Sexy Spitfires (ED48003)
Luftwaffe Ground Attackers Vol.1 (ED48004)
Exito
1:48
Reviewed: Jun 2019
Exito was originally founded in 2008 as an internet hobby shop. In 2010, they expanded by launching a brick and mortar store in Cracow, Poland, and soon achieved a strong position within the domestic modelling market. Initally via an Ebay shop and more recently via an English version of their webstore www.exito.site Exito has slowly but surely expanded internationally.
Exito produces their decal sets in both 1/48 and 1/72 scale. The decal sheets are printed by industry leader, Cartograf of Italy, which ensures top printing quality and ease of application. These are complemented by instructions that differ from the plain market standard.
What you get are essentially high quality colour prints with accurate and inspiring illustrations created by Anders Hjortsberg & Janusz Swiatlon. Each subject is presented on 200gsm heavy weight paper in A4. Large side aircraft profiles are printed on the front, and the remaining artwork, photos and all necessary information laid out on the rear side.
This way you not only get some cool decals for your model kit, but also attractive posters to adorn your man cave, at the same time!
Exito Decals 1:48 "Sexy Spitfires" (48003)
The first decal set is entitledSupermarine Spitfire LF Mk Vb-VIII-IXe Sexy Spitfires and includes markings for three aircraft:
- Spitfire LF Mk.Vb (EN921), coded YO-A of No. 401 Sqn RCAF, flown by F/O Jack Sheppard, Redhill / Staplehurst / Biggin Hill, UK, July-October 1943
- Spitfire LF Mk.VIII (MT841), coded U of No. 2 Sqn RIAF, Kohat, British India, spring 1946
- Spitfire LF Mk.IXe (TA864), coded LW-L of No. 318 (Gdanski) Sqn RAF, flown by P/O Zdzislaw Uchwat, Risano near Udine, Italy, May-June 1945
All aircraft feature sexy nose art which is rarely seen on Supermarine Spitfires. For the very first time, artwork and markings of MT841 are correctly reproduced in decal form.
Exito Decals 1:48 "Luftwaffe Ground Attackers Vol.1" (ED48004)
The second set is entitled Luftwaffe Ground Attackers vol.1 and covers three different German assault aircraft:
- Junkers Ju 87 D-3, W.Nr. 100082 (Stkz. BP+DD), coded T6+HN of 5./StG. 2, Achtirskaya, USSR, early summer 1942
- Henschel Hs 129 B-2, W.Nr. 0140405, coded +H of 4.(Pz)/Sch.G. 1, USSR, summer 1943.
- Focke-Wulf Fw 190 F-8, coded Winkel Dreieck, flown by Maj. Theodor Nordmann, Kommandeur of II./SG 3, Riga-Spilve, Latvia, August 1944
The markings for the Stuka featuring the name 'Hundesohn' ('Son of a bitch') and the personal Fw 190 F-8 of the famous ace, Maj. Nordmann (awarded with Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords), have never been reproduced in decal form before, whilst the Henschel did not receive enough attention from other manufacturers. Decals contain a bonus set of stencils for the Hs 129, which are mostly missing or are incorrectly depicted in the decals supplied with Hasegawa and Italeri kits
