marcinko Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Gents, the offer is quite generous for decals covering jets, however, can you tell me quality wise what a top 5 would be ? Cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Roof Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Quality is a relative term when discussing aftermarket decals. There is quality in printing and quality in the research of the subjects and/or placement guides. As almost all decal companies use either Cartograf or Microscale to print their sheets, the printing quality is going to be the same. However, Cartograf printed sheets are much better than Microscale when it comes to the details that can be printed. The colors are more vibrant as well. Regarding the quality of the research, everyone has their own unique approach and all are equally good. Caracal covers a wide range of subjects and does an excellent job overall. Furball and Fightertown are the current "Go To" for anything NAVAIR, especially F/A-18E/F and F-14's Speed Hunter Graphics really has a bead on current USAF subjects, as well as the occasional trip into NAVAIR airspace. Bullseye is a great source for thoroughly researched USAF F-15 and F-16 sheets. Twobobs still releases a good selection of subjects and covers both NAVAIR and USAF subjects. IsraDecal is second to none for IDF subjects AOA Decals is the "Go To" for Vietnam era USAF and NAVAIR subjects Zotz does a lot for the 32nd scale modelers and covers a wide range of subjects and era's. There are several others out there and it mostly comes down to the subjects you are looking for that will determine who to go with. However, you won't be disappointed in any of the above mentioned. Dave Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Geoff M Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 He forgot to mention Flying Leathernecks which does a lot of Marine air subjects and good quality : ) Geoff M Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DONG Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Yes Dave if Jake can toot his own horn so can you. Don Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marcinko Posted April 21, 2018 Author Share Posted April 21, 2018 2 hours ago, Dave Roof said: Quality is a relative term when discussing aftermarket decals. There is quality in printing and quality in the research of the subjects and/or placement guides. As almost all decal companies use either Cartograf or Microscale to print their sheets, the printing quality is going to be the same. However, Cartograf printed sheets are much better than Microscale when it comes to the details that can be printed. The colors are more vibrant as well. Regarding the quality of the research, everyone has their own unique approach and all are equally good. Caracal covers a wide range of subjects and does an excellent job overall. Furball and Fightertown are the current "Go To" for anything NAVAIR, especially F/A-18E/F and F-14's Speed Hunter Graphics really has a bead on current USAF subjects, as well as the occasional trip into NAVAIR airspace. Bullseye is a great source for thoroughly researched USAF F-15 and F-16 sheets. Twobobs still releases a good selection of subjects and covers both NAVAIR and USAF subjects. IsraDecal is second to none for IDF subjects AOA Decals is the "Go To" for Vietnam era USAF and NAVAIR subjects Zotz does a lot for the 32nd scale modelers and covers a wide range of subjects and era's. There are several others out there and it mostly comes down to the subjects you are looking for that will determine who to go with. However, you won't be disappointed in any of the above mentioned. Dave Thanks for the detailed explanation Dave, I have my eyes on Furball and some CAG birds Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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