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Also
available in 1/72
The Su-27, Su-30 and Su-33
family of jet are very capable jets with amazing flight characteristics.
This new decal sheet
includes 19 different Flankers (Su-27's, Su-30's and Su-33's) from 5
different airforces.
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Included in the package are
4 decal sheets (2 full size sheets and small insert size sheets), 4
pages of B&W instructions and a colour booklet containing 12 pages
of sideview profiles, plenty of text and some top and bottomside
drawings showing decal placement. This whole package is safely
contained inside a plastic ziploc bag. Nineteen different
planes.....whew...where to begin?
First off...the decals
are printed in the Czech Republic by Tally Ho....the Czech Republic is
world famous for first class aftermarket items and the quality of these
decals fall into that first rate
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class. These are
very thin and clearly and crisply printed decals. To avoid
problems with the more complicated decals....some decals were printed
as 2 decals that will be layered on the model to achieve one decal and
avoid register problems.
Directly to the right
on the top is a sample scan showing a close-up of part of one of the
decal sheets. The scan does not do these decals
justice......they are perfectly clearly printed and everything is in
register. Artwork is quite varied from a Tigers head, a Green
Dragon holding a Sword, Polar Bear, Birds of Prey and a Shield
containing the image of a Warrior on horseback slaying a dragon, a
sharks mouth and more. This decal set includes 11 Soviet/Russian
jets, 2 Indian, 2 Ukrainian, 3 Chinese and one Vietnamese Flanker.
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are a range of Flanker greys and blues. Also included in this decal
set is a colour 12 booklet telling about each plane....including colour
sideview profiles and finally topside and bottomside profiles detailing
decal placement. The 4 pages of B&W instructions assist with
painting and decal placement. The paint schemes include soft edge
camo schemes and 2 of the 3 colours on most of these jets is very close in
shade.....so the instructions are tricky to figure out....but after a few
minutes of careful study it is possible to figure out the camo paint
schemes.
Planes included in this
decal package are....
Russia
- Six Su-27's, one
Su-27UB, one Su-30 One Su027UBM and two Su-33's from the RNS Admiral
Kuznetsov.
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China
- Su-27 UBK, Su-27
SK, Su-30Mkk
Vietnam
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India
Ukraine
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The most famous plane on
this decal sheet is Russian Su-27 'Red 38/36', 2nd Squadron, 941st IAP-PVO,
Kilp-Yavr AB, Northern MD, Russian Federation, 1999. This aircraft
has a red, white, blue triangle with walrus artwork on the tail.
Aircraft is blue, light blue and grey with a dark grey nose. This
plane is famous because as #38 it intercepted and accidentally collided
with a Norwegian P-3 Orion. No one was injured in the
incident. The plane was repainted 'Red 38' to make it easier to deny
the incident to some degree.
These decals are highly
recommended for your next Flanker project.
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