#mehusla

So here we are, I was not planning to write this in six months time but I like to keep the posts brief.

So the last two are specialty cases for me, most of my work so far has been around 1/285-1/300 scale, but as of late demand in 1/200 scale has picked up and my first always to go manufacturers do not actually work in that scale.

Thanks to the guys in the wings of war forum I found Mehusla in ebay

1/144 Direct

http://stores.ebay.ie/1-144-Direct

He has a broad range that covers most of the common subjects of modelling from WWII to Vietnam, I find his decals really nice with good adherence and good definition, alignment is good and he is one of the few guys that covers 1/200 in his sheets.

The only gripe I have with his decals is that color density is not that good and even the white color suffers transparency issues over dark colors.

If it was not for that I would probably use his decals as one of my main resources but at present I prefer to stick to him on dark decals or normal ones over light colors.

The american roundels on my seahawk below are from his shop

The final manufacturer I am going to cover is not related to aviation, I have been a big fan of Battletech for a long time and I have worked in a good bunch of miniatures for it. And the definite source for Battletech related decals is Fighting Piranha Graphics

Fighting Piranha Graphics

http://www.fightingpirannhagraphics.com/

They have a huge range with plenty of different crests and insignia of the different factions from the Battletech universe. Their decals have good definition and color density but their worst problem is their fragility, they do not have a top coat so they get scratched quite easily.

Still they are the only source available for Battletech decals and that is a minor gripe (once you learn about it :)). They have some generic sci-fi, warning marks and those are sometimes useful in aviation subjects.

You can see some on my mini below, it is an Unseen Galahad (aka Glass Spider) from the Omega Galaxy, Jade Falcon Clan.