This new decal sheet from Linden
Hill Decals is the third
part in their series dedicated to the MiG-21 and it's many variants. 'Brother in
Arms 3' covers a number of 'third
generation' MiG-21 variants, including the MiG-21R, S, M, MF, MF75, and
MF-R.
This decal sheet
features 12 different MiG-23 from 5 different countries including the Soviet
Union, East Germany, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria. You get a wonderful variety
of paint schemes from bare metal to very colourful camo. These decals are
designed to fit Eduard's MF kit.
A number of the
21s featured on the sheet have very interesting back-stories. The East German
MiG-21M featured (532) was one of a dozen NVA M variants secretly air-freighted
to Syria in October 1973 as 'military assistance' during the Yom Kippur War.
USSR 'Red 01' was the commander's aircraft of the 159th 'Novorossiiskiy' GvIAP,
based at Kluczewo, Poland, which took part in 'Operation Danube' (occupation of
Czechoslovakia) in August 1968.
Linden
Hill Decals offers LHD
48027 in both a regular edition ($20.99) and a special XL edition ($30.99),
including a full set of Russian stenciling printed by our Russian partners Begemot.
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The aircraft
included on this decal sheet include the following:
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MiG-21R(S?)
"Red 01" USSR Air Force, Commanders Aircraft, 159 'Novorossiskiy'
GvIAP, Kluczewo, Poland, 1968. Paint scheme is overall semi-gloss
Aluminum with green intake nosecone and green areas on tail.
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MiG-21M
"Red 532" East German (GDR) Air Force, JG-8 'Herman Matern',
Marxwalde AB, GDR, 1973. Paint scheme is overall semi-gloss Aluminum
with green intake nosecone and green areas on tail.
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MiG-21MF
"Red 4405" Hungarian Air Force, paint scheme is Green and Tan on
top with green intake nosecone and light blue gray underside.
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MiG-21MF
"Red 9309" Hungarian Air Force, paint scheme is Green and
Tan on top with green intake nosecone and blue underside.
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MiG-21MF
"Red 9512" Hungarian Air Force, paint scheme is Green and Tan on
top with green intake nosecone and green areas on tail.
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MiG-21MF
"Red 9512" Hungarian Air Force, paint scheme is overall semi-gloss
Aluminum with green intake nosecone and green areas on tail.
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MiG-21M
"Red 709" Romanian Air Force, Regiment unknown, late 1970's.
Paint scheme is overall semi-gloss ADF Gray with green intake nosecone and
green areas on tail.
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MiG-21MF
"Red 9612" Romanian Air Force, Grupul 86, Vanatoare, Fetesti AB,
1995. Paint scheme is overall semi-gloss ADF Gray with green intake
nosecone and green areas on tail.
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MiG-21M
"White 613" Bulgarian Air Force, 19 IAP, Uzundjovo AB, 1988.
Paint scheme is Light Green/Dark Green and Tan on top and light blue on the
underside with green intake nosecone and green areas on tail.
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MiG-21MF
"Red 52" Bulgarian Air Force, 19 IAP,Graf Ignatievo AB, mid
1970's. Paint scheme is overall semi-gloss Aluminum with green intake
nosecone and green areas on tail.
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MiG-21MF / MF-R
"White 55" Bulgarian Air Force, 26 RAP, Dobrich AB, 1997.
Paint scheme is Light Green/Dark Green and Brown on top and light blue on
the underside with green intake nosecone and green areas on tail.
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MiG-21MF-75
"White 021" Bulgarian Air Force, 26 RAP, Dobrich AB, 1997.
Paint scheme is Light Green/Dark Green and Beige on top and light blue on
the underside with green intake nosecone and green areas on tail.
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MiG-21MF-R
"White 177" Bulgarian Air Force, 26 RAP, Dobrich AB, 1997.
Paint scheme is Light Green/Dark Green and Beige on top and light blue on
the underside with green intake nosecone and green areas on tail.
The 7 pages of
instructions include 3 view colour profiles of each jet with camo schemes.
Some history in included for some of the MiG-21s on this decal sheet.
Colours are called out in AKAN paint #'s.
Linden
Hill Decals are
the experts when it comes to markings
for Soviet built aircraft and this decal sheet is another in a long line of top
quality decals from Linden
Hill Decals. This
sheet gives you some very exciting camo and markings choices for the 1/48 MiG-21
from quite a few different countries that operated the MiG-21.
I would like to
thank Linden
Hill Decals for providing
me with this review sample. You can buy this decal sheet directly from the
Linden
Hill Imports website.
Steve Bamford
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