APC Decals 1/72 Replacement Decals Part II
By Matt Bittner
A short time ago, I wrote that I had acquired a KP 1/72 Letov Š.231 and while looking for aftermarket for it, discovered that APC Decals make replacement decals for older kits. To me it's a brilliant idea for a number of reasons.
Fast forward a few months and APC Decals have sent another round of replacement decals to review. What I've done in this article is to mention them by model manufacturer. While APC Decals list more than what they've provided for review on their site, I will show some of what's available.
First, the title image showing the release for older KP kits. These are - as already mentioned - for the Letov Š.231, Letov Š.328, Avia B.21 and Aero MB-200.
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For the Směr/Heller kits, APC Decals has replacements for the Dewoitine D.500/501, Dewoitine D.510, Morane-Saulnier MS 225 and Morane-Saulnier MS 230.
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Next are decals for Matchbox kits. These include replacements for the Hawker Fury, Siskin IIIA, Gladiator Mk.I, Vickers Wellesley and the Bf 109E.
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Finally, for those into really old models, APC Decals has replacements for Frog kits. Ones sent with this review batch include Boston/Havoc, B-25 Mitchell, F4U Corsair, Avenger, Beaufighter and B-26 Marauder.
As I mentioned in my first article, not only are these good to replace decals in an older kit, but if that kit has a scheme you like that's not available anywhere else, then you can pick up these decals in confidence. They are really well printed and appear in register.
So yes, there is a business model/market for decals for older kits and APC Decals has that covered well. I definitely thank APC Decals for sending the review samples.