Starfighter Decals 1/72 F8F Bearcats Part 1, F8F-1
By Matt Bittner
Very nice. Starfighter continues releasing decals for the older and not-often-catered-for kits. This time it's the Monogram 1/72 F8F Bearcat, soon to be re-released by Accurate Miniatures (according to Accurate Miniatures' blog, although no time frame is mentioned). There are three aircraft catered for in this decal sheet. All are overall Gloss Sea Blue, with one having a "twist":
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F8F-1 95131, CAG-1, 1948
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F8F-1 95106, VF-11, 1949
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F8F-1 94759, NOTS, 1950
It's the last one with a "twist". #94759 has its wings (uppers and unders) painted 7/8ths Chrome Yellow, the only blue being the tips, flap-demarcation lines and ailerons. Very striking, and definitely breaks up the monotone Gloss Sea Blue.
Once again, decals are printed by Cartograf and are exceptionally well done. The colors on this sheet really need to be seen in person. It's just well printed all 'round.
If you have Monogram Bearcats, or are waiting for Accurate Miniatures to re-release the Monogram kit, then you want to pick up this decal sheet. Heck, if for nothing else #94759 with the yellow wings!
(One note: you'll notice on the heading image the misprint of Starfighter's catalog number for this sheet. It has already been corrected and all sheets from here on out have the correct catalog number of 72-115.)
Huge thanks to Starfighter Decals for the review decals.