Begemot 1/48 MiG-29 Fulcrum Part 1 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 provided markings for 55 different MiG-29 Fulcrum A and MiG-29UB Fulcrum B airframes from around the world. These include:

1. MiG-29, Bort 102, 127 AS/204 Ftr Regt, Yugoslavian AF, late 1980s
2. MiG-29UB, Bort 302, 127 AS/204 Ftr Regt, Yugoslavian AF, late 1980s
3. MiG-29UB, 127 AS/204 Ftr Regt, Yugoslavian AF, 1993
4. MiG-29, 127 AS/204 Ftr Regt, Yugoslavian AF, 1993
5. MiG-29, 127 AS/204 Ftr Regt, Yugoslavian AF, 1993
6. MiG-29, 101 AS/Serbian AF, 2008
7. MiG-29, Bort 101, 101 AS/Serbian AF, 2008
8. MiG-29UB, Bort 301, 101 AS/Serbian AF, 2008
9. MiG-29, Bort 26, 85 GIAP/GSFG, Soviet AF, 1991
10. MiG-29, Bort 21, Moldovian AF, 1993
11. MiG-29, Bort 08, Moldovian AF, 1997
12. MiG-29UB, Bort 61, Moldavian AF, 1997
13. MiG-29, Bort 31, 1 AS/15 FAR, Bulgarian AF, mid 1990s
14. MiG-29, Bort 07, 968 IAP/ GSFG, Soviet AF, 1990
15. MiG-29NUB, M43-01, 17 AS, Malaysian AF, 1995
16. MiG-29, Bort 5918, 1 AS/11 FR, Czech AF, 1990
17. MiG-29UB, Bort 4401, 1 AS/11 FR, Czech AF, 1990
18. MiG-29, Bort 3911, 1 FR, Slovak AF, 1993
19. MiG-29UB, Bort 4401, 1 FR, Slovak AF, 1994
20. MiG-29, Bort 3911, 1 FR, Slovak AF, 2003
21. MiG-29UB, Bort 1303, 1 AS/1 FR, Slovak AF, 1998
22. MiG-29, Bort 04, 19 GIAP, Soviet AF, 1994
23. MiG-29, Bort 6829, 1 AS/1 FR, Slovak AF, Tiger Meet 2005
24. MiG-29SD, Bort 0921, 1 AS/1Fr, Slovak AF, Digital Camo, 2009
25. MiG-29SE, Bort 623, Sudanese AF, 2008
26. MiG-29, Bort 79, 92 FR, Ukrainian AF, 1998
27. MiG-29, Bort 73, 2 AS/40 IAB, Ukrainian AF, 2003
28. MiG-29UB, 3-6305, Islamic Iranian AF, mid 2000s
29. MiG-29, Bort 42, Moldovian AF, 2003
30. MiG-29N, M4303, 19 AS, Malaysian AF, 1994
31. MiG-29N, M43-13, 19 AS, Malaysian AF, 2007
32. MiG-29, Bort 91, 100 KIAP, Soviet Naval AF, 1991
33. MiG-29, Bort 91, 100 KIAP, Ukrainian Naval AF, 1992
34. MiG-29, Bort 33, 9 IAB, Ukrainian AF, 2006
35. MiG-29, Bort 22, 92 IAP, Ukrainian AF, 1995
36. MiG-29, Bort 22, 92 IAP, Ukrainian AF, 2000
37. MiG-29, Bort 51, 713 UAP, Russian AF, 2002
38. MiG-29, Bort 01, 2 AS/1521 AB, Soviet AF, 1991
39. MiG-29, Bort 45, 234 GIAP, Soviet AF, 1989
40. MiG-29UB, Bort 74, 773 IP, Russian AF, 1994
41. MiG-29, Bort 29, 14 GIAP, Russian AF, 2005
42. MiG-29, Bort 02, 28 GIAP, Russian AF, 2010
43. MiG-29, Bort 07, 28 GIAP, Russian AF 2005
44. MiG-29, Bort 49, 120 GIAP, Russian AF, 2000
45. MiG-29UB, Bort 304, Soviet AF, Paris Airshow, 1989
46. MiG-29, Bort 73, 120 GIAP, Russian AF, mid 2000s
47. MiG-29, Bort 70, 2 AS/40 IAB, Ukrainian AF, 2007
48. MiG-29, Bort 24, 120 GIAP, Russian AF, 2007
49. MiG-29, Bort 24, 14 GIAP, Russian AF 2007
50. MiG-29, Bort 01, Azerbaijan AF, 2007
51. MiG-29UB, Bort 20, Azerbaijan AF, 2006
52. MiG-29UB, Bort 75, 120 GIAP, Russian AF, late 1990s
53. MiG-29, Bort 44, 773 IAP, Russian AF, 1993
54. MiG-29, 3-6103, 23 AS, Islamic Iranian AF, 2000s
55. MiG-29UB, Bort 102, 3624 AB, Russian AF, 2000

With each aircraft profile, there is a brief summary about the aircraft presented. The decal printing is perfectly in register. The instructions are printed in a eight-page booklet that provide decal placement for each aircraft type. These will provide colors and patterns needed to replicate some of these really interesting color schemes. If you have the Academy 1/48 MiG-29 and MiG-29UB kits, this set will give you some outstanding options. If you don't have the kits, go get some!

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!