New 1/72 Night Lozenge Decals

[MicroSculpt]

Greetings!

I just saw this over at Cybermodeler.

Orion Miniatures 1/35 German WWI 5-Color Printed Night Pattern Camouflage

Orion Miniatures

I also look forward to Orion's Vega series!

Cheers!

Tom

[Sreiko]

Thank you for update

[StephenLawson]

Greetings Tom & Sreiko I got this from Orion miniatures on 5/2/08. If they send them I will review them.

"Hello Stephen,
I’d like to send you a copy of our most recent release of Staaken Lozenge. Where do I send them?

Thanks Derry"


Orion Miniatures

[Kitboy]

Looking nice, but I was shocked reading the price. Yep going Dutch again.

Cheers, Nico

[MicroSculpt]

Mein Gott! $79.95! That is incredible!

But wait a minute, that's for 6 (six) 6x9 sheets. So that's a little over $13.00 a sheet. That sounds more reasonable. Color matching five separate colors can be an expensive printing proposition.

Is six 6x9 sheets enough to cover a Staaken? I hope so.

I guess considering all the painstaking painting it will save you (and the fact the kit itself costs around $75.00) I suppose it could be argued that the cost is relational.

What say the collective brain?

Tom

[StephenLawson]

It will take the better part of 5 sheets to cover the wings of an Staaken R.VI in 1/72.

[Adrian Davies]

I have a stupid question. Would this set of sheets also work for other aircraft? Are they Staaken specific colours and patterns? Or will they work for AEG's and Gothas?

Sorry, but I'm only just maturing into WW1 models after 20+ years of dare I say it F14s and F15s.

Thanks.

Adrian

[StephenLawson]

Originally Posted by Adrian Davies

I have a stupid question. Would this set of sheets also work for other aircraft? Are they Staaken specific colours and patterns? Or will they work for AEG's and Gothas? Sorry, but I'm only just maturing into WW1 models after 20+ years of dare I say it F14s and F15s. Thanks. Adrian

Greetings Adrian; No worries here it is from their website.

". . .Premium Decal Sheets

World War I Lozenge Sheets

These sheets are designed for all German Night Fighter, Bomber and Reconnaissance Aircraft in service after January 1918. These include Friedrichshafen, Gotha, A.E.G., LVG, SSW, Hannover and Albatros built Staaken aircraft.

These sheets are also applicable to Staaken 'L' Planes 8202 and 8203.

All colors have been meticulously reproduced to the finest industry printing standards and are based on actual Methuen paint chip samples. The color tables used for these decal sheets have been published in a number World War I periodicals over the last 30 years.

Printed by Microscale, our decals offer outsanding accuracy, quality, and price for modelers and enthusiasts alike and are likely to be the most authentic decal sheets ever produced for the discriminating World War I Modeller.

Decal Sheets are 6" X 9" and include marking and placement instructions.

Our first sheet is <Now Available for purchase> This is the Staaken 5 Colour Camouflage seen applied to Albatros and LVG built machines mid 1917 thru 1918.

Sheet No. 1

5-Color Camouflage Staaken Night Bomber Aircraft. . ."

[StephenLawson]

Greetings all;

The decal sheet (single) arived for my review and I will probably apply it to the spare undersurface wing sections of the Contrail build I did not use. Normally when you purchase these I believe they come six sheets to an order.

[Dave Brewer]

after the1/72 release-Derry advised me by email today.
Cheers,
Dave.