This decal sheet from
Leading Edge Models
provides a
full set of markings in 1/72 scale for one Province of Newfoundland Fire Bombers.
The Province of Newfoundland is one of the small Maritime Provinces on the east
coast of Canada (small in size.....but big in heart). As with the rest of
Caanda....much of the forest fighting includes water bombers. Because these are fire bombers....the paint schemes are quite
bright to help the aircraft 'stand out' while flying it's dangerous missions and
to aid in search and rescue missions if this fire bomber was to ever
crash....which is always a very real possibility for water bombers.
This aircraft has a special paint
scheme of overall orange on the top side with white stripes on the main wings
and tail. The white stripes are provided as decals. The side of the
fuselage is gloss dark green, but this is done with decals. The underside of the
fuselage Gloss Gull Gray FS#16440. One the side of the fuselage below the
wing area is the words "Province Of Newfoundland" and a large #282 on
the side of the fuselage below the cockpit. The top side of one of the
wings has the number 282 in white and on the underside of this wing are the id
letters C-FAYN. This yet another
very Canadian decal sheet of an aircraft that has proven to be critical to life
in Canada. The decals are very complete and beautifully printed on 2 decal
sheets. One very complete page of B&W instructions is included
covering all the tiny special details you'll need to avoid any problems while
applying these decals as well as 4 view black and white drawings as well as 4
view colour images (see above).
The decals are
contained on 2 decal sheets. The printing quality
and colours and registration is all first rate and up to Leading Edge Models
top class quality. This is a very recommended decal sheet for anyone that
likes building the Canadian aircraft or people with an interest in fire bombers
or flying boats.
Special thanks to
Dave at Leading Edge Models for the review
samples.
Steve
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