Airfix Model World – September 2019

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SOVIET HEROES 1/32

EAGLE ENFORCERS 1/32

MAGHREB CARRIER

Yakovlev Yak-3 VVS RKKA Aces
By: Begemot
Item no: 32-014 Price: £14.99
Web: http://www.begemotdecals.ru

Russian decal specialist Begemot
has done it again with another
superb value-for-money product
that offers 25 schemes for pilots
who reached ‘ace’ status in the
Yak-3. It’s intended for Special
Hobby’s 1/32 offering and provides
a wealth of choice in terms of basic
markings and artwork/patriotic
slogans. While many of the selected
pilots may not be that well known
outside Russia, a large proportion
were awarded the Hero of the
Soviet Union – that nation’s highest

award for valour. Among the

options are:

• White 8, Snr Lt Ivan Maslov, 175th
  FAR, 234th FAD, 1944


• White 12, Lt Saveliy Nosov, 150th
  FAR, 13th FAD, 1st Belorussian
  Front, Austria, spring 1945


• 1712/White 10, Lt Col Boris
  Yeremin, 6th Guards FAD, 2nd
  Ukrainian Front, spring 1945


• White 1, Gen-Maj Georgiy
  Zakharov, 303rd FAD, East
  Prussia, autumn 1944-winter 1945


• White 1, 1st AS, Maj Nikolay
  Denchik, 64th Guardian Red
  Banner ‘Orshanskiy’ FAD, 1945


• White 114, Snr Lt Vladimir
  Ermokhin, 402nd FAR, 265th FAD,
  1st Belorussian Front, spring 1945

Libyan Arab Airlines Boeing 727-

2L5/ADV

By: 26decals

Item no: STS22296 Price: £9

Web: http://www.26decals.com

Modellers seeking a North African

touch for their Boeing 727-200

kits will find 26decals’ products a

delight. This two-sheet set caters

for any of the Libyan Arab

Airlines’ ten airframes,

with livery, carrier logos

and serial numbers

provided separately to

the generic Boeing 727

stencils, windscreen

and passenger window

markings. Door outlines

come with a choice of

grey/dark grey, black

and white outlines and

there are markings to

depict fully or partially

closed window shutters.

Painting is relatively simple, as all

aircraft trim is supplied in decal

form; this is particularly useful

with the fuselage/nose band and

upper engine cowlings, although

the latter may require cutting to

conform to the curved surfaces.

All markings feature excellent

opacity, and register — notably

with the wing walkways.

Indochine Part 2 Heavy Armour

By: Star Decals

Item no: 35-C-1116 Price: £6.50

Web: http://www.star-decals.net

Star Decals’ second collection

of French Indochina-deployed

machines caters for heavy

armoured units, with vehicles

from the Régiment Blindé

des Fusiliers Marins (RBFM)

and Régiment Blindé Colonial

d’Extrême Orient (RBCEO).

Examples include M36 tank

destroyers, M4 Sherman tank

and engineering variants, and a

Panther Ausf.A/G. The decals are

printed in the firm’s usual style,

with excellent register and colour

density, but the matt carrier film

means they should be applied

onto a glossy surface to prevent

silvering. There are nine options:

• M36 B2, Bir Hakeim, RBFM,
  Tonkin, 1952
  
  
  • M36 B2, L. Journet, RBCEO,
    Tonkin, 1952
  
  
  • M36 B2, Combronne, RBCEO,
    Tonkin, 1952
  
  
  • M4 Composite, Murat, RBCEO,
    Tonkin, 1951-52
  
  
  • Sherman TRV, RBCEO
  
  
  • M4 105mm, Catinat, RBCEO,
    Tonkin, 1951-52
  
  
  • Panther Ausf.A or G, Hyéne,
    France
  
  
  • M4A1 Sherman, Mangin, RBCEO
  
  
  • M4A1 Sherman, Comores,
    RBCEO
  
  
  
  

1/35

1/144

FRENCH IN THE EAST

for any of the Libyan Arab

SOVIET HEROES

Yakovlev Yak-3 VVS RKKA Aces award for valour. Among the

1/32

award for valour. Among the award for valour. Among the

EAGLE ENFORCERS

F-15E Maximum Effort Eagles

By: Twobobs

Item no: 32-070 Price: US$25

Web: http://www.twobobs.net

Further to May 2019’s news article

(p.9), Twobob’s stunning markings

for Inherent Resolve F-15Es has

been released in 1/32 and 1/72

scales (72-109). The former is an

impressive three-sheet package,

depicting 15 aircraft from the

494th Expeditionary Fighter

Squadron ‘Panthers’, during their

2018 deployment. Full nose art and

mission tallies are provided, plus

full stencilling for a single airframe.

This is an amazing compilation,

made even better by Cartograf’s

perfect register and colour

reproduction. The 15 schemes are:

• 00-3001 Jenny


• 00-3002 Devil’s Darlin’


• 00-3003 Gears of War


• 00-3004 Bullseye


• 01-2000 Valkyrie


• 91-0311 Lady Liberty


• 91-1313 Texas Ranger


• 91-1314 Chief


• 91-1324 White Walrus


• 91-1326 Ravage


• 91-1329 Deadpool


• 91-1335 Megalodon


• 96-0201 Firebird


• 96-0204 2-Oh-40-oz


• 91-1602 A-Bominator/BYOB?