VBCW AIRCRAFT STICKERS

The Elstree Industries "Vickers Venoms" (aka "Ebay cheep Chinese planes"), having been introduced to the Herefordshire VBCW as the 2020 Modelling Challenge, appear to be enjoying something of a resurgence of late:

There are rumours of a Japanese "Air Wing" making an appearance over Newquay, West Wales (flying off the carrier Hosho, apparently making an "international goodwill tour" in 1938), plus significant "export orders" received from Borsetshire, home of Sir Rufus Pitt-Bulstrode and the 'retirement estates' of our very own Sir Gilbert Hill.

One of the challenges of the Elstree Industries aircraft (manufactured to no particular scale, but dimensions above) is that they come without transfers (or decals, if you're from the States). The choice is therefore between painting something suitable, manufacturing your own, or boxing clever.

Those of a pugilistic bent should head on over to Ebay seller "obsesso" - see his shop HERE - who sells very handy multipacks of aircraft roundels (sized between 5mm and 40mm). These are not waterslide transfers, but good old fashioned self adhesive stickers. Not all sizes are useful for Elstree Industries aircraft, but there is a good variety and some are bang on.

WW2 RAF Roundels (fuselage)

WWS RAF Roundels (wings)

Pre WW2 RAF Roundels (especially useful!)

French Roundels

Italian Roundels

Pre WW2 American Roundels (especially useful again!)

The smaller stickers can be used on 1/55 armour or trucks - the largest make useful "markers", or "blinds" if you're playing "Lard inspired" rules. And the "in between" sizes are just right for the planes: 

"Venoms", "Gladiators" and "Mongrels" with "Obsesso stickers" (tail markings hand painted).
 Meng Models Lancasters with their own transfers/decals/stickers.
 A coat of varnish prevents the stickers "lifting with age" -
especially useful as they're supposed to have been around since 1938...