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Begemot

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fter a number of generic

sheets Begemot have

returned to form with

another one of their mammoth

sheets. This time Dora Wings

1/48 scale King cobra family is

the obvious recipient. With no

less than 51 different options to

choose from, and someone has

been doing some serious research

to come up with some of these

schemes like the Honduran P-63C

or the very colourful trainers

including one in overall orange

with white stripes and if that was

not colourful enough, we also

have two heavily modified racers.

In fact a number of the options

will require varying amounts of

modification unless Begemot

know something we do not?

1/48 SCALE

48-046 P-63 KING COBRA

P-63A, 42-66939, Bell flight test aircraft

P-63A, 42-68861, NACA flight test aircraft

P-63A, 42-69037, , 627, USAAF

P-63A, 42-69066, , B3, USAAF

P-63A, 42-69188, Soviet flight test aircraft

P-63A, 42-69332, 1000 Bell fighters

commemorative aircraft

P-63A, 42-69450, B60, USAAF

P-63A, 42-68937, RAE flight test aircraft

P-63A, 42-69423/FZ440, RAE flight test

aircraft

P-63A, 42-70610, ‘Little Toots’, ferry to

USSR

P-63A, 42-70642, White 42, unknown unit,

VVS

P-63A, 42-70685, Red 5, VVS

P-63C, 44-4118, 5-RL, GC II/5, French AF,

1950

P-63C, 44-4142, G, GC I/1, French AF, 1951

P-63C, 44-5158, 5-LA, GC I/1, French AF,

1951

P-63C, 43-11169, White 17, Soviet AF

P-63C, 42-11193, White 19, Soviet AF

P-63C, 42-70798, White 40, Soviet AF

P-63C, 44-4011, White 08, Soviet AF

P-63C, 44-4037, GC 2/9, French AF, 1946

P-63C, 44-4028, GC 3/6, French AF, 1950

P-63C, 44-4006, 5T-L, GC I/5, French AF,

1945

P-63C, 43-11229, White 50, Soviet AF

P-63C, 43-11314, ‘Delma X’, delivery

markings to Soviet AF

P-63C, 43-11387,White 41, Soviet AF

P-63C, 43-11591, delivery markings to

French AF

P-63C, 43-11607, M, GC 3/6, French AF, 1951

P-63C, 43-11614, R, GC II/6, French AF, 1950

P-63C, 43-11666, S, French AF, 1946

P-63C, 43-11676, ‘Bell Booby Trap’, delivery

markings to Soviet AF

P-63C, 43-11697, F, GC I/5, French AF, 1949

P-63A, 42-70226, ‘Katya iz Klondika’,

delivery markings to Soviet AF

P-63C, 44-4077, D, GC I/9, French AF, 1951

P-63E, 402, Honduran AF (FAH)

P-63C, 44-4315, White 17, Soviet AF

RP-63A, 42-69647, ‘Frangible Sal’, USAAF

RP-63A, 42-69654, ‘Pinball’, USAAF

RP-63A, 42-69654, ‘Pinball, USAAF

RP-63A, 42-69888, IL80, USAAF

RP-63C, 43-10959, FM36, USAAF

RP-63C, 43-10972, FM11, USAAF

RP-63C, 43-10939, TY139, USAAF

RP-63C, 43-11074, PL074, USAAF

RP-63G, 43-11724, USAAF

RP-63G, 45-57303, USAAF

P-63UTI, 42-69304, Soviet AF

P-63UTI, 42-70503, Soviet AF

P-63UTI, 53-11334, Soviet AF

P-63, N9009, ‘Crazy Horse’, Race 90

P-63C, 311233, Red 1, Soviet AF

P-63, N62822, ‘Tipsy Miss’, Race 28

CONCLUSION

If you wanted to build 52 versions

of one aircraft but have a diverse

range of shapes combined with some

very colourful schemes, Begemot

have this covered with this new

sheet. Personally I have narrowed

my choice of which one to build

to just 10 options! In the UK, the

Begemot range is available from

Hannants and I thank Begemot for

supplying us with the review sample.

Model Maker Decals

P

olish manufacturer

Model Maker are now

returning to the aircraft

of the Polish Pilots who flew

with the Royal Air Force during

the Second World War with

a new sheet devoted to the

DH Mosquito. These decals

are produced in 1/72 and 1/48

but in 1/32 scale the decals

only supplies stencils and the

smaller coloured items like the

Polish Checkerboard, squadron

badge, Mission markings and

selected stencils. The individual

aircraft markings and RAF

roundels are all supplied as

pre cut frisk film masks.

1/72 SCALE

72099 DE HAVILLAND DH.98

MOSQUITO MK,VI IN POLISH

SERVICE

Mosquito FB.VI, SM-A, LM303,305

squadron, Damaged by its own bombs

on 3/3/44. Full D-Day stripes

Mosquito FB.VI, SM-C, NS927, 305

Squadron Partial D-Day stripes

Mosquito FB.VI, SM-V ,NT187, 305

Squadron, No D Day Markings.

Mosquito FB.VI, W, HP913, 305

Squadron Full D Day markings lost in

action 25th June 1944.

Mosquito FB.VI, SM-X, NT233, 305

Squadron, Overall silver finish.

1/48 AND 1/32 SCALE

As listed above in 1/72 scale.

CONCLUSION

An interesting selection of

markings and the Polish

checkerboard and squadron badge

certainly add some colour to the

model. Our thanks to Model

Maker Decals for supplying these

decals for review. You can see the

full range at http://www.ModelMaker.

com.pl, and most of the Model

Maker range is now being stocked

by Hannants in the UK.

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