Begemot 1/48 Su-27 Russian Knight Flankers Decal First Look

By Michael Benolkin

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 tackled a subject that has received little coverage by other decal manufacturers. This set is the colorful 'Russian Knights' and their Su-27 Flanker family.

This set addresses 20 aircraft from a variety of show seasons and/or training schemes. These include:

1. Su-27, Blue 25, 1st AS/234 GMAR, 1989
2. Su-27, Blue 10, 1st AS/234 GMAR, 1990
3. Su-27, Blue 04, 1st AS/234 GMAR, 1990
4. Su-27, Blue 02, 1st AS/234 GMAR, 1990
5. Su-27UB, Blue 18, 1st AS/234 GMAR, 1989
6. Su-27UB, Blue 68, 1st AS/234 GMAR, 1990
7. Su-27UB, Blue 21, 1st AS/234 GMAR, 1991
8. Su-27, Blue 06, 1st AS/234 GMAR, 1991
9. Su-27, Blue 04, 1st AS/234 GMAR, 1991
10. Su-27, Blue 09, 1st AS/234 GMAR, 1991
11. Su-27UB, Blue 18, 1st AS/234 GMAR, 1991
12. Su-27, Blue 07, 1st AS/234 GMAR, 1991
13. Su-27UB, Blue 18, 1st AS/234 GMAR, 1991
14. Su-27, Blue 07, 1st AS/237 DAC, 1996
15. Su-27UB, Blue 20, 1st AS/237 DAC, 1996
16. Su-27, Blue 10, 1st AS/237 DAC, 1998
17. Su-27, Red 10, 1st AS/237 DAC, 1996
18. Su-27M, Blue 1, 1st AS/237 DAC, 2003
19. Su-27, Blue 14, 1st AS/237 DAC, 2007
20. Su-27, Blue 14, 1st AS/237 DAC, 2006

This decal set provides a nice array of schemes including the very colorful demonstration aircraft as well as line aircraft that were assigned to the centers for training.

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!