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1/32 individual instruments for USAAF Aircraft

Product # AS32 USA  for £4.25 

Product Article by Steve Bamford on June 8 2011

 

This new release from airscale gives you a vast selection of individual instruments for USAAF Aircraft.  These are stunning representations of real aircraft instruments in 1/32 fine scale to enable you to upgrade kit instrument panels, or for use when scratchbuilding an authentic, scale alternative.

The dotted lines on the photo above are there to protect the decal artwork and are not what you will see on the actual decal sheet.

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The decals are very clearly printed and in perfect register.

The 2 pages of instructions are clear and include all necessary info about how and where to install these individual instrument decals.  You can also find photos on the airscale website of various instrument panels which will assist you in finishing your instrument panel. 

Each set includes: 

  • Instrumentation as found in the P38 Lightning, P40 Warhawk, P47 Thunderbolt, P51 Mustang and common to most USAAF fighter types

  • Individual Instruments that are separate on the decal sheet with a minimum of carrier film 

  • Available in 1:32 and 1:48 scale - 1:48 are bumper quad size sets 

  • Instruments for flight control, navigation, engine, oxygen and ancillary management 

  • Sheet of optically clear replacement simulated instrument glass 

  • Fully illustrated instructions 

Airscale instrument decals can be used either;

  • Behind kit instrument panel parts, mounted on a backplate
  • Applied on top of a kit panel.  (Decal setting solutions may be required)

With all the larger scale kits being released, it is good to see these new decals being released.  airscale also has an ever growing selection of instrument panel decals if you decide you don't want to use the individual instrument decals provided in this set.  The this gloss plastic sheet will give your instruments the prefect look of real glass.

I would like to thank airscale for providing me with this review sample.

You can buy these and other individual instrument and instrument panel decals and cockpit placards directly from the airscale website.

Steve Bamford

Photos and text © by Steve Bamford