Scale aviation modeller international

Begemot

A

nother new

sheet from

Begemot

for current Russian

hardware, this time

the humped spine Mig

29SMT. This variant

was not a success

with the order from Algeria

being cancelled when only

half of the order had been

delivered. These were returned

to Russia and with the rest

of the order were assigned

14th Fighter Regiment.

So it is not really surprising

that we only have 12 decal

options, though the decal

sheet still has over 300

individual images.

1/72 SCALE

• MiG-29SMT prototype, Bort 777,
  Dubai Airshow, 2005


• MiG-29SMT prototype, Bort 777,
  MAKS 2009 Airshow


• MiG-29SMT prototype, Bort 777,
  MAKS 2015 Airshow


• MiG-29SMT, Bort 23, 929th Main
  Flight Research Center, Akhtubinsk
  AB, 2009


• MiG-29SMT, Bort 23, 929th Main
  Flight Research Center, Akhtubinsk
  AB, 2016


• MiG-29SMT, Bort 05, 6963rd Aviation

Base, Kursk AB, 2010

• MiG-29SMT, Bort 05, 7000th
  Aviation Base, Kursk AB, 2013


• MiG-29SMT, Bort 21, 116th Center
  of Combat Employment, Astrakhan
  AB, 2016


• MiG-29SMT, Bort 22, 929th Main
  Flight Research Center, Akhtubinsk
  AB, 2009


• MiG-29SMT, Bort 20, 968th IISAP,
  Lipetsk, 2010


• MiG-29SMT, Bort 11, 14 IAP, Kursk AB,
  2009


• MiG-29SMT, FC-14, 3rd Fighter Wing,
  Buspher AB, Algerian AF, 2006

CONCLUSION

Though not a major success,

the Mig-29SMT certainly has a

distinctive shape that makes it

stand out in a line up of Fulcram’s.

In the UK the Begemot range

is available from Hannants

and I thank Begemot for

supplying us with

the review sample.

Eagle Cal

T

his month we have three

new sheets from one

of the highest regard

manufacturer of Luftwaffe decals.

The first sheet covers the Me262

two seat night fighter and is

perfect for the new 1/32 Revell

model and the forthcoming

Airfix example in 1/72.

The last two sheets they

have carried out the impossible

and found enough information

to produce eight more highly

detailed schemes for the

Messerschmitt Bf190G-6.

As is normal one of the

highlights of Eagle Cal decals for

me are the instructions which

are always superb giving an

accurate placement guide, superbly

researched colour notes and in

some cases photographs of the

aircraft being represented.

The decal printing is also

first class with even the smallest

image being readable under

magnification and are far superior

to anything included in a kit.

1/72 SCALE

EC170 ME 262 B-1A/H1

“Red 10” Me 262 B-1a/U1, W.Nr. 110635,

NJG 11.

“Red 8” Me 262 B-1a/U1, W.Nr. 110305,

NJG 11.

“Ole Fruit Cake” Me 262 B-1a/U1, W.Nr.

110306, Watson’s Whizzers.

EC171 BF 109 B-6S

“Yellow 6”. 12./JG 51, 1944.

“Red (or Black) 11”, 2./JG 302, 1944.

“Blue 14”, 12./JG 2, 1943.

“Black 1”, 8./JG 54, 1944.

EC172 BF 109 B-6S

“Red (or Black) 7”, 2./JG 302, 1944.

“Blue 17”, 12./JG 2, 1943.

“White 3”, 1.JG 300, 1944.

“White 11”, 7.JG 54, 1944.

CONCLUSION

These sheets are available in all three

major scales using the same sheet

number so make sure that you look

at the cover where a little tick against

the scale indicates the size of the

decal sheet inside the envelope.

As always, our thanks to Eagle

Cal for giving us the opportunity

to review their latest releases,

which will be available in the UK

from both branches of Hannants.

Blue Diamond Decals

H

ave you ever felt so

passionate about a

particular scheme or

aircraft that has been ignored

that you want to print your own

decal sheet? Well, Paul Fernandez

did but also went one step further

by forming Blue Diamond

Decals so he could share his

interest in the aircraft operated

by the Philippine Air Force.

The first sheets supplies

markings for the P-51D in overall

silver dope with a black glare panel.

With the winged diamond national

marking on the fuselage and wing

surfaces and both aircraft have a

squadron badge on the tail. Option

one has an impressive shark mouth

and the name “Shark of Zambales”

on the glare panel and red

lightning bolts around the fuselage

insignia. The Second option has

a red spinner and red tips to the

rudder and wing tips and the name

“Aloyan” on the glare panel.

The instructions are in full

colour and supply all you need

to place the decals correctly.

The decals are ALPS printed

which means that they have

an overall covering of varnish

and need to be trimmed closely

to each image before releasing

from the backing paper.

1/48 SCALE

1.P-51D, Shark of Zambales, 4823, Black

001, Large Shark Mouth. Philippine Air

Force.

2. P-51D, Alloying, 511696, Black 308,
   Philippine Air Force.

CONCLUSION

This sheet is perfectly timed if you

have just purchased the Airfix kit

and want markings that are a little

bit different from everyone else.

This sheet, as well as a number

of other 1/72 and 1/48 scale sheets,

can be ordered online a http://www.

asianairarms.com with a discount

if you are a member of the Asian

Air Arms IPMS (UK) S.I.G.

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