Cutting Edge Modelworks

1/32 Sabre Stencils decal sheet

Product # CED32049 for $11.99

Product Article by Steve Bamford on Feb 17 2004

 

 

 

This new decal sheet from Cutting Edge Modelworks includes a full set of stencils for the 1/32 F-86 Sabre.  The recommended kit for these decals is the 1/32 Hasegawa F-86.

This set of decals sheet is pretty straight forward.  You get 2 decal sheets including a complete selection of stencils and fuselage bands for the F-86.  There are 2 sizes of fuselage bands used during the Korean War.  the initial bands were 28" wide and were applied in country or in Japan.  The bands were increased to 36" wide at the US factories starting in fiscal year 1952.  Both widths of bands are included in this set of decal sheets.

And there are stencils.....piles of crisply printed stencils.  All the stencils are numbered on the decal sheet to aid with sorting out where each decal goes.  But then there is a problem.  The instruction sheet....see image at the bottom of this review in the center was printed at a very low resolution and is very hard to figure out.  This will make installation much harder than it should be.....with patience you will be able to figure out where most or all of the stencils go by studying the instruction sheets, but it will take patience.

The decals were flawlessly printed and the clear carrier film is trimmed very close to the crisply printed colored areas.  The colours look good and will cover very well.  I have a soft spot for the Sabre and any decals for this Korean fighter jet are a welcome additon.

The instructions do provide helpful tips for decal application. 

A very nice decal sheet and highly recommended for all the 1/32 Sabre builders wanting a first rate set of stencils.

I would like to thank Cutting Edge Modelworks for providing me with this review sample.

Steve

Click on images below to see larger images of the instruction sheets

Photos and text © by Steve Bamford