Sheet:

Sky Decals 48-043: Non-US Corsairs

Units: See review

Price

$8.95

Reviewer:

Scott Van Aken

If you are not into doing US Corsairs, then this sheet is bound to have something you will find of interest. Like other Sky sheets, there are a large number of options on it; 16 in fact. The reason for the lesser number from the previous sheet is that this one had to include a number of different insignia for the different nations. In fact, you'll find aircraft from the Royal Navy, New Zealand Air Force, the French Aeronavale and from Honduras.

The British Corsairs are in several schemes included Dark Slate Grey/Extra Dark Sea Grey over Sky, Sea Blue/Intermediate Blue over White, overall Sea Blue,  and 'Grey' over white. Now frankly, this last scheme is one that is new to me so perhaps a reader can provide some insight as to the actual color. All the Aeronavale and the Honduran plane are in Sea Blue. The tricolor on the rudder of the French aircraft will need to be painted on by the builder. I also found the sort of turquoise color of the main part of the New Zealand roundel to be different that what I expected. Again, maybe a reader can offer more information on this.

Once again, the sheet is beautifully done with vibrant colors and a high level of clarity in the printing.

The instruction booklet gives basically profiles with one overhead shot for insignia placement. A color guide on the back gives FS 595, Humbrol, Molak, Tamiya, Gunze, and Testors paint references. There is also a list of sources from whence the markings were gleaned. A couple of the pages are duplicated at the beginning of the review.

All in all, Sky sheets are probably the best 'bang for the buck' when it comes to aftermarket decals. If you can't find them locally, then they can be obtained from the link below.

Review copy courtesy of Pacific Coast Models. Thanks for your support.

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