Archer Fine Transfers 1/48 and 1/35 scale
dry transfer sheets:
AR49101W: 1/48 German Afrika Korps Insignia (white); $3.95
AR49101B: 1/48 German Afrika Korps Insignia (black); $3.95
AR49011; 1/48 German WWII Balkencruz #1; $8.95
AR49008BLY: 1/48 German WWII Turret Numbers (Blue with Yellow outline);
$9.95
AR49008R: 1/48 German WWII Turret Numbers (Red with White outline);
$9.95
AR49008BL: 1/48 German WWII Turret Numbers (Blue with White outline);
$9.95
AR49008B: 1/48 German WWII Turret Numbers (Black with White outline);
$9.95
AR49009Y: 1/48 D-Day Shipping Stencils for Shermans (Yellow); $5.50
AR49009W: 1/48 D-Day Shipping Stencils for Shermans (White); $5.50
AR35220: Chars B 221 Lyon; $9.50
AR35221: Chars B 204 Tunise: $7.50
AR35223: USMC M4A2 Tarawa (Co C, 1st Marine Amphibious Corps Tank
Battalion); $12.95
Media and Contents:
Rub down decals
Review Type:
First Look
Advantages:
Nice upgrade from kit markings to dry
transfers; more options for some kits; correct markings for the Marine
Sherman
Disadvantages:
Recommendation:
Highly Recommended for fans of 1/48 scale
armor, the Tamiya Char B, and the DML M4A2 kits
FirstLook
I hadn't heard from Woody Vondracek for a while, but from this
packet of items it seems he and his crew have been pretty busy
folks.
With the advent of the new Tamiya (and soon Trumpeter and Hobby
Boss) 1/48 scale kits, "quarter-inch" is making a big comeback.
Archer now offers several nice new sheets for them to either replace
or supplement the ones that come in the kits.
First off are two sets of German Afrika Korps markings, one in
white, one in black. Each sheet provides 74 separate items
consisting of the swastika and palm tree in different sizes and
different styles.
Next up are a series of colored sheets of German turret or hull
numbers in different color combinations: black with white outlines,
blue with white outlines, red with white outlines, and blue with
yellow outlines. Each sheet comes with two sizes of "number jungles"
and provides 57 large size and 68 smaller numbers. Note these sheets
only provide numbers and not letters or Roman numerals, but each one
is good for a number of models.
Next is a sheet of generic "balkenkreuze" in four styles and several
different sizes. The sheet provides 75 different items. All are
razor sharp.
Next are two sheets of D-Day shipping stencils for US M4 series
Sherman tanks. One is in yellow and one in white, and these are
virtually reduced versions of the larger 1/35 scale ones offered by
Archer. They can also be used with 1/35 scale tanks for those
modelers liking smaller designs than the original sheets.
The new Tamiya Char B is the subject of the next two sheets, and
each set provides all the markings for one vehicle. Set 35220 covers
"Lyon", tank 221 of the 2nd Section, 1st Company, 15th BBC with some
very fancy markings –blue and white hearts and Cross of Lorraine,
the insignia of the 510th RCC, a pennon for the antenna, and other
markings. The second one, Set 35221, covers "Tunisie", tank 204, 2nd
Section, 3rd Company, of the 15th BBC. This tank has red and white
hearts and much more involved tactical markings. Each set comes with
two identical sheets of dry transfers and a sheet of paper with four
pennons on it.
The last sheet is for M4A2 USMC Shermans from the 1st Tanks on
Tawara, designed to compliment the DML kit of the tank. The sheet
provides names, serial numbers and trumpeting elephant markings for
six tanks from C Company: CHINA GAL, COMMANDO, CHEROKEE, CHICAGO,
CECILIA, and CLIPPER. The names are in yellow and the serials in
blue drab, with the elephants in yellow, red and white.
Overall these new sets continue the great tradition of outstanding
modeler-oriented markings and move out to cover both new kits and
the reemerging 1/48 market. Archer now has a secure website for
ordering direct from them:
http://www.archertransfers.com . You can also e-mail them at
info@archertransfers.com
.