EagleCals

1/32nd Ta-152H decal sheet

Product # EC#134 for $17.50

Product Article by Floyd S. Werner, Jr. on May 24 2011

 

The Ta-152 is an exceptionally beautiful airplane and the new kit from Zoukei-Mura is a piece of art.  The Pacific Coast and Jerry Rutman offerings are nice as well so with these kits in mind Eaglecals releases this newest set of decals. 

Four aircraft are depicted on the sheet.  Typical of EagleCals, the instructions are presented on an 8.5 x 22 high quality paper, folded in half paper creating two 8.5 x 10 sheets.  The front of the instructions contains first class artwork by Tom Tullis.  The same artwork is on the inside but larger.  Wait there is something different, some of the aircraft have yellow numbers.  The instructions explains this, it is not a mistake.  There is a stencil sheet included and an explaination of the aircraft markings.  All this is very helpful.  The other side contains top and bottom views of the aircraft.  Included in this instruction sheet is another 8.5 x 11 page with actual pictures of the only remaining Ta-152.  This sheet shows the particular placement of stencils and data plates.  A very nice touch.  This is typical of the quality that I’ve come to expect from Eagle Editions. 

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Well what about the decals themselves?  They are printed on two sheets by Cartograf so you know they are of the best quality.  The one sheet contains most of the stencils and crosses.  The swastikas are broken down into two pieces, very smart breakdown for modelers overseas.  One thing you won’t find anywhere else is the Focke Wulf stencils for the wheel wells.  These are explained on the additional instruction sheet.  Everything is printed in perfect register.  

The other sheet contains the individual aircraft markings.  The first three aircraft are painted up in Bright Green and Dark Green over RLM 76 with red and yellow RVD bands.  

First up is ‘Yellow/Green 3’ flown by Obfw. Josef Keil.  This aircraft is very ‘clean’ without a lot of mottling on the fuselage.  The spinner is black green. 

The next one is ‘Green 9’ as flown by Fw. Willi Reschke when he shot down two Yak-9s.  This aircraft has a little more mottling than ‘Green 3’.  The lower wing is half natural metal and half RLM 76.  The spinner has a spiral on it, making it a natural selection for modelers. 

The final bright and dark green aircraft is ‘Yellow/Green 4’ as flown by Obfw. Walter Loos.  This is the only surviving Ta-152 in the world.  The thing unique about this one is the overpainted factory codes.  These are provided as decals which I think is really neat.  These markings give you the option of painting the model as it was flown, and with a little red and blue as it was captured. 

The final Ta-152 is an overall orange-red one.  This one is quite colorful with black markings and in 1/32nd scale this will catch everyone’s eye on the model table or display case. 

So we have impecible research, beautiful presentation, and high quality decals.  What more can you ask for from a decal manufacturer?  Nothing.  This sheet is indicative of the quality we have come to expect from Eagle Editions.  They have not let us down.    

Highly recommended 

Thanks to Eagle Editions for the review copy.  You can obtain your copy directly from Eagle Editions at www.eagle-editions.com .  If you order from them, let them know I sent you and where you read about it.

Floyd S. Werner, Jr.

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