This latest
from Lifelike
Decals deals with the
Focke Wulf FW-190. This sheet mostly covers the FW-190s of Hermann Graf, in
particular his tulip nosed aircraft, plus a snake motif A-8.
Typical of Lifelike
Decals you get a cover sheet with full color markings and the reference list.
The instructions are quite nice. Not only do you get the three sides in the
instructions but you are treated to some of the research that went into the
color decisions. It is up to the modeler to make his own decision if the
research is correct. I like this method a lot as it provides the reference and
tells you what is known and unknown. A separate stencil sheet is provided for
that purpose.
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The decals are
provided on three separate sheets. The main sheet provides the majority of the
markings. Everything is in perfect register and has good color saturation. The
decals are suitably thin and should react well with most setting solutions. One
sheet contains stencils and some other victory markings. The final sheet is very
small and contains the Vulture emblem.
The first aircraft
represented is an A-4 variant and for me the most colorful of the aircraft.
These decals are designed for the Hasegawa kits, however, they should fit other
kits just fine. Sporting in a yellow cowling with red tulips, this heavily
mottled airframe is a gorgeous early Focke Wulf.
Aircraft two and
three are actually the same A-5 aircraft but at different time frames. This is
how in depth the research is. We are treated to the color analysis and the
modification process for the conversion to the U7. This is the one aircraft that
most people are familiar with. The conversion date is unknown but the time frame
is easily identified.
The final airplane
is a very colorful A-8 with snake motif from JGr.10. This airplane is unique in
that it could possibly have a rear firing WGr.21 rocket under the fuselage
and/or have some on the wings. This aircraft also sports a blown canopy. The
snake has three tongues making it very unique looking.
High quality decals,
colorful instructions and thoroughly researched material these are the standard
by which I hold other decals. Lifelike is a very professionally researched and
some of the best decals on the market.
Highly recommended.
Thanks to Lifelike
for the review copy. You can get your copy at Lifelike Decals website http://www16.ocn.ne.jp/~lifelike/
. Tell them you heard about it here.
You can purchase these decals
either directly from Lifelike
Decals at fax number is
+81-3-5680-6733, and e-mail is lifelike@eos.ocn.ne.jp.
or from HobbyLink Japan.
Other shops that stock Life like
Decals are *Hannants/UK, *Mister Kit/Italy, *Revi (publisher)/Czech Republic, *SkyGrid/Canada,
*Roll Models/USA, *Great Models Webstore/USA, *FlightDecs/Canada,
*Victory Models/USA
*M & Models/USA, *Zed
Hobbies/Australia, *AB
&S Enterprise/Australia, *Desert Miniature/USA
Floyd
S. Werner, Jr. IPMS# 26266
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