Linden Hill Decals 1/48 Arctic Flankers - Su-27 Guardians of the North Update Decal First Look

By Michael Benolkin

First Look

Alright you fans of Soviet & Russian military aviation, Linden Hill has released another nice set of markings, this time for your favorite 1/48 Su-27P and Su-27UB kits. This set covers 16 Flankers assigned to the northern frontier out of Kilyavr airbase and a bonus scheme for a Russian Su-27P operating out of Crimea.

The subjects rendered in this set include:

• Su-27P, Bort 38, 2 Sqn/941 IAP, Kilpyavr AB, Russia, 1999
• Su-27P, Bort 03, 1 Sqn/941 IAP, Kilpyavr AB, Russia, 1999
• Su-27P, Bort 09, 1 Sqn/941 IAP, Kilpyavr AB, Russia, 1999
• Su-27P, Bort 07, 2 Sqn/941 IAP, Kilpyavr AB, Russia, 1999
• Su-27P, Bort 38, 2 Sqn/941 IAP, Kilpyavr AB, Russia, 2006
• Su-27P, Bort 24, 2 Sqn/941 IAP, Kilpyavr AB, Russia, 1999
• Su-27P, Bort 39, 2 Sqn/941 IAP, Kilpyavr AB, Russia, 1999
• Su-27P, Bort 41, 2 Sqn/941 IAP, Kilpyavr AB, Russia, 1999
• Su-27P, Bort 35, 1 Sqn/941 IAP, Kilpyavr AB, Russia, 1999
• Su-27UB, Bort 50, 1 Sqn/941 IAP, Kilpyavr AB, Russia, 1999
• Su-27P, Bort 31, 3 Sqn/941 IAP, Kilpyavr AB, Russia, 1999, 'Marisyev Alexej Petrovich'
• Su-27P, Bort 20, 2 Sqn/941 IAP, Kilpyavr AB, Russia, 1999
• Su-27UB, Bort 53, 3 Sqn/941 IAP, Kilpyavr AB, Russia, 1999
• Su-27UB, Bort 55, 2 Sqn/941 IAP, Kilpyavr AB, Russia, 1999
• Su-27P, Bort 03, 1 Sqn/941 IAP, Kilpyavr AB, Russia, 1999
• Su-27P, Bort 36, 1 Sqn/9 GIAP, Kilpyavr AB, Russia, 2006
• Su-27P, Bort 01, 38 IAP, Belbek AB, Crimea, 2015

The instructions provide good color and paint information to replicate these various color patterns.

This set is sized for the Hobby Boss kits but will work on your favorite 1/48 Flanker. The painting instructions provide the colors using Akan paints (also available through Linden Hill Imports). Linden Hill Decals can be purchased directly from their website at http://www.lindenhillimports.com/.

My sincere thanks to Linden Hill Decals for this review sample!