| Pappy... you know my feelings about FM/A, and many may think I am a harsh critic, or overly critical. Nevertheless, I must point out that not all FM/A models in the last three to four years are all pad printed. Case in point: the He-111 oversized crosses (2006 release). And... does anyone know what year the Flying Tigers A-10 came out. If four years ago (2004 or later) there is another example of a model with water slide decals. It may be true that far fewer models in the past three to four years have water-slide decals, but I would not yet bet that the company has disbanded this practice altogether. |
My flying tigers A-10 was pad-printed, except perhaps for the nose I think... the mystery continues! (I got it in 2002 or 2003 and sold it last year. If the nose was a sticker, it was really well done.)
And I think the HE-111 may have been an exception due to the large size of the crosses, perhaps? Corgi does this with its models on some of the trickier markings... I've an He-111 due in this week, BOB version, so we'll see what that one's like.
I don't really mind when I get a FM that has a couple sticker decals, but I definitley don't care for the all sticker approach!