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PRESS RELEASE – 07/04/2010  - SCALE SPECIALTIES ANNOUNCES

 

The latest decal sheets for 1/300 scale aircraft by Scale Specialties, will have their world debut and introduction at Historicon this coming week, These two sheets, 300AC-US-005 and 300AC-US-006, can be viewed at I-94’s booth.  The featured aircraft are the P-51A Mustang (A-36 Apache/Invader), just released by Raiden Miniatures and the P-51B/C Razorback model.

 

The subjects on sheet 005 are fighter-bombers from the 27^th and 86^th Fighter Bomber Groups, combat areas being the MTO and southern Europe and represent the various markings found in use from 1942 through 1944, phase out time for the A-36s.  Included among the fifteen aircraft on the sheet are representatives of the 68^th Tactical Recon Group.  Each plane features national insignia, correct a/c serial number, squadron identification letter(s), MTO yellow “quick identification markings” (QIM) bands AND nose art as required for the respective airplane.  Samplings of mission markers, both photographic and bombing are included to be used at the discretion of the modeler.

 

Sheet 006 moves northwesterly to 8^th A.F. Fighter Command area and presents markings for  razorback P-47s and P-51B/Cs of the 336^th Fighter Squadron, 4^th Fighter Group.  Among the total nine aircraft shown are five aces’ planes, flying both the P-47 and later the P-51, again complete with all necessary markings including nose art.  Of particular note is Don Gentile’s “Shangri La” with victory scroll and red and white checker board marking on the nose for his final P-51.  This flamboyant aircraft resulted in photos designed to inspire the war effort on the homefront.  The eagle motif found on Gentile’s and Jim Goodson’s 47s and 51s should come as no surprise as they, with most of the original pilots of the 336^th, transferred to the U.S. A.A.F. from the famed RAF “Eagle Squadrons”.

 

Both sheets retail for $6.70 each.