Category: Modern Era (1945-Present)

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HpH Models Releases New Images of Massive 1/48 B-52 Kit

HpH Models has released new images of its upcoming B-52H Stratofortress in a massive 1/48 scale.

As previously reported, the kit is part of the company’s “extreme” line, which also includes a 1/48 B-36 Peacemaker. It will reportedly include fiberglass main assemblies, vacuum cast resin details and clear parts made of transparent resin. Also said to be included are photo-etched and metal parts, a wet transfer decal sheet and painting masks.

The kit (HPH 48052L) will contain a complete interior, undercarriage, open bomb bay and bomb racks with a basic armament fit. Extra accessories will also be released as separate sets that include a complete maximum payload of “steel bombs” (including their appropriate racks), ALCM cruise missiles (including the internal rotary launcher and external racks) and a huge landing flaps kit (it is necessary to order this kit simultaneously with the B-52 kit in order to prepare the basic wing parts for the flaps installation).

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“Finest Sea Fury in the World” Offered For Sale

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1949 Hawker Sea Fury FB Mk.11 S/N 3733 (F-AZXJ), touted as “the finest Sea Fury in the world” has hit the market. The listing states:

Restored to the highest of standards – Wing-tip mounted smoke winders? – New Pratt & Whitney R-2800 CB3 engine installed in 2016 – Located in France • Airframe 240 TTSMO – engine 85 TTSO – propeller 85 TTSO (Aero Products A642-6805)

Pricing is available upon request. Click here, here and here to check out complete listings.

(Photo: Tibboh via Wikimedia Commons)

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MikroMir Releases Handley Page Victor B.Mk1/K.2P Model Kit

MikroMir has released a Handley Page Victor B.Mk1/K.2P model kit in 1/144 scale.

Details on the kit (144-027) are scarce, but images of the contents have been released and appear to show plastic and photoetched parts as well as decals with marking options for three aircraft, including XH648 (seen on the box art above), XA940 and XH592.

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Affordable, “Nearly Complete” T-28A Trojan Project Offered For Sale

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A T-28A Trojan project (S/N 51-7703) has hit the market. The aircraft is described as unmodified from the original version, which was “transferred to Mexico as number 31 of 88 aircraft to upgrade it’s Air Force in the 1950s.” The listing states (in part):

The project is nearly complete with the only major items canabolized prior to return to the US being the instrument panels and radios. The flight controls and side panels are intact with associated controls, switches, breakers. lights etc. It just requires a new front and rear plate for the intrument panels and the assocaited intruments. I do have some loose intruments including the fuel gages, MAP, and flap indicator and landing gear indicators from the aircraft as well as the left and right front windshield plastics. The structure is all present and generally sound with good zinc chromating of the interior fuselage, wings and tail surfaces. It is a restoration project with a number of dents some metal gouges from handling and shipping. It also has some corrosion of a few extrusions characterisitic of it’s age. Nothing that isn’t easily replaced and none in the spars or other major structural elements

The project is also said to include two Curtiss Wright R-1300-1B engines, and although both are in need of overhaul, they provide “a great set of parts including all engine accessories” and “much redundancy.”

The aircraft is reportedly located at the Newport, OR airport and is currently available for bidding. Click here to check out the complete listing on eBay.

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Kinetic Models Shares Update on Upcoming Harrier GR.1 Kit

After receiving many inquiries, Kinetic Models has provided an update on its highly anticipated 1/48 Harrier GR.1 kit (48060).

The company states, “Same as our T-Harrier, this GR1 fueslage, cockpit, in take will be tooled according to our latest tooling quality. So, for those who has the T-Harrier, you know what you will get.”

The GR.1 is also said to have a product code assigned and CAD prepared (although not final round). It is slated to be released in time for the Telford model show in November with pre-orders expected to launch at the end of August.

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Airfix Illustrates Wing Folding Feature on Upcoming Blackburn Buccaneer Kit

Airfix has released a new series of images offering a glimpse at the wing folding feature on its upcoming Blackburn Buccaneer S Mk.2 kit in 1/72 scale.

The kit (A06021) was reportedly designed to be “a highly accurate scale representation of this famous aircraft” which will include parts to model the aircraft with its wings extended for flight or raised for carrier stowage.

To illustrate this feature, Airfix designer Matt produced a quick sample build consisting of test frame components from the first plastic injection through the new mold. The resulting photos can be seen below.

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First Look: Test Sprues For Airfix’s New Tool MiG-17F Fresco

Airfix has released a new series of images featuring test frames for their upcoming Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-17F model kit (A03091) in 1/72 scale.

The representation of the iconic cold war jet was reportedly produced utilizing scan data from a restored example of the type as well as research visits that allowed the team to check of specific details and capture many reference photos.

The newly released images show the first test frames for the upcoming kit, and although the company states that this latest new tooling project is “advancing nicely towards its scheduled release date,” it emphasizes that the frames are “very much at the development stage and still represent a relatively early stage in this process.”

Currently, the MiG-17 kit is slated for release in November. Click below to check out additional photos.

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EE Lightning T5 ZF597 Cockpit Section Offered For Sale

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The cockpit section of EE Lightning T5 ZF597 has hit the market. The listing states (in part):

EE Lightning T5 cockpit section ZF597 for sale. As we no longer require the cockpit section of ZF597 for our restoration project of Lightning422, we have decided to auction her to a good home. She will make an ideal cockpit restoration project for an enthusiast, aircraft group, or museum requiring an a Lightning.

The section is located in Stennis, Mississippi and is currently available for bidding. Click here to check out the complete listing on eBay.

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1946 Globe Swift GC-1B With Complete Logs Offered For Sale

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1946 Globe Swift GC-B1 N3318K (S/N 1311) has hit the market. The listing states (in part):

Airframe TT: 2767.51, Engine 320.73 SMOH. Continental O-300-A. Aluminum exterior with red trim. Gray fabric interior. Complete log books, paperwork, and manuals going back to 1946. Last annual/last flown in 2008. In hangar since then. Belonged to my grandfather, a retired US Navy Commander, meticulous pilot and A&P.

The aircraft is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and is currently being offered for US $40,000, although offers are also being accepted. Click here to check out the complete listing on eBay.

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T-33 Featured in AOPA Pilot Magazine Offered For Sale

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A 1954 Canadair T-33 Silver Star (S/N 375 / N33HW) has hit the market.

The listing states that the machine is AOPA PILOT magazine featured and includes three navs, three coms and a spare engine.

The aircraft is based in Santa Fe, New Mexico with pricing available upon request. Click here to check out the complete listing.

(Top Photo: SDASM [Public Domain] via Wikimedia Commons)