Eduard plans to release a Weekend Edition Hawker Tempest Mk.V Series 1 model kit in 1/48 scale.
The kit (84171) focuses on aircraft that participated in Operation Overlord and includes two liveries representing JN751 flown by W/Cdr Roland P. Beamont (DSO, DFC & Bar) CO of No. 150 Wing and JN765 of No. 3 Squadron.
It appears that the kit may be released in June. Click below to check out livery profiles.
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Eduard has announced the upcoming release of a new tool Fw 190A-6 model kit in 1/48 scale.
Details are scarce, although the ProfiPACK edition offering (82148) reportedly includes five marking options representing aircraft from the Eastern as well as the Western Front.
The kit is currently slated for release in June. Click below to check out livery profiles.
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Tamiya has announced the upcoming release of a new P-38H Lightning model kit in 1/48 scale.
The kit (25199) offers a bevy of new parts to replicate the type, including larger supercharger intakes, rear canopy without reinforcing frames, instrumentation, nose landing gear strut and bay covers, main landing gear reinforcements, upgraded 20mm cannon and 12.7mm machine guns that were often modified on the ground, plus turbocharger coolant pipe. It also includes weights for accurate balance and display and a detailed cockpit with wheel-type controls, radio, throttle box and more.
One marking option will be included representing 432nd Fighter Squadron, part of the 475th Fighter Group that was devastatingly effective from 1943-44 over the Pacific. A canopy painting mask is also included as well as a full-color painting guide.
The new offering will reportedly be available as a limited edition masterpiece kit with only one production run. It will be released in a white box format beginning sometime in late July. Click below to check out additional images.
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YouTuber Guillermo Rojas Bazán (rojasbazan) has published the first in a series of videos detailing his amazing Ju87 B-1 Stuka model.
The model is described as “total scratch built aluminum construction” in 1/16 scale. The first part of the proposed three part series details the materials and construction of the model, with a close look at the stunning level of detail incorporated into the project.
Click below to check it out.
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ICM has released its new Do 217J-1/2 model kit in 1/48 scale.
According to Scalemates, the offering (48272) is based on ICM’s new tool Do 217N-1 kit (48271). The new kit is touted as offering highly detailed engines and cockpit interior as well as marking options for four machines.
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Eduard has announced the upcoming release of a limited edition B-26B/C Marauder “Wine, Women & Song” model kit in 1/72 scale.
The kit (2129) reportedly contains Hasegawa plastic parts, Eduard Brassin wheels, photo etched details, painting mask and nine marking options for 9th and 12th USAAFB-26B/C in ETO and MTO service.
The kit is currently slated for release in June. Click below to check out additional, newly released images of the box design.
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Arma Hobby has released its new tool FM-2 Wildcat “Expert Set” model kit in 1/72 scale.
As previously reported, the model will reportedly be released in three boxings, including an FM-2 Wildcat Expert Set (70031), Wildcat Mk VI Model Kit (70032) and FM-2 Wildcat Model Kit (70033). The project will also continue into the F4F-4 Wildcat version at some point.
The new Expert Set kit appears to boast photo etched details and marking options for six machines, including aircraft of VC-8, VC-10, VC-69, VC-96 and 882 Squadron.
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A “very good condition” 1942 Ranger engine L 440-1 / 6-440 C-2 aviation engine has hit the market.
Additional details are scarce, although a number of photos accompany the listing. The engine is located in Sound Beach, New York and is currently being offered for US $2,250. Click here to check out the complete listing on eBay.
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A 1941 Stearman A75N1 has hit the market. The listing states (in part):
Own a Piece of History- Beautiful Red Stearman Seeks Adventure. Fully restored vintage 1941 Boeing Stearman A75N1. This California based Stearman is a reliable, fun, and a fully aerobatic classic aircraft. The aircraft was meticulously rebuilt and offers increased performance with custom built enhancements to the R-985 Wasp engine. The detail of the rebuild is easily visible and the aircraft is mechanically sound and professionally maintained. Aircraft will be delivered with a fresh annual.
The airframe and engine each reportedly have about “500 hrs.” The list of enhancements include:
Navcom Radio and Intercom system, 12 volt Jasco Alternator and new sealed battery, Fuselage totally stripped and cleaned then rebuilt with all new AN hardware, New wood in wings and center section, Red line disk brakes, and 24ct gold graphics, N struts and Cabane struts are polished as are all the flying wires, All Dzus fastener were chromed, Covered with poly fiber (stitch) and painted, Engine rebuilt holding all tolerances to blue print minimums, Cylinders were low time standard steel bored .010 over, Fitted with new pistons, rings, valves and guides, Prop overhauled
The machine, which was reportedly flown by WW2 hero Bud Anderson in 2013, is located in Auburn, California and is currently available for bidding. Click here to check out the complete listing on eBay.
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Steve Blake’s upcoming book Lightning Strikes: The Lockheed P-38 is touted as offering the “full story” of the Lockheed P-38, “one of the most successful and versatile aircraft of the Second World War.”
The book describes the Lightning’s design and its technical details as it gradually evolved and improved, from the original XP-38 to its final variant, the P-38L-5. The main focus is on its service in the combat theaters, from the frigid, windswept Aleutian Islands in the North Pacific to the steaming jungles of the South Pacific and Southeast Asia, the burning sands of North Africa and the more temperate climes of Europe. All the units that flew the Lightning are included, as are the experiences of many of their pilots and groundcrewmen as they fought the Japanese Empire and the European Axis. Also related are the P-38’s service with foreign (non-U.S.) air forces, its postwar commercial utilization as civilian aircraft and the surviving examples in museums around the world.
The 320-page book, described as “extremely well illustrated” with “over 400 high-resolution photographs, art work and graphics” as well as detailed appendices, is currently slated for release in November and is available for pre-order here ($45).
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