Eduard Releases New P-40K Warhawk (Short Tail) With PE Details, Six Liveries
Eduard has released a new ProfiPACK Edition P-40K Warhawk (Short Tail) model kit in 1/48 scale.
The P-40K “Short Tail” was an early-production form of Curtiss’s Allison-powered P-40K fighter, distinguished by the original short rear fuselage shared with the P-40E and a prominent dorsal fin fillet ahead of the vertical tail, added to counter the stronger engine’s directional-instability and torque effects. Powered by a 1,325-hp Allison V-1710-73, it was among the fastest P-40 variants to that point—about 370 mph at 20,000 feet. It retained the type’s rugged fighter-bomber character, typically with six .50-caliber machine guns. Beginning with the P-40K-10, Curtiss adopted the longer rear fuselage used on later P-40Fs, making the earlier K-1 and K-5 series the “short-tail” machines familiar to historians and modelers; It is also known as the Kittyhawk Mk III for Commonwealth-operated examples.
Eduard’s new release (82243) includes Eduard plastic parts, pre-painted PE parts, painting masks, and Eduard decals with six marking options.
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Early Bird Jenny For Sale: “Beautifully Built, Flies Wonderfully”
An Early Bird Jenny (reduced scale Curtiss Jenny) has been spotted for sale. The listing states (in part):
Jenny replica beautifully built, flies wonderfully. Continental A 75 engine runs flawlessly and low time. A great way to learn taildragger flying in this airplane. Cheap to own and fly.
The aircraft is located in Simpsonville, South Carolina and is currently available for US $14,950, although bids are also being accepted. Click here to check out the eBay listing, which includes additional photos and details.
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Airscale Announces Development of Bristol Blenheim Mk IV Kit
Airscale has announced the development of a Bristol Blenheim Mk IV model kit in 1/32 scale.
The Mk IV was the principal later version of the Blenheim light bomber, entering production in 1938 with a longer, redesigned glazed nose that gave the bombardier more room and visibility, plus added armor and more powerful 920-hp Bristol Mercury XV radial engines. Flown by a crew of three, it could carry roughly 1,000 lb of bombs and served widely with the RAF during WW2 in Europe, the Mediterranean, North Africa, and the Far East. Although fast by mid-1930s standards, it was increasingly vulnerable to modern fighters and anti-aircraft fire as the war progressed.
Regarding the project, Airscale states
I am still refining the options, but there will be an early one with the single VGO drum fed gun and no canopy blisters, and the later one with twin Brownings and blisters – lots of marking options to choose from too and plenty of heroic airframes I started with the nose as if I can do that, I can do the whole airframe – it was challenging and took a few weeks, but the design is done and now it is a matter of working out the best way to split the transparent parts.
Release is planned for mid 2027. Click below to check out additional renders.
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1967 Piper Cherokee Six For Sale: “Immaculate, Current Annual”
A 1967 Piper Cherokee Six has been spotted for sale. The listing states (in part):
For sale is an immaculate 1967 Piper Cherokee Six Airplane low hours ( 470 since major overhaul ) 3 axes auto pilot… This airplane is owned by us outright there are no liens or money owed on it. We have all documentation, log books and it has a current annual inspection
The aircraft is located in Watertown, Connecticut and is currently available for US $249,000. Click here to check out the eBay listing, which includes additional photos.
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Jagdverband 44, the Me 262 and the Luftwaffe’s Mavericks
Coming soon from Osprey and author Robert Forsyth is Jagdverband 44: The Luftwaffe’s Mavericks, the dramatic story of Jagdverband 44, the squadron of aces founded by leading Luftwaffe pilot Adolf Galland equipped with the new Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter.
Jagdverband (JV) 44 was formed as a result of conflict and dissent within the Luftwaffe’s high command. Following disagreement with Reichsmarschall Herman Göring, the commander of the fighter arm, Adolf Galland, was dismissed from his post and exiled. He was given permission to set up a small fighter unit with which to prove that the revolutionary Me 262 was the war-winning jet fighter he believed it to be.
Assembling a small group of disillusioned and weary Luftwaffe fighter aces and flying instructors, Galland – arguably the most famous German fighter ace of World War II – moved his unit, JV 44, to Munich, from where it operated the Me 262 against USAAF aircraft bombing targets in Austria and southern Germany.
In this reappraisal of JV 44, published 30 years after his acclaimed and bestselling first study of the unit, leading Luftwaffe historian Robert Forsyth assesses Galland’s motives for forming the unit and whether it can be regarded more accurately as a ‘Squadron of Aces’ or a ‘Squadron of Outcasts and Exiles’. The book contains numerous first-hand accounts sourced by the the author during his research in the 1990s when he met with several former pilots from the squadron.
The 448 page book is currently available for pre-order in hardcover, audiobook and Kindle editions with release set for November 3.
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New Renders Detail Rare Birds Models’ Upcoming LeO H.246 Flying Boat
Rare Bird Models has released a series of renderings for their upcoming Lioré et Olivier LeO H.246 flying boat in 1/72 scale.
The H.246 was a French four-engine commercial flying boat developed in the late 1930s for Air France’s Mediterranean services, particularly routes linking southern France with North Africa. A high-wing parasol monoplane with a duralumin hull, it carried a crew of four and up to 26 passengers; its prototype first flew from Étang de Berre on 30 September 1937. Only six production aircraft were completed, and the war interrupted their intended civil role: examples served with Vichy French forces and, after capture, the Luftwaffe, while the surviving aircraft briefly returned to Air France service on the Marseille–Algiers route after 1945 before retirement in 1946.
The new renderings detail a “third possible option” representing F-AREN, which was captured by the Luftwaffe and used as a transport aircraft under registration 24+63. It was later deployed by KG200 in Norway. The armament includes 4 x MG15 in side positions and a MG13 in nose turret. As an additional option there will be 2 passenger salon interior versions – either with 11 x two stored stretchers or with 26 × seats for soldiers.
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1960 Cessna 172A For Sale: “Current, Ready to Fly”
A “Current, Ready to Fly” 1960 Cessna 172A has been spotted for sale. The listing states (in part):
[L]OW TIME – SOLID MOTOR – LOGS from Day One! Airframe: 3,364.86 total time. Serial 47318. That’s about 51 hours a year across 66 years — low time for a 172A. Engine: Continental O-300-C, 1,421.86 SMOH against 1,800 TBO. Compressions at the last annual were 79, 74, 76, 79, 79, 78. Oil filter cut open and inspected, nothing in it. Sump and carb screens pulled and cleaned. Annual signed off 4 Sept 2025 by Myers Aviation, A&P/IA — airframe, engine and prop. Good until 30 Sept 2026. Avionics: Icom IC-A200 com, King KT-76A transponder with Ameri-King AK-350 encoder (Mode C), Flightcom 403MC intercom, ACK E-01 ELT with fresh batteries. Mods: Brackett induction filter (STC SA71GL), Great Lakes Aero windshield (STC SA211GL). AD 11-10-09 seat tracks complied. Full AD list in the records. Straight talk on what you’re buying: — No nav radio. Com and Mode C only — Needs ADSB Out added — Prop time since overhaul isn’t established in the records.
The aircraft is located in Blair, Nebraska and is currently available for US $65,000 although bids are also being accepted. Click here to check out the eBay listing, which includes additional photos and details.
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Update: Airscale’s Upcoming 1/32 Dornier Do 17Z
Airscale has provided a new update on their upcoming Dornier Do 17Z in 1/32 scale.
…the decals arrived from Cartograph…..I tried the internal ones and they are just what I envisioned and top, top quality. Also the box art is finalised and the last mould is being completed next week for all the injection moulded parts, so I should have the test shots in 2 weeks – then it is test integration time with the 3D details, followed by 3D production. I hope to open pre-orders in the next couple of months and to have kits at Telford SMW
As previously reported, the Do 17 was a German twin‑engine light bomber, nicknamed the “Flying Pencil” for its slim, streamlined fuselage, which was originally designed in the early 1930s as a fast mail and passenger aircraft before being adapted into a military bomber for the Luftwaffe. It served extensively in the early years of World War II, taking part in campaigns over Poland, the Low Countries, France, the Battle of Britain, and the invasion of the Soviet Union, where it proved fast and maneuverable but gradually became obsolete due to limited bomb load and range.
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Alon A-2 Aircoupe For Sale: “Meticulously Restored, Grand Champion-Caliber”
A 1965/2020 Alon A-2 Aircoupe has been spotted for sale. The listing states (in part):
A meticulously restored, Grand Champion-caliber Aircoupe finished to an exceptional cosmetic and mechanical standard. Factory-original Continental C90 professionally performance-overhauled by Ly-Con in July 2025. Engine time since overhaul: less than 10 hours. Propeller: less than 10 hours since factory new. Dynamometer tested at 115 HP @ 2,590 RPM. Airframe total time: 2,265 hours. All flight control systems bearings replaced. Fuel tanks disassembled, sealed and rebuilt with the addition of electric fuel sensor. Upgraded starter (BC) and (Plane Power) alternator. All applicable ADs complied with. No known damage history. Complete logbooks since new, accompanied by extensive restoration documentation.
The aircraft is located in Lakeport, California and is currently available for US $77,000. Click here to check out the eBay listing, which includes additional photos and details.
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MiniArt to Release “Highly Detailed” P-47M Thunderbolt Advanced Kit
MiniArt has announced the upcoming release of a P-47M Thunderbolt Advanced Kit in 1/48 scale.
The P-47M varint was a late-war, high-speed Thunderbolt built for fast interception, using an uprated Pratt & Whitney R-2800 engine and featuring the dorsal fin on the rear fuselage to improve directional stability with the bubble canopy. It was the quickest production P-47, but engine teething troubles limited its combat use, and it saw service only briefly with the 56th Fighter Group in Europe.
The upcoming kit (48042) is described as “highly detailed” with realistic representations of the metal surfaces, rivets and panel lines. Three decal options will also be included. The company previously released a Basic version with two marking options (Buy on eBay)
As of this writing, the new advanced kit is said to be “coming soon.” Click below to check out a series of newly released renderings.
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