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Cutting Edge Decal P-51D Limited Edition Stock Number: 48113 Reviewed By Chad Richmond, #10346 |
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MSRP: $10.95 USD The subjects of this new Cutting Edge sheet are P-51Ds of the 335th FS, 353rd FS, 362nd FS and 82nd FS. The aircraft featured are those of MAJ Pierce McKennon, CPT Charles E. Weaver, LTC Glenn Eagleston and MAJ William Shomo. Tom Tullis, John Stanaway and Del Millers receive the credits for this sheet, with great descriptions of each aircraft and the colors used on it, including FS numbers. The artwork is superb, both on the sheet itself and the color side plates. The decals are printed to the usual Cutting Edge high quality, with minimum edge film and dead on registration. However, colors are a different matter. In the descriptions of Weaver’s and McKennon’s aircraft Insignia Red and Insignia Yellow are the colors described and depicted in the color plates. However, all of the red on the decal is a brick red and all of the yellow is several shades darker than Chrome Yellow. The plates and the descriptions match, but the decals do not. If the red and the yellow were lighter, I could understand, due to sun fading. But colors don’t darken in the sun. Also of note is the background behind the Ridge Runner. The artwork shows it to be a medium blue, but the decal has it printed in black. I have no idea which is correct, or the most widely accepted as correct. So, we have a beautiful decal sheet that contains markings with some questionable colors. That is really disappointing. Why have decal makers in the last few years started printing Insignia Red as a dark brick red? That seems to be a trend that goes back several years. Thanks to John Noack and Cutting Edge Modelworks for the decal sheet for review. |
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