Begemot Decals is an interesting decal company from Rostov-on-Don,
Russia that offers a nice array of markings for Russian-built aircraft.
In this release, they've tackled a subject that has received little
coverage by other decal manufacturers. This set is the second of
a series of sheets featuring the Su-27 Flanker family.
This set addresses 24 aircraft from a variety of assignments.
These include:
Su-27P, Red 32, 2 AEh/941 IAP, Kilp-Yavr AB, Kola Penninsula, mid 1990s
Su-27P, Blue 34, 641 GIAP, Rogachevo AB, Novaya Zemlya Island, mid 1990s
(white polar bear on tail)
Su-27P, Blue 34, 9 GIAP, Kilp-Yavr AB, 2005
P-42, formerly T10-15, record-setting airframe
Su-27UBK, Red 8521, 370 Ftr Div/Vietnamese AF, Phan Rang AB, Vietnam, late 1990s
Su-27SK, Red 6006, 370 Ftr Div/Vietnamese AF, Phan Rang AB, Vietnam, late 1990s
Su-27P, Red 11, 1 AEh/529 IAP, Bombora AB, Abkhazia, 1993
Su-27S, Blue 06, 62 FR/Ukrainian AF, Belbek AB, Crimea, 1993
Su-27UB, Red 17, 968 IISAP, Lipetsk AB, early 2000
Su-27P, Red 47, 61 FR/Belarus AF, Baranovich AB, Belarus, late 1990s
Su-27UB, Yellow 44, 47 GIAP, Golden Valley AB, Far East MD, mid 1990s
Su-27M, Red 88, 929 GLITs, NII, Akhtoubinsk
Su-27P, Red 35, 177 IAP, Lodeynoe Pole AB, Saint Petersburg, 2004
Su-27P, Blue 08, 831 IAP, Ukrainian AF, airshow bird, 2004
Su-30MK, TS-3001, 11 AS, Indonesian AF, 2005
Su-27SK, TS-2702, 11 AS, Indonesian AF, 2004
Su-27SM, Red 82, 23 IAP, Dzemgi AB, Komsomolk-on-Amur AB, 2003
Su-27S, Yellow 05, 604 AB/Kazakhstan AF, Takdy-Kurgan AB, 2006
Su-27UB, Black 62, 61 AB/Belarus AF, Baranovich AB, Belarus, 2006
Su-27S, Black 26, 61 AB/Belarus AF, Baranovich AB, Belarus, 2006
Su-27P, White 57, 831 IAP/Ukrainian AF, Fairford Air Tatoo, 1997
Su-27P, Blue 57, 831 IAP/Ukrainian AF, SIAD 2002 airshow
Su-30, Blue 53, 54th GIAP/Ukrainian AF, Savasleyka AB, 1996
The decal printing is perfectly in register. The instructions
are printed on four sheets that provide not only decal placement
for each aircraft, but also a nice color reference for each aircraft
as well. Decals include the distinctive aircraft markings as
well as appropriate national markings. In this set, Begemot provides
a large sheet of masks to help apply some of the colorful bands
that were applied to some of the airshow aircraft.
This set is definitely recommended!
For more information about this set and the other releases
from Begemot Decals, visit their website at
http://www.begemotdecals.ru. You can find this set and
others in the series from either FlightDecs or
Hannants.
My sincere thanks to Begemot
Decals for this review sample!
