Bombshell
Decals launched itself six months
ago with 3 impressive 1/48 B-25J decal sheets. Run By Mike Kloppenburg from his
family home in Fayetteville, North Carolina. His desire to provide top quality
nose art
decals, from subjects that he has a passion for and wishes to share them with
fellow modelers.
Two of the three sheets from second release from Bombshell Decals are for
Trumpeters 1/32 P-38 Lightening. Wicked Women P-38 Lightening sheet includes two
markings for two P-38’s and various stencils are included. Star and Bars
national markings has been also included but for one aircraft.
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images below to see larger images
Aircraft on this sheet are the following –
- “Virginia Marie” flown by Carroll Anderson
of the 5th Air Force, 433rd FS, 475th FG. This P-38 Lightening was painted
in Blue dope anti-glare panels, id bands and spinners. The Spinners also has
a polished Aluminum band in the middle. Painted on the nose is a bikini clad
pin-up.
- “Wicked Women” flown by Lt. Mclawnson of
the 36th FS, 8th FG. This aircraft was painted with a glossy black id bands
and nose that was trimmed in white. Anti-glare panels were painted in flat
black.
Decal instructions are printed in full colour
with large profile art. Federal Standards paint codes are supplied to
match up with your favorite paint range.
As mention before included on the sheet are various stencils, which include
stencils for the props and some generic placards that can be used on the landing
gears and the engines.
The sheets have been printed by the world leaders
in decals technology Cartograf of Italy. The sheets have been printed in a
limited run and are probably the best I have seen. The detail and the artwork of
the pin-ups are outstanding! There is almost no decal carrier film visible also.
I would like to thank Mike at Bombshell
Decals for the supplying this
review sample.
Dave
Johnson
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