Linden Hill Decals

1/48 Lipetsk Top Guns decal sheet

Product # LHD48014 for US$24.99

Product Article by Steve Bamford Feb 15 2007 

 

 

 

This release from Linden Hill Decals is a decal sheet full of lots of variety of  "Lipetsk Top Guns - Aircraft of the 4. TsBPiPLS" which include lots of red/white/blue Russian markings.  There ate 15 aircraft featured on this decal sheet.

This new decal sheet includes Su-27, Su-27SM, Su-27UB, MiG-29S, MiG-29UB, Su-25 and Su-25T. It also includes bonus decals for a Kazakh AF MiG-29, MiG-29UB or Su-27S.

Included in the package are 5 decal sheets (3 full size sheets and 2 small insert size sheets), 11 pages of colour instructions including pages of sideview profiles, plenty of text and some top and bottomside drawings showing decal placement and camo scheme as well as info about each plane and some detail photos of the planes featured on this decla sheet.  This whole package is safely contained inside a plastic ziploc bag.  Fifteen different planes.....of some of my favourite jets.

First off...the decals quality is first rate 

These are very thin and clearly and crisply printed decals.  To avoid problems with the more complicated decals....some decals were printed as 2 decals that will be layered on the model to achieve one decal and avoid register problems.

Paint schemes are a range of Flanker greys and blues and some broiwn and green camo schemes.  The 11 pages of colour instructions tell about each aircraft....including colour sideview profiles of some aircraft and finally topside profiles detailing decal placement.  

The highlight of this decal sheeet for me is the "Air Force One" Red 17 that was specially marked to carry President Putin on his election time tour to the war torn Republic of Chechnya in March of 2000.

Planes included in this decal package are from Russia and Kazakhstan.

These decals are well recommended for modellers looking for colourful red/white/blue Russian markings.

I would like to thank Linden Hill Decals for providing me with this review sample.

Steve

 
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Photos and text © by Steve Bamford