Forces Of Valor FOV-873002A

Re-printed! Northrop F-5E/F-5F Tiger II Mexican Air Force (2) Choice of numbers 4001-4009 and 4501-4509, F-5F 4501 1915-2006 Anniversary 401st Fighter Squadron with special tail markings. SEA type camouflage

More

Fokker G.1, Curtiss H.75, Martin 139 WH-1/3, de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth, Fokker T.9. Fokker G.1A LVA/Luftwaffe. Hawk H75-A7, Martin 139 WH-1/2, ML-KNIL/RNEIAAF, DH- 82 Tiger Moth V.V.C. Included sqn badges, national markings and basic service markings. With FC instruction. Recommended kits: Mikro-Mir G.1, Azur WH- 3, AZ-Models Curtiss Hawk and Airfix Tiger Moth. Bonus, markings for Fokker T.9 (ML- KNIL)

More

This sheet includes markings to complete any four of the fifteen McDonnell F-4J Phantoms purchased by the RAF as stand-ins for the still in development Fighter Variant of the Panavia Tornado F.2/F.3. The 'J' was used by No74 'Tiger' Squadron and served for almost 10 years until replaced by the Tornado ADV. The F4J was a direct purchase of former US aircraft with no provision for standard RAF equipment so flight crew had to use USAAF flying gear compatible with the ACES ejection seats fitted to the aircraft. The F4J also came with the J79 Turbojet, notice the long, vaned exhaust and slimmer intakes which were modified by the British when the Rolls Royce Spey was fitted. The decal sheet comes with a full suite of stencilling data although not all stencilling was present on every aircraft; it is recommended you check with your reference as to broadly what was used on the aircraft you wish to depict. Also, a few flight crew names are included but these, of course, would have changed over the career of each aircraft.

More

Re-printed! Sikorsky SEA KING HAS.2 (Royal Navy) + Curtiss SB2C-5 HELLDIVER (Aeronautique Navale) Royal Navy: Westland SEA KING HAS2 - 814NAS (H.M.S. Hermes & Blake), 819NAS (Prestwick), 820NAS(H.M.S. Blake), 824NAS (H.M.S. Ark Royal) & 826NAS (H.M.S. Tiger). Aeronautique Navale: Curtiss SB2C-5 HELLDIVER - Flottilles 3F, 4F & 9F, S.E.S. 'Tunisie', Escadrilles de Servitude 3S & 10S with squadron badges for 3F (with & without shield), 3S & S.E.S. 'Tunisie'. Aircraft in service in Indochina, North Africa & France.

More

Northrop F-5E/F Tiger Peace Alps Part Two) 40 years ago the F-5E/F Tiger was introduced into the inventory of the Swiss Air Force. The Tiger was the last a�é-sinexpensive' mass fighter aircraft for the Swiss Airforce, 98 single-seaters and 12 two-seaters were purchased. It was also the last Jet Fighter that was to be crewed by the militia pilot system; men who followed normal professions but also were professional Fighter Pilots. The end of the a�é-sFlying Baker' has been proclaimed for many years. The fleet reduction started already in 2002 when the U.S. Navy became interested in the F-5 to beef up their a�é-sAggressor Squadrons'. In the media, the Tiger got called old, night-blind and lame winged. A replacement was required, found and tested, the Saab 39 Gripen came out superior to the Dassault Rafale and Eurofighter. Not everybody liked this and in 2014, three million aviation experts voted not to purchase any new aircraft at all. Peace Alps Part Two is the story of an aircraft that has reached 40 years of service in Switzerland against all odds and continues flying. This set offers decals for the very first aircraft up to some retirement schemes of today, but is not covering the end, as the final pages still need to be written. Tigers delivered in the original first batch (J-3001 J-3066 and J-3201 J-3206) did not have the extended Leading Edge Wing Extensions (LERX) or the aerodynamically more streamlined shark shaped radar nose cones. However the second batch (J-3067 J-3098 & J-3207 3212) delivered from 1982 onwards, were built from new with the LERX and the improved nose cone. The prominent VHF antenna was installed behind the cockpit. These modifications were also retrospectively introduced to the earlier Tiger fleet. As has become an established tradition, the last aircraft off the production line received special nose art and J-3066 became Peace Alps I and featured a flying dove while J-3098 had Peace Alps II titles above a flying witch (both aircraft are featured on the 'Peace Alps Part Two' decal sheet). There is hardly any F-5 in Swiss service that did not receive a squadron badge at some time during its service life. Since the aircraft are not assigned to any specific squadron, some aircraft have more than one squadron badge applied or may have had a mix of various badges at different times. Tiger airplanes also participated in training missions and competitions abroad. Sardinia (SAKA) or Waddington (NORKA) in the United Kingdom created new badges. It is imperative to check photo references to get a picture of the exact look of a particular aircraft at any given time. The paint scheme applied was similar to the USAF F-15's of the time. The original colors are F9453 Medium Grey and F9452 Light Grey, produced by the company Walter Mader AG in Switzerland. The closest equivalent is a mix of FS 35237 Grey Blue and FS 36622 Grey in parts 33/67 and 50/50 respectively. With the introduction of the F/A-18 Hornet in 1998, things became easier and the colors were harmonized with FS 36320 Dark Ghost Grey and FS 36375 Light Ghost Grey. This is a matter of evolution, some aircraft were completely repainted, some merely received only a partial replacement while others simply received a touch up, thus leaving a 4 color mottled effect. While similar, the new Ghost Grays are a shade darker than the original colors; a very pleasing challenge to the modeler. In 2002, the U.S. Navy purchased 32 surplus F-5Es from the Swiss Air Force to strengthen their 'Aggressor Squadrons'. Later, a similar deal for an additional 12 F-5E was finalized. Renamed as 'F-5N' , these Tigers now serve with VFC-13, VMFT-401 and also VFC-111 'Sundowners' in Florida, a suitable retirement home for ageing airplanes! Research for this project was extremely interesting and creating the artwork for the decals placed a challenge. I'm aware, that I got carried away. This presents my biggest decal project and while preparing these instructions, I have not seen the finished product myself. I do know, that some registration numbers are missing but they are easy made up with spare numbers. This said with this sheet you will be able to create almost any Swiss F-5 Tiger at some point in time. Extra squadron badges are provided. There is simply not enough space on the instruction sheet for the whole fleet.

More

de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth. 1. Tiger Moths 'Dorothy'of US Army Air Force were used on British territory to Iiaison duties. DE 745 was flown by 353rb Fighter Group USAAF in summer 1943 and it retained British camouflage with American insignia modified from the British ones. 2. Tiger Moth W7956 727NAS FAA, Gosport Navy airbas (H.M.S. Siskin) 1946-50 3. Radio-controlled target DH.82B Queen Bee undergone similar development of paint scheme as Tiger Moths of RAF. L5894 machine with sequence number 305 on the cowling was used by No.1 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation. 4.First to the RAF delivered DH.82 with K 2570 designation (to the end of 1931) in all-silver colour served with 24 Communication Squadron at Hendon. Black unit number on both fuselage sides. 5. Distinguished by fuselage ring of red-white checker were Tiger Moths of No. 28.EFTS at Mount Hampden (South Rhodesia).With the aircraft bearing sequence number "12' the pupil landed on the back of another plane and both ground-looped without serious injury to the pilots on May 14, 1942. 6. Yellow contrasting colour marking on the fuselage, cowling and wings appeared on RAF training aircraft since the end of 1943. Tiger Moth ll T7741 serving with No. 25.Polish EFTS until November 10th, 1944 when after the mid-air collision with another "Tiger" near Hucknall airport crashed beyond repair. 7. Czechoslovak student pilots from the first courses in No. 31 EFTS in Canadian De Winton to the end of 1942 met also this DH.82C No.1120, whose black cowling was decorated by the drawing of skull with crossed shanks on place of usual white sequence number. 8. DH.82A No. 145 Sintra, Portugal, 1939. 9. DH.82 Tiger Moth, No.152 Some specimens were produced in the lranian aircraft factory, Shahbaz 1932. 10. Tiger Moth ll EM 973 was used by Canadian 401 Squadron with unit code combination in 1943. Shark's jaws showed it's teeth on the cowling.

More

Grumman E-2C Hawkeye Part-2 1. Grumman E-2C Hawkeye BuNo. 164112 NE 600 of VAW-116 'Sun Kings' assigned to Cdr Byron Compton CO. 2. Grumman E-2C Hawkeye BuNo. 165813 AA 600 of VAW-125 'Tiger Tails' assigned to Capt Roe 'Skid' Massey CAG. 3.Grumman E-2C Hawkeye BuNo. 163538 AG 600 of VAW-121 'Bluetails' assigned to Capt Joe Marriett CAG.

More

McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18C Hornet Swiss Air Force J-5011, NATO Tigermeet 2011 with striking Tiger heads on fins

More

Re-printed! Pz.Kpfw.VI Tiger Ausf.E Late Production models. Markings for 12 Tigers in various camouflages Normandy, Poland and Russia Camouflage & markings versions '007a�é-�, sSSPzAbt.101, Hauptsturmf'hrer Michael Wittmann, Normandy, August 1944 '205a�é-�, sSSPzAbt.101, Hauptsturmf'hrer Michael Wittmann, Normandy, June 1944 '112a�é-�, 1.Kompanie sSSPzAbt.101, Normandy, June 1944 '211a�é-�, 2.Kompanie sSSPzAbt.102, Normandy, June 1944 '300a�é-�, 505 sPzAbt., Lt. Roder, Poland, Summer 1944 '301a�é-�, 505 sPzAbt., Poland, Summer 1944 '312a�é-�, 505 sPzAbt., Poland, Summer 1944 '221a�é-�, 2.Kompanie sSSPzAbt.101, Normandy, June 1944 '221a�é-�, 2.Kompanie sSSPzAbt.102, Hauptsturmf'hrer Endemann, Normandy, June 1944 'A12a�é-�, 9.Kompanie, PzRgt., Panzer Grenadier Division 'Gro'deutschland', Eastern Front, September 1944 '913a�é-�, 9.Kompanie, Panzer Grenadier Division 'Totenkopf', Poland, Summer 1944 '211a�é-�, 504 sSSPzAbt., Italy, June 1944

More

Pz.Kpfw.VI Tiger Ausf.E Mid Production Model 11 Different camouflage schemes scheme variations using Dunkelgelb/Braun RAL8000/Olivegrun RAL6003 operating in Italy, Normandy, Ukraine, Russia, Anzio, Belgium Camouflage & markings versions "3″, 508 sPzAbt., Roma, March 1944 "301″, sPzAbt.501; Russia, February 1944 "A", sPzAbt.507; Tarnopol area, April 1944 "331″, 3.Kompanie sSSPzAbt.101, Normandy, June 1944 "131″, 1.Kompanie sSSPzAbt.101; Normandy, June 1944 "11″, sPzAbt.506; Ukraine, Winter 1943-1944 "112″, sPzAbt.508; Anzio-Nettuno, April 1944 "5″, sPzAbt.506; Ukraine, Winter 1943-1944 "313″, 3.Kompanie sSSPzAbt.101; Belgium, January 1944 "333″, 3.Kompanie sSSPzAbt.101; Belgium, January 1944 "233″, sPzAbt.501; Russia, February 1944

More

de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth by Adrian M. Balch The de Havilland Tiger Moth must rank amongst the most well-known aircraft of all time, with 8, 868 built in the UK and abroad, serving with around 40 air arms worldwide and training thousands of pilots from the 1930s throughout WWII to the early 1970s, when the last of the Fleet Air Arm Tiger Moths was retired. Even today, in civilian hands, some 250 are still flying around the world and are still seen in numbers at air shows in the UK and abroad. Now with the recent release of good plastic kits in all the popular scales and numerous after-market decal sheets, it is timely that this comprehensive Tiger Moth book is brought to you as an invaluable reference for your shelves. Author Adrian Balch takes you through the type's history, with notes on each air arm's operations, and over 90 rare, top quality colour photos illustrate some of the many colourful schemes, both military and civil. Also there are detailed close-ups of the salient features and various modifications made to the type. Renowned artist Richard Caruana enhances the book with more of his superb authentic colourful profiles, making this a must have book for the modeller, whether your interest is civil or military. [DH.82A DH.82B]

More

Curtiss P-40. Derived from the earlier Curtiss 75 Hawk the P-40 Warhawk was an attempt to update the original design for more modern warfare. Unfortunately the aircraft that first emerged was seriously underpowered, undergunned and suffering from stability problems. Although not an auspicious start for a fighter design the Curtiss engineers and those of Allison, the engine builders, finally resulted in an aircraft that was worthy of the appellation fighter. While the P-40 would never really gain the fame of other aircraft destined to play their roles in the forthcoming global conflict it would carve out a niches for itself in the deserts of Arabia, the icy Arctic and across the Pacific. Thus in the hands of experienced pilots determined to wring the best out of tools to hand the P-40 was more than able to match the best that the enemy could throw at it. The first claim to fame for the P-40 was with the American Volunteer Group better known as the Flying Tigers created to support the Chinese Government in repulsing the Japanese invaders. Sporting shark mouths on the nose panels these early aircraft, sometimes working in desperate conditions, repulsed the invaders with great skill and held them at bay until America joined the war. With the air forces of other countries the P-40 made its mark. In the desert with the RAF and RAAF, across the Pacific with the RAAF and the RNZAF and in the frozen north with the RCAF the Curtiss roamed the skies. The P-40 saw service in other air forces with Brazil, Turkey and Russia operating the type with some success. . Written by Kev Darling this latest Warpaint covers all versions of this unique naval aircraft and is illustrated in colour by Richard J.Caruana. Unique 1:72nd scale plans are also included as well as a list of operators plus production details.

More