JBr Decals 1/144 African Fishbeds
By Matt Bittner
It was a very pleasant surprise when Eduard released their 1/144 MiG-21MF and MiG-21bis. The 1/48th world had their Fishbeds, and while the 1/72 world is still waiting for theirs, the 1/144 world now has a set of superb injected MiG-21s.
While this isn't the first release of decals for the Eduard 1/144 MiG-21, it is the first to completely concentrate on African Fishbeds. JBr allows you to build the following:
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MiG-21MF C-40 Forca Aerea Popular de Angola/Defesa Aerea e Antiaerea - MiG-21bis C-340 Forca Aerea Popular de Angola/Defesa Aerea e Antiaerea
- MiG-21bis 1087 Ethiopian Air Force
- MiG-21bis 527 Force Aerienne Congolaise
- MiG-21bis 138 Armee de l'Air Malgache
- MiG-21MF TZ-356 Armee de l'Air du Mali
- MiG-21MF TZ-357 Armee de l'Air du Mali
- MiG-21bis blue 225 Forca Aerea de Mocambique
- MiG-21MF AF651 Nigerian Air Force
- MiG-21MF blue 248 Ciidamada Cirka Soomaaliyeed - Somali Air Force
- MiG-21M 344 Sudanese Air Force
- MiG-21MF U-906 Ugandan People's Defence Force Air Wing
- MiG-21bis red 9818 Ugandan People's Defence Force Air Wing
- MiG-21bis AF-973 Ugandan People's Defence Force Air Wing
- MiG-21bis 12/AF612 Zambian Air Force
Decals are very nicely done and appear to be in register. Note that there is a separate sheet with updated Mozambique national markings. You receive decals to build every single aircraft, a very nice touch!.
With this, and more promised from JBr, you will be building MiG-21s for quite some time. It truly is a remarkable set, and knowing what's coming, I wouldn't be surprised if JBr will allow you to build a MiG-21 from every single air force that flew her.
Huge, HUGE, thanks to JBr Decals for sending this in for review.