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First Look: Test Build of Airfix’s F-86F-40 Sabre

UPDATE: The kit has been released and is available here.

Airfix has released the first test build images for their upcoming F-86F-40 Sabre model kit in 1/48 scale.

The offering (A08110) is reportedly based on the new tool Canadair Sabre F.4 (A08109) released in 2021 and includes plastic sprues and marking options for two machines: F-86F-40 Sabre “The Flying Jokers” aerobatic team, No.332 Squadron, Royal Norwegian Air Force, Rygge Air Station, Norway, June 2nd 1962 (pictured above) and F-86F-40 Sabre 1st Air Wing, Japan Air Self-Defence Force, Hamamatsu, Shizouka Prefecture, Japan, December 1975. The kit also includes extended wing span and new leading edge slats.

The kit is expected to become available sometime this spring. Click below to check out additional images.

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First Look: Parts For Infinity’s Upcoming 1/32 DH Vampire DH.100

Infinity Models has released sample photos of parts for their upcoming 1/32 DH Vampire DH.100 model kit.

At the moment details are limited, although the company states that the model is currently in the manufacturing stage, and although they are waiting on a few other details, the main part is ready.

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Border Model Dispatches Highly Anticipated 1/32 Avro Lancaster

After delays caused by mold problems and the pandemic, Border Model announced that their new tool Avro Lancaster B Mk.I/III has finally been dispatched.

As previously reported, the 1/32 offering (BF010) boasts a full interior with realistic surface detail, detailed cockpit and Merlin engines as well as high-precision copper metal machine gun barrels.

The kit will is offered in limited quantities, with the company stating: “after this batch of Lancaster is sent, it will not be able to be produced again for a long time. Large molds are very troublesome to repair.”

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Roden Releases New NB-36H Crusader Model Kit

Roden has released a new Convair NB-36H Crusader model kit in 1/144 scale.

The Convair NB-36H Crusader was an American research aircraft built in 1955 based on the B-36H bomber to determine the possibility of installing a nuclear reactor and so remain airborne for a long time.

Details on the new offering (#348) are limited, although is is shown as offering the livery of B/N 51-5712: Special Atomic Research Flight, New Mexico, 1956. The kit follows a new tool B-36B released in 2020 and a B-36D/F/H/J released last year.

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Airfix Announces New Tool 1/48 Avro Anson Mk.I

Another new tool model to be released as part of Airfix’s 2022 range is this Avro Anson Mk.I in 1/48 scale.

The offering (A09191) will reportedly be available in three schemes and will include a choice of early “blistered” or late smooth engine cowlings, optional sloped and upright windscreen and side glazing parts, finely represented fabric and plywood textures on fuselage and wings and a fully detailed interior with structural framework and all crew stations. The model can also be built with or without the upper gun turret and nose gun.

The kit is currently slated for release sometime this autumn. Click below to check out additional images.

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Airfix to Release New Tool Gloster Meteor F.8

Airfix has announced their upcoming new tool Gloster Meteor F.8 model kit in 1/72 scale.

Described as “incredibly detailed,” the new offering (A04064) will include two different engine intake types, two canopy types, ventral fuel tank and drop tanks, as well as three different schemes.

The kit is currently expected sometime this summer. Click below to check out additional images.

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First Look: Border Model’s New Tool Avro Lancaster B Mk.I/III

Border Model has released the first complete build images for their new tool Avro Lancaster model kit in 1/32 scale.

Details are limited, although the offering (BF010) reportedly includes a full interior with realistic surface detail, detailed cockpit and Merlin engines as well as high-precision copper metal machine gun barrels.

The kit will be offered in limited edition quantities and is currently available for pre-order. Check out the Buy on eBay on eBay and additional images below.

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First Look: Airfix’s New Tool Hawker Tempest V

Airfix has released the first test build photos of their new tool Hawker Tempest V in 1/72 scale.

As previously reported, the offering (A02109) is being created with the aid of accurate scan data obtained from a surviving Tempest in a UK Museum as well as an abundance of additional research material. It will reportedly “incorporate lots of fine detail, even at this smaller scale and in areas of the design such as the undercarriage bays.”

The kit reportedly includes 68 parts and livery options for two machines: A02109 flown by Wing Commander Roland Prosper “Bee” Beamont of No.150 Wing and A02109 of No. 486 Squadron Royal New Zealand Air Force. As of this writing, the product has “negotiated all of its various development stages and is scheduled for release during the first quarter of 2022.”

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Revell Releases New Tool SR-71A Blackbird Model Kit

Revell has released their new tool SR-71A Blackbird model kit in 1/48 scale.

Details on the new “Level 5” kit (04967) are limited, although it reportedly contains 206 parts, measures 680mm and spans 355mm. It is also touted as boasting “highly detailed surfaces, detailed cockpit” and “superbly detailed Pratt & Whitney J58 axial-flow turbojet engines.”

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Hangar 9 Releases Fun Scale 58.4″ P-47 Thunderbolt RC Model

Hangar 9 has released a fun scale, 58.4″ P-47 Thunderbolt “as a Plug-N-Play package designed for RC sport and warbird pilots looking to transition from foam models to balsa.”

The offering is described as “expertly constructed with lightweight, laser-cut balsa and plywood finish in genuine UltraCote film covering” and features Spektrum™ Avian 60 Amp Brushless Smart ESC (installed), 4250-600Kv Brushless Outrunner Motor (installed), 14×12 Wood Electric Propeller (included), Spektrum A391 39 gram Digital Servo (installed), Main Retractable Landing Gear (installed).

The model includes two decal sets allowing trim in “Wicked Wabbit” or “Hun Hunter” livery.

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