ridinshotgun Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 Is there any source out there that currently produces 1/72 decals for a Canadian CH-124 in a normal paint scheme that is currently used that is not some special paint job? Belcher Bits did a sheet at one time but it is no longer produced and I'll be darned if I can find any other decal provider that has modern markings. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Snowbird3a Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 (edited) the Belcher set is the only one that i know of, however, when I used them, I found them to be a bit light and the markings tended to disappear into the grey. I repainted my chopper a lighter than prescribed colour and then a better contrast resulted Edited March 26, 2019 by Snowbird3a Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Snowbird3a Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 If you can't find any, PM me your address, I have enough of my two sheets of SeaKing markings to make up one, and some Arrow Graphics numbers to make up what I used. Cheers, Tony PS ignore the too-tall rotor mast on my Airfix job. 😞 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ridinshotgun Posted March 26, 2019 Author Share Posted March 26, 2019 45 minutes ago, Snowbird3a said: the Belcher set is the only one that i know of, however, when I used them, I found them to be a bit light and the markings tended to disappear into the grey. I repainted my chopper a lighter than prescribed colour and then a better contrast resulted Yeah I think that Belcher is about it. I did find that Canmilair had some at one time but they are also OOP. That bird looks really good. What kit is that? Did you use the belcher resin too? I am hoping Kursad can put some Canadian markings on a sheet he is working on. Some more post gulf war markings (which was the newest markings on the belcher sheet) would be great. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ridinshotgun Posted March 26, 2019 Author Share Posted March 26, 2019 1 minute ago, Snowbird3a said: If you can't find any, PM me your address, I have enough of my two sheets of SeaKing markings to make up one, and some Arrow Graphics numbers to make up what I used. Cheers, Tony PS ignore the too-tall rotor mast on my Airfix job. 😞 Thanks for the offer, I may hit you up for that if I don't luck out. Is that the new airfix kit or the old one? I am thinking of using an old fujimi kit with the belcher resin. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Snowbird3a Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 Its the new Airfix yellow SAR release with some PE thrown at it and the required conversion from a Westland; with the Belcher Gulf war conversion and some scratch doing. Way better than the Fujimi it, by the way Cheers, Tony Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lupusprimus Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 HELI SCALE QUALITY has this decal set. It's also available in 1:72. Don't know if it's enough for your purpose. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ridinshotgun Posted March 26, 2019 Author Share Posted March 26, 2019 8 hours ago, Snowbird3a said: Its the new Airfix yellow SAR release with some PE thrown at it and the required conversion from a Westland; with the Belcher Gulf war conversion and some scratch doing. Way better than the Fujimi it, by the way Cheers, Tony How did you handle the blades? In looking at the new airfix kit it looked like they have the composite blades but I don't see composite blades on the Canadian aircraft. Did you modify them or use blades from another kit? I do like the looks of the new kit though. Might have to buy one just to do a RN build or two now to do the the RCN build too! 4 hours ago, Lupusprimus said: HELI SCALE QUALITY has this decal set. It's also available in 1:72. Don't know if it's enough for your purpose. That would be a start. Wish they had more numbers but I think I could scab together numbers from other sources. But that website. I can't figure out where the decals are listed and if they are available and my translator app doesn't work too well on that site. Have you used their decals before? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lupusprimus Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 A colleague drew the decals himself. If you need other numbers, you have to say so. You can adjust that. These decals are available in every size, you just have to order them. service@heli-scale-quality.com. They are a bit thicker than industrial decals because of the type of printing, but more brilliant in colour (you won't need it with your grey). I have been using them for 10 years on my helicopter models. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RCAFFAN Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 Also see my reply in the Caracal post as to the coming Air-Graphics sheet as to a Desert Storm scheme..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ridinshotgun Posted March 26, 2019 Author Share Posted March 26, 2019 31 minutes ago, RCAFFAN said: Also see my reply in the Caracal post as to the coming Air-Graphics sheet as to a Desert Storm scheme..... Yeah thanks for that. I'll see about that when it comes out. Like I said over there it would be great to have a sheet with the basic stencils, the variations of the more current national markings and a block of numbers to make custom aircraft numbers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Snowbird3a Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 6 hours ago, ridinshotgun said: How did you handle the blades? In looking at the new airfix kit it looked like they have the composite blades but I don't see composite blades on the Canadian aircraft. Did you modify them or use blades from another kit? I do like the looks of the new kit though. Might have to buy one just to do a RN build or two now to do the the RCN build too! That would be a start. Wish they had more numbers but I think I could scab together numbers from other sources. But that website. I can't figure out where the decals are listed and if they are available and my translator app doesn't work too well on that site. Have you used their decals before? I modified the blades to the old style, wasn't hard to do. I just tried to make them look like a Fujimi kit blade Tony Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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