B-24D TIDAL WAVE Decal Sets Update
With the coming 75th Anniversary of the 1 August 1943 low-level attack on the oil refineries at Ploesti, Romania, by the combined force of 8th Air Force and 9th Air Force B-24 bombers, we're working hard on getting a series of brand-new PYN-ups Decals and Cutting Edge decal sets on the street.
So far we've completed the artwork for 21 specific aircraft and have 11 more to go before the project is finished. I selected the specific subjects based on you modelers' voting in the survey I ran last year. I'll be honest: I've added a couple of subjects you may never have heard of before, but are historically
VERY important. When you see my TIDAL WAVE book and documentary you'll understand why I've included them. Their stories are truly amazing.
Most of these subject have extremely cool nose art, in many cases based on clear photos you've probably never seen. I'm also including all the formation leaders' ships as well as the others that garnered the most votes in the survey.
The research and artwork quality and accuracy behind these sets is exactly what you've come to expect from PYN-ups and Cutting Edge, and there are a number of significant corrections to what you may have been told about some of these subjects. A few of these subjects have been portrayed in published profiles and decal sheets in the past, but you'll see some important differences in ours, based on photos of the real things. As usual we'll provide the documentation!
The subjects completed so far include:
- Black Jack
- Bomerang
- Brewery Wagon
- Buzzin' Bear/Miss Delores
- Death Dealer
- Flak Alley
- GI Ginnie
- Hail Columbia
- Jersey Jackass/(Bashful)
- Old Blister Butt
- Sneezy
- Snow White
- Suzy Q
- Teggie Ann
- The Sandman
- The Scorpion
- The Witch
- Tupelo Lass
- Utah Man
- Victory Ship
- Vulgar Virgin
The remaining 11 are "secret"–stand by to learn which ones they are!
This collection will also include documented German and Romanian Bf 109s and Bf 110s, and Romanian IAR-80 series fighter participants.
Source:
World's Best Model Airplane Decals | Cutting Edge Decals | PYN-up Decals | Yellowhammer Decals