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Looking for stat cards, card decks, and advice for Devastator, Kate, Swordfish, & Avenger

Mon, 24 Feb 2025 10:56:52 +0000

Hi:

My name is Ted Faure and am new to the site. I want to build stats and decks for these torpedo planes. The feeds say decks are available but the download section is empty. If I can't get them, does anyone have any advice on how to make stat cards and maneuver decks? Also, since these planes use torpedoes, are there rules for torpedoes? I read some of the other topics, and learned you can pay to use the site. How do I do that?

Thank you for your help,

Ted

Midway US carrier-based aircraft decals 1/200 scale

Fri, 06 Jan 2017 18:37:43 +0000

Please let me know if you need markings for additional aircraft or squadrons at Midway. What I have available in my store are decals for Wildcats, Dauntlesses, and Devastators from a few carrier-based squadrons. There should be at least two sheets available for each squadron and each sheet will have markings for four models. The sheets retail for $5 and are available through the store [url]http://shop.miscmini.com/[/url] or via PM. Decals currently available include markings for VF-3, VF-8, VB-6, and VT-8. Again, if you need markings for other squadrons, please let me know. The decals are designed to fit 1/200 scale models from Armaments in Miniature. I've not tested them on models from other manufactures. [attachment=66060:name][attachment=66061:name][attachment=66062:name][attachment=66063:name]

PTO Northrop P-61 Black Widows

Mon, 10 Jul 2017 23:02:06 +0000

Kevin Here's the first of those requests I mentioned I had for you, for 1/200 scale Northrop P-61 Black Widows. AE Models on Shapeways has two P-61s available, one with dorsal turret, and one without. Most Black Widows didn't have the turret; it caused some buffeting, but the big reason was that the B-29 Superfortress had priority over the P-61 in their manufacture. Anyway, the two aircraft I'd first like to see are both turreted Olive Drab over Neutral Gray birds from the PTO: P-61A 'Skippy'/'Nocturnal Nemesis, from the 421st NFS (based at Tacloban in the Philippines), and P-61A 'Jap-Batty' from the 6th NFS (based on Saipan). The aircraft got its name in large part because the Army Air Force decided that Gloss Black was the most suitable finish for a night fighter, but many ETO Black Widows had invasion stripes on the underside of their tail booms, and I feel that black P-61s really need their red 'pinstriping' (probably access panel lines) to look good. Anyway, here are some images, the first two from Wings Palette: [CENTER][attachment=74276:name] [attachment=74277:name][/CENTER] [LEFT] And to give an idea of the red access panel lines:[/LEFT] [CENTER][attachment=74278:name][/CENTER] [LEFT] I don't have an AE Models Black Widow yet--it's the centerpiece of an order I just placed with Shapeways--but when I do, I'll be happy to provide any assistance needed with dimensions. Thanks! [/LEFT]

Non Historical planes

Mon, 18 Jun 2018 06:40:47 +0000

SO...was wondering if there were sheets for non historical aircraft. One I am looking for is a B 17 E or F I think. Before the chin turret. Plane is the Piccadilly Lily from 12 o'clock high. As far as I have seen so far it had the red triangel with the A on the tail and the serial number 8719 I think. and then the nose art and name. I know they used more then one plane and loads of war footage so could be difficult to nail down. Then there is Pappy's Corsair from Baa Baa Black Sheep and the rest of VMF 214 from the TV series. I am sure there are more out there.[ATTACH=CONFIG]249090[/ATTACH]

VMF-222 F4U-4 Decals

Thu, 15 Feb 2018 19:42:54 +0000

Kevin I'd like to make a request for decals for this squadron's F4U-4s, operating over Okinawa in the late spring/summer of 1944, using the AIM F4U-5 as the model. Ken Walsh scored his last kill with this squadron, so his Corsair (either White 13 or White A-53) is probably the most colorful of its aircraft, although that's primarily due to his victory flags. There's a little discrepancy between the first, B&W photo and the artwork from Mark Styling's aviation art website--White 318 and White A-54 are both described as being flown by 2nd Lt. Nate Whisenhunt--but the suadron's markings were white ID numbers and letters (and maybe a small white patch on the vertical stabilizer); and F4U-4s don't seem to have needed tape on their cowlings to prevent oil leaks. No hurry on this request, as I still have to acquire the models necessary--although if it's added to your list, that will provide the motivation to buy them and get the models painted :) . Thanks! [CENTER][attachment=82272:name] [attachment=82273:name] [attachment=82274:name] [attachment=82275:name] [attachment=82276:name][/CENTER]

1/200 B-24s, 90th Bomb Group, The Jolly Rogers

Fri, 05 Jan 2018 17:19:31 +0000

Just added to the store are four sheets of decals for 1/200 B-24s. The sheets are split between the 319th and 320th Bomb Squadrons. The sheets are further split between tail markings that include rudder stripes and no rudder stripes. They're $5 each and are available here: [url]https://shop.miscmini.com/products/b-24-90th-bomb-group-jolly-rogers-1200-scale-decals[/url] Kevin [attachment=80851:name] [attachment=80852:name]

P-38

Tue, 10 Oct 2017 20:56:14 +0000

There are now 2 set out for the P-38. Glad they came out as I was planning on getting some P-38's. Now have to figure which ones.

Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer Decals

Mon, 11 Sep 2017 09:10:02 +0000

This is a request for decals for the Armaments in Miniature PB4Y-2 Privateer. The USN didn't nearly as short a leash on its patrol squadrons regarding individual markings as it did for fighter units (especially those aboard carriers), so there's a fair amount of Privateer nose art to choose from. The one I'd really like to see is Bureau Number 59450 'Abroad for Action' (aircraft ID Y 450) of VPB-121. [CENTER][attachment=76842:name][/CENTER] [LEFT] There are other examples, of course, featuring not just risque art work (the Navy really let the VP boys get away with murder--VF-27's surviving Hellcats all had their 'faces' painted over on their new carriers immediately), but also variations on the tricolor paint scheme. For example, 'Redwing' of VPB-106, 'Sea-ducer' of VPB-116, and, of course, 'Our Baby,' probably also from VPB-106. [/LEFT] [CENTER][attachment=76843:name] [attachment=76844:name][/CENTER] [LEFT]Thanks![/LEFT]

PTO 348th FG P-47s

Mon, 21 Aug 2017 06:42:19 +0000

This is perhaps a little offbeat, since decals for the 56th Fighter Group are probably foremost in the minds of most of us looking for Thunderbolt decals, but I'd like to see markings for the 348th FG's Pacific P-47s. The 348th was still flying razorbacks well into 1945 in the Philippines; when under Neel Kearby's command and fighting over New Guinea, the groups' Thunderbolts were wearing olive drab over neutral gray colors, but later, when the group had moved to the Philippines, natural metal finishes were the norm, and red tail stripes reminiscent of prewar markings were in vogue with the group. One of Kearby's [I]Fiery Gingers[/I]: [CENTER][attachment=76022:name][/CENTER] Other 348th P-47s in New Guinea: [CENTER][attachment=76023:name] [attachment=76024:name] [attachment=76025:name][/CENTER] Philippines 348th 'Bolts: [CENTER][attachment=76026:name] [attachment=76027:name] [attachment=76028:name][/CENTER]

Just for grins, Curtiss O-52 Owl - USAAF and Soviet livery

Tue, 30 May 2017 01:55:40 +0000

The decal sheets for these are finished but they're not posted to the store yet. Send me a PM if you want a set before I get them posted in the store. [attachment=72670:name][attachment=72671:name]

1/200 P-40 B/C, 3d Pursuit Squadron, American Volunteer Group

Mon, 01 May 2017 00:42:45 +0000

Hot off the printer. The sheet contains national markings for six models, there are 16 pairs of aircraft ID numbers, three slightly different versions of the shark mouth, and a few spares. The model is Armaments in Miniatures P-40 b/c, # R9-0120. Sheets are $5 each. 1st class postage is $2.50, even international. Available in the web-store now. [url]http://shop.miscmini.com/t/usaaf-pacific-cbi-aleutians--1200[/url] Kevin [attachment=71555:name] [attachment=71556:name] [attachment=71557:name]

B-17C/D of the 19th and 7th Bomb Groups 1/200 scale

Fri, 06 Jan 2017 01:01:43 +0000

Here are two sheets of decals for B-17C/Ds of the 19th and 7th BGs. One sheet is designed for B-17s painted OD over gray and the other is designed for the unpainted, aluminum B-17s. Each sheet contains enough decals for three, 1/200 scale models*. The decals are available through [url]http://shop.miscmini.com/[/url] or you can send me a PM. If you need markings for additional aircraft please let me know. Kevin *tested on the 1/200 scale, Armaments in Miniature model. [attachment=66043:name][attachment=66044:name]

P-40N 80th FG - Burma Banshees

Fri, 06 Jan 2017 01:15:56 +0000

This is the first set of 1/200 scale decals I've created for the P-40N. There are two or three other sets, for different units, down the road. Right now there are two sheets available in the set. Each sheet has decals for four different aircraft. I've designed the skull as a two part decal for ease of application. My intent is for the modeler to be able to apply the lower portion of the skull first, beneath the exhaust stacks. When ready, the modeler can then apply the upper portion of the skull, above the exhaust stacks. The sheets include a spare skull for each side of the nose. The decals are available through [url]http://shop.miscmini.com/[/url] or via PM. The decals are designed to fit the 1/200 scale Armaments in Miniature model. Please let me know if you need them for a different vendor or scale. Kevin [attachment=66046:name][attachment=66045:name]

Decals for US forcres on Midway, June '42 1/200 scale

Fri, 06 Jan 2017 00:41:42 +0000

Based on requests over the past year I'm able to offer 1/200 decals for B-26s, F2As, F4F-3s, SB2Us, and PBY5-As based on Midway Island, June 1942. There's only one sheet of decals for the B-26s but it includes markings for "Susie-Q". I have several sets of decals for the F2A, there are markings for all of the F2As in VMF-221. There's also a sheet of decals for the few F4F-3s in VMF-221. There are two sets of decals for the SB2U Vindicators of VMSB 241, and a few sheets for the PBY5-As of VP-44. All of these decals were designed for the 1/200 Armaments in Miniature models. Please let me know if you need these markings for other manufactures or for other scales. The decals are available through my webstore, [url]http://shop.miscmini.com/[/url] or you can contact me via PM. Kevin [attachment=66037:name][attachment=66038:name][attachment=66036:name][attachment=66039:name][attachment=66035:name]