Delta One | Bort Numbers - Generic

Reviewed by Kevin Futter

Delta One is a new decal provider out of Europe, aiming to fill gaps in the existing market. The set we're examining here features a range of aircraft numbers for types Russian service. These are in the squared-off style, and the set also includes Russian stars in 2 sizes.

While the set is officially described as being for 1/72 Russian heavy haulers, the instructions include a sheet of use cases, which mentions the following:

Nevertheless it can be used for larger scale fighters such as 1/32 Mi-15s, MiG-29s and Sukhoi fighter family.

The numbers are in fact quite large, and at first glance appear to be ideally sized for 1/32 Russian jets. The stars however appear to be too small to be of use in 1/32 scale. The decals themselves are supplied on two main sheets.

The decals appear to be very nicely printed, and in good registration overall. There is a very slight registration issue with some of the red numbers with the white outlines (7, 8, 9 & 0), but it's not immediately noticeable, and wouldn't stop me using them. Excess carrier film is kept to a minimum, though the closed portions of the numbers (called the counter) have a solid carrier film backing. Colour density appears to be excellent.

For information on how Delta One decals perform, see my review of the company's American G-6s set, where I put them to the test. Assuming the same printing methods have been employed, these will be fine.

Conclusion

This is a handy utility set, and will be especially useful if you build 1/32 Russian jets, but it obviously has other applications too. Recommended!

The Delta One website had not been launched at the time of writing this review, but enquiries can be made via email at delta1decal@gmail.com.

Thanks to Delta One for the review sample.

Delta One | Bort Numbers - Generic

Reviewed by Kevin Futter

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