Linden Hill Decals

1/32 Brothers in Arms 2: Warsaw Pact MiG-23 and variants

Product # LHD32012

Product Article by Steve Bamford on Aug 30 2011

 

This new decal sheet from Linden Hill Decals is the second in their series dedicated to the MiG-23 and it's many variants.  'Brothers in Arms 2' covers the Warsaw pact era later service history of the MiG-23ML, MLA, MLD & P variants from 1986 through to 1999 and includes some Soviet 'Floggers' that flew missions in Afghanistan. 

This decal sheet features 7 different MiG-23 from 4 different countries including the Soviet Union, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, and East Germany.  

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The aircraft included on this decal sheet include the following:

  •  MiG-23ML (MLA?) "Outline 47" Soviet jet with the 1.AE, 979. IAP, Schuchin AB, Byelorussian SSR.  Deployed to Kandahar AB, Afghanistan from June 1986 to July 1987.  Camo scheme is Brown/Sand Brown/Green/Dark Green on top and blue on the underside.  This aircraft has quite a few mission/victory markings.

  • MiG-23P "Red 01" Soviet jet with the 28. GvIAP-PVO, Andreapol AB (Tver), 3rd Corps of Moscow Air Defense Region, Russia in 1992.  Camo scheme is Brown/Sand Brown/Green/Dark Green on top and blue on the underside.  Artwork is a golden wreath with CCCP and red star and a red flag.  

  • MiG-23P "Blue 41" Soviet jet with the 415, IAP-PVO, Tunoshna AB (Yugoslavia), 3rd Corps of Moscow Air Defense Region Russia in 1992.  Camo scheme is Brown/Sand Brown/Green/Dark Green on top and blue on the underside.  Artwork is a large eye on each side of the fuselage by the cockpit.  

  • MiG-23MLA "Red 866" Bulgaria jet with the 1st Air Squadron, Doboslavtzy AB in 1989.  Camo scheme is Brown/Light Green/Dark Green on top and blue on the underside.  Small artwork is on the side of the fuselage by the cockpit and appears to be a map.  

  • MiG-23MLD "White 211" Bulgaria jet with the 1st Air Squadron, Doboslavtzy AB in 1999.  Camo scheme is Brown/Light Green/Dark Green on top and blue on the underside.  The nose has a fierce sharks mouth with eyes on the nose area.  

  • MiG-23ML "Black 4644" Czech Republic jet 1st Air Fighter Regiment, Ceske Budejovice AB, CSFR  in 1991.  Camo scheme is Brown/Dark Brown/Light Green/Dark Green on top and blue on the underside.  Aircraft has artwork is on the side of the fuselage by the cockpit.  

  • MiG-23ML "Red 610" Eart German jet with Jagfliegergeschwader 9 'Heinrich Rau', Peenemunde AB in 1990.  Camo scheme is Brown/Dark Brown/Olive Green/Medium Green on top and blue on the underside.  Aircraft has artwork is on the side of the fuselage by the cockpit.  

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-23s on this decal sheet.  Colours are called out in AKAN paint #'s as well as the approx. FS #.

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 a good variety of markings choices for the 1/32 Trumpeter MiG-23.

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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Photos and text © by Steve Bamford