Scale aviation modeller international

Begemot

H

ere we go again. Begemot

have released a sheet

with no less than 28

marking options for the Su-34

Fullback, which apparently is

also called a Hellduck. I can

really see where that name came

from with its large duck beak

and impressive weapon load.

The four decal sheets supply all

the various camouflage schemes

seen on the type over the last 20

years, including examples seen

in action over Syria. Painting and

location of the decals and individual

aircraft details are covered on the

comprehensive instructions, as

well as a whole page devoted to the

placement of the 200+ stencils.

1/48 SCALE

48-045 SUKHOI SU-34 FULLBACK/

HELLDUCK

1. Su-34, Blue 43, second prototype
   (T-10B-2), 1996.


2. Su-34, White 44,343, second pre-
   production prototype (T-10B-4), MAKS-
   1997 airshow.


3. Su-34, White 45/349, first early
   production airframe (T-10B-5), MAKS-1995
   airshow.


4. Su-34, White 46, second early
   production airframe (T-10B-6), MAKS-

2003 airshow.

5. Su-34, Red 46, second early production
   airframe (T-10B-6), 2015.


6. Su-34, White 47, third early production
   airframe (T-10B-7, flight test, 2008.


7. Su-34, White 48, final early production
   airframe (T-10B-8), MAKS-2011 airshow.


8. Su-34, Red 01, flight test, 2006.


9. Su-34, Red 02, Chanchun AB, China,
   2017.
   10. Su-34, Red 03,
   Lipetsk AB, 2009.
   11. Su-34, Red 06, 47
   OSAP, Baltimor AB,
   2010.
   12. Su-34, Red 02, 47
   OSAP, Baltimor AB, 2011.
   13. Su-34, Red 05, 47
   OSAP, Baltimor AB,
   2013.
   14. Su-34, Red 21,
   Khmeimim AB, Syria,
   2016.
   15. Su-34, Red 25,
   Khmeimim AB, Syria,
   2016.
   16. Su-34, Red 8, 47 OSAP, Butulinovka
   AB, 2015.
   17. Su-34, Red 03, Khmeimim AB, Syria,
   2016.
   18. Su-34, Red 26, Khmeimim AB, Syria,
   2016.
   19. Su-34, Red 01, 559 BAP, Morozovsk AB,
   2013.
   20. Su-34, Red 08, 559 BAP, Morozovsk
   AB, 2013.
   21. Su-34, Red 21, 559 BAP, Morozovsk AB,
   2017.
   22. Su-34, Red 35, flight test, 2015.
   23. Su-34, Red 28, 559 BAP, Rostov-Central
   AB, 2017.
   24. Su-34, Red 31, Khmeimim AB, Syria,
   2016.
   25. Su-34, Red 10, Lipetsk AB, 2017.
   26. Su-34, Red 07, Khmeimim AB, Syria,
   2017.
   27. Su-34, Red 02, 2 GBAP, Lipetsk AB,
   2018.
   28. Su-34, Red 08, 2 GBAP, Shagol AB,
   2018.

CONCLUSION

This sheet features a couple of

firsts from Begemot. It is the first

of their sets that I have seen that

comes with full colour instructions.

And it is also the first sheet that

supplies different decals depending

on which kit you are going to apply

them to. In the case of the Su-34

you can choose the nice Hobby

Boss version, though for accuracy

the newer Kittyhawk kit wins.

In the UK, the range is available

from Hannants. I thank Begemot for

supplying us with the review sample.

Euro Decals

A

s I write this Airfix

have just released the

Airfix Gloster Meteor

FR/Mk.9 in 1/48 scale, so

many will be looking for some

alternative markings. Euro

Decals have you covered, with

this well-researched sheet

that features eight options to

choose from, many with the

colourful squadron markings

so prevalent in the 1950s.

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