If you think you've seen this review already, well, that would be partially true. You see, when the 1/144 sheet was upped to 1/72, some things had to change. First of all, it was not possible to include the wing tip and fin decals. Just not enough room on the already crowded sheets, which were so large as to slightly overflow my scanner platen. Same for the de-icer boots. Those will have to be painted on. There are also no door outline decals as they just are not needed.

For kits one has several options in 1/72, including kits from Airfix, ESCI and Italeri. Most will opt for what they can find and that will more than likely be the Italeri kit. Some modification will be needed as I've not yet seen an Italeri kit that is a straight DC-3. They all come with a cargo door and you'll have to fill things in . If I'm wrong, you won't hesitate to tell me, won't you? :o)

Since there are no tail decals provided, those that are in need of it (and that would be the older Pacific Western scheme) have a template provided. The Air North scheme mentions using a fin decal, but it is a misprint as none is provided.

Now on to what is on the sheet. First up is Pacific Western Airlines. These are DC-3s and two liveries are provided. Now I know zilch about Canadian air lines so I'm going to assume the the one at the top of the page is the more modern while the one at the bottom is the earlier scheme.

Next up is a very nice yellow and black DC-3 from Queen Charlotte Airlines.

The Northwest Territorial plane is a C-47 and you'll note that it is missing the tail cone.

The final scheme is Air North in its fetching Chrome Yellow and Green livery. Again, you can paint or use decals. The instructions show you exactly where to apply the demarcation lines on this and other schemes. The scan of the decal sheet is darker than the norm to bring out the white markings so what seems to be black for the Air North markings is actually dark green.

A really outstanding decal sheet. Whenever I think that Leading Edge can't outdo a previous set, they come up with one like this. It is sure to sell out fast so I recommend putting in an order at the earliest opportunity!

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