Starfighter Decals 1/72 USN at Coral Sea
By Matt Bittner
Some of the newest sheets coming from Starfighter Decals has been for multiple aircraft that flew during a specific point in time. This time it's for United States Navy (USN) aircraft that flew during the Battle of Coral Sea, from 4 to 8 May, 1942. There are three specific aircraft covered, the F4F-3 Wildcat, the TBD-1 Devastator, and the SBD-3 Dauntless. For models, Starfighter recommends both the easier to find Hasegawa Wildcat (using aftermarket correction and enhancement pieces) as well as the Admirial/AZ Models F4F-3 for the Wildcat; the difficult-to-find Hasegawa SBD-3 for the Dauntless; and the Airfix TBD-1 for the Devastator. The following markings are provided:
F4F-3:
- F-2, Bu.No. 2531, VF-42, 8 May 1942
- F-14, Bu.No. Unknown, VF-42, 8 May 1942
- F-1, Bu.No. 4031, VF-2, May 1942
SBD-3:
- S-12, Bu.No. 4690, VS-2, May 1942
- S-8, Bu.No. 4537, VS-2, May 1942
- S-11, Bu.No. 4531, VS-1, May 1942
- S-10, Bu.No. 4690, VS-5, May 19422-S-12, Bu.No. 4690, VS-2, May 1942 (Promotional Photo)
TBD-1:
- T-1, Bu.No. 0285, VT-2, May 1942
- Bu.No. 0319, VT-5, May 1942
All aircraft are finished in Blue Gray uppers with Light Gray undersides. The instructions are very comprehensive and supplies a lot of notes per aircraft, along with overall notes per aircraft-type. Decals are printed by Cartograf, so you can be sure of their highly quality and being in register. Colors are very sharp.
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If you want to finish your model as one of the aircraft that flew during the Battle of Coral Sea, then you'll definitely want this set of decals. With the high-quality associated with Cartograf you can be assured your model will look great, using these decals.
Huge thanks to Starfighter Decals for the review sample.