Owl Decals

1/72 & 1/48 JG 300 Wilde Sau decal sheet

Product # 72008 & 48008

Product Article by Radek Lhotsky on July 6 2007

 

 

 

Owl Decals from Czech Republic specialize in interesting "Night" subjects.  In 2006 they came on the market with  famous JG 300 Wilde Sau in 1/72 & 1/48 scale. These are both available  and sell under the product numbers 72008 and 48008.

Both of these decal sheets include 4  options.

1. Messerschmitt Bf 109 T-2, "Blue  1" , Stab.III./JG 300, Oldenburg, Sept. - Oct. 1943.

2. Focke Wulf Fw 190 A-5, "Black <O+",  II./JG 300, Rheine Air Base, summer 1943. This aircraft carries four  victory markings on the rudder.

3. Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6/R6, "Yellow  1", flown by Lt. Manfred Dieterle, 3./JG 300, Bonn Hangelar, March - April  1944. This aircraft carries interesting camouflage consisting of RLM 76 on  upper surfaces and fuselage with wavy lines in RLM 75 and  undersurface is finished in black RLM 22.  Aircraft was also equipped with exhaust flames deflectors and acoustic pipe Eberspacher.  This one will look outstanding in your collection!

4. Focke Wulf Fw 190 A-6, "Yellow 7",  II./JG Hermann (initially 6./JG 1), Rheine, July 1943. Beautifully  camouflaged aircraft with half of its
undersurfaces in black RLM  22.

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Instructions in Czech and English is  printed on high quality glossy paper.  The decals are printed in very high  quality and appears in perfect register.  The decals include national  insignias and swastikas (done in separate parts for obvious  reasons).  The above mentioned acoustic pipes can be  also found on Owl Decals website together with other interesting resin sets, photoetched antennas, resin radar radomes and  more.

Check with your favorite model and decal  suppliers, but the decals should be available at
http://www.squadron.com, http://www.hannants.co.uk and http://www.meteorprod.com.

Thanks to Petr Tomancak for supplied samples!  More reviews to come soon.

Radek

Photos and text © by Radek Lhotsky 2007