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Begemot

Begemot Decals 1/72 Ka-27 Helix Family Decal First Look

By Michael Benolkin

Date of Review July 2010 Manufacturer Begemot Decals
Subject Ka-27 Helix Family Scale 1/72
Set Number 72038 Pros LOTS of options
Cons Nothing noted Skill Level Basic
MSRP (USD) $12.95

First Look

Begemot Decals is an interesting decal company from Rostov-on-Don, Russia that offers a nice array of markings for Russian-built aircraft. In this release, they've provided markings for 62 different aircraft ranging from the Ka-27 to the Ka-32 and lots of subvariants, including standard ASW aircraft, patrol aircraft, attack aircraft, utility aircraft, etc. These include:

Ka-27 Ka-27 Ka-27

  1. Ka-27PL, Bort 22-05, Flight Test Article, 1977
  2. Ka-27PL, Bort 02, 830 OKPLVP, Northern Fleet Aviation Group, Severomorsk-2, 1991
  3. Ka-27PL, Bort 05, 830 OKPLVP, Northern Fleet Aviation Group, Severomorsk-2, 1991
  4. Ka-27PL, Bort 07, 38 OKPLVP, Northern Fleet Aviation Group, Severomorsk-2, early 1990s
  5. Ka-27PL, Bort 22, 872 OKPLVP, Russian Black Sea Fleet Aviation Group, Kacha AB, Crimea, 2001
  6. Ka-27PL, Bort 16, 872 OKPLVP, Russian Black Sea Fleet Aviation Group, Kacha AB, Crimea, 2000
  7. Ka-27PL, Bort 20, Ukrainian Navy, Feodosia AB
  8. Ka-27PL, Bort 35, 396 OKPVBEh, Baltic Sea Fleet Aviation Group, Donskoeye AB, Kaliningrad, 2004
  9. Ka-27PL, Bort 43, 830 OKPLVP, Northern Fleet Aviation Group, Severomorsk-2, 2005
  10. Ka-27PL, Bort 36, 830 OKPLVP, Northern Fleet Aviation Group, Severomorsk-2, 2005
  11. Ka-27PL, Bort 09, 830 OKPLVP, Northern Fleet Aviation Group, Severomorsk-2, mid 1990s
  12. Ka-27PL, Bort 41, 830 OKPLVP, Northern Fleet Aviation Group, Severomorsk-2, 2005
  13. Ka-28, Bort 576, 333 Heli Sqn, Indian Navy, late 1980s
  14. Ka-28, Bort 401, 784 Heli Sqn, Yugoslavia, 1987
  15. Ka-28, Bort 401, 784 Heli Sqn, Yugoslavia, 1992
  16. Ka-28, 7525, unknown unit, Vietnamese Navy, early 2000
  17. Ka-28, 9164, 6 Separate Helicopter Regiment, Vietnamese Navy, 2002
  18. Ka-28, 9124, 6 Separate Helicopter Regiment, Vietnamese Navy, 2002
  19. Ka-27PS, Bort 111, OKB Kamov, 1989
  20. Ka-27PS, Bort 97, 38 OKPLVP, Northern Fleet Aviation Group, Severomorsk-2,1990
  21. Ka-27PS, Bort 17, 38 OKPLVP, Northern Fleet Aviation Group, Severomorsk-2, early1990s
  22. Ka-27PS, Bort 51, 830 OKPLVP, Northern Fleet Aviation Group, Severomorsk-2, 2005
  23. Ka-27PS, Bort 54, 830 OKPLVP, Northern Fleet Aviation Group, Severomorsk-2, 2005
  24. Ka-27PS, Bort 60, 830 OKPLVP, Northern Fleet Aviation Group, Severomorsk-2, 2005
  25. Ka-27PS, Bort 73, Ukrainian Navy, Feodosia AB
  26. Ka-27PS, Bort 32, 25 OKPLVP, Russian Black Sea Fleet Aviation Group, Severomorsk-2, 2007
  27. Ka-27PS, Bort 35, 25 OKPLVP, Russian Black Sea Fleet Aviation Group, Severomorsk-2, 2007
  28. Ka-27PS, Bort 33, 25 OKPLVP, Russian Black Sea Fleet Aviation Group, Severomorsk-2, 2007
  29. Ka-27PS, Bort 54, Russian AF SAR Service, Rostov-on-Don AB, 2002
  30. Ka-27PS, Bort 19, 396 OKPVBEh, Baltic Sea Fleet Aviation Group, Donskoeye AB, Kaliningrad, 2005
  31. Ka-27PS, Bort 29, 396 OKPVBEh, Baltic Sea Fleet Aviation Group, Donskoeye AB, Kaliningrad, 2005
  32. Ka-27PS, Bort 43, 10 OVZ, Russian Border Guards, 2008
  33. Ka-27PS, Bort 44, 10 OVZ, Russian Border Guards, 2008
  34. Ka-27PS, Bort 23, 19 OVZ, Russian Border Guards, 2005
  35. Ka-27PS, Bort 21, 38 OKPLVP, Northern Fleet Aviation Group, Severomorsk-2, early 1990s
  36. Ka-27PS, Bort 54, 830 OKPLVP, Northern Fleet Aviation Group, Severomorsk-2, 2008
  37. Ka-27PS, Bort 72, 289 OPAP, Nikolaevka, 2007
  38. Ka-29, Bort 209, OKB Kamov, 1979
  39. Ka-29, Bort 38, OKB Kamov, 1999
  40. Ka-29, Bort 20, 38 OKPLVP, Northern Fleet Aviation Group, Severomorsk-2, 1987
  41. Ka-29, Bort 21, 38 OKPLVP, Northern Fleet Aviation Group, Severomorsk-2, 1991
  42. Ka-29, Bort 77, 830 OKPLVP, Northern Fleet Aviation Group, Severomorsk-2, 2007
  43. Ka-29, Bort unk, OKB Kamov, 1999
  44. Ka-29, Bort 35, OKB Kamov, 1999
  45. Ka-29, Bort 26,10 OVZ, Russian Border Guards, 2006
  46. Ka-29, Bort 30, Ukrainian Navy, Feodosia AB
  47. Ka-29, Bort 22, 396 OKPVBEh, Baltic Sea Fleet Aviation Group, Donskoeye AB, Kaliningrad, 2005
  48. Ka-29, Bort 71, 830 OKPLVP, Northern Fleet Aviation Group, Severomorsk-2, 2006
  49. Ka-32S, CCCP-31004, OKB Kamov, 1977
  50. Ka-32S, CCCP-31007, Ice Breaker Siberia, 1978
  51. Ka-32A, RA-31098, 495 OVO, Sochi, 2007
  52. Ka-32A, RF-32772, MAC, Noginsk AB, 2008
  53. Ka-32S, 128 Heli Sqn, Yemen AF, 2006
  54. Ka-32A12, HB-HKE, Heliswiss, 2008
  55. Ka-32A12, HB-ZFX, Heliswiss, 2008
  56. HH-32A, 235 SAR Sqn, RoKAF, Cheongju AB, 2005
  57. HH-32A, 235 SAR Sqn, RoKAF, Cheongju AB, 2005
  58. Ka-31, Bort 208, OKB Kamov, 1987
  59. Ka-31, Bort 031, OKB Kamov, 1995
  60. Ka-31, Bort 56, OKB Kamov, 2003
  61. Ka-31, Bort 565, Indian Navy, 2007

This decal set is targeted to the array of Kamov kits produced by Zvezda in 1/72nd scale. The printing on these two sheets is nicely done and you can see the sheets are crammed with decals. With 61 different aircraft option on these sheets, you can certainly replicate quite a few of these Kamov aircraft.

This is a nice set and will add some nice fidelity to your next Helix project.

For more information about this set and the other releases from Begemot Decals, visit their website at http://www.begemotdecals.ru.

My sincere thanks to Begemot Decals for this review sample!

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