JBr Decals 1/144 Five Hundreds Part 1: Early Series (Avia B-534)
By Matt Bittner
Back in 2016 Eduard released two sets of Avia B-534s in 1/144, a "late" and an "early" series. This first decal release from JBr Decals is for the "early" release from Eduard, catering for Series I, II and III. There are thirteen aircraft on this decal sheet:
- Avia B-534.25 (series I), 25th Squadron, Air Regiment 4
- Avia B-534.60 (series I)
- Avia B-534.132 (series II), 32nd Squadron, Air Regiment 1
- Avia B-534.113 (series II), 37th Squadron, Air Regiment 3, 1937
- Avia B-534.? (series II), 37th Squadron, Air Regiment 3
- Avia B-534.101 (series I), Military Aviation School, 1936-1938
- Avia B-534.149 (series II), 51st Squadron, Air Regiment 2, 1937
- Avia B-534 (series III), Slovak Air Arms, 1940
- Avia B-534 (series III), Slovak Air Arms, 1943
- Avia B-534 (series II), RB+DT, Luftwaffe unknown school unit
- Avia B-534 (series III), DD+VJ, Luftwaffe, FFS A/B 28 Olomouc
- Avia B-534 (series III), RC+FQ, Luftwaffe, FFS A.B 8, Vilseck
- Avia B-534.1001 (series II), Greek Air Force, 1936
The first seven aircraft are all Czech and all aircraft are khaki green on the tops and dull silver on the bottoms. Decals are up to JBr Decals' usual high quality and really look great. If you find you want to build a multitude of Eduard 1/144 Avia B-534s (and why not, they're great kits) then you definitely want this decal sheet. The release contains enough decals to finish all thirteen aircraft.
Huge thanks to JBr Decals for sending this in to review.