Sweet Fourteens (ED48005)
Last in Line (ED48006)
Exito
1:48
Reviewed: Nov 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 "Sweet Fourteens" (48005)
The first decal set is entitled Sweet Fourteens and includes markings for three interesting examples of the Supermarine Spitfire FR Mk.XIVe:
- Spitfire FR Mk.XIVe (TZ112), coded DN-Y of No. 416 Sqn RCAF, Uetersen, Germany, December 1945-January 1946.
- Spitfire FR Mk.XIVe (TZ198), coded 2I-M of No. 443 Sqn RCAF, Uetersen, Germany, January 1946.
- Spitfire FR Mk.XIVe (SM937), coded 62 of No. 151 OTU, Peshawar or Ambala, British India, 1946.
Exito Decals 1:48 "The Last in Line Vol 1" (48006)
The second set is entitled The Last in Line Vol 1 and is the first of a series devoted to the German aircraft produced in the last months of World War II. This release covers three Bf 109 G-10s manufactured by WNF, including one machine used in the postwar Yugoslavia:
- Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-10/U4, W.Nr. 61xxxx, coded 'Black 5', flown by Oblt. Fritz Nachster of 5./JG 52, Veszprem, Hungary, early March 1945.
- Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-10/U4, W.Nr. 61xxx8, coded 'Yellow 6' of 6./JG 52, Ainring, Germany, May 1945.
- Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-10/U4, W.Nr. 611023, coded 'White 45' / 'Black 9645', flown by kap Franc Rupnik of 83.LAP, Pula, Yugoslavia, late October 1950
'Black 5' have never been reproduced in decal form before, whilst Exito felt the remaining two aircraft did not receive enough attention from other manufacturers.
