, Aviaeology concentrates on things Canadian and is mostly involved in WWII subjects. One thing about their decals is that the research that goes into each offering is impeccable. For instance, this particular set has been updated and expanded from a previous offering. It provided not only four superbly printed sheets, but also a booklet that goes into the details of each of the aircraft involved and offers optional markings as the colors and codes changed through the life of some of these planes.

The booklet also goes into considerable detail on the installation of the rocket rails and the modifications that were done to the airframe to allow this armament to be used. Though the instructions are in greyscale, there is a slip included with each set that tells you how to get a full color .pdf file of the instructions, something that many will find to be quite useful.

The aircraft camouflage for this period was pretty much Extra Dark Sea Grey over Sky. Some planes continued to carry full invasion stripes into 1945 while others painted over just the upper ones or painted them out completely. Due to the quick fading of EDSG, some planes took on a very patchy appearance.

There are four individual aircraft options on the sheet with some planes going through several code and code position changes. All are TFX versions and none have the dorsal extension. You have basically options for aircraft  lettered M, H, G and X. The comprehensive instructions provide details for each one in terms of their equipment. It has been brought to my attention that the Revell Beaufighter is a very early Mk. I, and that to do any of the aircraft on this sheet would require the modeler to scratch/convert the horizontal stabs to the longer-span later versions, as well as sand down/polish out the windshield to get rid of the early configuration. This may have been mentioned in the instructions, but I missed it. Thanks to the way that Aviaeology does their instructions, it is not practical to show all the options, but you can get a good ideal from the cover and the decals.

The sheets themselves are superbly printed and in perfect register. This set is to be used on the Revell kit as it is the only one of which I am aware in 1/32.