LF 1/72 RAAF Ventura decals

[KiwiZac]

Hi all,
A build I've been wanting to do since childhood is on the verge of completion, having been stalled for about five years due to lack of decals, but I find myself needing particular markings from a specific sheet which I can't afford: DK Decals' B-34/PV-1 Ventura in RAAF Service No. 72047.

What I need is four fin flashes (46), a set (six letters) of code letters SF-F in white without outline (32), and the Wiff-Oh noseart (44).

I've cobbled together the serial and have the right roundels, but I've drawn a blank on the codes and fin flashes (trimming existing larger ones has only resulted in wasted decals!).

Can you help?

[The Wooksta!]

You'll be lucky.  DK only do a print run of about 200 and once they're gone, they're gone.  I recently paid a small fortune to get the RAAF MOsquito sheet.

Having looked at a photo of said aircraft, you can get away with using standard white letter from a Ventura (the company) decal sheet as they should do the squared off letters on a generic RAF letter set - they certainly do it in black.  Fin flashes look to be standard wartime Australian ones - old Airfix Mosquito should have them. 

Nose art?  Can't help you there.

[kitnut617]

Zac, have you tried contacting Red Roo Models, they do a RAAF Ventura conversion which comes with decals.

https://www.redroomodels.com/product/ventura-conversion-459-sqn-raaf-1-72/

And they have these too

https://www.redroomodels.com/product/lockheed-pv-1-ventura-13-sqn-raaf-1-72-scale/

[KiwiZac]

You'll be lucky.  DK only do a print run of about 200 and once they're gone, they're gone.  I recently paid a small fortune to get the RAAF MOsquito sheet.

Having looked at a photo of said aircraft, you can get away with using standard white letter from a Ventura (the company) decal sheet as they should do the squared off letters on a generic RAF letter set - they certainly do it in black.  Fin flashes look to be standard wartime Australian ones - old Airfix Mosquito should have them. 

Nose art?  Can't help you there.

Thanks Lee, I appreciate the info on DK and the heads up on the Ventura sheet. Likewise the Airfix Mossie - I've done three in the last year and not used the RAAF decals.

And they have these too

https://www.redroomodels.com/product/lockheed-pv-1-ventura-13-sqn-raaf-1-72-scale/

That second set's more what I'm after, unfortunately the finflashes aren't the right style. It could be useful if I can't source codes from another sheet as Lee suggested.

[KiwiZac]

Also, I got confused. Can a friendly neighbourhood mod please move this to the correct section? Thank you!

[zenrat]

I have the second one.  It had RAAF roundels painted over US stars and otherwise kept the USN paintjob.
I plan do an otherwise stock B-25 in the scheme.