Fantasy Printshop 1/48 Hawker Twin Seat Hunter Collection
By Jacob Russell
Fantasy Printshop's new decal sheet is dedicated to the twin-seat Hawker Hunter. It includes no fewer than 27 different options.
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They include:
"XL601," Hawker Hunter T.Mk.7 of 1 Squadron, Royal Air Force, Royal Air Force Brawdy, late 1960s. Overall High Speed Silver with Trainer Yellow bands and Dark Sea Grey over Light Aircraft Grey fuel tanks.
"WV372," Hawker Hunter T.Mk.7 of 1 Squadron, Royal Air Force, Royal Air Force Gutersloh, West Germany, April 1970. Dark Green and Dark Sea Grey over Light Aircraft Grey. Black nose wheel door and Dark Sea Grey over Light Aircraft Grey fuel tanks.
"L," Hawker Hunter T.Mk.7 of IV (AC) Squadron, Royal Air Force, Royal Air Force Wildenrath, West Germany, April 1970. Dark Green and Dark Sea Grey over Light Aircraft Grey. Red nose wheel door and Dark Sea Grey over Light Aircraft Grey fuel tanks.
"XL596," Hawker Hunter T.Mk.7 of 1 Squadron, Royal Air Force, Royal Air Force Wildenrath, West Germany, late September 1970. Overall High Speed Silver with Fluorescent Red-Orange strips. Dark Sea Grey over Light Aircraft Grey outer fuel tanks, Medium Sea Grey large fuel tanks.
"XL573," Hawker Hunter T.Mk.7 of 237 Operational Conversion Unit, Squadron, Royal Air Force, Royal Air Force Honington, West Germany, July 1987. Wraparound Dark Green and Dark Sea Grey disruptive camouflage. Light Aircraft Grey wing pylons. Dark Sea Grey over Light Aircraft Grey fuel tanks.
"XL591," Hawker Hunter T.Mk.7 of 4 Fighter Training Squadron, Royal Air Force, Royal Air Force Valley, July 1973. Red, White and Light Aircraft Grey trainer finish with red fuel tanks. Black anti-glare panel.
"XL621," '81,' Hawker Hunter T.Mk.7 of 4 Flying Training School, Royal Air Force, Royal Air Force Valley, 1973. Dark Green and Dark Grey disruptive camouflage over Light Aircraft Grey undersides. White outer wing areas, spine fin and underwing pylons. Red fuel tanks and High Speed Sliver tailcone area.
"XL620," Hawker Hunter T.Mk.7 of 216 Squadron, Royal Air Force, Royal Air Force Lossiemouth, 1980. Red, White and Light Aircraft Grey trainer finish with Dark Sea Grey over Light Aircraft Grey fuel tanks. Black anti-glare panel.
"XL692," "93," Hawker Hunter T.Mk.7 of 229 Operational Conversion Unit (145 Squadron), Royal Air Force, Royal Air Force Chivenor, September 1961. Overall High Speed Silver with Trainer Yellow bands.
"XL583," "84," Hawker Hunter T.Mk.7 of 229 Operational Conversion Unit (234 Squadron), Royal Air Force, Royal Air Force Chivenour, 1960s. Overall High Speed Silver with Fluorescent Red-Orange bands and strips. Black anti-glare panels.
"XL573," Hawker Hunter T.Mk.7 of 237 Operational Conversion Unit, Royal Air Force, Royal Air Force Honington, 1983. Red, White and Light Aircraft Grey trainer finish with red fuel tanks. Black anti-glare panel.
"XL620," "84," Hawker Hunter T.Mk.7 of 66 Squadron, Royal Air Force, Royal Air Force Acklington, 1960. Overall High Speed Silver with Trainer Yellow bands and High Speed Silver fuel tanks.
"XL621," '81,' Hawker Hunter T.Mk.7 of 4 Flying Training School, Royal Air Force, Royal Air Force Valley, 1973. Dark Green and Dark Grey disruptive camouflage over Light Aircraft Grey undersides. White outer wing areas, spine fin and underwing pylons. Red fuel tanks and High Speed Sliver tailcone area.
"XL566," "T/W," Hawker Hunter T.Mk.7 of 1417 Flight, Royal Air Force, Royal Air Force Khormaksar, Aden 1967. Dark Green and Dark Grey disruptive camouflage over Light Aircraft Grey undersides. White wingtips and Dark Sea Grey over Light Aircraft Grey fuel tanks.
"XL620," Hawker Hunter T.Mk.7 of 66 Squadron, Royal Air Force, Royal Air Force Acklington, 1960. Overall High Speed Silver with Trainer Yellow bands and High Speed Silver fuel tanks.
"XL619," "77," Hawker Hunter T.Mk.7 of 45 Squadron, Royal Air Force, Royal Air Force Wittering, 1974. Dark Green and Dark Grey disruptive camouflage over Light Aircraft Grey undersides. Dark Sea Grey over Light Aircraft Grey fuel tanks.
"XL596," Hawker Hunter T.Mk.7 of 66 Squadron, Royal Air Force, Royal Air Force Acklington, 1960. Overall High Speed Silver with Trainer Yellow bands.
"XL609," Hawker Hunter T.Mk.7 of 56 (Punjab) Squadron, Royal Air Force, Royal Air Force Waterbeach, 1960. Overall High Speed Silver with Trainer Yellow bands. Red and White striped wingtips with Dark Sea Grey over Light Aircraft Grey fuel tanks.
"XL600," Hawker Hunter T.Mk.7 of 65 (East India) Squadron, Royal Air Force, Royal Air Force Duxford, October 1960. Overall High Speed Silver with Trainer Yellow bands. Dark Sea Grey over Light Aircraft Grey fuel tanks.
"XL600," "83," Hawker Hunter T.Mk.7 of Royal Air Force Wattisham Station Flight, Royal Air Force Wattisham, 1970s. Trainer finish of Red, White and Light Aircraft Grey with red fuel tanks. Black anti-glare panel.
"XL573," Hawker Hunter T.Mk.7 of 12 Squadron, Royal Air Force, Royal Air Force Lossiemouth, early 1980s. Wraparound Dark Green and Dark Grey disruptive camouflage. Dark Sea Grey fuel tanks.
"WV379," "T," Hawker Hunter T.Mk.7 of 28 Squadron, Royal Air Force, Kai Tak, Hong Kong, mid-1970s. Wraparound Dark Green and Dark Grey disruptive camouflage over Light Aircraft Grey. White wingtips and Dark Sea Grey over Light Aircraft Grey fuel tanks.
"XL611," "T," Hawker Hunter T.Mk.7 of 43 (China British) Squadron, Royal Air Force Leuchars, October 1959. Overall High Speed Silver with Trainer Yellow bands. Black and White checkered wing tips with Dark Sea Grey over Light Aircraft Grey fuel tanks.
"WV318," Hawker Hunter T.Mk.7 of V (AC) Squadron, Royal Air Force Brawdy, October 1974. Overall High Speed Silver with Trainer Yellow bands.
"XL612," "T," Hawker Hunter T.Mk.7 of 8 Squadron, Royal Air Force, Masirah, Oman 1967. Wraparound Dark Green and Dark Grey disruptive camouflage over Light Aircraft Grey undersides. Dark Sea Grey over Light Aircraft Grey fuel tanks.
"WV318," Hawker Hunter T.Mk.7 of XV Squadron, Royal Air Force, Royal Air Force Laarbruch, West Germany Kai, 1983. Wraparound Dark Green and Dark Grey disruptive camouflage over Light Aircraft Grey. Dark Sea Grey over Light Aircraft Grey fuel tanks.
"XL600," "83," Hawker Hunter T.Mk.7 of Royal Air Force, Royal Air Force Wattisham, 1970s. Overall Light Aircraft Grey with Fluorescent Red-Orange bands and strips. Black anti-glare panel, Light Aircraft Grey fuel tanks.
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The decals are crammed together on 2 large sheets; you'll have "fun" cutting them out. They are crisply printed, the colors are vibrant and all decals are in register.
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If you're a fan of the twin-seat Hawker Hunter these decals are for you, with 27 neat options. All 27 are colorful and interesting aircraft. I recommend this twin-seat Hawker Hunter sheet and would like to thank Fantasy Printshop for the review sample. My sincere apologies to Fantasy Printshop for the delay in completing this review.
References
Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawker_Hunter
