Heng Long Russian KV-1 Decals

[Ariete55]

Hi, just throwing this out there. Pictured are the decals that are included with the Heng Long WWII Russian KV-1 tank. Is it just me or do the numbers on the sheet (the B&W 3878) look like they belong on a German Panzer? Did Heng Long make a mistake with this one? The font and design looks as though they would be historically inaccurate.

[tank_me]

If there are large decals I will scan them onto my computer, print a copy, cut it out, use it as a stencil, and airbrush them on. With KV decals that works well as they are usually very large.

[Ariete55]

tank_me, Very nice way to apply detailing to your KV. Do you agree with observation? thoughts?

[Meter Rat]

Hi, just throwing this out there. Pictured are the decals that are included with the Heng Long WWII Russian KV-1 tank. Is it just me or do the numbers on the sheet (the B&W 3878) look like they belong on a German Panzer? Did Heng Long make a mistake with this one? The font and design looks as though they would be historically inaccurate.

The numbers you are referring to, are the Heng Long product number.

[Ariete55]

thank you for clearing that up

[tank_me]

thank you for clearing that up

As Meter Rat said, those are the product number. There are tons of KV pics on the net. The one I depicted was an actual vehicle. Peddinghaus makes decals and so does Star, but I didn't see any for the KV anymore. My set was purchased years ago and looked like this one, but I don't see it in 1/16 anymore:

https://spruebrothers.com/srd35c1306-1-35-star-decals-kv-1e-heavy-tank/

https://www.star-decals.net/16scale.html

https://www.peddinghaus-decals.de/advanced_search_result.php?categories_id=212&keywo rds=1%2F16&inc_subcat=1&pfrom=&pto=

[Ariete55]

Thank you for the info. Now that I realized those are the product numbers, I have to figure out a safe way to remove them from the turret without damaging the paint and the plastic. That's another discussion.