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Introducing Myself and Asking for Advice (Bronco L-4)

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    September 2020
Introducing Myself and Asking for Advice (Bronco L-4)
Posted by DanS4 on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 4:58 PM

Been out of this hobby for over two decades and just astonished by the variety of kits available these days and also don't know what's availble out there!  Hence, my joining this forum in search of help.

My grandfather was an L-4 Grasshopper pilot during WWII - he was an artillery spotter in China - and when I saw the 1/35 Bronco L-4 kit I decided I had to finally model my grandfather's plane.

So, I need decals to make this model look like my grandfther's plane and 1/35 is not a common aircraft scale.

What I'm trying to find are yellow aircraft tail numbers about 4mm tall and American roundels (stars and bars) about 34mm x 26mm since the ones that came with the kit are integrated into invasion stripes my grndfather's plane did not have.

Thanks for any help you can give in hunting these down.

-Dan

 

  • Member since
    June 2008
Posted by lewbud on Tuesday, September 22, 2020 9:01 AM

Dan,

I just checked eBay and didn't find anything in yellow, but that doesn't mean that they're not out there.  I'd look at various decal printers such as Microscale, Printscale, and Techmod.  I know they offer them in 1/72 and 1/48.  If you have a printer, you can print your own if you know what font to use.

 

Buddy- Those who say there are no stupid questions have never worked in customer service.

  • Member since
    September 2005
  • From: North Pole, Alaska
Posted by richs26 on Tuesday, September 22, 2020 10:41 PM

You won't find anything in 1/35 as that is an armor scale.  Look at 1/32 decals as the difference is minor.

WIP:  Monogram 1/72 B-26 (Snaptite) as 73rd BS B-26, 40-1408, torpedo bomber attempt on Ryujo

Monogram 1/72 B-26 (Snaptite) as 22nd BG B-26, 7-Mile Drome, New Guinea

Minicraft 1/72 B-24D as LB-30, AL-613, "Tough Boy", 28th Composite Group

  • Member since
    May 2006
  • From: Chapin, South Carolina
Posted by Shipwreck on Wednesday, September 23, 2020 8:37 AM
Dan, I do not have any info on the decals; but I do want welcome you to the forum.There is a wealth of info here!

On the Bench:

Revell 1/96 USS Constitution - rigging

Revell 1/48 B-1B Lancer Prep and research

Trumpeter 1/350 USS Hornet CV-8 Prep and research

 

 

 

  • Member since
    March 2003
  • From: Towson MD
Posted by gregbale on Wednesday, September 23, 2020 9:59 AM

Welcome to the forum, glad to have you with us!

You might check out Kitsworld Decals...as I recall, they had a 1/32 P-51 Mustang codes & numbers sheet which included yellow serials. They should be about the right size for your needs.

The 'stars and bars' should be easier to source. As mentioned above, you'll probably have to go with 1/32 scale, since aircraft choices in 1/35 (particularly for WW2 era) are fairly limited.

Asking the obvious -- which tends to be my specialty -- can you just cut the stripes away, and use the roundels from the kit?

In any case, good luck!

 

Greg

George Lewis:

"Every time you correct me on my grammar I love you a little fewer."
 
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